Events – Swallows and Amazons

A selection of Swallows and Amazons events for the current year. Please click on the event links for further details and contact the relevant organisers directly for any enquiries.

Year-round Events

Boats / All year / View Mavis (the inspiration for Amazon), Ruskin Museum, Coniston, Lake District
Boats / All year / View Swallow and Amazon (from the 2016 film), Windermere Jetty Museum, Lake District
Exhibits / All year / Rattletrap and Pigeon Post, Lakeland Motor Museum, Lake District

Seasonal Events

Boats / March – October / Hire Swallow and Amazon from the 1974 film, Hunter’s Yard, Norfolk
Boats / April – October / Sailing trips on Nancy Blackett (Goblin in the books) (membership required), Woolverstone, Suffolk
Activities / April – September / Swallows and Amazons cruises, Coniston Launch, Lake District
Boats / July – August / Swallows and Amazons Cruises, Steam Yacht Gondola (NT), Coniston, Lake District

Ad-hoc Events – 2026

January

Theatre / January 14-18th / “Swallows and Amazons“, Rose Theatre, Kingston, London
Events / January 17th / Arthur Ransome Society (members only): Birthday Lunches in Surrey and Norfolk; South West Region’s AGM
Events / January 24th / Arthur Ransome Society (members only): Midland and Wales Region’s AGM and Junior Parley, Shropshire

February

Events / February 18th / Family Fun Day: Swallows and Amazons, Watermill Theatre, Newbury
Events / February 21st / Arthur Ransome Society (members only): An Antarctic Adventure, Gloucestershire
Talks / February 21st / The Making of Swallows and Amazons – with Sophie Neville, Museum of Carpet, Kidderminster

March

Talks / March 1st / Arthur Ransome Society (members only): “Carved Stones of Dartmoor”, Online
Events / March 7th / Arthur Ransome Society (members only): Northern Region AGM
Activities / March 14th / Arthur Ransome Society (members only): Daffodils and Poets walk, Gloucestershire
Theatre / March 19th-21st / Swallows and Amazons, Watermill Theatre, Newbury
Events / March 21st / Arthur Ransome Society (members only): An Aviation Adventure, Somerset

April

Activities / April 11th / Arthur Ransome Society (members only): Dick’s birdwatching day, Suffolk
Activities / April 18th / Arthur Ransome Society (members only): Sailing on a classic ship, and a boatyard visit, North Wales
Activities / April 25th / Arthur Ransome Society (members only): Steam train expedition, Devon

May

Activities / May 16th / Arthur Ransome Society (members only): Explore an Arts and Crafts house, Leicestershire; celebrate Harry Bangate the eelman, Norfolk
Activities / May 17th / Arthur Ransome Society (members only): Geocaching, Surrey
Activities / May 21st / Arthur Ransome Society (members only): Seaside adventures, Dorset

June-July

Activities / June 3rd / Arthur Ransome Society (members only): Paying our respects at AR’s graveside, Cumbria
Events / June 13-14th / Arthur Ransome Society (members only): Museum of the Broads weekend, Norfolk
Events / June 20th / Nancy Blackett Trust AGM and Summer Social (members only), Woolverstone, Suffolk
Theatre / June 20th- July 4th / Swallows and Amazons, Hamilton Playbox, Hamilton, New Zealand
Activities / July 25-30th / Arthur Ransome Society (members only): Secret Water Camp, Essex

August-October

Events / August 14-17th / Arthur Ransome Society (members only): International AGM, Cumbria
Activities / August 16th / Swallows and Amazons day, Glenridding Sailing Centre, Cumbria
Activities / September 12th / Arthur Ransome Society (members only): Visit a lightship on the East coast
Activities / October 4th / Arthur Ransome Society (members only): Shanty workshop, Northamptonshire
Events / October 16-18th / Arthur Ransome Society (members only): Biennial Literary Weekend, Hampshire

Year-round Events

Seasonal Events

Ad-hoc Events – 2026

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