Essex Shooting Ground
Before you visit
Can we shoot here?
- Certificate holders
- Not known. Ask the ground.
- Without a certificate
- Yes. With a school instructor.
- Children and spectators
- Over 14 and at least 5ft tall for lessons.
Food and drink
Refreshments. During opening hours.
Not known: nearby food. Ask the ground.
Prices and packages
Clays
- Practice clay
- 40p / clay
Cartridges
- Fiocchi cartridges — 250
- From £70 / 250 cartridges
- 12-bore First Select, 28g, plastic wad
- £8 / 25 cartridges
- 12-bore First Select, 24g, plastic wad
- £8 / 25 cartridges
- 12-bore First Select, 21g, plastic wad
- £7.50 / 25 cartridges
- 12-bore Olympic Blue, 28g, plastic wad
- £8 / 25 cartridges
- 20-bore CT, 21g, plastic wad
- £9 / 25 cartridges
- 20-bore Hushpower, 24g, felt wad
- £12 / 25 cartridges
Pre-order required.
- .410 Eley, 19g, plastic wad
- £12 / 25 cartridges
- All 8 prices
Show an original, valid, signed shotgun certificate when buying or collecting cartridges.
Lessons
- Weekday individual lesson
- £70 / person
60 minutes, 50 cartridges included, clays extra. Weekdays only; clays cost 40p each.
- Saturday beginner lesson — 50 clays and cartridges
- £81 / person
60 minutes, 50 clays and 50 cartridges included.
- Saturday beginner lesson — 30 clays and cartridges
- £51 / person
At least 3 people, 60 minutes, 30 clays and 30 cartridges included.
- Weekday coaching with own gun and cartridges
- £45 / hour
Bring your own gun and cartridges; clays cost 40p each.
- Saturday coaching with own gun and cartridges
- £65 / hour
When available; bring your own gun and cartridges; clays cost 40p each.
- Both prices
Clays and cartridges extra.
- Weekday safety certificate lesson
- £110 / session
50 clays, 50 cartridges, and tuition included. Weekdays only; takes 90–120 minutes.
Discounts
5% off clays for everyone. Five per cent is deducted from the clay tally to cover no birds.
Opening times and booking
Practice — Wednesday to Friday
- Wednesday
- 11am–2pm
- Thursday
- 11am–2:30pm
- Friday
- 12pm–3pm
Practice — alternate Saturdays
Every other week from 7 November 2026
- Saturday
- 11am–3pm
Opening notes
The ground cannot open on bank holidays.
Booking
Lessons and groups require advance booking and payment; same-day bookings are unavailable.
Lesson and group bookings are online only.
Coaching with your own gun: weekdays are recommended; Saturday sessions are only occasionally available at short notice.
Arrive at least fifteen minutes before your booking.
Confirm bookings with a generally non-refundable deposit.
Date changes within 21 days cost £10 per person; only one date change is allowed, and none within 72 hours.
Use plastic or fibre-wad cartridges, no more than 28g and shot size no larger than 6.
Show an original, valid, signed shotgun certificate when buying or collecting cartridges.
Do not drink alcohol before or during shooting.
Guest conditions
- Instructed session
- Yes.
With a school instructor.
Lessons include a safety briefing, tuition, hearing and eye protection and use of a school gun.
People banned from using firearms after a custodial sentence cannot shoot. - Children
- Over 14 and at least 5ft tall for lessons.
Under-16s need a parent or guardian.
Children under 12 must remain in a vehicle in the car park with another adult. - Spectators
- Yes.
Spectators must buy earplugs at 50p per pair.
Not known: certificate holders, with a certificate-holding friend. Ask the ground.
What you can shoot
- Ground type
- Commercial ground
- Disciplines
- Sporting · Down the line
- Coaching
- Yes
Not known: covered stands, high tower, simulated game days, CPSA registered shoots, CPSA affiliation, payment system. Ask the ground.
Cartridges
- Sold on site
- Yes
- Brands
- Fiocchi
Eley
Facilities
- Dogs
- No
Not known: parking, toilets, shop, function rooms, accessibility, dog conditions. Ask the ground.
Getting there
- Address
- Access from the end of Cannons Lane, Fyfield
- Entrance directions
- Enter via Cannons Lane in Fyfield only; sat nav may direct you through closed private routes.
Not known: postcode, nearest station. Ask the ground.