Watch some behind-the-scenes footage below of “Swallows and Amazons” being filmed in 1973 in Bowness-on-Windermere, the location for ‘Rio’ in Arthur Ransome’s story.

The footage was shot on 16mm Bolex film… (continues below)

If you enjoyed that footage, then you might like to read the second edition of Sophie Neville’s book “The Making of Swallows and Amazons (1974)”, which is available from the Nancy Blackett Shop.

Sophie played ‘Titty Walker’ in the film and is currently President of the Arthur Ransome Society. Drawing from her childhood diaries, she describes her experience as one of the young stars of this enduring family favourite filmed for seven weeks in the Lake District in 1973.

This newly revised second edition has just been published by the Lutterworth Press and serves as a time-capsule into the early 1970s, being replete with illustrations, film stills, and colour photographs taken during the production of the original “Swallows and Amazons” film.

Buying your copy of “The Making of Swallows and Amazons (1974) from the Nancy Blackett Shop means that your purchase will help support the work of the Nancy Blackett Trust and the care of the Nancy Blackett, Arthur Ransome’s favourite yacht and star of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” as the Goblin.