Swallows and Amazons events and activities for October

A monthly roundup of upcoming Swallow and Amazons themed events and activities. This month’s are listed below:

Ongoing Events

• Boats / All year / View Mavis (the inspiration for Amazon) / Ruskin Museum, Coniston
• Boats / All year / View Swallow and Amazon (from the 2016 film) / Windermere Jetty Museum
• Exhibits / All year / Rattletrap and Pigeon Post / Lakeland Motor Museum
• Boats / From late March / Hire Amazon from the 1974 film / Hunter’s Yard, Norfolk
• Boats / May – October / Sailing trips on Nancy Blackett (Goblin in the books) by booking (membership required) / Woolverstone, Suffolk

One-off Events

• Events / 11th October / Arthur Ransome Society: Literary Day (members only) / Somerset
• Events / 18th October / Arthur Ransome Society: An Arthur Ransome Day (members only) / Lancashire
• Events / 18th October / Arthur Ransome Society: Literary Day (members only) / Scotland
• Activities / 18th October / Arthur Ransome Society: Amazon Archery (members only) / Derbyshire
• Talk / 25th October / Arthur Ransome Society: Autumn gathering and illustrated talk “No Way Back – The Ross Sea Party”  (members only) / Surrey
• Activities / 26th October / Arthur Ransome Society: Online Book Group (members only) / Online TBC

Information about additional events will be added to the events page when available.