Photo story: Exploring Holly Howe from “Swallows and Amazons”
Earlier this summer author Marc Grimston explored Bank Ground Farm on the eastern shore of Coniston Water, best known as the model for “Holly Howe” in Swallows and Amazons, home of…
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Video: Steaming down to Octopus Lagoon
Last week Greg Simpson borrowed the steam launch Bruin for a run down the River Crake from Coniston Water to Allan Tarn (Octopus Lagoon in Swallows and Amazons).
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Finding the Dogs’ Home from “The Picts and the Martyrs”
Earlier this summer author Marc Grimston went in search of the Dog’s Home, a small stone hut in woods that was a location in The Picts and the Martyrs, the eleventh and last completed book set…
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A Swallows and Amazons Swim to Wild Cat Island
Coniston-based adventurer Sean Conway swims to and explores Wild Cat Island (Peel Island, Coniston Water) in this video..
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Swallows and Amazons events for the rest of the year
There are still plenty of Swallows and Amazons activities left to do this year…
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Obituary: Hugh Brogan, Arthur Ransome’s biographer
Hugh Brogan, who died on 26th July at the age of 83, was a distinguished historian – Emeritus Professor at Essex University – but will be remembered outside academia chiefly for his role…
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“Swallows and Amazons” the York Theatre Royal
Last week was the first week of “Swallows and Amazons” on stage at York’s Theatre Royal, so here are some photos of the production. There are also photos below of the…
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Nancy Blackett at the Harwich Maritime Festival
Nancy Blackett was on show at the Harwich Maritime Festival last Saturday, berthed at the historic Ha’penny Pier, as captured in our photos below.
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Swallows and Amazons: sailing into cinema history
Arthur Ransome’s ‘Swallows & Amazons’ has been part of Sophie Neville’s life for fifty years. Filming on location in the Lake District in 1973 was only the start of her adventure centred around the classic children’s book.