Holme Pierrepont Country Park

From £18 For 1 night, 3 adults 8 763 reviews
Camp in the sun or under the shades of trees
And relax (added by visitor 25 mar 2019)
Mini land rovers (added by manager 06 jul 2023)
Adventure play park (added by manager 06 jul 2023)

  • Water- and land-based event centre in 270 acres of parkland
  • Easy access to Nottingham city centre, rail network and airport
  • Country walks, nature trails and lots to do for kids
What do you reckon is the main flavour of activities at this Nottinghamshire site? Yup, top of the menu at the Holme Pierrepont Country Park, near Nottingham are all sorts of watersports: you'll be able to tackle a whitewater course for canoeing, kayaking, rafting and tubing; paddleboarding, open-top canoeing and the inflatable assault course Wipe Out. But! This is a land-based activity centre too, so if you don't fancy plunging into the foamy depths or would quite like to stay dry for a day, other options can be tackled at the outdoor adventure zone where there's an aerial adventure course, miniature golf, a mini four-wheel drive course for kids, a kids' activity club and archery combat. A large play park, country walks and nature zones are also on site (please note some activities are subject to availability and must be booked at reception; early booking is advisable). Feeling a bit faint just from reading all this and think you'd rather spectate? The centre has kindly included a country park café and a regatta lake where it hosts its own events like rowing and canoe regattas, dragonboat racing and triathlons. Lots is on offer too to keep the kids amused, including a woodland adventure playground and a nature trail a short stroll away. Although all this energetic excellence is only 10 minutes' drive from Nottingham city centre, it's well into the countryside and away from anything townie, as it's deep in the 270 acres of parkland of Holme Pierrepont Country Park. The campsite part of the park covers 18 acres and has a facilities block with showers and toilets, and a site shop selling selected groceries and camping supplies.

Site type

Tent pitches 139
Motorhome pitches 225
Touring caravan pitches 100
Rent a tent 5
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 10
Open all year
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 4 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 25 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Minimum spacing of 6 metres between pitches.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Terrible site. Very surprised Pitch up has them on their website.

Overall 2/10
Location 8
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The children's play area is quite good.

Disliked: The pitch was very wet. The lady in the shop is very disagreeable. The shop has almost nothing in it. There were a load of youths in tents playing music and partying until 1am in the morning. There is no one on site to complain to and keep order. The Pot wash area is outside and has no plug for the sink. The showers and toilets are dirty all the time and the ladies does not lock so no point sending a code to get in with. Very disappointed and will not be going again.

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The Actual Watersports Centre and surrounding area us great.…

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
TIM V. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: The Actual Watersports Centre and surrounding area us great.

Disliked: Campsite shop is very poor, don't even stock the bear essentials. Park Veiw Hard Standings are very small, health and safty issues if you use an awning on these pitches. We was greeted on the Saturday night with drunk idiots playing loud music and shouting till the early hours. No staff or Security on site in the evenings. A return visit to this Campsite is definitely NO GO for us.

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Very close to water centre, Nice and clean shower/toilet area. Handy small shop…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Mark O. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Very close to water centre, Nice and clean shower/toilet area. Handy small shop

Disliked: No where to get food after about 5, apart from fast food delivery

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Very poor

Overall 2/10
Location No rating
Value for money No rating
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Nothing

Disliked: Very disappointed, I hadn't received my pitch allocation on the day I would normally so emailed to enquire only to receive an email cancelling our booking!!! Which was the day before our booking!!! I then needed to find accommodation as we were going to a racing event at Holme Pierrepont so couldn't just cancel our plans. I only used this campsite as its convenient for the centre but after this weekend I have and will be using another campsite. I am wait for a full refund. The pictures of the site are miss leading and the shower and toilet blocks need a lot of updating

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Great site, clean, brilliant camping pods.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Camping pod (no pets)

Liked: Used a pod, really clean, convenient, clear instructions for check-in

Disliked: Nothing

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Poor, outdated site, but friendly staff, when you can find them.

Overall 2/10
Location 6
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Nigel S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Nothing

Disliked: I know we've had excessive wet weather! We arrived at the site at 14.15, and reception was closed. As we had the barrier pass code sent, we carried on to the allocated pitch (a hardstanding) that was just the width of our motorhome, 2.3 metres. The grass area surrounding was boggy. It was a fine afternoon, and our thoughts of sitting out was scuppered due to the muddy areas, and bear in mind, we had to exit and enter over this area. Having decided to scout for a more ideal pitch to park on, one of the wardens (Tom) drove through the barrier. Due to him being the only member of the staff we could talk to, he explained nobody was working the reception, and gave a phone number to phone, to discuss our issue. My wife phoned it and Tom had carried on around the site. Tom answered the call, and to his dismay, the contact number was on divert to him. He then gave us another number, direct to Rosie, one of the main office girls. I phoned Rosie (lovely girl and obliging), I explained what we'd found, and also that we'd been to see the amenities in the mean while, and looked proper outdated, probably built in the 50's. Our conversation went on to me asking to cancel the three nights stay due to the poor conditions and get a total refund. Rosie, didn't argue, and after speaking to her manager, a refund was agreed, to be refunded via Pitchup, as that's who we've booked through. Just 5 days later we have been refunded all but the initial deposit that was paid to Pitchup of £15.45.

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Great stay as always

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Lisa B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Lovely showers

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Really had a great time here would definitely recommend

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Camping pod (no pets)

Liked: The play area is fantastic, clean facilities, great communication before the holiday and no issues with the self check in

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The sky trail and staff running it. 16 amp electric.…

Overall 2/10
Location 8
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 4
Wifi No rating
amy l. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: The sky trail and staff running it. 16 amp electric.

Disliked: When we arrived there was no one to talk to about where our pitch was. We had hard standing but unfortunately when you stepped out beside the caravan/awning it was very muddy grass a lot of it being churned by other users. The info and pictures are a bit misleading as there is nothing on the actual site besides a small play area. The activities are a little walk or drive away across the road (if you drove you had to pay for parking). The shop wasn't open for very long. We didn't feel there was any staff on site to talk to if we had any questions. We ended up asking the cleaners. Shower blocks not very clean. Check out was quite early. Unfortunately we had some late arrivals on our last night being very loud. The lake that had the inflatables on is extremely dirty with old shoes, Rubbish and clothing floating around it (might be its not maintained due to it being April)

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Good site with clean facilities and level pitches

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 4
david d. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Location good with lots of walks around the river and nature reserve. toilet and shower facilities was clean.

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Holme Pierrepont Country Park

Home of The National Water Sports Centre

Adbolton Lane

Nottingham

Nottinghamshire

England

NG12 2LU

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.94042°N
-1.09999°W

Route directions

If you are using a satnav to find the site, use the name ‘Holme Pierrepont Country Park’ rather than the postcode as some satnavs will direct you to Colwick Race Course as opposed to the centre. As you approach Nottingham, follow the brown tourist signs for the Holme Pierrepont Country Park which will direct you to the site.

Nearest transport

Coach
2.1 mi Broad Marsh Bus Station
2.1 mi Broad Marsh Bus Station
2.3 mi Friar Lane
Rail
1.7 mi Netherfield Rail Station
1.9 mi Carlton Rail Station
2 mi Nottingham Rail Station
Airport
12.4 mi East Midlands Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

If you've any energy left over or you're hardily thinking that the watery and land-based activities of the Holme Pierrepont Country Park just aren't enough, get along to the cycle paths of Colwick Country Park on the outskirts of Nottingham, which have miles of waterside biking alongside the River Trent. Wildlife watchers can wander around Skylarks Nature Reserve, owned by Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, highly recommended by the Holme Pierrepont Country Park team and 15 minutes' drive from the site. The cricket ground of Trent Bridge, home of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, is 10 minutes' drive away.

Must see

The Lace Market Centre 2 mi

Nottingham Castle 2.3 mi

Wollaton Hall and Park 4.6 mi

Castle Donington Museum 12.1 mi

Belvoir Castle 13.6 mi

National Trust

The Workhouse, Southwell 11.8 mi

Staunton Harold Church 17.6 mi

Hardwick Estate: Stainsby Mill 18 mi

Hardwick Hall 18 mi

Calke Abbey 18.1 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

HOLME PIERREPONT HALL 1.4 mi

MEMORIAL GARDENS, NOTTINGHAM 1.7 mi

Old Market Square Nottingham - Wollaton Hall - Nottingham 2.3 mi

HUNGER HILL GARDENS, STONEPIT COPPICE GARDENS AND GORSEYCLOSE GARDENS 2.4 mi

GENERAL CEMETERY 2.7 mi

Local events

  • Download Festival (Friday 14 June 2024 – Friday 14 June 2024)

    Derby, Derbyshire 13.8 mi

  • Global Birdfair (Friday 12 July 2024 – Friday 12 July 2024)

    Oakham, Rutland 23.3 mi

  • Bloodstock Open Air (Thursday 8 August 2024 – Thursday 8 August 2024)

    Swadlincote, Derbyshire 28.7 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Want to know more about camping in Nottinghamshire?

  • Does Holme Pierrepont Country Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Holme Pierrepont Country Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Holme Pierrepont Country Park? If you've any energy left over or you're hardily thinking that the watery and land-based activities of the Holme Pierrepont Country Park just aren't enough, get along to the cycle paths of … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Holme Pierrepont Country Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Holme Pierrepont Country Park? From £18 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.