Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre
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| About | |
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| Locale | Holme Pierrepont near Nottingham |
| Coordinates | 52°56′45″N 1°05′25″W / 52.9458°N 1.0903°W |
| Main shape | linear |
| Water source | River Trent |
| Canoe lift | No |
| Construction | 1986 |
| Date upgraded | 2009 |
| Stats | |
| Length | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Drop | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Flowrate | 16–25 m3/s (570–880 cu ft/s) |
| http://www.nwscnotts.com/ | |
Holme Pierrepont Country Park, home of The National Watersports Centre is located in the hamlet of Holme Pierrepont near Nottingham, England and on the River Trent. It is used for many different types of sports and has recently received significant investment which has enabled a major refurbishment of existing facilities as well as introduction of new facilities.
Run by Serco on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council, it was previously one of five National Sports Centres, and is a unique sporting venue set in the centre of the country.
Set in 270 acres (1.1 km2) of parkland, Holme Pierrepont Country Park not only offers a host of water activities, but also a range of land based activities. The centre is made up of three distinct pieces of water:
Further, the River Trent is also accessible from the site.
Holme Pierrepont Country Park also has an Outdoor Adventure Park, formerly known as the Family Fun Park, located in the Country Park area of the site. Opened in 2014, which includes:
The site introduced an outdoor laser tag game in 2013, which involves harmless teams competing against each other with infra-red gaming guns on an all-weather battlefield.
There are two new gyms which were opened in 2014 - these include a 60 station Life Fitness gym which overlooks the Regatta Lake and a specific Strength and Conditioning gym. Equipment includes:
The site has 54 refurbished en-suite bedrooms in the main Lakeside building, as well as a self-contained cottage called The Elms, which sleeps up to 11 people. The site also has an 18-acre campsite containing a mixture of grass and hard standing pitches, some available with electric hook up, 5 Tipi's (introduced in 2016) and 10 Camping Arches (insulated wooden huts for camping in).
The centre offers conference and meeting facilities and has four refurbished conference rooms, with the largest room catering for up to 150 people.
Holme Pierrepont Country Park also offers team building activities alongside their conferencing packages.
The facilities provide a full range of award courses in:
A sports science and medicine centre, ran by the English Institute of Sport, is purpose built and is available for use by governing bodies for physiology, sports injury/rehabilitation and physiological testing.
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