LNOF at Newcastle's

Here at LNOF, we take our jobs seriously - every product we sell gets thoroughly tested out by us. That’s exactly why we decided to go clay pigeon shooting, quad biking, and rage buggy riding, one sunny Saturday. Life’s tough, we know.

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Just 12 miles out of Newcastle’s vibrant city centre, we let off some steam at the epic Fury Events arena. With over 2500 acres of stunning countryside to its name and the mantra “Drive it. Shoot it. Ride it.”, the action-packed activity is the number one spot to unleash your inner adrenaline junkie.

A girl being shown how to fire a gun by an instrutor

First, we ventured to the clay pigeon shooting range for our safety briefing and introduction to the powerful weaponry we’d be firing. We got our hands on 12 bore shotguns, and, (after feeling like proper pros screaming “pull!”), fired rounds at various moving targets. For those of us who really fancied our chances, we were given the opportunity to fire three shot pump action guns at the rapidly flying clays, with various levels of success…

Next up, we took on the quad bikes. Accompanied by Lantra qualified instructors, we were shown how to handle the quads and had a few practice laps before leaving the weaklings of the pack in a cloud of dust. Reaching speeds of up to 40mph, we flew over fields and woodland tracks, dodging (most of the time) the trees and ditches in our paths. One of us did end up in a bush, but we don’t talk about that

A girl riding a quad bike with an instructor on the back

Finally, we jumped into two-seater rage buggies with 690cc V-twin Honda engines, and raced around the field, constantly trying to beat each other’s best lap time. We raced against the clock, as well as each other, mastering hairpin bends (well, mastering-ish), chicanes and dodging mud on the course. Luckily, with it being a sunny day, patches of the course were bone dry – meaning we could pull 360 degree turns over the finish line. Needless to say, we left feeling like F1 pros, albeit, muddy ones.

Two boys in a rage buggy

If you like the sound of our action packed day, take a look on our stag or hen weekends pages in Newcastle to find out more.


Words: Sarah Main. Photographs: Laura Young

A rage buggy being driven around an outdoor trackTwo people in a blue rage buggyA rage buggy in a fieldTwo men in a rage buggy, one wearing a helmetSome people in overalls watching a rage buggy on a trackThe Fury Events signA pig with its snout in the foreground of the cameraA boy wearing a Nordic knit, against a wooden fenceA girl holding her scarf up over her mouthA group of people standing in a shooting rangeA girl with ear protectors around her neck, smiling at the cameraA girl writing team names on the boardA girl with a cap on being shown how to fire a gunThe clay pigeon firing rangeA hut by the shooting rangeA gun with a smoking barrelA gun after being shotTwo girls wearing ear and eye protectionA man holding a gun with it smoking after being shotA net full of empty shells after being shotA girl being taught how to fire a gunA container with lots of clay pigeons in itA wooden board in the shooting rangeA girl firing a gun with lots of people watching herA girl turning to face the camera whilst being shown how to fire a gunA whiteboard with scores on itThe LNOF team in the shooting range, some of whom are carrying gunsTwo boys and a girl sitting on the front of a JeepSome quad bikes lined up on the fieldSome quad bikes lined up on a grassy hillA stag group coming out of the woods on their quad bikesSomeone riding a quad bike up a hill towards the cameraA girl riding a quad bike away from the woodsA Jeep parked outside the barnsA woman wearing overalls looking very happy with herselfA group of LNOF staff standing around quad bikesA group of LNOF staff listening to a quad bike instructorSome people wearing helmets and overalls in a groupThree people wearing helmets and a tall man not wearing a helmetOne quad bike very far ahead of the other one in a fieldA girl and a boy riding quad bikesSome of the LNOF team riding quad bikesLNOF staff riding quad bikes around a trackA girl riding a quad bike around the trackA girl riding a quad bike around a grassy trackPeople driving quad bikes around a fieldPeople riding quad bikes on a grassy hillLNOF staff racing quadsLNOF staff steering quad bikes around a fieldSun rays shining through the cloud, with people on quad bikes in the foregroundSomeone turning on a quad bikeA girl sitting on a quad bikeLNOF staff riding quad bikes around a field on a sunny dayLNOF staff driving quad bikes up a hilly fieldFive people racing quad bikes around a fieldSeven people racing on quad bikesPeople racing quad bikes around conesA man wearing orange overalls, riding a quad bikeSomeone skidding on the mud on a quad bikeA photo of people driving quad bikes, taken from behindA front shot of people driving quad bikesLNOF staff sitting on quad bikes, listening to instructionsLNOF staff sitting together on quad bikes in a fieldTwo men sitting on quad bikes with a barn in the backgroundLots of people sitting on quad bikes in a field, with a cloudy sky above them

About the Author

Blonde bombshell. 90s Hip Hop star. Avid fan of teacakes, flat caps and dominoes. A keen Royalist. Has been known to darn maternity pants before a large meal.

Sadly, Sarah no longer works for LNOF, which is a huge shame because she was an absolute legend and we miss her every day 💔

Sarah Main

Ex Content Writer

Last Updated - 07/03/2024

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