The Big Shoot - Clay Pigeon Shooting Reviews 429

TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.9

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Review summary

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Considering 84 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the staff and instructors for their exceptional knowledge, patience, and friendly demeanor, which greatly enhanced their experience. Many found the user experience to be excellent, noting clear instructions and a smooth booking process. The locations were also frequently highlighted as positive aspects. However, some customers encountered issues with the booking system, specifically with email confirmations not being sent or payments being debited without a confirmed booking. A few also mentioned that the directions to certain locations were inaccurate, and one reviewer felt the shooting session was rushed and lacked variety.

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Staff

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Instructions

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

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

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic instructor on site, very friendly with tea or coffee supplied if required. The site was well laid out before I arrived, and instruction was just great which helped make it a very enjoyable... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

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 a... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Clay shooting at Cluny Clays Fife was amazing! Sarah was an excellent instructor and my son and I had the best experience and will definitely be back! Thank you Cluny Clays for hosting and The Big Sho... See more


Company details

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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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4.9

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TrustScore 5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hertford

Great place, friendly people, fantastic instructor Simon, we had a great time

November 5, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First experience of clay shooting for…

First experience of clay shooting for two of my grandsons. They enjoyed it a great deal. The instructor was very reassuring and helped them gain confidence through the process.
Only one criticism in that upon arrival we waited unnecessarily for the instructor to be informed of our presence on site.

November 2, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing shooting at Cluny Clays Fife

Clay shooting at Cluny Clays Fife was amazing! Sarah was an excellent instructor and my son and I had the best experience and will definitely be back! Thank you Cluny Clays for hosting and The Big Shoot for organising. The website was easy to navigate and make a booking, and we were kept informed at all times with confirmation emails etc. Highly recommended ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

October 5, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Jason our instructor was brilliant

Jason our instructor was brilliant , he knew his stuff and was a really nice guy. Made you feel at ease and knew exactly what to tell you to do . A real good one to one experience. Would highly recommend. Would definitely re book.

October 4, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Website is clear and easy to use with…

Website is clear and easy to use with quick booking and confirmation.
Host at the site- Newton Abbot- Jason, absolutely top notch. Really friendly, knowledgeable and made the experience great. Would thoroughly recommend.

October 4, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic experience

The instructor was excellent, very knowledgable, patient, gave very clear instruction including all safety information. He was happy to answer any questions we had. All in all it was a great experience.

September 26, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience with amazing staff

My partner and I went for 50 clays and it was a great experience. Staff is very knowledgeable and friendly.
We had a fantastic time and can highly recommend this place. We would definitely go back. Thank you very much for making it such an amazing experience. We loved it.

September 27, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Enjoyable day with excellent instructor

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 different clay pigeon flights that tested our skill. Outstanding feature was the instructor who advised and gently guided us throughout the shoot as well the friendly banter made it enjoyable. We all being inexperienced, he had us all shooting clay pigeons out of the sky. Simply amazing! Thank you for a wonderful and memorable shoot. Highly recommended!

September 20, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great time

We had a fantastic time and thanks to Bill the instructor he was brilliant we will be booking again.

August 22, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

If you fancy having a go at clay pigeon shooting this is a great place to do it

Went as a family group and none of us had any previous shooting experience. The instructor was really good at explaining the safety rules and basics of clay pigeon shooting and put us at ease. What was really appreciated was his attention to detail, explaining if our previous shots were too high, low or behind, he really did want us to hit the clay. The shooting range was good with the opportunity to shoot at clays from different angles, heights, directions and speeds and prior to any changes of clays he simply launched one for you to see and tell you where the best area to shoot was. We all had a great time and the noise and kick of the gun shots not as loud or fierce as I thought it would have been. Safety gear was provided( ear defenders, shooting glasses). We felt that it was tremendous value for money as well, and would highly recommend.

August 14, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Awesome experience run by friendly folk,

John was a great instructor, humourous and knowledgeable. I missed some but hit a fair few. It was just great fun.
The directions using the B781/B780 from Ardrossan were a little inaccurate but we got there without too much difficulty.

August 15, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommended for the clay pigeon…

Highly recommended for the clay pigeon shooting. We attended for my Wife’s 50th Birthday and had a brilliant time. Ben (Instructor) was absolutely fantastic and clearly very passionate about shooting and ensuring everyone is included and supported throughout the event. Good equipment with a range of guns to suit the individual (Weight/range etc). Excellent venue which is ideal and easy to find. As no e of our party had previously tried clay pigeon shooting, we were all delighted to receive such good instruction and encouragement and everyone hit the clay pigeons!! We thought it was excellent value for money and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the experience. We will certainly be returning in the future.

July 22, 2025
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