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HOLME PIERREPOINT

95 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

DogsWalksCycling
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome95 ha

Getting here

52.94765, -1.08214

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

10 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — country park

Free

Forest walks

Country park

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 15

Varies

Family friendly

Country park — designed for family visits

Free

Picnic day out

Country park — good for group day out

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Trent Valley Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Big TrackWalking route
Named routeRef The Big TrackLocal walking route
Grantham Canal Bi-Centenial Canalside WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Smew TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Shoveler TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Kingfisher RouteWalking route
Named route
Private Road No. 3public footpath · 14 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Private Road No. 3public footpath · 16 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mSurface asphaltPath type: tertiary
Private Road No. 3public footpath · 831 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 831 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

73 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
NTU City Campus to New Basford Avoiding Tram LinesCycling route
Named routeRef NTU - New BasfordLocal cycle route
Family Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Midland Road Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Gedling <> ArnoldCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Gedling Village <> Burton JoyceCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Mountain Bike RouteMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

31 public paths nearby

Public paths
Holme Lanebyway open to all traffic · 280 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 280 mSurface compactedIncline 0Path type: track
Sandy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 120 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 120 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Adbolton Lanebyway open to all traffic · 323 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 323 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Holme Lanebyway open to all traffic · 4 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 4 mSurface compactedIncline 0Path type: path
Holme Lanebyway open to all traffic · 4 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 4 mSurface compactedIncline 0Path type: track

About this country park

Holme Pierrepoint is a vast Country Park of 95 hectares in Rushcliffe, East Midlands. It comprises open fields and woodlands where visitors can enjoy walking, cycling, and wildlife watching, particularly birds and small mammals.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Colwick Country ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Bridgford ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱King Edward ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱The Green HeartUrban park4.5 km→🌱Gedling Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Holme Pierrepont Country ParkUrban park200 m→

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