Vote for Ground of the Year 2026

Barbury Shooting School has delivered standout events and charitable initiatives, from the Nelson Trust Charity Shoot at Berkeley Castle to raising £10,000 for The Children’s Cancer Charity and supporting Breast Cancer Now through the annual Belles Cup. Awarded Ground of the Year 2025 at the Great British Shooting Awards, we’ve hosted major competitions including the British Masters FITASC, British Masters Open Compak, Semi Auto Masters, and the Castellani Cup.

We also welcomed 1,000 shooters over five days for the Pro One 2025 Challenge, continue to run monthly 100 Reg ESP & SSP events, and were honoured to be Finalists in the Countryside Alliance Awards

Eaton Hall has achieved an exceptional year, setting a new benchmark in shooting excellence. Our state-of-the-art Clubhouse opened with a clothing room, gun room, café, meeting spaces, and more.

A full renovation of the grounds introduced every clay shooting discipline, new traps at every stand, tarmacked roads, and weatherproof shooting stations.

We proudly hosted the British Open Sportrap and Sporting and launched the innovative Generation Cup. Looking ahead, our commitment to continued growth is highlighted by the planned £400k Top Gun tournament in 2026, ensuring Eaton Hall remains the UK’s leading shooting destination.

Ian Coley Sporting has enjoyed another exceptional year. Our recent development with the café, expanded retail space, and 100+ capacity event venue now feel like home. In 2025, we added 10 new woodland stands, allowing for practice alongside competitions, adding further to our customer experience.

This year’s events calendar saw record attendance across our monthly 100 Registered Sporting competitions, the Blaser Cup, Coley Classic, and Ladies Sporting. We were also fortunate and proud to host the English Open Sportrap, a highlight that reinforced our reputation as one of the UK’s leading shooting destinations. These milestones reflect our commitment to excellence and we continue to look at ways to improve our shooting grounds.