A recent leg of my tour took me to Greenfields Shooting Ground in Cantebury, Kent on Tuesday 15th May whom I am delighted to say have re-joined the CPSA as a Registered Ground so look out for news of their registered Sporting fixtures very soon.
After another journey where my windscreen wipers nearly gave up hope, I made it to the ground and the sun came out so surely a good sign of things to come...
I met with the ground owner Tim Greenfield and his son-in-law Scott Collett who filled me in on the long history of shooting in the family going back over 200 years. The present 75 acre shooting ground has been operating since 1947 and the Norwegian Spruce Clubhouse was built in 1991 with it's traditional turf roof. Inside the Clubhouse there is a spacious Clubroom/Restaurant with a Bar and a seperate Gunshop where you can get all your accessories/cartridges etc.
The ground currently has about 300 members and membership costs £75 per year and gets you the usual discounted rates at the desk. They are open from Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 3.30pm and from 9.30am to 12pm on Sunday's and their primary discipline is English Sporting although they do have a Compak layout & a DTL layout.
I took the opportunity to get out and shoot some targets with Scott whilst the Sun was out which was great and they offer a wide variety of Sporting targets from rabbits to high driven birds off their ominous looking tower and everything else in between!!
I was very interested to learn that they hold Have-a-go sessions every Sunday morning costing £12.50 for 25 Clays & Cartridges with an Instructor to guide you and get you hitting those Clays. In my opinion that is excellent value and if you know someone who is interested in having a go then this would be a great introduction to our sport.
Finally, I would just like to thank Tim & Scott for their time and hospitality and would definately recommend a visit to this excellent shooting ground. Have a look at their website for more information: www.greenfieldsshooting.co.uk
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