Recent Reviews
"Excellent experience, will certainly be booking again."
"Hen party at The Big Shoot in Otley, all 23 of the ladies had a great time. We were all looked after and felt safe with the equipment due to the very good staff."
"We had a great time. I booked for my husband’s 50th birthday and he absolutely loved it. The instructor was brilliant. We had a great experience and I would highly recommend this to anyone. It’s something we’ll definitely be booking again in the future. "
"Fathers day fun Fabulous fun day. Brilliant patient instructor ."
"A huge thanks to Simon for his excellent instruction and for making our morning great. We came as a family of first time shooters and would definitely come back!"
"Fantastic !! Loved every minute Staff were very friendly and instructor was Spot on and made us first timers feel completely at ease and relaxed Thanks guys you did us proud 👍 Tom and James "
"What a fantastic experience, the instructor was first class, tried all the stations and even managed to hit some😂😂definitely go again Absolutely great time had by all, first time but definitely not the last."
"Was booked as a gift for my dad. We booked the otley venue which was easy to get to. The instructors were really friendly and welcoming. My dad is in a wheelchair so they were very accommodating to getting him as comfortable as possible. Would definitely recommend, my dad's already looking to book his next session! Special thanks to the instructor Simon "
"Top notch service, easy and simple It was great fun, never mind the weather!"
"We all had a fantastic time celebrating Thomas 30th birthday. Thank you Mike for your tuition professionalism and above all making it a great experience."
"Fantastic experience, can't wait to do it again. Absolutely brilliant experience, big shout out to Gary the instructor who was superb. Thanks for a fantastic experience."
"Amazing! Nice surprised for my partner bday. Instructor was lovely and very friendly and made sure especially for myself being deaf feel included! Brilliant!!!! "
"Highly recommended, very professional and it was great fun!"
"My dad and my 2 sons really enjoyed it. Staff were all so friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend."
"Really friendly welcome, great instructor, easy to talk to and provided brilliant tips. Will definately be doing it again."
"Easy to book, great instructor (Steve) would highly recommended. Looking forward to re booking for a lesson or more target practice. "
"An excellent, fun experience. Instructor (Rhys) was great: very safety aware, but also a very good teacher - I managed to hit more than I ever have before!"
"Fantastic day out, would recommend "
"Reece was a great instructor. He was really patient and friendly. We really enjoyed our experience "
"Had a fantastic time. Richard was brilliant we will definitely book again"
"Really good activity to do, instructed held his own with our slightly loud and rowdy group. Also some nice food and staff at the pub next door"
"Really friendly introduction into shooting "
"Really nice, helpful instructors. I took my 9 year old son and they were so patient with him. We had a brilliant time."
"Excellent safety briefing and friendly instructor."
"We had the wonderful time, Richard was an excellent help! We will be back "
"Thoroughly enjoyed our clay pigeon shooting experience. Our instructor, Richard, make sure we all had a great time. Can’t wait to go again. "
"An amazing day out for four beginners. Staff were extremely accommodating and kept us all well briefed and aided throughout. Would 100% visit again "
"This was a birthday present for an 11 year old boy and his brother. They loved it, the instructor gave them a safety talk and then ensured they hit quite a few clays. Two very happy boys. Thank you."
"Richard our instructor was fantastic and we had a great time!"
"Excellent and really enjoyable experience. Looking forward to doing it again sometime"
"Having never kicked up a rifle before it was a fabulous experience from start to finish. We received a really friendly welcome through to a wonderful tuition from our instructor, Richard. He was kind, attentive and explained everything clearly. You can see he has a vast experience and we can now say we’re hooked. Well done to the whole team at “The Big Shoot” Otley. "
"Easy to use and kept well informed."
"Great couple of hours out shooting. Simple booking, instructors very professional and good fun. Would highly recommend "
"The guys at the range were great, had a laugh made us all very comfortable and didn't waste time getting us on the range. Would go again "
"Absolutely fantastic. All staff made us very welcome. Check in on arrival was quick and easy. The experience was superb. All safety measures clearly explained and tuition was greatly appreciated. Big thankyou to both superb instruction Rory and Richard. A wonderful experience we won't forget hope to see you again. Thank you all."
"Fantastic day we will definitely be back "
"We came for my mums birthday and we had the best time. Richard really made our time there. Great experience I would highly recommend. We will be back :-)"
"Great day out. Friendly staff and great instructor "
"Brilliant visit. Everyone so friendly. Instructor patient and informative. Could not ask for more. "
"We had a great time and our coach Richard was both a great instructor and a great laugh. We will be back!"
"My Father, Husband and 2 sons really enjoyed their visit. They have never done it before, Richard was extremely helpful. I would highly recommend and look forward to visiting again. Thank you "
"Brilliant day out for my stag do, the instructor in particular was great and kept a group of 9 well entertained, very enjoyable all round would highly recommend"
"Fantastic day was had by all 12 members of the stag do, some of which were shooting for the first time. Great location and instructors made us all feel welcomed and safe at all times. Great course with three different scenarios. Brilliant couple of hours spent on a sunny Saturday!"
"Absolutely great fun, whatever your level great instructors. and very safety conscious as you'd expect I'm back next week very addictive"
"For our first ever shooting experience, we couldn’t have asked for any better! The guys were brilliant and super friendly - the facilities were great and I’d definitely recommend it! I bet it’d be great to go in larger groups!!"
"All the staff were super friendly and helped everyone really enjoy the day. The whole group a great time and felt like the shoot was extremely good value for money. The site is based at a great location with beautiful views over the countryside. It’s great for all abilities even if you’ve never been before. We will 100% all be back when we get the chance. "
"Absolutely fantastic instructor and experience!! 11/10 "
"Absolutely loved it, we were given a warm welcome, quickly split us into to 2 very competitive teams, the 2 instructors were brilliant and very positive, would highly recommend "
"Such friendly people made us feel really welcome. The instructor was superb. He explained everything clearly and we hit lots of clays with his advice. Can't recommend highly enough"
"Excellent from start to finish. The instructor was very good. Would highly recommend them"
"Great day out!"
"Instructors were top notch, really helpful and friendly. Great experience."
"Loved the experience, would definitely go again."
"My partner and his son loved it . They definitely would like to do it again soon."
"Loved the experience. Team were very welcoming and friendly."
"Brilliant day out, Highly recommend this venue and may thanks to Phil and his team, made me feel welcome and a BIG thank you to Mike for making my booking happen."
"Our guide Carl was fantastic, giving lots of advice and tips on how to have a better aim/shoot. As well as being knowledgeable and keeping us entertained at the same time. Will definitely be back soon."
"Staff were fantastic - helped make it a great day!"
"Enjoyed every minute, will book this same place next year, thank you for being professional & funny.
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"Had a fantastic time. Staff were great with us. Definitely go again. "
"great really enjoyed it thanks "
"Friendly and welcoming really looking forward to visiting again "
"Lovely staff. Paul was really friendly and gave good advice and much needed encouragement! Really enjoyed the session - great fun!
Will definitely come back...thank you :)"
"Great time and the instructors gauged the level of the group and the level of humour, we had a spot on time"
"Great day instructor was really great learned a lot defo doing it again "
"Our group was extremely lucky with the weather and our session was bathed in glorious sunshine and a light breeze to keep things cool.
Staff on site were first class and safety was ever present but did not impact on the fun.
Our instructor was a terrific bloke and offered encouragement at every step.
We even got three shots each on a pump action which was a real bonus.
Individually or as a group..... we'll be back""Enjoyed the experience and look forward to going again"
"Myself really enjoyed the session really want to come back and do it again all the staff amazing and friendly well worth a visit. Plus the weather wS outstanding. "
"The Oatley Club is run by a very competent, calm and professional staff. Phil is absolutely outstanding in his advise and with just a few minor changes to me handling the gum the results achieved were excellent."
"Best gift for my dad ever, thank you!"
"Excellent 1-1 tuition, great instructor very friendly and helpful. "
"Would recommend Yorkgate Gun club as a venue. Was surprised to find out that “the big shoot” is an agency booker and has nothing to do with Yorkgate Gun Club. The price difference is huge. You should make people aware of this on your website clearly. "
"Had a fantastic day. Will definitely be doing it again. My 15year old was absolutely overjoyed. "
"My boyfriend had a great time beating my score, first time he had shot any sort of a gun so was delighted with the time we spent there.
""We all enjoyed the experience. The guides/instructors were fantastic. I can't speak for the others but I will definitely be looking into trying it again (although it will probably be somewhere closer to home)"
"Had a great time, can't wait to book again!
Thank you""Really excellent experience with welcoming, friendly and helpful host at the venue. Great fun. "
"First class "
"Great event enjoyed by everyone. Very professional advisors with caring attitude and good sense of humour. Well organised and we could not recommend the event more highly. Will come again definitely."
"What an excellent team at Otley!! Great welcome all staff very friendly made a small group of first timers very welcome!!"
"Brilliant, Charlie loved it and will be going back many times. "
"great session for 6 of us to blast a few clays. really enjoyed it on a cold and gloomy day we soon forgot about the conditions"
"If you want to learn to Clay shoot this is the place to be"
"We had a great time at ‘the Big shoot’ Otley. I’d never done this before, despite the cold & spot of rain, it was great"
"I was given this by my wife for Christmas and I have to say it was a wonderful experience"
"All had a fantastic day, only downside was the rain ! Have all said would love to do it again in summer, thankyou !"
" we had great fun our instructor was excellent and would highly recommend this. Thank you everyone at Otley."
"Had a realy good time the guide was very good might have a new hobbie if my better half allows
Thank you for the good time""Fantastic day, was made welcome. Definitely be doing it again."
"The man at the place was so friendly and welcoming , he made me and my friend feel at ease when shooting for the first time .
""Thoroughly enjoyed the day... We were well looked after and made to feel very comfortable.."
"Great people, very helpful and a great place, thank you very much, see you next weekend"
"Excellent activity, fantastic, fun, friendly and informative customer service from the gentlemen running the shoot on the day. Couldn't ask for more! "
"Absolutely amazing!!! Def be going back soon! The man who stayed with us and showed us what to do was just amazing! "
"I bought it has a gift for my work colleagues. I didn't attend personally but the boys told me they had a fantastic time "
"Great afternoon and the instructors were very good and made the event great fun"
"Great day with a fantastic instructor."
"Brilliant! Went for partners birthday, definitely going again it's so much fun! Instructor was so lovely made you feel relaxed and very chatty."
"Phil at the York Gate Gun club was brilliant...great guidance, patience and good banter!"
"What an absolute fun day we all enjoyed it and are considering making members and continuing shooting"
"Absolutely fantastic! Great time! Lovely people! Will definitely be doing it again. Kevin Smith"
"The three instructors we had were brilliant, installing confidence, care and enjoyment in equal measures to ensure a fun time was had by all. Thank you!"
"Top class, perfect activity for a 20 person stag-do and everyone commented on how friendly, flexible and funny the instructors were. "
"Thank you ever so much for amazing day out. Special thank you to instructors excellent work even we already hold shooting license, they could not be more friendly and helpful. Fantastic family day even got lucky with sunny weather. Fully recommend to buy shooting experience. We be back soon. "
"This was booked for a triple birthday celebration and it did not disappoint! Great easy to follow website showing locations, facilities & previous reviews throughout the country & email or telephone correspondence prior to the event to confirm the booking + payment. We went to the Otley Yorkgate gun club which overlooks Leeds/Bradford airport. The weather on the day was lovely, clear blue skies & sunshine & the hosts were great at meeting you & putting you at ease, showing you & talking you through any pointers to help you with the activity whether you are complete novice or experienced. The 3 instructors took time to help you improve/aid your shooting skills & by listening to their expert advice/knowledge, they guaranteed you hitting each clay. And for a person that has never shot a gun, got 9 out of 9! Would so go again!"
"Such a personable service, welcoming, friendly and funny staff that made our experience extra special! I will be returning again :)"
