Welcome to Croesoswallt Archers
Croesoswallt Archers nominated in the top 3 'Community Clubs' and were placed 'Highly Commended' at the ArcheryGB Club and Volunteer Awards 2021
Our range is based at the
British Ironwork Centre Oswestry SY114JH
To express an interest in or book a Beginners course or Taster session please contact the Head Coach: Colin Chapman
Please check Course dates on this homepage.
If you have an Archery GB membership number and wish to join our club as a direct member or Associate member Please contact our membership secretary: - Tony Faulds
What's new on the website
Have your got your club clothing yet? Take a look at the shop within the Members Area for a range of polo shirts and jackets.
Looking to upgrade your equipment? Check out the new For Sale section in the Members Area
Types of Bows
On our Beginners course you will be introduced to a Recurve bow which is different to other bows in that the string is in contact with the top and bottom section of the limbs when the bow is strung. The middle section (The Riser) is where the limbs are attached and is where the archer would hold the bow.
These bows are made from a variety of materials and the increasing costs reflects that. A number of gadgets can be added to a Recurve bow to aid shooting, e.g. stabilisers screwed to the front to aid stability, sights to aid arrow aiming, a pressure button to aid the smooth passage of an arrow off the rest. A "clicker" to ensure each arrow is drawn to the same position each time. These bows are very common in Olympic Archery.
The Long Bow
This type of bow is used in Traditional archery along with war-bows, flat bows, and horse bows and have been around for a long, long time. They are made from a variety of materials i.e. fibreglass but primarily of laminated woods very skilfully crafted and can be physically demanding to shoot but great fun!
The Compound Bow
The latest evolution is the compound bow the difference between this and a recurve bow is that the limbs are compressed by the use of "Cams" this helps in reducing the holding weight at the fingers and the arrow is released using a mechanical trigger, arrow speeds are exceptional and extremely accurate.
Increasingly popular and fun to shoot.
LOOKING FOR A NEW EXPERIENCE OR GIFT IDEA?
Archery is a healthy activity available to pretty well everyone, It is good for the mind and body, plenty of fresh air and great company with like minded people.
Croesoswallt Archery club is situated in the grounds of the British Ironworks Centre on the outskirts of Oswestry Shropshire. SY11 4JH
If you are visiting Shropshire on holiday, live here already, or looking for a new experience, or perhaps a gift idea for the person who has everything, then what about learning the ancient art of archery in its modern format.
We run Taster sessions for a good insight into the sport of archery as well as Beginner courses for those more discerning and wish to take up the sport and become a member of Archery GB as a safe, competent archer.
All our courses are run by qualified coaches and are available to book via our website.
Currently our Beginner Courses are £80 per person.
Taster sessions are £15 per person.
We have beginners courses starting on the following dates:
Course No 1 April 2024. 6th/13th/20th/27th.
Course No 2 May/June 2024
11th/18th/25th/1st June.
Course No 3 June/July 2024
15th/22nd/29th/6th July.
Course No 4 July/Aug 2024
27th/3rd/10th/17th.
Course No 5 Aug/Sep 2024
31st/7th/14th/21st
Upcoming Taster sessions:
Taster Sessions 2024
Taster sessions 1.5hrs
by prior arrangement
via our website.
2024 Bank Holidays are:
Easter Weekend 29th Mar/1st Apr
Early Bank Holiday 6th May.
Spring Bank Holiday 27th May.
Summer Bank Holiday 26th Aug.
Beginner Course Timings
First Saturday of course commences at 09:30 hrs for equipment issue, the following three Saturday mornings are 10:00 hrs start.
Please note for Archery Sessions the minimum age for Children is 10yrs old
If you want an individual or family experience, please contact us and we will arrange it for you.
Feedback from our beginner's courses:
“…My family completed the beginner’s course today and are interested in becoming full club members. I’d also like to say we have really enjoyed the beginner’s course, thanks to the friendliness
and patience of the coaches…..”
Jo. 09 April 2022
“…We have really enjoyed the archery lessons, and also just wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you for how welcoming, friendly and helpful you all were….”
Matt. 22 May 2022
“…Following on from the very enjoyable beginners course held over the last 4 weeks……. can I please take this opportunity to thank all those involved in making my return, and my son’s introduction to
archery, a very pleasurable experience…..”
Mark. 23 May 2022
“…Thank you for a great beginner's course. Very well thought out, safe, enjoyable and very friendly…”
Geoff. 02 July 2022
“…I look forward to jointing your club and thank you all for a great 4 week course….”
Kathryn. 03. July 2022
What's on at Croesoswallt Archers
Members Club Activities for Spring 2024
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Our Range is open for general shooting from 8am to 6pm,
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7 days a week, please book in the members area.
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Club nights are on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the summer months until 8pm.
Tournaments Diary, Results, Events & Notices for 2023
Architectural Heritage Shoots, Shropshire & West Midlands Archery Society Events
26/02/2023 Shropshire County Closed Indoor Championship 2023 - Results
02/04/2023 Bowbrook Archers WRS 720 (Single and Double) WA 70M, 60M, 50M - Results
15&16/04/2023 Long Mynd Archers “Blow Away the Cobwebs” WA Double 720 & H2H - Results day 1 day 2
21/05/2023 Newbies - Long Mynd Archers - Results
21/05/2023 Bebington - All Westerns - Entry form
29/05/2023 58th Welsh Whit Western - Results
11/06/2023 Heritage - Hafren - Results
18/06/2023 Heritage - Long Mynd Archers - Results
25/06/2023 Audco - UKRS Double American - Results
02/07/2023 Audco - Wenlock Olympics - Results
16/07/2023 Heritage - Croesoswallt - Results
22-23/07/2023 Welsh H2H Weekend (WA720+H2H both days) - Results day 1 day 2
06/08/2023 Heritage - Bowbrook - Results
13/08/2023 Heritage - Audco - Results
26/08/2023 Bowbrook - WRS Double WA720 - Results
27/08/2023 Bowbrook - WRS 1440 - Results
28/08/2023 Bowbrook - Telford Trad. shoot - Entry form
03/09/2023 Heritage - Teme - Results
09/09/2023 Bookbrook - Sword of Shrewsbury - Longbow only - Entry form
10/09/2023 Bowbrook Clout
16/09/2023 County of Worcestershire - Open junior championship - Entry form
17/09/2023 County Champs Long Mynd Archers
24/09/2023 Audco - UKRS Junior Bristol - Entry form
15/10/2023 Croesoswallt - County Clout - Results
CROESOSWALLT ARCHERS
Target & Clout Archery Club based on the outskirts of Oswestry Shropshire.
Our club has three Ranges The main Range has 16 lanes permanently set out for both Metric and Imperial shooting which covers all distances required for competitions. A Training Range used for Beginner courses and Taster sessions and a full-length Clout Range. Although we do not have an indoor range on site, we do hire a sports hall over the winter period only in the local village of
St Martins shooting an 18m distance.
• The field offers members access 7 days per week to practice with all bow types.
• The club offers Beginners Courses and Taster sessions by prior arrangement via
the website and "Have a go" sessions on an adHoc basis with dates displayed by our
range entrance (usually in the spring/summer months). On-going coaching is also
available on request.
• Pre-arranged “Introduction to Archery” for schools, youth groups, corporate bodies
and other social clubs.
• Invitation to current Archery GB members archers from other clubs to come an
visit and enjoy our club grounds with us and perhaps join as an associate member.
The club is currently of medium-sized membership with the potential for significant growth.
For more information please contact Club Secretary Bob Batts.
Croesoswallt Archers are grateful for the support from the British Ironwork Centre, our archery range can be found on their grounds:
British Ironwork Centre, Whitehall Aston, Oswestry SY11 4JH