Holme Pierrepont Country Park

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Campsite
And relax
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
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

English

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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Facilities / Activities
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Child friendliness
9
Cleanliness
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Wifi
6

76% would recommend this site to a friend

76% would stay here again

What customers say

Great spot for families/groups, close to watersports & Nottingham. Pitches are spacious & level. Facilities okay, but could be cleaner & more modern. Some noise at weekends. Basic shop. Many'd return.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Wouldn't return because of the dirty facilities.

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Anonymous

Powered grass site

Liked Close to activities which is great for the kids! Lots of toilets and showers. Easy check in. Spacious plots. Heaters in individual shower cubicles.

Disliked Although there were planty, the toilets and showers were dated as well as dirty ALL THE TIME. We camp a lot so we know that showers and toilets won't be clean clean but there was poo smudges on the cubicle walls (the entire time we were there, backing up no cleaners!). The ladies showers stayed on for about 10 seconds at a time. Didn't see any cleaners over the 4 days. Womens didn't have hand soap for 3 out of the 4 days either! Our pitch had trees in the middle of it? Good thing they're spacious plots so we were able to share with friends. Says no dogs off lead, we had 2 dogs wander over often, not a problem as we like dogs but the shouting from the owners to "call" their dog back constantly could've gone without. Says no fires but lots of campers had fires. Not a negative but just so others know, debating having a fire, go for it, no one was checking anything anyway.

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How big the campsite was and it had a laundry facilities and…

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Anonymous

Powered grass site

Liked How big the campsite was and it had a laundry facilities and a park for children including lots of water activities

Disliked The showers were small and not a lot of room to get changed in after a shower without getting clothes wet

Toilets ran out of hand soap for a day and needed cleaning more regularly

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I would go again although the facilities could be cleaner.

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Alex P.

Powered grass site

Liked Clean campsite, grass cut, trees cut.

Disliked Facilities was not very clean. No soap, toilet roll at times.
Got there and one of our pitches had been double booked for the first night. Pitched other tent on a slanted area.
If you have the code for the gate anyone could come in really as no one came round and checked on us. Plus we pitched on an area which wasn’t a numbered pitch but was never asked questions.
Didn’t see one person who works for the campsite.
Toilets are quite far from some of the camping area which isn’t great if you have children.

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Spacious…

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3 out of 10
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Anne-marie S.

Powered grass site

Liked Spacious

Disliked Nobody working on site after a set time even though security is meant to be around managing noise levels and open fires. Number that is given to call is someone at home and they have no numbers for anybody that should be on site (security) which is pointless.
Strange drunk man was also seen around the back of tents, again No security on site to help with this situation.
Was very unnerving for campers

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La superficie de l’emplacement r…

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6 out of 10
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Anonymous

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Liked La superficie de l’emplacement r

Disliked L’état des sanitaires : portes sans fermetures, odeur désagréable, une douche sans lumière , et un état de propreté inexistant

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Lovely campsite with good facilities.…

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Anonymous

Powered grass site

Liked Lovely campsite with good facilities.

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The water sports center a crossed the road was brilliant - a…

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7 out of 10
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Shain B.

Powered grass site

Liked The water sports center a crossed the road was brilliant
- a Morrisons few mins away
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Disliked Toilets are dirty but that’s down to the other campers just being dirty the toliet block it’s self is nice
- we had a small fire pit & security told us to put it out but there was 3 other family’s the rest of the week with there’s on at night didn’t understand why they was allowed
- shop really expensive so definitely remember everything before you go

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Disappointed, first impressions do count at Reception and onsite.

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2 out of 10
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Elizabeth C.

Powered grass site

Liked Really beautiful grounds, plenty of space for people, no need for anyone to be on top of each other, different pitches and locations. They also have lots of combined shower and toilet cubicles, beautifully set out and a decent accessiable disabled shower area, etc. Nice site and location. My pitch was with electricity.
Communications on the day of arrival with email, excellent.

Disliked Review factual. Usually I take pictures, post positive reviews, but with the lack of welcome received. A absolute no!

The stone faced reception I was met with upon my arrival, no welcome at the reception desk. I arrived with a smile on my face, quite uplifted to have found it and that it looked like a great campsite, I was unfortunately met with a WTF do you want attitude at reception, stared at me like I came from MARS. #FACTS.
Ashame really as reception upon arrival at the very least should be warm and friendly with contact.

Anyway, I explained that I was a little early, roughly 1 hour, my stupid mistake for being so bloody, honest. I was told instantly there was £6 charge for early arrivals to get my pitch earlier. I paid it as I couldn't be bothered to argue and wasn't letting her ot anyone piss me off over their own issues. However, my pitch was already empty, and other spots. To top it off, other people who came early were not even charged like myself or given the same treatment for being there early. Us campers do talk. For me, it's not about the money it's the principle, and the fact £6 is a joke in reality. It isn't written on site rules or policies. Other nicer places don't even do this and I thought with the reception it was quite harsh on top. I 100% wouldn't recommend or go back here as a result. Everyone should be treated equally and fairly.

Showers and toilets were not cleaned early enough. As others said, filthy in the morning. No sign of AM cleaner. I did text, and they did respond to say it had just been done, which was in the late evening.

Heads up!
Some noise can be heard from the main road, didn’t bother me a great deal, but may other people.

Neighbouring Tent walking too close to our personal area I.e pitch, when vast amount of space available not to intrude near us or other people throughout the day and at night.
Common sense did not prevail.

Not all advertised activities are available. Kids disappointed.
Adults disappointed. Shop only accepts card on campsite.

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Location. Playground.…

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Anonymous

Powered grass site

Liked Location. Playground.

Disliked Disgusting bathrooms. Neighbours on all sides were noisy and inconsiderate.

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Beautiful site spacious pitches friendly staff…

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Anonymous

Powered grass site

Liked Beautiful site spacious pitches friendly staff

Disliked Could do with another facilities block

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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 site/unit 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

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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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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.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Holme Pierrepont Country Park? From $47.95 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.