COTSWOLDS—NOVEMBER 9-14 2025
THE ITINERARY
SUNDAY 9 NOVEMBER
Members and guests will be collected from their London hotels at 10:00AM and taken by deluxe coach to Abbots Grange, Broadway, Worcestershire, a 14th Century country manor house built by Abbot William of Harvington. This will be a drive of some 2½ hours (with a comfort stop en route). This afternoon we will be free to settle in and get comfortable and explore the village. Tonight’s welcome dinner will be served in the Great Hall at Abbots Grange at 7:00PM.
MONDAY 10 NOVEMBER
Our week of traditional English game shooting begins with a 350-bird pheasant and partridge day at Northwick, the magnificent estate in Upton Wold owned by Ian Bond. Northwick offers more than 30 drives, so we will not see the same one twice. Midday we’ll break for lunch in the beautiful shoot lodge and then return to the field to
complete our big bag.
TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER
Our second day of 350 driven pheasant and partridge will be at Barrington Park, just outside the nearby village of Burford. This immaculate estate, with 25-plus drives, has been in the same family since before the house was completed in 1738. Lunch will be in the lovely stone-built shoot room and then we’ll finish the day back out in the field.
WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER
Our touring day; program to be arranged.
THURSDAY 13 NOVEMBER
Today we shoot another of the Cotswolds’ premier estates, Stoke Edith, which has been owned by the Foley family since 1670. Its 5,000 well-tended acres are home to famous drives such as Dormington Bank, the Punch Bowl, Bunkers Hill, Five Gates and the Swillows. We will interrupt our 350-bird day for lunch in a dining room attached to the main house.
FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER
The week will wind up with a bang—enough “bangs” to account for 500 duck at Jason & Judy Rayner’s Hicknaham Farm, in Slough. This is one of the Anglo American Shooting Society’s most popular venues, one that we enjoy year on year. As returning Guns and their partners know, the hospitality, the food and the shooting—four big drives of fast, testing mallards—are outstanding.
Note: After a leisurely breakfast this morning, we will check out of Abbotts Grange and transfer by motor coach with our luggage to Hicknaham Farm for arrival by 11:00AM. After the shoot, we will have dinner at the Farm. At dinner, with all due pomp & ceremony, we will invest new members, if any, into the Anglo American Shooting Society, and—should any member have proven so deserving—once again award the Don Foster Cup. As always, the dress code will be AASS regalia; medals may be worn. (Guests who are not members may wear shooting attire.) After the festivities, our coach will take us to our hotels in London, less than two hours away.
INCLUDED
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All activities and shooting as described
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All accommodations as described
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All meals as described, including table wines
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Airport or hotel transfers and transfers to and from each venue
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UK Visitors Shotgun Permits
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Loaner guns if desired
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Loaders if desired
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Unlimited cartridges
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All keepers’ and loaders’ gratuities
NOT INCLUDED
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Travel to and from the UK
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Accommodations in London on Saturday, 8 November
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Alcohol other than wine with meals
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Personal items (laundry, souvenirs, etc.)
NOTES
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You are welcome to bring your own gun(s), and we will arrange the necessary documentation as required.
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Guns must be double-barrelled break-action types, side-by-side or over/under; pairs are not necessary.
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Loaner guns will be available at no charge; please let us know in advance if you prefer this to bringing your own gun(s).
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Loaders are available if you wish; they accompany you during the day, carry your gun and cartridges, guide you to the stand, offer shooting instruction if desired and clean your gun at the end of the day. Loaders must be booked in advance, so please let us know if you’d like one. (Their cost is included in the package price.)
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Daytime temperatures in Scotland in November will typically be 40 - 50 degrees F and rain is possible at any time, so wellingtons or similar boots and a waterproof coat and hat are necessary.
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Gun slips and cartridge bags will be available.
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If you have special dietary requirements, please advise us in advance.
COST
The total cost is £20,750 per shooter. Non-shooters are welcome at £1,950 each, double occupancy. (A car and driver will be available for non-shooters who wish to go off on their own, but of course non-shooters are welcome to join their Guns in the field at any time.) A 50% deposit is due with your booking and the balance will be due on 1 September 2025.