[3][4] Until 2009 the centre was operated on behalf of Sport England however control was returned to Nottinghamshire County Council due to priority changes around the 2012 Summer Olympics.

In 2013 a new management team from Serco Leisure was put in place, on a 21 year contract with an obligation to maintain and upgrade the site's facilities.

[5] Set in 270 acres (1.1 km2) of parkland, Holme Pierrepont Country Park offers water and land based activities.

It includes: The Skytrail is a high ropes course that allows participants to challenge themselves to cross obstacles on two levels without needing to be detached at any point.

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 course is a focal point for English whitewater rafting and kayaking, holding international events for slalom, freestyle and wild water racing.

Along with maintenance work, some of the original concrete obstacles were removed and Omniflots (large plastic movable blocks) were installed.

It also hosts rafting, playboating, slalom; kayaking plus squirt boaters, open boat canoeists and wild water racing.