Marooned by a gusty northerly wind one day, and suffering a lumpy sea the next, Nancy Blackett and her crew finally made it to Great Yarmouth, as mate Andy Morley resumes his tale…
Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett is in the Norfolk Broads for the first time in 20 years. Here’s the story of the first three days in words and photos from mate Andy Morley: Saturday 7th…
A celebration of Arthur Ransome’s Norfolk Broads stories and boats was held at the Norfolk Broads Yacht Club’s Open Day over a glorious May Day Bank Holiday weekend, as Sophie Neville reports…
A glorious Spring Bank Holiday weekend in the Lakes saw a number of “Swallows and Amazons” events organised by the Arthur Ransome Society (TARS) around its IAGM, including sailing Swallow…
Chainsaw sculptor Andy Levy has carved a tribute to much-loved children’s adventure “Swallows and Amazons” on Coniston Water’s eastern shore, spending ten days transforming a…
The January 2018 issue of Yachting World magazine published an article by Australian Arthur Ransome Society (AUSTARS) member Jon Tucker, telling the story of his sailing from Tasmania to the South…
To celebrate a multiple anniversary, Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett retraced his (and his fictional Goblin’s) wake across the North Sea to Flushing – and stayed to explore the local waterways, as…
Sophie Neville, President of The Arthur Ransome Society, explores Arthur Ransome’s Lake District… ‘Where can we find the places described in “Swallows and Amazons”?’ As Arthur…
Following our successful 8-week visit to Holland last summer, for this New Year we’ve chosen to explore our very own East Coast with all of its fascinating rivers and creeks – all the way from…