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Writing tagged: ‘Lake District’

Wild Cat Island

Three and a half decades after I first became enchanted by the place, I finally set foot on the island that inspired Arthur Ransome's ‘Swallows and Amazons’.

Published 17-Nov-2013
Filed under: Articles, Featured Writing, Published Pieces, Writing Tags: Arthur Ransome, Caught by the River, Cumbria, expeditions, favourite places, Lake District, Mike D, pilgrimages
Coniston Water
Coniston Water.

Jibbooms and bobstays!

In which I finally set eyes on Wild Cat Island.

Published 20-Dec-2012
Filed under: Articles, Writing Tags: Arthur Ransome, Cumbria, expeditions, favourite places, Lake District, pilgrimages, reading

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