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Simulated Clay Day
Hosted at the fantastic Tunley Estate, a few minutes drive from Vale House Kitchen, with food from the amazing game chef Tim Maddams. Tunley estate is an established game shoot which is used by a private syndicate during the game season. 95% of the drives used on the simulated days are the same drives used during the game season which makes it as realistic as possible and resulting in testing clays throughout each drive. The estate has a valley running…
Masterchef Masterclass with Juanita Hennessey
Come and join Masterchef 2016 finalist Juanita Hennessey for a full day of hands on cookery. Showcasing her passion and love for seasonal and local produce the day will consist of a series of practical preparation, cookery tasks and demonstrations designed to put some of her favourite recipes on the menu in your kitchen. Given her recent appointment as one of the Taste of Game's Game Changer Ambassadors we're sure she will be showcasing some of this incredible and delicious…
Venison Butchery and Cookery Day
The premise for the design of the venison cookery day is that although the countryside is full of this fine, healthy meat, it’s often missing from the menu. This one day course will take you on a journey from field to fork. You’ll start with a talk and demonstration on how to skin and butcher a venison carcass. You’ll then have the chance to get involved hands-on, with a cookery session designed to show you how to get the most…
Venison Butchery and Cookery Day
The premise for the design of the venison cookery day is that although the countryside is full of this fine, healthy meat, it’s often missing from the menu. This one day course will take you on a journey from field to fork. You’ll start with a talk and demonstration on how to skin and butcher a venison carcass. You’ll then have the chance to get involved hands-on, with a cookery session designed to show you how to get the most…
The Shooting Experience – 2 day Course
On Day 1, you will be driven to Award winning Shellards Shoot where you will be given a full gun safety briefing by the shooting instructors before enjoying a morning clay-pigeon shooting. After a light lunch you will participate a couple of game drives and have the opportunity to shoot pheasant and other wild game birds. Lunch is included. Skills ✹ Shooting Instruction ✹ Shooting Safety ✹ Shooting Etiquette ✹ Countryside Code On Day 2, game chef extraordinaire Tim Maddams will show…
One Day Game Shooting
You’ll start your day with a warm welcome at Shellards Shoot, a few breakfast bites and given a full briefing for the day. This is a family run shoot in Wellow just south of Bath. Locally known as “Shellards Shoot” it won The Shooting Times best small shoot in 2013. Each of the participants will get to shoot on a 100-120 bird driven day, with elevenses out in the field and lunch at the end of the day. Shellards Shoot…