Treat yourself or someone special to our Nancy Blackett jewellery this Easter and you’ll be supporting the work of the Nancy Blackett Trust. You can choose from an exquisite pair of earrings, a fabulous pendant, a handsome pair of cufflinks and a subtle lapel badge, all created by our resident artist Claudia Myatt. Her range of […]

Rummage through our Christmas treasure chest below of over 20 new gifts and help Nancy Blackett keep sailing. We have new gifts to suit everyone, and all proceeds go to support our work to keep Nancy Blackett as a historic working ship, as original as possible, and accessible for anyone to visit or sail. It costs the Nancy […]

Send a unique greeting to your family and friends at any time of year with our range of beautiful greetings cards of Nancy Blackett under sail, available now from the Nancy Blackett Shop, with artwork by our resident artist Claudia Myatt. Our designs include Nancy Blackett sailing past Pin Mill (from “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea”) and Woodbridge Tide […]

Get set for Christmas and weather the winter with this stunning new range of Swallows & Amazons teatowels and fine bone china, now available from the Nancy Blackett Shop. The pure cotton teatowels come in three distinctive designs, all featuring illustrations and motifs from Arthur Ransome’s “Swallows and Amazons”, including the famous quote about duffers: “Better drowned […]

If you have ever wondered why you like Arthur Ransome’s books so much, the answer might just be that he is a better writer than even you realised. Julian Lovelock’s new book “Swallows, Amazons and Coots: a reading of Arthur Ransome” is the first extended literary appreciation of Arthur Ransome since Peter Hunt’s 1992 study […]

Take advantage of one of these 8 special offers for Christmas from the Nancy Blackett Trust and you will be supporting Nancy Blackett this winter. Our resident artist Claudia Myatt has created these special coasters that show Nancy Blackett at sea under a blue sky and sailing past the Butt and Oyster at Pin Mill. […]

Whether you want to celebrate Swallows and Amazons or just prefer a warming cup of coffee in the morning, you can drink in style with our fabulous collection of ceramic and fine bone china mugs, available now from the Nancy Blackett Shop. Our three ceramic mug designs include specially-commissioned artwork of Nancy Blackett and Swallow from our resident […]

You can now support your favourite Arthur Ransome boat, the Nancy Blackett, by purchasing our stunning new items of handmade jewellery today, and setting a new fashion trend. You can choose from an exquisite pair of earrings, a fabulous pendant, a handsome pair of cufflinks and a subtle lapel badge, all created by our resident artist […]

We are pleased to announce the return of the Scorch Wood Collection to the Nancy Blackett Shop. This exclusive range of Swallows-and-Amazons-themed wooden bookmarks and magnets is hand-crafted in Suffolk and finished with non-toxic paints, stains and varnishes. There is both a bookmark and a magnet representing each of the twelve “Swallows and Amazons” books, while […]

Sail into summer with this beautiful new range of Swallows & Amazons teatowels and fine bone china, now available from the Nancy Blackett Shop. The pure cotton teatowels come in three distinctive designs, all featuring illustrations and motifs from Arthur Ransome’s “Swallows and Amazons”, including the famous quote about duffers: “Better drowned than duffers if […]