West Kent Shooting School

Prices and packages

Range fee

£2 / person

Non-members.

Range fee with membership card

0p / person

CPSA members. Show the relevant membership card.

Range fee with membership card

0p / person

BASC members. Show the relevant membership card.

Practice clays

Non-members 49p a clay (ladies and veterans 48p, juniors 40p); members 42p (ladies, veterans, and juniors 41p)

Veterans: ages 61 and over. Juniors: up to age 16.

Lesson clays

40p / clay

Lesson cartridges

From 39p / cartridge

The price depends on calibre.

Taster session

£50 / session

20 minutes per session. 20 clays included. 20 cartridges included. Includes tuition, equipment, clays, cartridges. Book in advance. Sessions are available from 10:00 to 16:00.

Young Shots morning on 26 October 2026

£68 / session

Juniors. Ages 8 and over. Up to age 15. 165 minutes per session. Includes clays, cartridges, gun hire, protection. The session runs on 26 October 2026 from 09:45 to 12:30. The fee includes insurance, a certificate and a magazine.

1-person lesson

£80 / session

Non-members. 1 person in the group. 60 minutes per session. Excludes clays, cartridges.

2-person lesson

£125 / session

Non-members. 2 people in the group. 60 minutes per session. Excludes clays, cartridges.

3-person lesson

£140 / session

Non-members. 3 people in the group. 60 minutes per session. Excludes clays, cartridges.

Group lesson

£330 / session

Non-members. 4–6 people in the group. 120 minutes per session. Excludes clays, cartridges.

Course of four one-hour lessons

£280 total for 4 sessions

Non-members. 60 minutes per session. 4 sessions. Excludes clays, cartridges.

Club gun use

0p / gun

Members.

30% off lessons for juniors, up to age 15, 60-minute sessions.

15% off cartridges for members. The discount applies to boxes of 25 club cartridges.

30% off lessons for members. Book lessons individually; the four-lesson course uses the non-member rate.

Members and groups

• Individual membership: £120 / year. 1 person in the group.
• Couples membership: £200 / year. 2 people in the group.
• Family membership: £320 / year.
• Corporate instructor fee: £495 for up to 8 guests, rising to £2,280 for 56–64 guests. Includes tuition, protection. Excludes clays, cartridges. The fee includes exclusive facilities, staff, insurance, safety equipment, personalised scorecards and signage.
• Corporate clays and cartridges: £22.50–£60 per person for 30–80 clays. Includes clays, cartridges. Excludes tuition. Pay the corporate instructor fee separately.

The price excludes VAT. Give 72 hours notice and pay the non-refundable set charge in advance. Give catering numbers 48 hours in advance.

Opening times and booking

General practice and lessons

Monday

10am–5pm

Tuesday

10am–5pm

Wednesday

10am–5pm

Thursday

10am–5pm

Friday

10am–5pm

Saturday

Closed

Sunday

Closed

Lesson appointments

Monday

By appointment

Tuesday

By appointment

Wednesday

By appointment

Thursday

By appointment

Friday

By appointment

Lessons book from 10:00 to 16:00, or to 15:00 in winter.

15 October 2026: Teal to Fur & Feather stands close until 14:00. The tower remains accessible via Gillys.

26 October 2026: Young Shots take priority on various stands from 10:00 to 12:30.

27 October 2026: Teal to Tower stands close until 14:00.

5 November 2026: Teal to Fur & Feather stands close from 13:00 to 17:00.

26 November 2026: The Ladies Morning takes priority on various stands from 10:00 to 12:30.

26 October 2026: Young Shots morning for ages 8–15, 9:45am–12:30pm.

Booking

Book lessons by appointment.
Pay for lessons in advance; pay for clays and cartridges on the day.
Give 24 hours notice when cancelling.
The four-lesson course is for one person.

Guest conditions

Certificate holders

Novices need instruction before practising.

Instructed session

Novice lessons use school guns.
Eye, ear and shoulder protection is included.

With a certificate-holding friend

Private tuition must come from a school instructor.

Ground rules: Steel shot is forbidden on the ground. Cartridge loads must not exceed 28 grams; plastic and fibre wads are permitted.

Not known: children, spectators. Ask the ground.

Shooting without a certificate

What you can shoot

Ground type

Commercial ground

Disciplines

English sporting · English skeet

High tower

Yes

Coaching

Yes

CPSA affiliation

Yes

Payment system

Pay as you shoot

Not known: covered stands, simulated game days, CPSA registered shoots. Ask the ground.

Cartridges

Sold on site

Yes

Brands

Hull
Lyalvale Express
Fiocchi

Facilities

Parking

Yes

Shop

Yes

Accessibility

Access paths have hard surfaces and the ground has hard road access.

Not known: toilets, dogs, function rooms, dog conditions. Ask the ground.

Getting there

Address

Old Hay, off Pearsons Green Road, Paddock Wood, Brenchley, Kent, TN12 7DG

Postcode

TN12 7DG

Entrance directions

Turn onto the concrete road at the Old Hay sign. Continue past Scrapco and JR Spares to the electric gate at New Hay Farm, then turn left into the farmyard.

Not known: nearest station. Ask the ground.