Our course
Our course consists of 36 3D targets laid out in pairs on our course (see map above) 26 of them are in the woods and the remainder in the wild flower meadows through which you pass to enter the woods. You enter the course through the gate where you leave your tag on the tag board, please close the gate behind you to protect the horses in the field. Pass through the field and the temporary animal fence to the wooden fence ahead of you and pass through another gate, again please close the gate behind you and secure with one of the ropes. The entrance to the woods and target pair 1 is ahead of you through the gap in the short fence into the woods, then follow the course as shown above, maps for the course can be found with the sign in book in the enclosure on the side of the barn.
Visitors
We welcome visitors to use the course however you must be a full member of the NFAS to shoot the course.
On parking in the car park you will find a sign in book on the side of the barn together with details of how to enter the course. Please use the book to give us your name and NFAS membership number and please leave the sign in time and the time you leave the course in the book for your own safety. There is a honesty box by the sign in book for you to leave the fee (currently £5.00) for using the course or you can pay at Rixdale Archery Shop on the road outside the course.
We use a tag system, found with the visitors book to identify those on the course and provide visitor tags for you to use on the tag board by the gate into the main course (or woods).
Please be aware that we are open seven days a week and there may well be other archers shooting at the same time.
There is a toilet and rest area at the mid point of the course just past the pegs for target 9.
In line with NFAS rules you must have your NFAS membership card and a whistle with you at all times whilst on our course and may be asked to show the card by members of the club. Visitors should also make themselves aware of the clubs own rules regarding shooting on our course before they enter the course.
If you need to leave the course early please take great care as the only safe way is to follow the target pegs around from 1 to 18, as crossing the field on the way out would mean walking across a live shooting area.