Where is swallows and amazons filmed

Wondering where the latest adaptation of Swallows and Amazons was filmed? Go on your very own adventure on Coniston Water , the place where the four mini explorers set sail for Peel Island, or 'Wild Cat Island' as it's known in the film. Swap sails for Victorian steam power aboard the good ship Gondola. This original Victorian steamship, built in , glides gracefully across the water every day, passing the Old Man , a famous fell soaring 2,ft into the sky.

Take a seat in the sumptuous saloon and soak up wondrous scenery before stopping off at Brantwood , a charming country house and gardens once home to the writer and artist John Ruskin. Wander through cobbled lanes that have seen little change in years and pop into one of two local pubs or opt for tea and cake at the Towngate Tearoom.

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Amazon has greenlit a new UK Original — an adaptation of B. Category matches: View all. Swallowdale in the book with the same name seems to draw inspiration from a number of different mountains - the foremost contenders being Beacon Fell west of Coniston Water and Miterdale. Holly Howe -where the Walker family lived - is in real life the Bank Ground Farm, which was also used for the film. For more information on the real places of Ransome's books, have a look on the Arthur Ransome page, link in the right hand column.

In the wake of the beautifully described scenery and the adventures that the Walker children got up, readers all over the world enjoyed reading Ransome's stories. In the early s, the Swallows and Amazon books were adapted for the screen and the the location for the film was, of course, the Lake District. The film starred Virginia McKenna and Donald Fraser with numerous extras from the area, young and old, they all took part.

Bank Ground on the banks of Coniston had been a source of inspiration for Ransome's books so it was important that the film Swallows and Amazons was set here as well.

The film is released on DVD in a box set together with The Railway Children, another classic children's adventure. The series was released on DVD in Home Explore the BBC.