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Target sport holidays and vacations –
including shooting, archery and crossbow shooting. Listing archery breaks and holidays and residential archery coaching courses for archers wanting to improve their scores.
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Travel-Quest is a holiday directory so the entries on the right are for multi-day archery courses, short breaks, weekends and holidays, rather than day archery experiences. These are not easy to find using a general search engine search so remember to bookmark this page for future reference!
After the holiday, the best way to take your archery or crossbow training further is to join a club where there will be regular training, events and competitions. The organisations listed below are a good place to start looking for a local club.
 Organisations for crossbow and archery holidays
The list below includes some of the organisations and governing bodies you may come across in your search for an archery holiday; many of these provide qualifications and training for archery and crossbow coaches and instructors. Many will also list local clubs and groups for those who want to take the sport further after their holiday.
GNAS – Grand National Archery Society, which is the governing body for archery in Great Britain and N. Ireland.
FITA – International Archery Federation (from: Fédération Internationale de Tir à l'Arc), which is the international governing body for archery which regulates and promotes the sport Worldwide.
EAF – English Archery Federation.
ILAA – International Longbow Archers Association.
NFAS – National Field Archery Society, which is set up to promote and foster Field Archery as a sport.
IFAA – International Field Archery Federation.
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Archery holidays & crossbow shooting courses
 Archers of Battle at Crowhurst Park
based: East Sussex, UK
website: crowhurstpark.co.u/.../archers-of-battle/
Full archery training weekends and mid-week breaks, teaching field archery using tournament quality paper and 3-D targets in the natural woodland of the park. If required, self-catering accommodation at Crowhurst Park Holiday Village is also available.
| archery | UK |
Ceregne ECO Farmhouse  Featured Site
based: Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy
website: Ceregne
 Eco-sustainable farmhouse and organic restaurant near Anghiari in Tuscany; The property sleeps six in four guest bedrooms and has its own panoramic pool on Montedoglio Lake. A major activity is archery, with a school for novices as well as a run of 24 platforms with 3-D wild animal outlines.
La Grange & La Petite Maison Featured Site
based: Dordogne, France
website: La Grange/La Petite Maison
 Field archery specialists offering holiday accommodation in a comfortable self catering farmhouse and gîte. Free recurve and longbow archery lessons and practice is available. Also tuition from a French National Historic Longbow Gold Medal winner and woodland target shooting. Also on site is badminton, volleyball, boules piste, football area and bikes for guest use.
| archery | France |
Pendennis at Eaton Manor Featured Site
based: Shropshire, UK
website: Pendennis
 Modern, 4-star, 6 bedroom holiday bungalow, ideal for groups or large families, with archery offered as an optional activity. Have-a-go lessons are available for a minimum of 8 guests on their Olympic length indoor archery range. Pendennis is on Eaton Manor Country Estate, and has large private gardens and great views.
| archery | England |
Wilderness 1-2-1
based: Sussex, UK
website: wilderness121.co.uk
Weekend field archery introductory courses in Sussex. The course teaches 'simulated hunting' where archers shoot at 'animal' (3-D rubber targets) and other targets in a natural woodland setting. This is a weekend courses that includes camping, food and the use of all necessary equipment.
| archery | UK |
XUK Activity Summer Camp
based: Worcestershire, UK
website: xukcamps.com/residential-camp
A multi-activity summer camp for children aged 7-17 from all over the world. Based in the Worcestershire countryside, XUK offers a dynamic and thrilling activity timetable within a family-orientated, nurturing environment. Excellent facilities include an on-site lake, theatre, air rifle range, sports pitches and more!
| multi-activity | english-language | dance (mixed) | football/soccer | watersport multi-activity | basketball | archery | swimming | England |
Archery Academy (The)
based: Bedfordshire, UK
website: archeryacademy.co.uk
Archery courses, including beginners courses and longbow making.
| archery | England |
Berty Gite
based: Lot, France
website: bertygite.com
Holiday cottage with archery range in the Quercy Blanc region, offering special arrangements for those wanting an archery holiday.
| archery | France |
Clyne Farm Centre
based: West Glamorgan, Wales, UK
website: clynefarm.com
Self-catering accommodation plus action outdoor activities for adult or family action.
| multi-activity | archery | Wales |
Manor Adventure
based: Shropshire, UK
website: manoradventure.com
Multi-activity residential centre offering activity holidays for schools and families.
| multi-activity | archery | abseiling | canoe/kayak | family/child friendly | UK |
Morfa Bay Adventure
based: Dyfed, Wales, UK
website: morfabaywales.co.uk
Adventure and outdoor midweek or weekend activity breaks in South West Wales.
| archery | land yachting/parakarting | Wales |
Quadmania
based: Argyll, Scotland, UK
website: quadmaniascotland.co.uk
Quad bike tours for groups of all sizes. Quad ATV treks plus other
activities like clay shooting, archery, ropes course, gorge walking
etc.
| ATV/quad biking | archery | shooting | UK |
Schwarzenstein
based: South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
website: schwarzenstein.eu/.../.../archery-south-tyrol.html
Archery for all, from novices to expert archers, instruction from experienced marksmen, with weekly tournaments for guests; equipment provided at no charge.
| archery | Italy |
Sunbourne Ltd
based: Aberystwyth, Mid Wales, UK
website: go.sunbourne.co.uk/archery
A family archery break in Wales, with archers accommodated in fully-equipped quality holiday homes, or on touring and camper van pitche.
| archery | Wales | |
