Coniston Water Lake District

... to look at us struggling up through their territory. The still tarns reflected the perfect blue sky and jagged rocks. Behind us, Coniston water stretched away with the steam from a ferry showing up clearly even from that distance. Beyond and to the west, ...

... largest inland body of water in England. Donald Campbell, the chap that met his end trying to be the fastest thing on Coniston Water, did his practice runs here. Nick had mentioned that BR employees get a discount on the boat trips and I wanted to ...

... the Swallows and Amazons books by Arthur Ransome, written in the 1930s.  The books take place in a fictional lake based in part on Coniston Water and in part on nearby Windermere.  We'll be spending two weeks in Coniston village, near the north ...