The last weekend in July saw The Game Fair return to Hatfield House. With temperatures reaching the high 30’s in the preparation and set up days, it was a shame the British weather was at its most indecisive for the 3 days of the show. Surprising us all with rain and mud, but in true country British fashion we carried on and good fun was had by everyone. We thank you all for your ongoing support and to everyone who visited our stand on Gunmakers row, we hope you all enjoyed the show as much as we did. Since returning back to the shop after the show we have been unpacking all of the Autumn Wint ..read more

On Friday 28th June we hosted a Simulated Game Day in aid of Diabetes UK. A few months back a customer kindly asked us to host an event to help him raise money for the charity and we were thrilled to help him with this. The event went very well and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the day. The format for the event began with everyone meeting at the lodge for breakfast at 9am on the Friday morning where many people were able to see familiar faces that they had perhaps not seen for a while and catch up with one and other, along with meeting some new friends too. After breakfast was finished we heade ..read more

We hosted our first simulated day for 2019, held at the new venue in Ivinghoe Aston on Saturday. It went off very well and we have received some fantastic feedback from participants. The day was made up of drives designed to simulate Argentine Dove, High Partridge, Extreme Pheasant and included a 4 man pigeon flush (which got quite competitive!!) The refreshments, cooked by Lucy were very popular and included in field canapés of venison, partridge and crab, followed by a traditional ploughman’s with homemade scotch eggs. We have been given the opportunity to host another Simulated Game Day on ..read more

Phew!! After months of hard work our new store is now open and we look forward to seeing you all here. Our opening weekend of the Easter Bank Holiday in April went off well, with gorgeous sunny skies and lots of new and old faces coming in to visit us. There is a lot to update you all with, so as a fear of being boring we shall keep this short and hopefully include all the important info that will be of interest to you. But firstly we must thank everyone who entered both our raffles throughout the Easter weekend. The raffle, raising money for the Keech Cottage Hospice raised £85 and congr ..read more

We are excited to announce that we are opening a new store on Saturday 20th April 2019. Still based in the same picturesque location on the Hatfield House Estate, but now with larger premises which allows us to offer you a wider range of country clothing and lifestyle products. Alongside the newly expanded store we will have an adjoining gunroom where you can view our range of over 200 shotguns, rifles and air rifles with on-site workshops that will continue to undertake repairs, servicing and refurbishment. Here is a sneak peak of the new store so far, flooring going down this week: We will ..read more

Carl Russell & Co Simulated Shooting In association with Gallows Hill Simulated Shoot, Ivinghoe Aston Situated on the Herts, Beds & Bucks borders, Gallows Hill offers unique topography to show exciting and challenging clays. Simulating the flight of driven pheasant, partridge and pigeon, run as a normal shoot day replacing live game with clays. 4500 or more clays over 4 different drives plus a 4 man team flush. Refreshments to include: bacon roll on arrival, elevenses and lunch. Looking to get teams of 16 guns, groups and individuals welcome. Plenty of shooting for all levels, fr ..read more

A magnificent pair of classic James Purdey & Sons 12 bore 28″ barrel game guns with 2 3/4″ chambers, actions with delightful round body fine bouquet and scroll engraving. Well figured walnut stocks fitted with gold ovals. This fine pair of shotguns are presented in a makers double leather motor case with accessories. These beautiful guns are in first class condition and the stocks can be altered to your exact requirements. For more information about these guns or any of the others we have available for sale please do not hesitate to contact us on 01707 709372. The post A magnificent pai ..read more

Christmas is a time to celebrate with family and friends. A time where we indulge in some fantastic food and drink. I have put together a couple of recipe ideas that not only taste delicious but also champion the produce of our local shoots, game dealers, butchers and farm shops. There is no doubt that most Christmas tables will be adorned with some sort of meat pie. In our house at Christmas we often have a pie like this in the evening with a selection of pickles and cheese. I discovered this recipe in the ‘Feathers – The Game Larder’ recipe book by Jose L Souto. I first learnt of Jose Souto ..read more

We are now stocking artwork products from Laloa. LALOA was born out of a vision to take art a step further and Live A Life of Art®. Not just commercially producing stock images for the mass market, but creating hand drawn original art and turning it into something else that becomes part of the living home. All images are done by hand, currently by artist Liz Murray using watercolours, ink and acrylics (not necessarily together!). They are then scanned professionally to the highest standard and colour matched. Thereafter Laloa have collaborated with UK based independent companies to produc ..read more

We are delighted to now be Hicks & Brown stockists. Available both in store and on our website, these gorgeous ladies hats are a great finishing touch to any outfit. The hats have been designed and made by two sisters; Alice and Rosie were born and raised on their family farm in Suffolk and their Hicks and Brown fedora hats are destined to be worn on the streets of London or amidst the shooting field. Hicks & Brown offer a true lifestyle collection of hats and accessories, designed to be timeless and created to last a lifetime. Click here to view our Hicks and brown hat colle ..read more