meet The team

The team behind loyton

Loyton Sporting was established by Angus Barnes in 2003, following his career as an auctioneer at Bonhams in London. Today, Loyton manages a portfolio of six distinguished sporting clubs, set across some of the finest shooting estates in and around Exmoor National Park in the South West. 

Angus and his family also created Loyton Lodge, a ten-bedroom shooting lodge renowned for its history, warmth and comfort. Additional properties – sister lodge Molland House, Morebath Manor, and Bittescombe Lodge – are available for exclusive use by our teams.

We are immensely proud of what we’ve created at Loyton and look forward to sharing these remarkable estates with you.  

SHOOT SALES & CONCIERGE

Angus Barnes, Founder and Manager at Loyton.
Piers Vaux, Management, Partner, and USA liaison for Loyton Shoot Sales and Concierge.

ANGUS BARNES

PIERS VAUX

Simon Rood, Management and Head of Shooting services & Gun Sales at Loyton.
James Macmillan, Shoot Host for Loyton, specialising in shoot management and concierge services.

SIMON ROOD

JAMES MACMILLAN

SHOOT & ESTATE MANAGEMENT

Lawrence Wallace, Estate Management and Shoot Host at Loyton.
Stewart McIntyre, Estate Manager at Loyton, specialising in sustainable sporting estate management.

LAWRENCE WALLACE

STEWART MCINTYRE

Nicolai-Andino Horstmann, Shoot Host and Estate Manager for Loyton.

NICOLAI-ANDINO HORSTMANN

HEAD KEEPERS

Gary Liddle, Head Keeper for Challacombe Sporting Club at Loyton.
Pete Conachie, Head Keeper for Combe Sydenham Sporting Club at Loyton.

GARY LIDDLE

CHALLACOMBE

PETE CONACHIE

COMBE SYDENHAM

James Smith, Head Keeper for Haddeo Sporting Club at Loyton.
Nick Porter, Head Keeper for Miltons Sporting Club at Loyton.

NICK PORTER

MILTONS

JAMES SMITH

HADDEO

Robert Cleave, Head Keeper for Molland Sporting Club at Loyton.

ROBERT CLEAVE

MOLLAND