Hoveton Hall Estate

**Hoveton Hall Estate Shooting **

The beautiful Hoveton Hall Estate covers 620 acres of parkland, gardens, woodland, arable and grazing agricultural land and a fine Regency Hall built between 1809-1812 of gault brick with a slate roof whose design is attributed to Humphry Repton and his son John Adey Repton.  Humphry Repton was known as the last great English landscape designer of the eighteenth century and often regarded as the successor to Capability Brown.  It has been owned by the Buxton family since 1946, handed down through the generations, and in late 2013 was passed on to Harry and Rachel Buxton and their four children by Harry’s parents.

Our vision for Hoveton Hall Estate shooting is to provide an opportunity for families to shoot small numbers of birds, whilst staying in luxury accommodation for a reasonable price.

The shooting at Hoveton Hall Estate takes place over 700 acres of arable and woodland. The main quarry is pheasants and we shoot out of a mixture of game covers and woodland, utilising the topography and shooting belts to maximise the quality of the birds. A system of marshes, lakes and ponds set in the Norfolk Broads produces a wide variety of wildfowl. Predominantly Mallard, Gadwell and Greylag goose are shot but species such as Teal, Pochard and Tufted duck are not uncommon.

Accommodation

To ensure your stay with us is none other than perfect we offer our wonderful homestay accommodation in the main hall. We are able to accommodate up to six people in our bed and breakfast rooms, details of which are below:

The South-West double room

This is a wonderfully light and airy room with its tall dual-aspect windows looking out over the Estate’s parkland with a wooden king size bed and large en-suite bathroom.

The Buxton Suite

This has views over the tennis court and boasts an imposing wooden sleigh superking size bed and a huge bathroom with both bath and double shower enclosure.  The second adjoining room has two single beds for adults and children forming a self-contained suite.

**A typical shooting day **

Rough shooting package:

Arrival Friday evening, dinner provided.

Saturday:

Luxury breakfast served in the library from 7.30am

Shoot talk 10am

Two hours of walk and stand

Two course lunch served approximately 12.30pm

A chance to relax in the afternoon with afternoon tea and cakes served in front of a roaring fire in the drawing room

Evening flight on the lake

Dinner served approximately 8pm

Approximate bag around 30 - 50

Sunday:

Luxury breakfast served in the library from 7.30am

Guests leave

Driven shooting package

Arrival Friday evening, dinner with hosts

Saturday:

Luxury breakfast served from 7.30am

Shoot talk and drawing of pegs at 9.15am

Four drives in the morning

Lunch served in the dining room at approximately 1pm

One or two drives in the afternoon

Tea and cake served in the drawing room (if time)

An evening flight on the lake

Dinner served in the dining room from 8pm

_Sunday: _

Luxury breakfast served from 7.30am

Guests leave