Hi @SammieSurrey!
I know I'm late to the thread, but wanted to say hello as your story mirrors mine quite a bit
I'm also a Surrey native (Guildford 4 life!) - but now Berkshire based.
I used to go to Ambush Chobham loads in the early 2000s when it was still run by Charlie 'Guvnor'. Used to love that place and all it's boggy muddiness!
I think the on-site shop at the time was Airsoft Dynamics.. sky high prices if I remember correctly!
The golden years of being able to order non two-tone guns from DenTrinity and Redwolf. Simpler times.
Then I also took a break for around.. 10-11 years? Life sort of happened, met the missus had kids etc.
Came back to discover the VCRA/UKARA had happened, which was pants, but still got stuck into the game.
Became a regular at The Mall, Elite Action Games Dorking (also now sadly gone) and Gunman in Eversley and haven't looked back
If you can stomach the drive up the Hogs Back / M3 or M4/M25 I seriously recommend my two new haunts after Covid has done a runner.
Red Alert in Newbury for Woodland - https://redalertpaintball.co.uk/
and Z-Mart in Newbury for indoor CQB - https://zedadventures.co.uk/locations/zedadventureszedevents-co-uk/ run by all the faces you'd recognise from the mall, except with me included now, you'll find me player marshalling there when they reopen.
Welcome back! Hope to see you out there (and shoot you!)
I know I'm late to the thread, but wanted to say hello as your story mirrors mine quite a bit
I'm also a Surrey native (Guildford 4 life!) - but now Berkshire based.
I used to go to Ambush Chobham loads in the early 2000s when it was still run by Charlie 'Guvnor'. Used to love that place and all it's boggy muddiness!
I think the on-site shop at the time was Airsoft Dynamics.. sky high prices if I remember correctly!
The golden years of being able to order non two-tone guns from DenTrinity and Redwolf. Simpler times.
Then I also took a break for around.. 10-11 years? Life sort of happened, met the missus had kids etc.
Came back to discover the VCRA/UKARA had happened, which was pants, but still got stuck into the game.
Became a regular at The Mall, Elite Action Games Dorking (also now sadly gone) and Gunman in Eversley and haven't looked back
If you can stomach the drive up the Hogs Back / M3 or M4/M25 I seriously recommend my two new haunts after Covid has done a runner.
Red Alert in Newbury for Woodland - https://redalertpaintball.co.uk/
and Z-Mart in Newbury for indoor CQB - https://zedadventures.co.uk/locations/zedadventureszedevents-co-uk/ run by all the faces you'd recognise from the mall, except with me included now, you'll find me player marshalling there when they reopen.
Welcome back! Hope to see you out there (and shoot you!)
