Events

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

• 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
• Events / February 21st / Arthur Ransome Society (members only): An Antarctic Adventure, Gloucestershire
• 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
• Events / March 21st / Arthur Ransome Society (members only): An Aviation Adventure, Somerset
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Activities / July 25-30th / Arthur Ransome Society (members only): Secret Water Camp, Essex
• Events / August 14-17th / Arthur Ransome Society (members only): International AGM, 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

Archive

• View our archive of events for 2024, the 50th Anniversary year of the original Swallows and Amazons film.