Colwick Country Park

The park is located approximately 4 kilometres East of the City Centre.

• Free Car park - at the end of Racecourse Road, past Nottingham Racecourse and Colwick Hall Hotel (NG2 4BH) and off Daleside Road East (adjacent to the Starting Gate Public House, NG2 4DX).
• Car park - at River Road, off Mile End Road (NG4 2EW). This car park has a charge of £2 (cash only) and is only between the hours of 09:00 – 16:00.
• By Public transport - Please visit the Nottingham City Transport website for further details.
• Bike - the park is well placed off one of the region's key cycle routes.

Hiring Colwick Country Park

Our waters and open space can be hired for various events and are particularly suited to competitive running, triathlons and other available water activities.

• If you want to run an event in this park, please visit our Outdoor Event Booking page.

• 24 acre West Lake
• 65 acre Main Lake
• Marina
• Educational Facilities
• Wildlife Areas
• Dogs Welcome
• Free entry (barrier charge for cars at River Road)
• Car Parking

The playground at Colwick serves as a great example of what can be achieved through recycling efforts. Much of the equipment in the playground has been refurbished and reused from the previous play area on the site. It offers many activities for children between toddlers and 10 years old.

Conveniently situated near the toilet block on the main drive, the playground provides a safe and enjoyable space for children to play and have fun.

• Geocaching
• Bird watching and wildlife photography
• Horse riding
• Adventure Activities
• Ranger-led activities

Colwick Country Park Self-Guided Walk

There are many paths in this park for you to walk and explore the parks sights; the following link is a route that skirts both the Trout Lake and West Lake out to Colwick Hall, then returns after about 3 miles (5 km) in all

• For More information, visit Colwick Country Park Self-Guided Walk Page

Colwick Country Park Cycle and Walking Route

Explore the park on foot or cycling and enjoy miles of waterside walking and cycling. Distance: 2 miles (4 km)

• For more information, visit Colwick Country Park Cycle and Walking Route Page

Parkrun

Whether you are interested in participating as a keen club runner or improving your health and fitness. Parkrun is a free 5 km timed run, jog, or walk that takes place every Saturday at 9 a.m. at Mile End Road, NG4 2DT

• For more information, visit Colwick Parkrun | webpage

Orienteering

Orienteering requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point.  Participants use a specially prepared orienteering map, which they use to find control points. We have created several maps to help you combine map reading skills and physical exercise while enjoying the natural surroundings of a park.

Nottingham City Open Water Swimming Centre

The West Lake at Colwick Country Park is home to the Nottingham City Open Water Swimming Centre from April to October each year. Open water swimming sessions are run by WholeHealth

• for further details on sessions days and times and how to book please visit Wholly Healthy.

DEFRA - The West lake is designated as an “Excellent” DEFRA Bathing Water and tested weekly throughout the season – results are published and available to view here.

Swimming events

• For more information and swimming events, please see our Nottingham City Open Water Swim Centre Facebook Page

Nottingham City Council also undertakes fortnightly testing for blue-green algae.

Swimming at Colwick Country Park is not permitted on any lake other than during the organised Nottingham City Open Water Swimming sessions.  Boats and inflatables are also not permitted.

Coarse fishing is permitted in a number of areas around Colwick Country Park, as long as you have the appropriate ticket, which our on-site ranger team and volunteer bailiffs check regularly:

• West Lake
• The Old Trout Lake
• The Loop
• The Marina
• The River Trent (above the sluice)

West Lake: 
Popular with carp anglers, with fish up to 40lb. Also contains a mix of other coarse species.

Old Trout Lake:
Formerly a trout-fishing-only lake until several years ago. Now open for coarse fishing. It is lightly fished and still recovering from an oxygen-crash fish kill in 2021, but fish numbers appear to be improving, with large carp and other species observed. An element of mystery for the committed angler.

The Loop:
Contains smaller silver fish and pike.

The Marina & River Trent:
Hold a wide variety of species, including carp, roach, rudd, bream, chub, perch, pike, and barbel.

The River Trent, the Loop and the Marina can only be fished during the fishing season. (Closed fishing season is 15th March – 15th June inclusive).

Fishing on the two lakes; The Old Trout Lake and West Lake is permitted all year round.

Tickets are available from the Kiosk situated to the eastern end of the park off River Road. The kiosk is open 09:00 – 16:00. 

• Contact: Parks and open spaces

For fishing ticket options & prices, visit: 2025-26-price-list

Our popular marina* has moorings for up to 224 craft and is managed by the wardens on site. Mooring prices are based on a "per metre" length charge, and we offer a range of mooring terms.

Please click here for the 2024-2025 price list

• Click to view Price list for Marina

Marina Facilities

• Waste disposal facilities
• Pump out
• Slippage
• Gated entrance with key access for boat owners for added security

Please note the Marina is only accessible to boat owners.

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• Click to download our Parks and Outdoors Prices

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If you see problems with play equipment

• Click here to Report a Problem with Play Area Equipment

For all other issues, comments and complaints please click here: HYS page