Swallows and Amazons events in 2018
Explore this selection of Swallows and Amazons events. Click on the event links for further details. For enquiries and confirmations please contact the respective organisers:
| Type | Date | Event | Location |
| Exhibitions | All Year (Wed-Sun) | Selina King Photographic Exhibition | Pin Mill, Suffolk |
| Boats | April-September | Short sailing trips on Swallow (from the 1974 film) by request | Coniston or Windermere, Cumbria |
| Activities | April – October | Swallows and Amazons Children’s Sailing Sessions | Mylor, Cornwall |
| Boats | March-October | Sailing trips on Nancy Blackett by booking (membership required) | Woolverstone, Suffolk |
| One-off Events in 2018 | |||
| Boats | March 17-18th | Nancy Blackett Trust Fitting-out and social weekend (members only) | Woodbridge, Suffolk |
| Talks | April 21st | “The Making of Swallows and Amazons (1974)” with Sophie Neville (book here) | Bedford Hotel, Tavistock, Devon |
| Events | April 30th – May 1st | Collingwood Conference and Exhibition | Cardiff University, Wales |
| Meetings | May 25-28th | Arthur Ransome Society IAGM (members only) | Coniston, Cumbria |
| Theatre | June 1st-30th | “Swallows and Amazons” | Storyhouse Theatre, Chester |
| Boats | June 9th | Nancy Blackett Trust Open Day | Woolverstone, Suffolk |
| Walks | June 21st | Suffolk Day Walk – Arthur Ransome Trail | Pin Mill, Suffolk |
| Meetings | June 30th | Nancy Blackett Trust AGM (members only) and Summer Social | Woolverstone, Suffolk |
| Activities | July 1st – October 24th | Swallows and Amazons Adventure Days | Wroxham, Norfolk |
| Theatre | July 8th – August 11th | “Swallows and Amazons” | University Parks, Oxford |
| Theatre | July 14th – August 26th | “Swallows and Amazons” | Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre, Chester |
| Film | July 28th | “Swallows and Amazons” (1974), plus Q&A with Sophie Neville | Alhambra Cinema, Keswick, Cumbria |
| Boats | July 29th | Nancy Blackett at the Harwich Sea Festival | Harwich, Essex |
| Theatre | August 2nd-5th | “Swallows and Amazons” | Brighton Open Air Theatre, Sussex |
| Activities | August 4-18th | Swallows and Amazons Adventure Days | Glenridding, Cumbria |
| Boats | August 10th | Nancy Blackett at St Katherine’s Dock | London |
| Boats | August 11-12th | Peggy Blackett at Arnside Sailing Club | Arnside, Cumbria |
| Boats | September 8-9th | The Nancy Blackett Shop at Maritime Woodbridge | Woodbridge, Suffolk |
| Talks | September 16th | Chobham Literary Festival: The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome | Chobham, Surrey |
| Boats | October 13th | Nancy Blackett Trust Lift-out and social weekend (members only) | Woodbridge, Suffolk |
| Theatre | November 24th | “Once Upon a Time, Deep in the Forest” – Arthur Ransome’s “Old Peter’s Russian Tales” | Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea University |