How Much Does Airsoft Cost in the UK?

How much does airsoft cost? A day at a UK site costs about £30 with your own kit, and about £45 with hire. Those are the medians from 43 fields' own websites, checked on 2 October 2026. Of those fields, 34 publish an own-kit day price, ranging from £15 to £37.50. Hire days at 30 fields run from £30 to £65.

This guide covers what a typical game day costs, what hire kit includes, how half days and memberships work, extras to budget for, and what to expect as a junior or group. If you're new to the sport, our guide explains what airsoft is and how a game day runs.

Prices from 43 fields' own websites, 2 October 2026. No single site's figure should be read as what airsoft costs - check your own site's booking page before you go.

How much does airsoft cost with your own kit?

The most common own-kit day price across the 34 fields that publish one is £30. Eleven sites charge exactly that, making it both the mode and the median. The cheapest we found was £15; the most expensive was £37.50. The prices group into four bands:

• £15-£24: 6 sites
• £25-£29: 10 sites
• £30-£34: 14 sites
• £35 and above: 4 sites

Six sites charge more if you don't book ahead - typically £5 extra on the day. Several others refuse walk-ups altogether. Site type barely shifts the price: the median own-kit full day sits at £30 for indoor CQB sites, outdoor urban sites and woodland sites alike.

Seventeen of the 43 sites publish a member price or member discount on the day ticket.

What a day with hire kit costs

With hire included, a full day costs a median of £45.50 - about £20 more than the own-kit price. Across the 30 fields that give an all-in hire figure, the range is £30 to £65.

Check whether hire includes the game fee before you book. Of the 39 sites that give a hire price, 21 include the game fee. At 9, hire is charged on top of the day fee: you pay the standard walk-on price and then a separate hire charge on top - for example, £25 for entry and £25 for the kit. Always look at the pricing breakdown on your site's booking page before you pay.

Ten sites ask for a hire deposit, from £10 to £25.

What hire kit includes

At every site that lists the contents, hire comes with a gun and face protection - full-face at most. Beyond that, what you get varies:

• BBs: quantities range from a single 330-round magazine up to 5,000 rounds. The most common amounts are 1,000 or 3,000 rounds. Three sites include unlimited BBs.
• Overalls or combats: included at several sites.
• Food: one site adds a drink and a chocolate bar to its hire package.
• Site BBs only: two sites require you to use BBs bought on site as part of the hire package.

Eye and face protection is standard with hire everywhere. Check what your site requires if you plan to bring your own eyewear.

Half days, evenings and indoor sessions

Nineteen of the 43 fields publish a half-day, evening or short-session price. The range is £10 to £30, with a median of £20. Daytime half days (10 sites) have a median of £19; evening and short-session prices (9 sites) sit at a median of £20.

Indoor arenas typically sell 2-4 hour slots at £15-£25. That is their standard format, not a cut-price alternative to a longer day: The Vault, The Killhouse and CQB Arena sell sessions only. Night games run from £15 to £30 at the sites that offer them.

What counts as a "session" or "half day" varies by site, so check the format on the booking page.

Is membership worth it?

Annual membership at the 17 sites that charge for one runs from £10 to £80, with a median of £30. One site offers membership free. The most common benefit is a £5 discount on the day ticket.

On that basis, a £30 membership paying £5 off each game day covers itself after 6 games - that is our own arithmetic. Some sites offer a bigger cut: one drops the own-kit day from £20 to £10 for members, while another takes members from £37.50 down to £25. The saving per game varies, so it is worth checking the numbers at your own site before you sign up.

Twelve of the 43 sites link their membership to their UKARA route in their own wording. Our guide to UKARA membership explains what that involves and what UKARA does and doesn't cover.

You don't always need to join to play. The Fort puts it directly: "If you just wish to play at The Fort and have no intention of purchasing a realistic airsoft gun, you do not need to become a member." In short, membership earns its cost if you plan to buy a realistic imitation firearm and need the UKARA route, or if you play often enough for the day-ticket saving to add up.

The extras: BBs, food and fees

Fourteen of the 43 sites give a BB price. About 5,000 0.20g BBs cost £10-£12.50 at the sites that publish a figure. Nine sites require biodegradable BBs only, so check the rules page before you pack your ammo.

Two sites include a hot lunch in the standard day ticket. Most others sell food on site, and around 12 offer free tea or coffee during the day. Three say there's no hot food on site. Where a food price is given, a main dish or lunch runs to about £6-£7.50. Parking is free at every site that mentions it, with one exception - a site that uses a public pay-and-display car park due to its island location.

HPA refills cost £1.50-£5 at the sites that list a price; two sites fill them free. Booking fees appear at 7 of the 43 sites, from under £1 to £1.50 per ticket where an amount is shown. Two sites are cash only on site, so it is worth checking the payment method before you travel.

Deposits and refunds

Seven sites give no refunds at all. Before you commit, read the cancellation terms on your site's booking page. Among those with more flexible policies, refund windows run from 24 hours to 31 days. Several sites will transfer your booking to a different date rather than issue a refund.

Own-kit deposits run from £5 to £20, paid online when you book, with the balance due on the day.

Milsim and event tickets

Milsim and battlesim events are priced separately from regular game days. Across the sites that list event prices, the range runs from £20 for a two-day own-kit weekender with camping included, up to £100 for a 24-hour milsim. Most single-day battlesims sit at £30-£50. One 12-hour milsim is listed from £40.

Themed days - Halloween and Christmas events - are priced at or close to the standard game day at most sites.

Prices for juniors and groups

Only 3 of 43 sites in our set charge under-18s a lower rate: one Northern Ireland site charges a U16 half-day at £18 against a £22 full-day own-kit price; one site runs a junior Halloween session at a separate price; and one site applies a lower per-head rate for 8-11s in group sessions. At most sites, juniors and adults pay the same day price. Minimum ages and junior rules are in our guide to how old you have to be to play airsoft.

For groups, 13 of the 43 sites publish a group or private-hire price. The per-head rates we found run from about £22 to £45. Some sites also offer whole-site hire at a flat rate - one indoor arena, for example, quotes a set price of £200 for a 4-hour private session, with gun hire charged on top.

Buying your own kit

Once you've played with hire kit and want your own gun, the cost-to-play picture changes. Whether airsoft is an expensive hobby depends mainly on how often you go: with your own equipment, the recurring cost is the game-day fee and BBs. Hire costs drop out entirely, and the figures in the own-kit column above apply.

A few things to know before you buy:

Your gun must pass the chrono. Of the 37 sites that publish power limits, 29 say they chrono guns before play. Our guide to UK airsoft FPS and joule limits covers what the typical site ceilings are and what to expect at the chrono.

Buying a realistic imitation firearm usually needs a defence. UKARA membership is the standard route for regular skirmishers. Our guide to airsoft law in the UK explains the defences in full and when a two-tone gun applies instead.

Is airsoft cheaper than paintball? We haven't priced paintball, so we won't draw a comparison here.

Eye and face protection come before the gun. Our guide to whether airsoft hurts covers what protection you need and what different sites require.

Find a site near you

Browse airsoft fields by city, or search by postcode on the Airsoft Fields homepage to find a site near you and read its own pricing page before you book.

Sources. Prices come from the websites of these 43 fields, checked on 2 October 2026. Sites change their prices, so check before you book. The 43 lean towards organised, well-documented sites with a working website and a published power limit; smaller or Facebook-only sites are not in this set and may price differently. Ace Combat, AIM Airsoft Swindon, Airsoft Plantation, Alpha 55 Airsoft, Area 66, Battle Camp Activity Centre, Biohazard Airsoft, Black Ops Bristol, Blackout Airsoft Cornwall, Combat Action Games, Commando Force Airsoft, Cotswold Airsoft, CQB Arena, District 23, Dragons Lair Airsoft, Fife Wargames, First & Only Airsoft (The Vault), Frontier Airsoft, FRV Airsoft, Gunman Airsoft, HQ Airsoft, Humber Airsoft, Ironsight Airsoft, Killzone Airsoft, No Man's Land Airsoft, Northern Skirmishing Club (NSC), NTAC, OP-Tac, Players of War, Revolution Airsoft, S51 Airsoft, Scorpion Airsoft, Sixmil Airsoft, Skirmish Wycombe, South Coast CQB, Tac House Spartan, Tactical Delta, TeamGreen Airsoft, The Fort, The Killhouse, The Mill NI, The Siege Project, Ultimate Wargames