Spitfire Shoot
Before you visit
Can we shoot here?
- Certificate holders
- Yes. Practice requires a shotgun certificate.
- Without a certificate
- Yes. Shoot under instruction during a lesson.
- Children and spectators
- Yes. Age 10 recommended; must control the gun.
Food and drink
Tea, coffee, cold drinks and packaged snacks.
Not known: nearby food. Ask the ground.
Prices and packages
Clays
- Practice clays
- 43p / clay
Non-members.
- Members’ practice clays
- 34p / clay
Members.
- Both prices
Minimum 50 clays per person; 25 clays for under-16s. Practice clays are paid for before shooting.
- Caddied 70-clay course
- £34.40 / person
70 clays, gun hire, and protection included, cartridges extra. A qualified guide and scorecard are included; this is not tuition.
Tasters and experiences
- Group packages
- From £65 / person
Clays, cartridges, gun hire, tuition, and protection included. Small groups contain up to five people: Bronze provides 35 cartridges each; Silver and Gold provide 50 each. Larger groups contain six or more people and include a team flush; Bronze and Silver provide 35 cartridges each, and Gold provides 50 each.
Discounts
10% off lessons for members.
Opening times and booking
April–October opening hours
April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Every week
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- 10am–4pm
- Thursday
- 10am–4pm
- Friday
- 10am–4pm
- Saturday
- 9am–4:30pm
- Sunday
- Closed
November–March opening hours
November, December, January, February, March
Every week
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- 10am–4pm
- Thursday
- 10am–4pm
- Friday
- 10am–4pm
- Saturday
- 10am–4:30pm
- Sunday
- Closed
Opening notes
The ground may close on bank holidays or in extreme weather; check the operator’s updates.
Confirm early or late practice visits with the ground before travelling.
Booking
Practice is walk-in only. Arrange other bookings directly with the ground.
Use fibre wads and a maximum 28 g load. Bring a shotgun certificate to buy cartridges.
Walk-in practice clays are paid for before shooting; walk-in practice groups are limited to four.
Only Spitfire’s instructors may coach on the ground.
Bookings may be rescheduled until 09:00 the day before; cancelling loses the deposit.
Practice requires a shotgun certificate; non-certificate holders may use lessons.
Guest conditions
- Certificate holders
- Yes.
Practice requires a shotgun certificate; FAC shotguns are not permitted. - Instructed session
- Yes.
Shoot under instruction during a lesson. - With a certificate-holding friend
- A shotgun certificate is required for practice.
- Without a certificate
- Yes.
Caddied session with a qualified guide.
No tuition is included; cartridges cost extra. - Children
- Yes.
Age 10 recommended; must control the gun. - Spectators
- Yes.
Wear safety kit; stand where instructed.
The ground supplies the relevant safety equipment.
What you can shoot
- Ground type
- Commercial ground
- Disciplines
- English sporting
- High tower
- Yes
- Coaching
- Yes
Not known: covered stands, simulated game days, CPSA registered shoots, CPSA affiliation, payment system. Ask the ground.
Cartridges
- Sold on site
- Yes
Not known: brands. Ask the ground.
Facilities
- Dogs
- No
Not known: parking, toilets, shop, function rooms, accessibility, dog conditions. Ask the ground.
Getting there
- Address
- Houghton Down Farm, Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20 6JR
- Postcode
- SO20 6JR
Not known: entrance directions, nearest station. Ask the ground.