Holme Lock L1 Leisure :: Waterside Moorings

🌿 Holme Lock L1 Leisure Mooring

River Trent | Near Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

📍 Location

Holme Lock L1 is a delightfully rural mooring site located beside the National Watersports Centre, just 10 minutes from Nottingham city centre. It sits on the non-tidal River Trent, offering a scenic contrast to the narrow canals it connects with. Access is via Adbolton Lane, through the Watersports Centre car park and across the canoe slalom bridge.

🚤 Mooring Details

- Site length: approximately 170 metres

- Berths: Up to 7 vessels moored on the topside of the lock

- Type: Leisure mooring only (not residential)

- Access: Across the lock; no gated entrance

🛠️ Facilities

- Electricity via metered hook-up

- Drinking water point near refuse area

- Elsan disposal beside the lock

- Refuse disposal provided by the local waterway team

- Car parking: Open and unsecured; moorers may use but have no priority

- Elsan disposal and bins are not part of the mooring agreement

🚲 Towpath & Access

- Viewing: Accessible at any time

- Please respect the privacy of other moorers

- High freeboard (depth from coping edge to water level); contact Mooring Manager for suitability

🏘️ Nearby Amenities

- Town: West Bridgford (3 miles west) — shops, restaurants, pubs

- City: Nottingham (4 miles northwest) — full range of services

- Rail: Nottingham Station, Carrington Street, NG2 3AQ

- Road: Access via A52 and Regatta Way

🏡 Leisure Use Only

This site is intended for leisure use. Overnight stays and occasional longer visits are welcome, but it is not suitable for full-time residential use and lacks planning consent or infrastructure for long-term living.

📌 Additional Info

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- Grade: Standard

- Waterway: River Trent

- Viewing: No restrictions

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Useful Information

Site Facilities

Electricity Drinking Water Elsan Disposal Refuse Disposal Car Parking

Nearest Road

To reach the site, turn off the A52 Radcliffe Road, into Regatta Way which leads into Adbolton Lane. In approx three quarters of a mile, bear left following the signs for the National Watersports Centre Slalom course. Continue on this lane for a further three quarters of a mile, through the NWSC public car park, over the bridge which crosses the canoe slalom course and continue into the car park area adjacent to the lock. West Bridgford town centre, where services are available, is approximately three miles away to the west. Nottingham city centre is approximately four miles away to the north west.

Nearest Station

Nottingham, Carrington Street, Nottingham, NG2 3AQ.

Nearest Town

Nottingham

Additional Information

Site Information

Facilities & Services

Elsan disposal is located beside the lock.
A water point is available near the refuse disposal point.
There is a metered electric hook-up point near this berth.

Access

Access to the mooring is gained across the lock.

Waste & Elsan

Elsan disposal and/or waste bins are provided by and under the control of the local waterway. They do not form part of the mooring agreement.

Car Parking

An open car park is provided by the local waterway. Moorers may use it, but they do not have any priority over other users at this site.

Important Notes

The site has a high freeboard (depth from coping edge to water level). Customers are encouraged to contact the Mooring Manager for further information.

Leisure Use Only

This site is intended for leisure use. Overnight stays and occasional longer visits are welcome, but it is not suitable for full-time residential use and lacks planning consent or infrastructure for long-term living.

Location

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Mooring Agreement & Application Processing

Start Dates

Auction listings: The mooring agreement is scheduled to begin 15 days after the auction closing date unless an alternative start date is stated in the vacancy details.
Buy It Now listings: The mooring agreement is scheduled to begin 2 weeks after the Buy It Now purchase date unless otherwise specified.