The Sporting Lodge Journal

Your guide to expert advice and the latest updates in the world of country sports and outdoor activities.

Single Brown Red Wing Shoe Est 1905

Earning Your Wings

Red Wing Heritage have a select list of skilled and approved cobblers that can re-sole and repair your Red Wing Boots with the original parts. Going out of their way...

Earning Your Wings

Red Wing Heritage have a select list of skilled and approved cobblers that can re-sole and repair your Red Wing Boots with the original parts. Going out of their way...

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Clay Shooter James Bradley-Day Aiming Shotgun

The James Bradley-May Interview

Though scarcely out of his teens, James Bradley-Day is already a World Champion clay shooter and in high demand for his expert instructing services (via his business JBD Sporting). Impressed...

The James Bradley-May Interview

Though scarcely out of his teens, James Bradley-Day is already a World Champion clay shooter and in high demand for his expert instructing services (via his business JBD Sporting). Impressed...

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Purdy Shotgun and Tweed Field Jacket

Purdey Tweed Spring Summer Collection

Blending refined elegance with tradition and technology, the new Purdey collection at The Sporting Lodge showcases the finest Scottish tweed and cashmere with the latest garment innovations to create lighter,...

Purdey Tweed Spring Summer Collection

Blending refined elegance with tradition and technology, the new Purdey collection at The Sporting Lodge showcases the finest Scottish tweed and cashmere with the latest garment innovations to create lighter,...

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Sunspel John Booth Embroidered Brand Logo

Sunspel x John Booth: A Cloudy & Colourful Coll...

To celebrate their 160th anniversary the iconic British brand Sunspel invited Scottish born artist John Booth to create his own colourful take on the brand using the Sunspel archives to...

Sunspel x John Booth: A Cloudy & Colourful Coll...

To celebrate their 160th anniversary the iconic British brand Sunspel invited Scottish born artist John Booth to create his own colourful take on the brand using the Sunspel archives to...

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Filson Tin Cloth Bag

The Filson Tin Cloth Bag: An Investment for Life

Table of Contents Which Filson luggage items use Tin Cloth? What is Tin Cloth made from? The benefits of Filson’s Tin Cloth What else is the material used for? What...

The Filson Tin Cloth Bag: An Investment for Life

Table of Contents Which Filson luggage items use Tin Cloth? What is Tin Cloth made from? The benefits of Filson’s Tin Cloth What else is the material used for? What...

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Dog in Countryside on Shootday

Dog's First Shoot Day

Planning to take Rover on his first day in the field? GLYNN EVANS has some tips on ensuring everything goes smoothly. There is a saying that the quickest way to...

Dog's First Shoot Day

Planning to take Rover on his first day in the field? GLYNN EVANS has some tips on ensuring everything goes smoothly. There is a saying that the quickest way to...

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Blaser Hunting Clothing

Blaser: The Perfect Hunting Companion

New for winter 2019/20 at The Sporting Lodge is the exclusive Blaser Active Vintage Smock and Trousers. Constructed from material based on the well known Hunting Loden fabric, this is...

Blaser: The Perfect Hunting Companion

New for winter 2019/20 at The Sporting Lodge is the exclusive Blaser Active Vintage Smock and Trousers. Constructed from material based on the well known Hunting Loden fabric, this is...

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Wearing Ralph Lauren Polo Shirt

Ralph Lauren Arrives at The Sporting Lodge

Native New Yorker Ralph Lauren (ne Liefschitz) spent his formative years in The Bronx having had a fairly conventional upbringing as the son of Belarussian Jewish immigrants. Despite this Ralph...

Ralph Lauren Arrives at The Sporting Lodge

Native New Yorker Ralph Lauren (ne Liefschitz) spent his formative years in The Bronx having had a fairly conventional upbringing as the son of Belarussian Jewish immigrants. Despite this Ralph...

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Couple sitting outside wearing Barbour Jackets and Outdoor Clothing

Barbour: 125 Years of Functional Style

If we ask you to imagine a British countryside scene, what springs to mind? A windswept moor? Rolling pastures of green and gold? A dark autumnal lake? Freshly ploughed farmland?...

Barbour: 125 Years of Functional Style

If we ask you to imagine a British countryside scene, what springs to mind? A windswept moor? Rolling pastures of green and gold? A dark autumnal lake? Freshly ploughed farmland?...

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