The Rowborough Estate

Set in the steep valleys of the Isle of Wight Downs, Rowborough & Cheverton offers partridges over dry chalk grass valleys in September, followed by mixed pheasant and partridge over mixed broadleaf woodland from October.

Guests are welcomed to Rowborough for coffee, pastries, etc., before drawing pegs. A briefing by Matt our host follows before loading into our heated gun bus, complete with bar and fireplace. We may go straight into the deep end with high birds from the first drive. After two drives we take elevenses either in the field or at the lodge. After elevenses we then usually have two further drives.

Lunch is served back in the shoot room for guns and non-shooting guests. There are canapés before lunch with wines, followed by desert, cheese and of course port. Most of our guests choose to shoot through and take lunch at the end of the day. Alternatively you may break for lunch and resume afterwards.

Our Head Game Keeper, Adam Royal, provides the best possible game for our guns with the highest quality birds. With the assistance of steep down land he strives to provide the best shooting on the Isle of Wight.

The shoot prides itself on showing top quality birds, in a fun and relaxed environment. While the beaters and pickers have lunch separately there is plenty of cross over and we feel that this adds to the "family shoot" feel at Rowborough. Although we are predominantly a high bird shoot beginners can also be catered for and are most welcome. Loaders can be provided to assist.

The Isle of Wight is much easier to get to than many know with regular ferries from Lymington, Southampton and Portsmouth. Indeed central London to Portsmouth is only 70 miles.