Holme Pierrepont National Water Sports Center
Holme Pierrepont is a great place to visit even if you're not into water sports.
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.
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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.Click for more information and photo from Holme Pierrepont.