It was realised many years ago that it was no good producing an extensive range of shotguns and rifles if you had no means of adequately testing and regulating them. So in 1880 the first Holland & Holland shooting grounds were established at Kensal Rise adjacent to the gun-making factory. The ground provided facilities for not only testing and regulating both rifles and shotguns, but also for customers to have a shooting session with their own guns, or to be fitted for their new gun using the 'try gun'. Over the intervening years the ground has moved several times, but since 1932 has established permanent residence at its current home on a 100 acre site in Northwood, Middlesex, a mere 17 miles from central London.
There has also been a more recent change of emphasis at the shooting grounds which, whilst still the centre for testing and regulating guns, is now much more extensively used as a teaching venue, with customers travelling from far and wide to avail themselves of the expertise of our famous shooting instructors. The grounds are also home to the corporate entertainment element of Holland & Holland's overall business and has undergone major developments in both buildings and shooting layouts to accommodate this fast growing business market.
So what do our clients find when they visit us? Guests for either private lessons or corporate groups are greeted in our lodge, an oasis of tranquillity complemented by green leather Chesterfields and a bottomless coffeepot. Outside, rolling fields are crisscrossed by gravel paths leading to the shooting stands which can present an extensive array of targets for both novice and experienced shots. | 
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