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Nancy Blackett Country: Walton and Oakley Creek

The seveth in a series of videos from Dylan Winter, made as part of Keep Turning Left, his extended circumnavigation of Great Britain, in which he continues exploring the Walton Backwaters, (Arthur Ransome's "Secret Water", in which the Nancy Blackett appeared as the Goblin), and sails up Oakley Creek, home to a registered explosives dock and [...]

Nancy Blackett Country: Seals, Storms and Kite-surfers

The sixth in a series of videos from Dylan Winter, made as part of Keep Turning Left, his extended circumnavigation of Great Britain, in which he attempts to shelter from a storm in the Walton Backwaters, (Arthur Ransome's "Secret Water", in which the Nancy Blackett appeared as the Goblin), encounters some seals and meets the local [...]

Nancy Blackett Country: Taming the East Anglian Marshes

The fifth in a series of videos from Dylan Winter, made as part of Keep Turning Left, his extended circumnavigation of Great Britain, in which he discovers how the Dutch helped to tame the Walton Backwaters, (Arthur Ransome's "Secret Water", in which the Nancy Blackett appeared as the Goblin).

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Nancy Blackett Country: The Tendring Peninsula - Brightlingsea to Walton

The fourth in a series of videos from Dylan Winter, made as part of Keep Turning Left, his extended circumnavigation of Great Britain, in which he sails from Brightlingsea to the Walton Backwaters (Arthur Ransome's "Secret Water", in which the Nancy Blackett appeared as the Goblin), and reveals the fascinating stories of Martello towers, seaside [...]

Nancy Blackett Country: Witch's Quay - from Secret Water

The third in a series of videos from Dylan Winter, made as part of Keep Turning Left, his extended circumnavigation of Great Britain, in which he drifts with the tide up Kirby Creek to Witch's Quay, familiar to readers of Arthur Ransome's "Secret Water", in which the Nancy Blackett appeared as the Goblin.

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Nancy Blackett Country: In the Wake of Ransome - Into Secret Water by the Back Door

The second in a series of videos from Dylan Winter, made as part of Keep Turning Left, his extended circumnavigation of Great Britain, in which he explores Arthur Ransome's life, as well as sailing a circuit of the Walton Backwaters, familiar to readers of Arthur Ransome's "Secret Water", in which the Nancy Blackett appeared as [...]

Nancy Blackett Country: Walton Backwaters and the Naze

The first in a series of videos from Dylan Winter, made as part of Keep Turning Left, his extended circumnavigation of Great Britain, in which he explores the Walton Backwaters and the Naze, familiar to readers of Arthur Ransome's "Secret Water", in which the Nancy Blackett appeared as the Goblin.

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