Special Ops Airsoft

I booked Special Ops HQ for my boyfriend's 21st birthday for him and his friends and it went down a treat. Carlos was a great host and was very good at communicating via email to organise the whole thing. I booked a half day group session and it was great value for money and the airsoft arena was great, I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking to do airsoft or just an alternative to paintball in the Beds and Bucks area. Thanks Carlos for a great day.

We've just spent the morning with Carlos and his team. My children, 11 and 13yrs, have just had their first experience of Airsofting with Special Ops. They all absolutely loved every minute of it.We went for the half day option with hire, as we weren't sure if they would like it or not. I'm glad we only went for half a day as the kids were shattered. There were various game types which kept them interested throughout. The weapons provided were of a decent quality and more than enough BB's provided. My eldest boy is extremely anxious and almost didn't play, however one of the other older players saw this and offered to take him under his wing and look after him for the first game. This was indicative of all the players there. Everyone seemed to be having fun and were really inclusive of everyone there. Overall it was a great experience and fun to observe. Thank you for a great day out.

First things first. Staff and Marshals were friendly, this site just wasn’t for me. Arrived at 8 and didn’t start the first game until after 11, 3 hours later! The reason, the site had more players than normal and they only allowed one marshal to deal with the hires and that same marshal also had to do the chrono. With the other marshals not being trained or trusted, this ended up with a lot of wasted time. With the late start, there was the offer of playing games later to make up the time, however this did not suit our party as we had plans in the evening and so had to be gone by 4pm. Then into the games, every single game was a form of attack and defend within a very confined area. Our group was a mix of snipers and assaulters. The snipers found it difficult to stay away from MED because the area being used was so constricted, and the assaulters were only allowed to push so far because of restrictions on pushing the opposite team back. And with the games only being of an attack and defend format, it got pretty boring pretty quick. Before lunch we must have played around 50 mins of Airsoft max. Lunch was fine, meeting the minimum expectations for a Sunday skirmish. After lunch, more attack and defend and after about 45 mins it was 15.30 and close to when we needed to leave due to other commitments. So in 8 hours we managed just over an hour and a half of Airsoft. For £30 as a walk-on that is not great value for money. The site is fine if you are brand new to the sport as you wouldn’t know what to expect. But for seasoned airsofters, who skirmish to play Airsoft and not sit around all day, you will be disappointed, especially with the lack of imagination when it comes to game variety. A note to the Marshall team; have chrono open at 9 and have the chrono being done at the same time as the hires are being sorted out. Bring some creativity to the game play. A little bit of capture the flag, use more of the area with various objectives when there are more players there.

Honestly had the best time today doing a day session with the full equipment hire , super impressed with the safety off the centre and off course the team were very friendly I would happily recommend it to anyone.

Booked this for 5 teenagers. They absolutely loved every minute. Carlos and all his team were so kind patient and informative. They really went out of their way to look out for our group. The briefing of the game was great demonstrating respect and integrity. We've all booked another 3 sessions. Can't wait. Basically the boys all loved it. Think we'll be joining in soon! Thoroughly reccomend Special Ops.

I have been to this site 3 times now and I can say confidently that it's my favourite so far! Carlos and the marshals are all very friendly, knowledgeable about the sport and most importantly run the games to be as fun and action packed as possible.The regulars who play there are also very friendly, appreciate a historical/ unique piece of kit and are simply a good laugh to be around. Along side this there's a good number of new players who have loved playing. Where some sites have players treating newbies as stupid for not knowing what the best internals for your AEG are, not pushing at the right time or not having time to answer questons that a new player might have, this just is not the case here. All new players have been made to feel welcomed by Carlos, the marshals and the experienced players! Sometimes you'll see experienced players going with newbies to help them get an idea of different play styles and in some cases letting them fire off some rounds from their more unique guns. It is a a very beginner friendly site and I cant recommend it enough for anyone who wants to get into the sport.The only downsides to the site are a small car park and the warzone being about 800m away from the safe zone, however these are minor quality of life issues that are quickly forgotten when youre in the action.Overall I would describe the site as a site by airsoft players, for airsoft players and I cant wait for the next opportunity to play there.

Not a good place to play no communication between Marshals no hpa set up even though we called ahead to ask do you have a hpa set up head Marshals cringy safety brief and another Marshall that made a female player feel uncomfortable with his behaviour towards her

Perhaps the worst signposted place in the world but a satnav will take you there.It's a pretty expensive day but well organised and well run. If you like running around woods shooting plastic balls at other people, this is perfect!Lunch is a little basic but just about does the job.No toilets!!

Turned up for my son's first airsoft event. Didn't realise I could take part as I thought it was a junior's only day (the website could do a little work here). Turns out that I could; so after spending the morning walking around with the marshalls seeing their perspective I took part in the afternoon session, hiring a gun and mask.Time well spent and will no doubt be the cause of two more members of the airsoft community. The initial outlay is not too bad compared to similar sports, but the per event costs are remarkably good value especially when you consider the other costs.The chilli con carni lunch, which I think was homemade by Carlos the manager, was lovely.Carlos and his marshalls were very patient with us noobs, and the other participants of the day were also friendly and helpful, especially one young chap who took both my son and I under his wing. Including a valiant stand off with he and I in a guard tower out numbered, outgunned and with him out of gas for his sidearm and the enemy too close for his sniper rifle. He heroically sacrificed himself on an ammo run, leaving me to take out 4 enemies before being overrun myself, taking my assailant out as well.The sounds of rounds pinging off the canvas, wood panels and foliage give a realism and immersion paint ball and laser equivalents dream of matching.Fun times.

Site has a very rustic fill safe zone could do with the the small logs being moved and lifted out trip hazard bolts on cut back as I caught my shin on one. I travelled 2 hrs to play a new site and warm welcome first 2 games no problems 3rd game rules change for the local players as we left early the sarcastic by a marshals was the icing on the cake