Video: By Steam Launch to Octopus Lagoon
Earlier this week Greg Simpson borrowed the steam launch Bruin for a run down the River Crake from Coniston Water to Allan Tarn (Octopus Lagoon in Swallows and Amazons) as seen in this short video:
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Finding the Dog’s Home from “The Picts and the Martyrs”
Earlier this summer author Marc Grimston went in search of the Dog’s Home, a small stone hut in woods that was a location in The Picts and the Martyrs, the eleventh and last completed book set in the Lakes in the Swallows and Amazons series. Notoriously challenging to find on the ground, the Dog’s Home […]
Swallows and Amazons events for the rest of the summer and beyond
With two weeks of the summer holidays still to go, there are still plenty of Swallows and Amazons activities left to do, some of which continue into the autumn or beyond. For theatre-goers, Swallows and Amazons the musical is on stage at York’s Theatre Royal until August 24th, while the Windermere Jetty Museum has Swallows […]
Video: A Swallows and Amazons Adventure Swim to Wild Cat Island
Coniston-based adventurer Sean Conway swims to and explores Wild Cat Island (Peel Island, Coniston Water) in this video below. Click the loudspeaker icon in the video playback controls to turn on the sound.
Obituary: Hugh Brogan, Arthur Ransome’s biographer
Hugh Brogan, who died on 26th July at the age of 83, was a distinguished historian – Emeritus Professor at Essex University – but will be remembered outside academia chiefly for his role as the biographer of Arthur Ransome, writes Peter Willis. It was a task that occupied the best part of a decade, initiated […]
In photos: “Swallows and Amazons” the York Theatre Royal
It’s the end of the first week of “Swallows and Amazons” on stage at York’s Theatre Royal, so here are some photos of the production. There are also photos below of the theatre foyer decked out to promote the show. To see the original photos click on the relevant Facebook icons [f].
In photos: Nancy Blackett at the Harwich Maritime Festival
Nancy Blackett was on show at the Harwich Maritime Festival last Saturday, berthed at the historic Ha’penny Pier, as captured in our photos below.
See Nancy Blackett this Saturday at the Harwich Maritime Festival
Harwich’s annual Maritime Festival returns on Saturday 27th July, and Nancy Blackett will be there and open to visitors. The Nancy Blackett Trust’s stall will also be present amongst over 50 traders, a programme of live entertainment and various ship- and water-based activities. The festival will take place between 11am and 6pm around the historic […]
Swallows and Amazons: sailing into cinema history
With Arthur Ransome’s ‘Swallows & Amazons’ about to take to the stage at York’s Theatre Royal, Steve Pratt looks back at the lasting legacy of the 1974 film with actress and writer Sophie Neville. Arthur Ransome’s ‘Swallows & Amazons’ has been part of Sophie Neville’s life for fifty years. Filming on location in the Lake District in […]
A new book for the Reading Room
The Sailors’ Reading Room in Southwold now contains an additional book in its library, thanks to the Nancy Blackett Trust. Members of Nancy Blackett’s crew visited it on a recent trip to the town, and left behind a copy of “Good Little Ship”, the book about Nancy Blackett, her association with Arthur Ransome, and her […]
Nancy Blackett in photos: from the Solent to Suffolk
You can now view photos of Nancy Blackett’s passage home from the Solent to Suffolk last month in the gallery below. Click on a photo to view full-size in a lightbox carousel.
In photos: Nancy Blackett back at Woolverstone
Following her Solent adventures, Nancy Blackett has been taking a well-earned break at Woolverstone this week, before heading off on a cruise to Lowestoft this weekend. Simon Jackson captured her there on Monday, including her new electric cabin lights, in his photos below…
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