From a family-run ground near Truro to a championship-standard shoot on the Launceston border, Cornwall offers clay target shooting for complete beginners and experienced Guns alike - plus established gun dealers and a Plymouth option. Every ground listed here shoots clay targets only.
Cornwall's rolling countryside makes it a popular county for clay pigeon shooting, with grounds ranging from small family-run farms to championship-standard facilities - all shooting clay targets rather than live quarry. Near Truro, Woodland Valley Farm offers clay pigeon shooting alongside its stag, hen and corporate day packages, while further east Lower Lake Shooting Ground, near Liskeard on the Devon border, has been running since 1957 and offers tuition from a senior CPSA instructor and national skeet champion.
Towards the Launceston border, High View Clay Shoot is a family-run, 43-acre ground that has hosted Cornwall County team selections and Cornwall and Devon FITASC championships, with fully automated traps and a "challenging but fair" approach to target setting. Its "English Sporting" presentations use clay targets shaped to simulate the movement of game, but no live birds are involved.
If you want to buy or service your own equipment, Ian Hodge Fieldsports, based on a family farm near Wadebridge, has traded since 1991 and is widely regarded as the foremost sporting gun shop in the county, holding several hundred guns in stock at any time. Celtic Guns in Bodmin is a smaller independent dealer specialising in shotguns and cartridges.
Tuition, corporate days and group sessions, shooting clay targets only.
Ladock, near Truro, Cornwall TR2 4PW
A working Cornish farm offering clay pigeon shooting alongside its wider stag, hen, wedding and corporate day packages. A relaxed, family-run introduction to the sport for groups new to shooting.
Upton Cross, Liskeard, Cornwall PL14 5BQ
Established in 1957, this picturesque ground near the Devon border offers lessons, corporate days and a members' shooting club. Tuition is led by a senior CPSA instructor and national English Open Skeet Champion.
Beardon Barton, Boyton, Launceston, Cornwall PL15 8NR
A family-owned, 43-acre ground just across the border from Devon, around 10 minutes from Launceston. Has hosted Cornwall County team selections and Cornwall and Devon FITASC championships, with fully automated traps throwing varied clay presentations.
Registered Firearms Dealers stocking shotguns, rifles, air rifles and accessories.
Penbarn, Burlawn, Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27 7LA
Trading since 1991 from a family farm near Wadebridge, Ian Hodge Fieldsports has grown into one of the foremost sporting gun shops in the South West, holding several hundred shotguns, rifles, air rifles and air pistols in stock. Also offers gunsmithing, servicing and a clay trap for testing second-hand shotguns.
31A Normandy Way, Bodmin, Cornwall PL31 1HA
An independent shotgun dealer in Bodmin, run by an experienced shooter with 40 years in the sport. Stocks new and used shotguns and air guns, and is a dedicated cartridge and choke tube supplier.
Not in Cornwall, but close enough to matter if you're staying in or near Plymouth.
Newnham Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon PL7 5BN
Set in an oak-wooded valley at the heart of a 1,550-acre historic estate, Newnham Park describes its sport plainly as shooting at special flying clay targets - no live quarry is involved. Over 37 years of coaching experience, around 20 minutes from Plymouth city centre and 5 minutes from the A38.
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Page last updated: August 2026