Martin Gorse Wood Clay Pigeon Club
Before you visit
Can we shoot here?
- Certificate holders
- Yes. Report to the clubhouse on arrival.
- Without a certificate
- No certificate is needed for the Shotgun Skills Course. With a friend: Get permission before instructing a novice on the shoot.
- Children and spectators
- Spectators: Report to the clubhouse on arrival.
Facilities
Parking · ToiletsFood and drink
Bacon rolls and a hot drink. The small canteen serves them on Sunday shoot days.
Food nearby
Distances are straight-line.
Prices and packages
- 100-clay entry
- £35 / 100 clays
Members.
- 50-clay entry
- £25 / 50 clays
Members.
- 100-clay entry
- £40 / 100 clays
Non-members.
- 50-clay entry
- £27 / 50 clays
Non-members.
- Skeet round
- £8 / round
Members.
- 12-bore 21- or 28-gram cartridges
- £8.50 / 25 cartridges
- 20-bore cartridges
- £9.50 / 25 cartridges
- .410 cartridges
- £10.50 / 25 cartridges
- Cartridges for a private game lesson
- £8 / 25 cartridges
- 20-target novice session
- £40 / session
20 clays, tuition, gun hire, cartridges, and protection included. Book and pay in advance by phone or email. Late cancellations are not accepted.
- 25-target novice session
- £45 / session
25 clays, tuition, gun hire, cartridges, and protection included. Book and pay in advance by phone or email. Late cancellations are not accepted.
- 30-target novice session
- £50 / session
30 clays, tuition, gun hire, cartridges, and protection included. Book and pay in advance by phone or email. Late cancellations are not accepted.
- 40-target novice session
- £60 / session
40 clays, tuition, gun hire, cartridges, and protection included. Book and pay in advance by phone or email. Late cancellations are not accepted.
- 50-target novice session
- £75 / session
50 clays, tuition, gun hire, cartridges, and protection included. Book and pay in advance by phone or email. Late cancellations are not accepted.
- Shotgun Skills Course
- £99 / session
Gun hire, protection, clays, cartridges, and tuition included. A loan gun is included if needed.
- Private game lesson with up to 75 targets
- £100 / session
Tuition and clays included, cartridges and gun hire not included. The lesson includes up to 75 targets. Book private game lessons in advance for a midweek appointment. These lessons do not run on Saturdays or Sundays. Bring your own gun and cartridges or arrange supply. Hire guns are available only to certificate holders. Cartridges must use felt or fibre wads, a load no heavier than 28 grams and shot no larger than size 6.
- Private game lesson with up to 100 targets
- £120 / session
Tuition and clays included, cartridges and gun hire not included. The lesson includes up to 100 targets. Book private game lessons in advance for a midweek appointment. These lessons do not run on Saturdays or Sundays. Bring your own gun and cartridges or arrange supply. Hire guns are available only to certificate holders. Cartridges must use felt or fibre wads, a load no heavier than 28 grams and shot no larger than size 6.
- Club loan gun
- £10 / gun
Certificate holders only. The safety officer must approve the hire. Ask in advance. Gun hire is unavailable for supervising novices.
- Gun hire for a private game lesson
- £8 / gun
Certificate holders only.
Members and groups
- Individual membership: £70 / year.
- Joint membership: £90 / year.
- Family membership: £120 / year.
Opening times and booking
Sunday shoot
- Sunday
- From 9am · Last entry 12:00
Skeet club on most Saturdays
- Saturday
- 9am–11am
Sunday novice instructed sessions
- Sunday
- 9am–12pm
Corporate events by appointment
- Monday
- By appointment
- Tuesday
- By appointment
- Wednesday
- By appointment
- Thursday
- By appointment
- Friday
- By appointment
- Saturday
- By appointment
- Sunday
- By appointment
Book private game lessons in advance for a midweek appointment. These lessons do not run on Saturdays or Sundays.
Booking
Book and pay in advance by phone or email. Late cancellations are not accepted.
Call head coach Tom Heffernan on 07368 551802 for lesson enquiries and bookings.
Book a shooting time in advance by text, email, Facebook message or phone.
Arrange corporate events by appointment on any day of the week.
Guest conditions
- Certificate holders
- Yes.
Report to the clubhouse on arrival.
Members can shoot only on fixture dates.
The safety officer approves gun hire.
Ask before visiting; hire is unavailable for supervising novices.
Book Saturday skeet in advance and pay cash.
Sessions run on most Saturdays from 09:00 to 11:00.
Hold a current shotgun certificate to take the advanced Shotgun Skills Course in English Skeet or English Sporting. - Instructed session
- No certificate is needed for the Shotgun Skills Course.
Novices should use the instructed Have a Go stand. - With a certificate-holding friend
- Get permission before instructing a novice on the shoot.
In some circumstances a shooter may accompany someone who has already demonstrated gun awareness and safety on the Have a Go stand.
Gun hire is unavailable for supervising novices. - Spectators
- Report to the clubhouse on arrival.
Ground rules: Use fibre-wad cartridges; plastic wads are forbidden. The maximum load is 28 grams and the largest shot size is 6.
Not known: children. Ask the ground.
What you can shoot
- Ground type
- Club and commercial ground
- Disciplines
- English sporting · English skeet
- Coaching
- Yes
- Simulated game days
- Yes
Not known: covered stands, high tower, CPSA registered shoots, CPSA affiliation, payment system. Ask the ground.
Cartridges
- Sold on site
- Yes
Not known: brands. Ask the ground.
Facilities
- Parking
- Yes
- Toilets
- Yes
Not known: shop, dogs, function rooms, accessibility, dog conditions. Ask the ground.
Getting there
- Entrance directions
- Find the club at the bottom of Waterworks Hill, just after the Ringwould Road junction, about half a mile north of Martin Mill railway station.
Not known: address, postcode, nearest station. Ask the ground.