Holme Pierrepont Country Park

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  • 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
Motorhome sites 225
Caravan 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 campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 4 or more units (e.g. tent, 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.
  • 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.

Languages spoken

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Reviews

7.3

Overall rating from 913 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

71% would recommend this site to a friend

72% would stay here again

What customers say

Great for watersports & Notts! Spacious pitches, spotless loos/showers & friendly staff get a thumbs up. Kids love the park. Some facilities a bit dated, occasional noise/cleaning requests noted, but management's on it.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 9/06/2026

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Arrival date (latest first)

Disappointing especially lack of overnight supervision or response

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4 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Anonymous

Unpowered grass site

Liked Self check in, plenty of space, convenient drinking water points/toilets/showers

Disliked Very noisy (Rafters) until 2 30am on Sat 13 Jun...I tried ringing the tel numbers provided but no-one answered. I was competing next day in British Masters rowing championships so really, really needed a decent sleep. Very disappointing that no-one picked up, or ensured thr post-9.30pm quiet rule thst was advertised.
Also, the nearest toilet block was locked on Sat morning...
Finally, i was literally the only occupant of Rafters on Sun June 15th, which fely very isolated, especially when nobody would answer the night time calls on the Sat night.

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Overall good stay

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Lisa R. 3 reviews

Powered grass site

Liked Me and my family like how spacious the pitches were and that there was a lot of walks and parks for children

There’s a lake where they have water sports that you can watch

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Great location right next to the…

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8 out of 10
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Penny G. 2 reviews

Unpowered grass site

Liked Great location right next to the rowing lake. Spacious pitches and easy check in process.

Disliked Facilities were a bit date which was not too much of a problem but they were not cleaned as regularly as they could have been. Some other campers were quite noisy playing loud music until close to midnight.

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Poor

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1 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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 Gavin P. 1 review

Powered grass site

Liked Was quite the feild i was in

Disliked When pulled on site a young child spat at the caravan run infront of car with caravan on so had to break sharply facilites were damaged eg toilets showers children playing in them elsan point broken had to use another on site one caravan had 5 dogs teathered on spikes when you walked passed barking and snapping bad swearing from a family from both children and adults

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Overall OK.

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4 out of 10
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Value for money
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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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Nick C. 1 review

Powered grass site

Liked The activities, we done the sky trail & crazy golf which we all thoroughly enjoyed.

Disliked The toilet blocks were filthy. The site had some unwanted guests.

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Close to the Water Park…

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2 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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jane s. 1 review

Unpowered grass site

Liked Close to the Water Park

Disliked Poor communication. Facilites not working. Shop not open.

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AVOID

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Anonymous

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Location

Disliked Currently there are some permanent residents there with feral children, entering tents rifling through belongings. Jumping on other people's tents. Pouring paint down the sinks in toilets. Adults shouting at 2pm I was in the main central bit of camp site and felt very unsafe there. Not relaxing at all.

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Convenience for NWSC…

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Jonathan G. 1 review

Powered grass site

Liked Convenience for NWSC

Disliked Very noisy until 1.30am. No obvious control of young children running around & making excessive noise very late at night.
Facilities are getting very tired & tatty. The original gents toilets needs a thorough refurb. Toilets don’t flush properly and were often unpleasant to use
Missing some pitch markers
Not good value for money any more and has gone down in standard over the last few years

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Closeness to the water sports centre…

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4 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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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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 Aisling D. 1 review

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Closeness to the water sports centre for a rowing event I was attending

Disliked Toilet blocks a little dated

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Spoilt by travellers

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2 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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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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 Adam D. 1 review

Powered grass site

Liked Lake nearby had a rowing comp on & High ropes for the kids

Disliked Lots of travellers causing trouble, kids flooding the bathrooms and intimidating other kids that entered the toilet area

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Features

Dogs allowed

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 Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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 Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport 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 85 cm) 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 Horse 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

Local events

  • Bloodstock Open Air (Thursday, 6 August 2026 – Thursday, 6 August 2026)

    Swadlincote, England 46.1 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?
    Camping and caravan
    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 $45.94 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.