Located on the private Elveden Estate owned by the Guinness family, we learned a bit of history about the estate and had an excellent shoot. All equipment provided, very safe, and with a variety of di... See more
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The Big Shoot is the UK and Ireland's largest Clay Pigeon Shooting Network, prices from £27.99. We have 153 Clay Pigeon Shooting Venue's covering the UK and Ireland.
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Saturday morning family shoot……
We attended the Saturday morning family shooting session as a group of five. As someone who had never handled a firearm before, 1 was understandably nervous at the start.
After signing in and completing the medical forms, we made our way down to meet Alan. From the outset, he was welcoming, friendly, and extremely helpful. I have a disability, and despite this, Alan ensured I was tully included, clearly explaining everything and providing guidance that allowed us all to get the most out of the experience.
We all thoroughly enjoyed the session and had such a positive experience that we are already looking to book again-hopefully with Alan as our instructor.
Having an instructor who is knowledgeable, patient, and engaging truly enhances the experience and allows you to make the most of your time.
Once again, thank you, Alan, from all of us.
Easy to book and deal with
Easy to book and deal with, instructor made us feel very welcome as beginers and really went into depth with instruction. He had a great charactor and was extremely patient!
Will definetley be back again, and really hope to use the same instructor again he was genuinely great.
Great day out
Great day out - excellent instructors - looking after a mixed Group (previous shooting experience and age) - plenty of patience, coaching and encouragement.
It was a great experience for all of us…
It was a great experience for all of us as we are deaf friends. Stephen who is instructor he was amazing, he had been patient with us as we are deaf we use British sign language so he was friendly and took his time with us. We felt comfortable with him, he encouraged us to do well on clay shooting.
Very Disappointing
Booked through The Big Shoot which was about £10 more per person than going direct which i accept. £55 per person for 25 clays each. This was a trip out for my son and I so i wanted it to be memorable. it was an 11 oclock start and we were both finished in 15-20 minutes. Friendly people but we used two stalls both of which had the same trajectory of the clay which was disappointing. You werent allowed to load your own gun and the instructor rattled through all the shots for both of us in 15-20 minutes. All in all a very disappointing visit as it would have been nice to spread it out over a longer period with different stalls with different trajectories of the clays and a little knowledge of loading the gun and gun handling. It was very basic to the point where even one of the stalls wasnt tall enough for me to stand up in so i had to duck. Very expensive and disappointing for a 15 minute shoot.
Had an amazing fun afternoon clay…
Had an amazing fun afternoon clay shooting, instructor was really knowledgeable and learned loads, cannot wait to book again!
First timers
First time shooters with a nervous wife and son but as soon as the first few shots went off it was on.
Our instructor was great, helped us be safe with the weapon and teach us how to shoot.
Highly recommend :)
Easy to book, beautiful places offered and our instructor was amazing and very friendly. Accommodated to everyone in the group! Highly recommend. :)
First visit
First visit. Instructor was excellent and we had a great time
Easy to book and kept informed…
Easy to book and kept informed throughout. Steve Smith shooting ground at Dinnington was a great experience
Instructor Tony was superb and explained everything ensuring our safety. We had a great time and would recommend without hesitation.
Very enjoyable second visit
Very enjoyable second visit, this time with family visiting from abroad. It made a good variation on a Christmas Eve country walk. Well organised, and the instructor was friendly, helpful and encouraging. We'll be back - it might become a family tradition!
Great to try out and see to learn more about clay shooting.
Easy to book and able to contact due to being a newbie as needed to check,as had children for the signed consent form.
The shooting experience was very enjoyable and we would go again in the new year!!
Adrian was great
Adrian was great, very knowledgeable with good, clear instructions, enabling us all to have a successful shoot. Had a great day with a group of 8 (6 shooters) and they had ample equipment for everyone.
Had a great time shooting yesterday
Had a great time shooting yesterday, 1st time in Years for me and 1st time for my son, our instructor Phill was awesome, will be coming back to shoot here again soon. Adam Kelly
Brilliant fun day
Brilliant fun day, all aspect of safety where on point. Only wished I’d booked more time. We would definitely go back again
Harrison turns 30
We came to celebrate my brother’s 30th, and our instructor Jack was absolutely fantastic—friendly, informative, and genuinely engaged. He took the time to guide each of us individually, which made the experience even better. We’ll definitely be back! Couldn’t recommend it more.
Great experience
Great experience, we went to pontypridd site in wales. Everything from them keeping in touch and ringing to check if we need help with directions. The instructor was great very knowledgeable. Also a good laugh ( cant remember his name unfortunately)
Bryan was fantastic
Bryan was fantastic, great instructor who made the shoot very enjoyable
Excellent facilities with great…
Excellent facilities with great knowledgeable instructor made our clay pigeon shooting great fun.
Great from start to finish easy and…
Great from start to finish easy and simple booking system with all the information you need and the venue had everything you need , great fun
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