Holme Pierrepont

One of the first places we got to visit when we moved to the UK was the Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre in Nottinghamshire. As the name implies, it's a watersports park: there's a large lake, ponds for water skiing and ski jumps, and a white water course for canoes. There's some indoor facilities too, but I've never been to those parts of the park. Events are often held here, but there's no obligation to take part in them, nor does the park get closed when these events are on (well, it's never been closed due to events whenever I've been there).

It's also just a pretty place to visit: there are plenty of parts to walk, with the longest place being the path directly around the lake. The park is home to multiple birds, including ducks, swans, and geese (the photo I took of the goose in my avatar was taken there!), and there's plenty of grass and trees, as well as some footpaths leading out of the facility. It's nice to sit and watch the birds go about their life, or to view some rowing teams race each other then see a motorized boat overtake them. :)

Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre should not be confused with Holme Pierrepont: Holme Pierrepont is the name of the hamlet (in the UK, a hamlet is a rural community smaller than a village) the park is located near. However, from my experience a lot of people (myself included) refer to the park as just "Holme Pierrepont", forgetting that the hamlet had the name first.