Holme Pierrepont Country Park

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Adventure play park
Adventure play park

  • 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 on site
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; and open-top canoeing. 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 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 are 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 sites 139
RV sites 225
Travel trailer sites 100
Rent a tent 5
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 10
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 4 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, RV or accommodation hire) traveling 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.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • The height barrier is pulled down from 8pm until 8pm so any taller vehicles above 1.98 meters (6ft 6 inches) needing to arrive or depart outside these times will need to use the exterior car park.

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Reviews

7.7

Overall rating from 1,065 Pitchup.com customers

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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

76% would recommend this site to a friend

75% would stay here again

What customers say

Large, well-located site with spacious pitches. Close to National Water Sports Centre & Nottingham. Facilities adequate, but cleanliness & modern washrooms need improvement. Some noise noted, especially weekends. Basic shop. Many would return.

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It is very good for camping,…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass campsite

Liked It is very good for camping, we will stay here again next year!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very quiet peaceful…

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7 out of 10
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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Very quiet peaceful

Disliked Not a great park for you get kids. Could do with a little play adventure park

Recommend to friends Visit again

Getting tired

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5 out of 10
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Martin H.

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Pitch

Disliked Shower block

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely grounds, facilities not up to par

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7 out of 10
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Taylor H.

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Lovely grounds, lots to do if that’s what you were there for… we weren’t so didn’t take advantage of all that was on offer
Nice big pitches well maintained
Friendly staff
Self check in - just turn up and pitch up!

Disliked Toilets were generally dirty and unkept
Possibly because we went toward end of summer but the facilities looked tired. I am by no means picky about facilities but chose not to shower at this particular site as a result of the state of the block
Sanitary bins were overflowing in several toilets
Only one block to serve whole campsite probably attributed to this

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location, awful shower blocks!

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6 out of 10
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KEELEY W.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked The grounds were lovely and litter free, great location to the water sports centre .
The park was ok.

Disliked The toilet/shower blocks were disgusting!
The showers and toilets were not clean, it looked like they had never been cleaned.
It’s such a let down for the camping site! They need modernising and cleaning!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice setting and convenient for event…

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6 out of 10
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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Nice setting and convenient for event

Disliked Shower pressure was dreadful, slowing to a trickle at times and could do with more frequent cleaning

Recommend to friends Visit again

I'm not sure why this park…

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Colin B.

Powered grass campsite

Liked I'm not sure why this park gets a lot of negative reviews. Shout out to Val who was very helpful in organising things both before and during out visit. Thanks Val!

We liked:
- Large pitches.
- Helpful staff.
- Tidy.
- Well laid out.

Disliked - One of the toilet blocks needs to be renovated. It just doesn't do the site justice.
- My wife said the womens' facilities weren't clean, but that could just be women being messier than men!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Ok for a base for somewhere to park and sleep morning mode.

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1 out of 10
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Wifi
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Samantha R.

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked We booked a hard standing without realising it was fully hard standing with any grass around. In arriving we realised it would not be suitable as it was loose stone with a baby, 8 year old and a dog. After going to reception we managed to switch to a grass pitch.

Disliked Facilities were horrendous, unclean full of cobwebs (watch your head!) even after them been apparently cleaned you wouldn’t think so.
Site advertises there is an amazing looking play park, in fact there is a small wooden one for younger children. The large play park is a 15 / 20 min walk away from the camp site passed the water, and up near the activity centre.

Has a very basic shop, but don’t rely on it as there isn’t much.

There is not a lot to do on the site. Maintenance prefer to remove the rope swings and stick built dens that children built because they where bored seen as the big park was not near by then clean up the massive amount of litter around site or spend a little more time cleaning the toilets/showers.

Has a massive amount of potential with the right management to arrange it.

Recommend to friends Visit again

This campsite has the potential to…

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4 out of 10
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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked This campsite has the potential to be something good, but they’re not quite there yet.

Disliked We arrived on the Tuesday, never saw a member of staff. We put our tent up etc and went about our day. There was some rubbish left on the field we were in.
Went to the toilet block and all the sanitary bins in the ladies were completely full and tampons etc were thrown on top of the bins and at the sides of the toilets.
Friday/ Saturday the site filled up with people taking part in a triathlon event… only then did we see a member of staff come around to greet people arriving on site despite no one else in the week being greeted. Funnily enough, the sanitary bins were only emptied on the Friday.
There were no security patrols at night
We had a private field behind us that had a fire pit, men were walking past our tents until midnight- after chopping wood on the main road which was loud. Lots of people had firepits on Thursday night, we made one on Friday night baring in mind it was raised off the ground and on a heat proof mat and was told to put it out.
I probably wouldn’t stay here again, depending what field you are pitched in it’s quite a walk to the toilets particularly at night time.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Wouldn't return

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1 out of 10
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Emma I.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Lots of families which meant all the kids were entertained playing with eachother on the field.

Disliked Showers and toilets were absolutely disgusting 🤢

Inconsistent enforcement of rules by staff.
One night it was ok to have a BBQ - and many people did - but the next night staff were on patrol making everyone put them out.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Scouts welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transportation nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 32 inches) Level campground, no steep slopes Site close to accessible bathrooms

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Seasonal sites

Location

Holme Pierrepont Country Park

Home of The National Water Sports Centre

Adbolton Lane

Nottingham

Nottinghamshire

England

NG12 2LU

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (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
3.3 km Broad Marsh Bus Station
3.4 km Broad Marsh Bus Station
3.7 km Friar Lane
Rail
2.7 km Netherfield Rail Station
3.1 km Carlton Rail Station
3.2 km Nottingham Rail Station
Airport
20 km 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 3.3 km

Nottingham Castle 3.8 km

Wollaton Hall and Park 7.5 km

Castle Donington Museum 19.5 km

Belvoir Castle 21.9 km

National Trust

The Workhouse, Southwell 19 km

Staunton Harold Church 28.4 km

Hardwick Estate: Stainsby Mill 28.9 km

Hardwick Hall 28.9 km

Calke Abbey 29.2 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

HOLME PIERREPONT HALL 2.3 km

MEMORIAL GARDENS, NOTTINGHAM 2.7 km

Old Market Square Nottingham - Wollaton Hall - Nottingham 3.6 km

HUNGER HILL GARDENS, STONEPIT COPPICE GARDENS AND GORSEYCLOSE GARDENS 3.9 km

GENERAL CEMETERY 4.3 km

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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • 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?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Holme Pierrepont Country Park? From $39.08 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.