Holme Pierrepont National Water sports Center

Holme Pierrepont National Water Sports Center

Ski Boarder Flying at Ski Tow Centre NottinghamHolme Pierrepont is a great place to visit even if you're not into water sports. Built along the side of the River Trent just outside Nottingham. Includes a very long rowing coarse, a fast flowing canoe slalom coarse and calmer practice lakes.

It's free to enter any part of Holme Pierrepont and there's plenty of free car parking. During the summer months there's always plenty of activity on the white water canoe / kayak cause. Walk ways and foot bridges provide good viewing all along the coarse and there's plenty of grassy banks to relax on.

Right next to the Slalom coarse is Holme Lock on the River Trent. There's always plenty of narrow boats moored along the lock and river banks.

 
If you carry on along the lane that leads to the main Holme Pierrepont Centrex, (or turn left when leaving the car parks) after about a mile you'll see a left turn sign for 'Ski Tow Center'. I think this is part of Holme Pierrepont, but most visitors miss it as it's sort of 'separate' and not easily reached from the main car - unless you walk about 2 miles!!

The Ski Tow center is for water skiing, but instead of motor boats the skiers are pulled around by a mechanical pulley system (think of a ski lift). This makes it great for viewing as there's always a Skier or Ski Boarder passing you. Picnic tables and a nice grassy bank provide easy viewing on a summers evening.

Features.
2k Rowing Coarse
Canoe Slalom
Calm Lakes
Water Skiing
Ski Boarding
Toilets
River Trent
Holme Lock
Free Entry for Viewing

Photographs from Holme Pierrepont Water sports Center, Nottingham.

Desktop Wallpaper Photo of a Kayaker at Holme Pierrepont National Water Sports Center, Nottingham

White Water Kayaker

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Ski Boarder at the Ski Tow Center at Holme Pierrepont - by Natures desktop

Ski Boarder

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Desktop Wallpaper Photo of a Kayaker at Holme Pierrepont national watersports centre

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Wakeboarder Jumping at the Ski Tow Center at Holme Pierrepont

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Man Wakeboarder Jumping at the Ski Tow Center at Holme Pierrepont

Wake board Jump

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Ski Boarder wake at the Ski Tow Center at Holme Pierrepont - by Natures desktop

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HQ desktop wallpaper of the Front Seat on a narrow boat at Holme Lock, River Trent, Nottingham

Narrow boat Front Seat

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Vivid Reflections

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Holme Pierrepont National Water sports Center

Kayaker at Holme Pierrepont water sports centre Along the side of the River Trent just outside Nottingham. Includes a long rowing coarse, a fast flowing canoe slalom coarse and calmer practice lakes. It's free to enter.

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