A LITERARY marathon was completed on the shore of Coniston when a team of enthusiasts read all 31 chapters of the children’s classic story, Swallows and Amazons . The novel event brought to an end a summer of celebrations marking the 50th anniversary …
Three cheers for the Lake District, the latest UK region to be named a UNESCO World Heritage site. This 912-square-mile mountainous stretch of north-west England joins the Jurassic Coast, Hadrian’s Wall and Bath, which all have the same designation.
“Of all the days we spent filming Swallows and Amazons , the fishing scene, shot in a reedy bay on Elterwater, was the one I enjoyed the most,” Sophie recalls. The youngest character, Roger, caught a giant pike which he thought was a shark. A local …
Nancy Blackett spent this August Bank Holiday weekend on an expedition to “Secret Water”, with Trust members Jonathan and Elizabeth Watson onboard… They spend the night at the…
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Emeninent writer Christina Hardyment will start a marathon reading of the classic children’s story Swallows and Amazons at Coniston on Sunday (Sept 3). Ms Hardyment will read chapter one (The Peak in Darien) as a host of celebrities and fans line up to …
A photographic treasure hunt for all ages is under way at a South Lakes beauty spot. Visitors to Bank Ground Farm, the Swallows and Amazons cafe and tea-room, the guest house and holiday cottages near Coniston will find treasure hunt cards in the …
The actress who starred in the children’s classic film Swallows and Amazons is to return to one of her favourite locations in the Lake District. Sophie Neville, who played the imaginative Titty Walker in the 1974 adaptation of the popular book, will …
Arthur Ransome’s Selina King is now back in the United Kingdom, writes Peter Willis. Her owner, Martin Pollard, collected her from Southampton Dock yesterday (9th August) and she was…