In Photos: Winter Work on Nancy Blackett and Ragged Robin
Winter work on Nancy Blackett is progressing well at Robertson’s yard in Woodbridge. Here is our Flickr photo album here taken earlier this week, including special guest Ragged Robin III.
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Drink a Toast to Swallows and Amazons With This Pair of Fine China Beakers
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 pair of fine bone china “Swallows and Amazons” beakers. They both have exquisite designs incorporating Arthur Ransome’s own illustrations from the “Swallows and Amazons” books, and are now […]
Ice Stations – A Ransome-Style True Adventure
The January 2018 issue of Yachting World magazine published an article by Australian Arthur Ransome Society (AUSTARS) member Jon Tucker, telling the story of his sailing from Tasmania to the South Pole with two of his sons, in his eldest son’s yacht. New Zealander Jon has five sons, who grew up on the ketch that […]
Grab Our Deals on These Guides to Going Cruising, Going Sailing, and Going Green…
Get hold of these RYA guides to going cruising, going sailing and going green and save with our special deals! This series of beautifully-illustrated guides are by our resident artist Claudia Myatt, and are a must for anyone wanting to get into sailing or refreshing their existing knowledge of all things marine. Go Cruising! is a guide for […]
Sophie Neville explores Arthur Ransome’s Lakeland
Sophie Neville, President of The Arthur Ransome Society, explores Arthur Ransome’s Lake District… ‘Where can we find the places described in “Swallows and Amazons”?’ As Arthur Ransome died 50 years ago, this daunting question is often asked of me. Having played ‘Titty’ in the original movie of “Swallows and Amazons (1974)”, I remember film locations but, […]
Rediscover the world of Swallows and Amazons with our special offer…
Now’s the ideal time for you to rediscover the world of “Swallows and Amazons” with our special offer of any 3 stories for £20! Why not fill those missing gaps in your book collection or treat a family member to their own copies of the three of the best “Swallows and Amazons” stories? Which three […]
Get “Good Little Ship” and “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” together for just £20
Don’t miss out on our special offer to get the definitive stories that feature Nancy Blackett and explore her history together for just £20. Arthur Ransome’s story of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” is the seventh “Swallows and Amazons” book and needs little introduction, having regularly collected reviews similar to “surely the best […]
We Did Mean to Go to Zeeland – Nancy Blackett in the Netherlands, by Peter Willis
To celebrate a multiple anniversary, Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett retraced his (and his fictional Goblin’s) wake across the North Sea to Flushing – and stayed to explore the local waterways, as told in this special article written by Peter Willis, President of the Nancy Blackett Trust, which was featured in the October/November 2017 edition of “Classic […]
Video: Arthur Ransome’s anniversary on film – see it now
Get this unique set of Nancy Blackett Fine Art Greetings Cards and save 50%
This unique set of five Fine Art Greetings Cards, depicting Nancy Blackett at sea, is available from the Nancy Blackett Shop on special offer for just £5. The design is reproduced from a watercolour by the renowned marine artist Patrick Donovan, and shows Nancy Blackett sailing in her home waters off the East Coast, surrounded by the sort […]
BBC Radio Suffolk Interview – Peter Willis on Good Little Ship
Here’s another chance for you to listen to Nancy Blackett Trust President Peter Willis’s interview about his new book “Good Little Ship: Arthur Ransome, Nancy Blackett and the Goblin”, first broadcast last month. Peter Willis was interviewed by BBC Radio Suffolk’s Lesley Dolphin on 18th December 2017, and you can listen to the interview here: […]
New Year, New Cruises – Exploring Our East Coast Rivers
Following our successful 8-week visit to Holland last summer, for this New Year we’ve chosen to explore our very own East Coast with all of its fascinating rivers and creeks – all the way from Lowestoft and the Norfolk Broads down to Ramsgate, including the River Thames, up to the Pool of London, and the […]
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