Polowood Shooting Ground
Polowood Shooting Ground
Polowood Shooting Ground
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Clay pigeon shooting in Brighton - and a whole lot more! As well as aiming at clays and shooting air rifles, you can also fire off some arrows with our Archery Experiences and even lob a few axes too at this clay shoot ground just in-land from Brighton. We’ve got a whole range of experiences for you to choose from, so you can pick the shoot ‘em up day to suit you. Polowood shooting ground is tucked away amongst grazing farmland and woods at the foot of the lovely South Downs hills. You leave touristy Brighton behind when you hit the narrow country lane running along the bottom of the ridge that takes you to the farm estate base. It’s a pretty stunning entrance, to say the least and sets the scene for the rest of the your clay pigeon shooting day. Indeed, it’s all very countrified round these parts, with a trusty Landy often being used to transport guests around the 10 acre site. A warm welcome from Polowood shoot’s owner Gary and it’s straight into the clay pigeon shooting. This is the mainstay of this shooting ground and there’s an excellent variety of stands and shooting styles.
Duration: 2-3 hours
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Jonathan Oh
London, UK23 contributions
Sept 2020
My 3 mates and I were on holiday and we decided to go for a bit of shooting in the woods. When we got there we wanted to do 30 mins of archery and 30 mins of air rifling. They were very understanding and allowed us to do that. All throughout the sessions, the session leaders were fantastic. We had a good laugh and they made sure that we were doing everything properly. Felt good to shoot some guns and arrows.
Written 17 September 2020
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Hi Jon,
I am so pleased to hear you enjoyed your time at Polowood. Thank you for taking the time to review us. We hope you will visit us again if your next holiday is near Brighton.
Thank you Courtney
Written 23 September 2020
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TheGastro
Brighton, UK103 contributions
Sept 2020 • Friends
I ve seen this place from my friends posts and ı searched finally found this place. We visited 5 friends and there was really nice,helpful,friendly and lovely staff they teaching everything about shooting. And its amazing enjoyfull obviously next time i will buy full pack for all kind of shooting 🤟🏼
Written 24 September 2020
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Good Afternoon,
Thank you so much for the 5 star review.
We are so pleased to hear you enjoyed your time at Polowood and so hope you will visit us again.
Thank you
Courtney
Written 13 October 2020
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Jennifer H
5 contributions
Apr 2024 • Family
We had a fantastic time at Polowood Shooting Ground, we did an hour Air Rifle Shoot and our instructor was Jack who was friendly and explained things really well, he was great. Everyone was very welcoming and a beautiful location. Me and my husband got the highest score at the 'shoot out' at the end,beating our son which was quite satisfying! Thank you for a great time we all loved it 5 stars.
Written 28 April 2024
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Thank you for your review and congratulations on getting joint highest score.
Written 16 July 2024
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Katie B
10 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
We booked for 2 activities, air rifle shooting and axe throwing!
We had such a great day! Thank you to the staff who made it incredible and went out of their way to help us with anything we needed!
The only thing I would say is the place is a little tricky to get to if you don’t drive but that was more our fault. I wouldn’t recommend radio taxis if you need to get a taxi but slimline apparently is better.
I had never done any of these things before and I had a great time we will definitely be back, my partner loved the air rifle the most and I could throw axes all day.
Highly recommend for a great day out 😊
We had such a great day! Thank you to the staff who made it incredible and went out of their way to help us with anything we needed!
The only thing I would say is the place is a little tricky to get to if you don’t drive but that was more our fault. I wouldn’t recommend radio taxis if you need to get a taxi but slimline apparently is better.
I had never done any of these things before and I had a great time we will definitely be back, my partner loved the air rifle the most and I could throw axes all day.
Highly recommend for a great day out 😊
Written 19 February 2023
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L R
1 contribution
Aug 2021 • Family
Clay Shooting - 50 clay shoot with the family today. Thoroughly enjoyable; instructor was good fun, friendly and more than helpful tuition!! Big thumbs up and thank you, you’ll be seeing us again.
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Lee
Written 31 August 2021
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Looking forward to seeing you in 2022 and thank you for your review.
Written 12 January 2022
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Brighton, UK28 contributions
Jan 2020
Brilliant, loved it. Weather was kind but a bit nippy. 3 of us had 1 hour of archery and 1 hour of axe/knife throwing.
Great teacher who stayed with us to make sure all were safe but stepped back enough to let you have a go.
Didn't book long enough as we ran out of time for the air rifle shooting or a try of the clay pigeon shooting. Was quite busy, I imagine would be heaving in the summer but you must book so its all well controlled. We will return, when its a bit warmer.
Great teacher who stayed with us to make sure all were safe but stepped back enough to let you have a go.
Didn't book long enough as we ran out of time for the air rifle shooting or a try of the clay pigeon shooting. Was quite busy, I imagine would be heaving in the summer but you must book so its all well controlled. We will return, when its a bit warmer.
Written 26 January 2020
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Good Morning,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a such a nice review.
We are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed your experience at Polowood Shooting Ground.
We hope to see you again when the sun us shining.
Thank you
All at Polowood
Written 28 January 2020
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Annie W
7 contributions
Dec 2022 • Friends
Another excellent day spent shooting clays at this lovely ground. Gary and the staff here could not be more helpful and supportive whatever level of shooter you are. Totally recommend Polowood for a great day out.
Written 20 December 2022
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Hayley M
2 contributions
Feb 2023 • Family
We had the best time. The instructors Gary and Nathan were brilliant. Kind patient and as absolute beginners made us feel really comfortable. Would absolutely recommend Polowood to anyone. I was really nervous but left having loved it and we will be going back with the whole family. Thank you so much for a great time.
Written 12 February 2023
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NannyLadyCat
Horsham, UK84 contributions
Oct 2020 • Friends
Fantastic experience trying the air rifle shooting and archery. Fun and informative and as competitive as you wanted. Good facilities on site with many hot drinks offered. Very knowledgable and friendly staff. Will definitely be returning to try some of the other activities offered. Wrap up warm though...
Written 10 October 2020
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Good Afternoon,
Thank you for the five star review!
We are so pleased you enjoyed the Archery & Rifle Shooting at Polowood.
We do hope you will visit us again.
Thank you
Courtney
Written 13 October 2020
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Liam Triggs
2 contributions
Apr 2021 • Couples
We went for archery, axe throwing and the air Rifle shooting. It was top class right from the start. The members of staff were helpful, especially Nathan and Abdul. They were very funny but committed to ensure you do the activities safely but mainly to have fun. I couldn't recommend this enough to anyone looking to have a great day out. The complimentary hot drinks were really nice and would 100 percent go again!
Written 1 May 2021
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Thank you for taking the time to review us. We are so please to hear you enjoyed your visit to Polowood.
We hope to see you onsite again soon.
Thank you
Written 21 July 2021
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