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A new DVD from the makers of Walton’s Secret Water is here…

20th January 202615th September 2020

From the makers of Walton’s Secret Water, this new film, A Journey Through Constable Country, takes the viewer on an exploration of the countryside around the Stour and Orwell that inspired John Constable, one of East …

Swallows and Armenians lands in Northumberland

4th October 20209th September 2020

An exhibition celebrating the Armenian connections of Swallows and Amazons has opened in the Newbiggin Maritime Centre, Northumberland. https://twitter.com/babayancumbria/status/1300766334679232512 Swallows and Armenians is a passionate and personal project by artist Karen Babayan which celebrates the …

Sophie Neville’s Swallows & Amazons maps on clothing and gifts

20th January 20266th September 2020

If you know an Arthur Ransome enthusiast who has a birthday coming up, Sophie Neville has put together a collection of useful clothing for men and women, featuring her hand-painted maps of locations featured in …

Swallows and Amazons featured in the Radio Times as Film of the Day on Sunday 30th August 2020

20th January 202629th August 2020

Swallows & Amazons (1974) starring Virginia McKenna is to be broadcast on BBC 2 at 12.20 on Sunday 30th August 2020, recalling the adventures of the Walker and Blackett families on a “Lake in the …

Photos: A Visit to Nancy Blackett at Woolverstone

28th August 2020

Last Friday, Nancy Blackett Trust members Keith and Lindsay were able to visit Nancy Blackett at her Woolverstone Marina berth, and have kindly supplied their photos of the day below…

Swallows and Amazons returns to BBC2 and iPlayer this Sunday afternoon

28th August 2020

The original film adaptation of Arthur Ransome’s “Swallows and Amazons” returns to the BBC this Sunday 30th August . The 1974 film will be available to watch here on iPlayer for 30 days, following a …

It’s Those Kids again, with a new Ransome-inspired adventure!

20th January 202619th August 2020

Those kids are back – all of them plus two new Maori friends – for a new environmentally-aware and Ransome-inspired adventure that starts when they discover a wounded seal. In Those Seal Rock Kids, his …

Time to catch up with ‘Those Kids’ – there’s another one on the way!

20th January 202611th August 2020

Jon Tucker’s breezy Ransome-inspired Those Kids books are all about showing that modern youngsters can still find adventure camping and sailing when their parents give them a little trust and freedom – and now they’re …

Swallows and Amazons collectors’ mugs from Sophie Neville

20th January 202631st July 2020

Sophie Neville’s hand-painted maps of locations featured in her book on The Making of Swallows and Amazons (1974) are now available on a variety of collectors’ mugs from her Redbubble shop. There are three designs of …

Nancy Blackett’s coronavirus update for July 2020

21st July 2020

Although Nancy Blackett has now returned to her summer base at Woolverstone Marina, we are still restricted by Social Distancing regulations about the use that we can make of her. Her return from her winter …

Photos: Nancy Blackett returns to Woolverstone

11th July 2020

Nancy Blackett successfully returned to Woolverstone Marina yesterday, courtesy of skipper Robin Sadler and his daughter. Following some intense preparations behind the scenes from other Trust volunteers, they set sail from Woodbridge yesterday at 1445 …

Video: The Peak of Darien at… Runnymede – behind the scenes of Swallows and Amazons (1974)

9th July 20208th July 2020

Watch a behind-the-scenes video below, shot in 1973 during the filming of “Swallows and Amazons (1974)”. The scene when John, Susan, Titty and Roger ran up to the Peak of Darien was eventually shot on …