The Highclere Simulated Game Morning
Virginia’s British-Inspired Shooting Party
Simulated driven birds • Clay targets • Elevenses & Luncheon • Hospitality • Virginia’s Western Highlands • Classic Defender • Mini Highland Cows
DWR Private Shooting Preserve #535
Welcome, Old Sport
Gather Your Party. An unforgettable morning for friends, couples, families, corporate groups, and special occasions. Whether you’re celebrating a birthday, planning a weekend away, entertaining clients—or simply looking for an excuse to gather a few favorite people and wear tweed—Highclere is yours for the morning.
The Sporting Morning
Here, a Gun is not merely a firearm, but the person who takes their place at the peg and joins the sporting day.
The Morning
Arrive at The Bonnie Begin in our estate sporting room
Welcome & Safety Briefing Meet your hosts and prepare for the morning
Into the Field Set out for the drives, accompanied along the way by our classic Defender 90
The First Drive The sporting morning begins in the field
Elevenses at Highclere The Highclere Refresher, something savory, and something sweet
The Second Drive A final round of simulated driven birds
Luncheon at The Bonnie Return to the estate sporting room for a relaxed luncheon, conversation, and Highclere hospitality
Airbnb Stays Overnight accommodations at Highclere Hall are available exclusively through Airbnb and may be reserved separately for your sporting party. All overnight reservations are made directly through the Airbnb platform.
Your Shooting Party
Private by Design
The Highclere Simulated Game Morning is reserved for a single private party and designed for up to four Guns. Your party has the morning to itself, allowing the experience to remain personal, relaxed, and distinctly Highclere.
Everything You Need
Estate guns, appropriate cartridges, hearing and eye protection, and necessary safety equipment are provided. Guests are also welcome to bring suitable over-and-under or side-by-side shotguns in safe, good working order, subject to approval before shooting.
Sporting Dress
At Highclere, we celebrate personal style and want our guests to feel entirely at home. Traditional sporting and country dress is warmly encouraged, but never required. We simply ask that guests dress comfortably and appropriately for a morning in the field—and we especially appreciate those who embrace the occasion.
If you’ve always wanted an excuse to wear your Barbour, Hunters, or Le Chameau, this is it!
Select Shooting Days
Simulated Game Mornings are offered on selected dates rather than as a daily activity, keeping each gathering private and allowing us to give every shooting party the attention and hospitality the occasion deserves.
Private Shooting Morning Welcoming up to four Guns, with estate guns, cartridges, safety equipment, elevenses, luncheon, and a night stay included. Field Guests are warmly welcomed—a sporting morning is better shared, and non-shooting companions are invited to accompany the party and enjoy elevenses and Highclere hospitality. Contact us to inquire about available packages and dates.
We rather like that way of measuring a sporting day.
At Highclere, the shooting is only part of the morning. The landscape, the company, the hospitality, and the simple pleasure of being out in Virginia’s Highlands matter just as much.
“...You will think of what you have held in your heart instead of your hand.”