Which Lake Is Swallows and Amazons Set?
Tarn How's and Coniston Swallows & Amazons Came Home When Harbour Pictures Moored up at Some of Our Places in Coniston for Four Weeks, to Film the New Book...
Where is Swallows and Amazon set?
'Swallows and Amazons' is the first book in a series of 12 by the English author Arthur Ransome. It was first published in 1930, with the action taking place in the summer of 1929 in the Lake District.
Where was 1974 Swallows and Amazons filmed?
The film was shot on location in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria during the summer of 1973. Actual locations were used to recreate the fictional lake in Arthur Ransome's novel. In April 2010, the dinghy named Swallow in the film was bought by a group of enthusiasts who restored her to sailing condition.