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