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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What a great day out! We booked 2hrs clay pigeon tuition for our poker group. Great organisation, friendly team and brilliant training. Without doubt, you won't be disappointed

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I actually booked my session at sporting targets on 2nd November 2024, with one of those experience gift cards. I swapped it from some other experience that had no appeal to me at all. I arrive... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent experience. Did it as a family (12 y/o, 15 y/o and 2 adults. Each of us loved it. Did the riffles, archery and clay pigeon shooting. Fast paced, great support and advice from Rob our teache... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Rob was absolutely brilliant with us. Made us feel incredibly welcome straight away with a brilliant sense of humour and his teaching ability was just second to none. Incredibly helpful teachin... See more

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  1. Recreation Center
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One of the finest Clay Pigeon Shooting venues in the UK, offering corporate and club shooting, multi activity events, a gun shop, licenced bar and restaurant since 1990.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This is a fantastic ground

This is a fantastic ground, the team are always very helpful.

October 26, 2025
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thank you for a great review, see you soon.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic Experience

We went to shooting Targets as a experience gift. John Cummings and Jane made the time we had so enjoyable, we were relaxed and hitting the clays and felt like we were getting better in a short time with their advice and guidance, we left wanting to take it up as a hobby! Thank you for sparking our interest, we look forward to visiting again.

November 8, 2025
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hi Lorrena,
we are so pleased that you enjoyed your visit here, it would be great if you took the sport up, membership is available!!
hopefully see you soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Worth a Shot

Great experience, the tuition from John was perfect. Ran through everything and taught us all how to shoot - Really enjoyable experience and 100% recommend.

October 25, 2025
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Hi Tim,

thank you for your review, John was thrilled to read your kind words and we thank you for such great feedback.
we are so pleased that you really enjoyed your experience.
hope to see you again soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I arranged a clay pigeon shoot for my…

I arranged a clay pigeon shoot for my stag do and it was absolutely fantastic. The whole team at Sporting Targets were so helpful, from organising the event down to the instructor Rob who was extremely helpful and a wealth of knowledge.
First Class guys,
Thankyou 😀

September 27, 2025
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Hi John,
We are so pleased that you and your guests had a great time here on your stag do, Rob has many years experience and that knowledge helps you enjoy the day more. Thank you for choosing Sporting Targets for your special event, hopefully you and your friends will come back again to expand your experience further or take up the sport.
Good luck with your wedding day, I'm sure you and your bride will have a fantastic day.
Andrew

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really great service from Paul worked…

Really great service from Paul worked to my budget and offered impartial advice, friendly and helpful. Ended up purchasing a lovely gun that I felt was really good, excellent service in a very specialist field from a man who knew his stuff

September 18, 2025
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Hi Neil,
We are so pleased that you had a great experience here @ Sporting Targets and that Paul looked after you so well and fulfilled your requirements so well.
We hope you enjoy your new gun for many years and have lots of fun hitting everything, thank you for the business, happy shooting!.
see you soon

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Superb!

Superb facilities, instruction and food. Amazing experience. Highly recommend.

September 12, 2025
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Glad you enjoyed your visit here Sara, hope to see you again soon and thank you so much for a brilliant review.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First timers experience

I booked for my wife son and I to have a taster experience which included clay shooting, air rifles and archery. Our instructor Vince Elder was fantastic, very informative, friendly and patient. We all thoroughly enjoyed the day and were surprised at the variety available. The facilities are great, free tea and coffee is always a bonus. I would highly recommend sporting targets to anyone especially if you are looking to trial or get in to the sport.

July 19, 2025
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Hi Lee,

We are so pleased that you and your family had such an enjoyable experience here at Sporting Targets with Vince, please come back to expand your knowledge and see what else is out on the ground.
Thank you for such a great review, Vince will be thrilled

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Target help and advice

Went onto the ground with Tom as was struggling with a couple of stands and within 5 minutes the clays were dust!!
Tom saw straight away where I was going wrong, his advice and direction was brilliant 🤩 . Really friendly and knowledgeable fella. 💯 recommend Tom and sporting targets for your next shooting experience

May 21, 2025
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Hi,

we are so pleased that Tom helped you sort the problem target out so quickly, great news.
thank you for taking the time to leave a review
see you soon

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant experience

Brilliant day, really enjoyed the whole experience. Well organised, great set up, Vince the instructor was friendly, highly knowledgeable and ensured I had a great time no matter how many times I did or didn’t hit the clay pigeon!

April 21, 2025
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Hi
Thank you for your review, we are so pleased that you had a great time here with us and Vince, come back soon and he will have you hitting most of the clays, guaranteed !!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What a fantastic family day out!

What a fantastic day we had at Sporting Targets. The instructor Vinnie Elder made the event so special for me, my wife and two children (Daisy 20, Jay 17). Vinnie made us calm and relaxed and taught us to be confident...and also had a great personality and banter. We all picked up clay shooting really quickly with Vinnie's tips and we all managed to hit most of the clays on all of the courses we went on. Can't recommend having a clay shooting session enough, we loved it. Thank you Vinnie for making our day special, we will be back soon.

May 5, 2025
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Hi Garry,
So great to read that you all had such a fantastic time here with us and Vinnie, so pleased you all felt at ease and had a great experience, thank you for such a nice review and hopefully see you again soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic experience buying my first gun.

Visited today to be fitted and kitted out for my first shotgun. Paul and Tom in the gun shop were fantastic. I'm left handed with a right dominant eye so needed help and advice on choosing what options would work best for me. Not only did they have all the time I could possibly need but they adjusted and let me try various guns, came out to see how I got on with them and advised on what other equipment may be needed with no pressure to buy whatsoever. As a novice I was nervous about choosing my first gun but Paul and Tom made the whole process both positive and enjoyable and I'm even more keen to get back ASAP to continue my new hobby. Thank you both for your help!

April 22, 2025
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Hi Dave,
Congratulations, welcome to this fantastic sport, we are so pleased that you got all the information and help you needed with your first gun, Paul, Tom and Sam are there to help and advise whenever you need it, enjoy your new gun and happy shooting.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had a great time

Had a great time! Breakfast was lovely, great day!

April 19, 2025
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Thank you Michelle, we are glad you had a lovely day, see you again soon

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Enjoyable experience - would recommend

Used our Virgin experience voucher today as a family of 4.
Myself and x2 teenage boys have done archery and rifle shooting before, but not clay shooting.
Husband has done all 3.
Vince was very patient and helped contribute to an overall fun experience.
I enjoyed the rifle shooting (didn’t when I did it before).
All in all a great bit of family time out in the fresh air under Vince’s guidance.
Pleased we found this gem and hoping to come back again soon.
Thank you

April 14, 2025
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Hi Niki,
we are so happy that you and your family had such a great time here with us and that you all enjoyed each activity, Vince is very good and we are pleased that he made you feel so relaxed during your visit.
Thank you for your fantastic review.
see you soon

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic experience

I was very nervous when we arrived as I had never handled a gun before. Vince our guide very soon put me at ease. Our group of four had a fantastic time. The air rifle shooting, archery and clay pigeon shooting were amazing. Vince was so helpful to us, very patient showing us what to do. I was very impressed with how safety conscious he was. After our experience we had dinner next to a little pond. The food area was very clean and the meal was delicious, £30 for 3 people including drinks. We were offered a complimentary tea or coffee. The area we waited in was also spotless and the staff were very friendly. I definitely recommend Sporting Targets for a fun, amazing day out

April 7, 2025
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Hi Karen,
We are so pleased that you and your group had such a good time here with us and that Vince looked after you so well. Thank you for such a great review, it is very much appreciated.
See you all again soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Never shot a gun…loved it

New to shooting, clays and archery… Vince was an amazing and patient tutor, the facilities are great and we had so much fun! We’re already planning our return visit. Highly recommend. Thank you Sporting Target!

March 17, 2025
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Hi Sian,

we are so pleased that you had such a great time here with Vince, I will pass on your review to Vince, he will be thrilled, thank you.
See you soon

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Recommended for everyone

I went as part of a group ranging in age from 16 to 60 and everyone had a great time. We did cross-bow, air-gun and clay shooting. John, our instructor, quickly got to know us and carefully explained each activity and technique to a group of mainly first-timers. He greatly added to the enjoyment. Each activity is a little bit competitive, with scoring and that added to the fun. A great multi-generational activity that I'd 100% recommend to do here.

February 15, 2025
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Hi Jonathan,
we are so pleased that you and your group had such a great time here at Sporting Targets with John, he enjoyed entertaining you all and says hi.
Thank you taking the time to write such a wonderful review, it is really appreciated.
Hope to see you all back soon.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Christmas 100 clay shoot

Staff were attentive, well organised and efficient.
Targets were well presented and achievablle.
Referees well organised and very helpfull.
The meal afterwards was excellent.

December 16, 2024
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Happy Christmas, we are so glad you enjoyed the Christmas shoot and dinner, it was great to see so many there having fun.

Thank you so much for your support and such a lovely review, have a great New Year and have lots of shooting in 2025.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Time to buy a gun

Went to buy a shotgun for my son , Tom was super helpful fantastic knowledge and helped get the correct gun for him friendly feel that made you feel welcome. Would highly recommend them for your next firearms purchase, thanks

December 3, 2024
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Hi Robert
we are so pleased that you had such a positive experience here with us and that Tom looked after you so well, I hope your son enjoys his new gun.
Happy shooting

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Clay shooting

I have been clay shooting here for several years now on a weekly basis. I can honestly say that the hospitality, catering and presentation of the shooting ground is always of an excellent standard.
I have no connection with this business just a very satisfied customer.

December 2, 2024
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Reply from Sporting Targets

Hi Chas,
Thank you for such a lovely review, we are so pleased that you enjoy your weekly visits here, its a pleasure to see your smiling face first thing in the morning, long may it continue.
Happy shooting

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