Wern Ddu – Update 18/1/26

Thanks to certain members we now have access to the Wern Ddu 100 metre fullbore range.

The CORRECT “what three words” for the entrance are – nurtures / ropes/ poet the actual range is uphill at 53⁰ 01′ 26.46″ N, 3⁰ 23′ 46.47″ W. (WTW and Googl;e maps doesn’t show it.)

Wern Ddu is a privately run range, and therefore NOT subject to the ream of BS which accompany shooting on MoD/RFCA ranges (This alone is a great advantage.)
It’s a 100 metre range with 10 firing points and has to be hired by the day.

Please bear with us for the first few shoots as we learn the ropes there !

• Advantages
• No MoD/RFCA BS – thus you can shoot anything legal: (yes, including all 6.5 cartridges) black powder pistols, shotguns, air guns etc.
• 10 firing points
• 100 metres (Dan’s measured it.)
• Not quite as costly as Sealand
• No charge for individual lanes
• Covered firing points with
• Seat, and solid firing point benches
• No need to turn up at a specified time
• Useable from 09:30 through to 15:30
• SCCs not required
• No butts or lookout duties
• Disadvantages
• To reduce the noise, unmoderated fullbore rifles have to be fired through short tyre tunnels.
• Ceasefire required when replacing targets
• Can only be booked by the full day.
• Parking is a bit limited (Maybe a maximum of 20 cars?)
• It’s 31 miles south-west of Sealand. (Altcar is 44 miles away)
• There are no suitable debriefing venues nearby (we’ll see…..)
• Toilet & hot water available

Above – the range and limited parking area (top right).

The range is top left, with the entrance at the bottom right.

Having had our first shoot here on 17th January, we’ve ironed out the majority of the snags (very few, as it turned out) but since parking is limited, we’ll have to ask you to book first.