Boating lake and historical building in highfields park, Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire - Highfields Park Boating Lake

Spend a day on the water at Highfields Country Park

The core of the existing Highfields Park originates from the landscaping carried out by Joseph Lowe and his son Alfred in the late 18th and early 19th century.

A major element of the park design was the extension of the original 'fish pond' to form the existing Boating Lake, completed by Nottingham engineer WH Radford.

Boats of all shapes and sizes can be hired here.

The area around the original rock outcrop was left virtually untouched along with most of the pond, apart from the construction of some stone retaining walls around the water's edge.

Boats available for hire include rowing boats, paddle boards, canoes, kayaks and katakanus. The lake is open during the Easter Holidays and then from May to October, 10am to 7pm daily.