Swallows and Amazons Filming Locations

Swallows and Amazons filming locations

Where was Swallows and Amazons filmed? Swallows and Amazons was filmed in 9 locations across United Kingdom and Australia in the following places:

Swallows and Amazons Filming Locations

Windermere is a town in the civil parish of Windermere and Bowness, in the Westmorland and Furness district in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England; it is within the Lake District National Park. The town lies about half a mile east of the lake, Windermere, from which it takes its name.

Coniston is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,058, decreasing at the 2011 census to 928.

Ulverston is a market town and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 11,524, increasing at the 2011 census to 11,678.

Keswick is a market town in northwest England’s Lake District National Park, surrounded by mountains like Skiddaw. In town, The Cumberland Pencil Museum documents the history of pencils, and the Keswick Museum & Art Gallery displays local artefacts. On a hilltop east of town, Castlerigg Stone Circle dates back to the Neolithic era. Vast Derwent Water lake is south of town, with boat tours and the Theatre by the Lake.

Swallows and Amazons (1974)
Runtime: 92 minutes
Rating: 6.4
Release year: 1974
IMDB: tt0072233
Plot summary

Set in 1929, and based upon Arthur Ransome's immortal children's novel, "Swallows and Amazons" is the story of a group of children who man two sailing dinghies,'Swallow' and 'Amazon', and plan mock 'sea-battles'.

Genres
Adventure
Family
Cast
Virginia McKenna
Ronald Fraser
Simon West
Sophie Neville
Directors
Claude Whatham
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Swallows and Amazons filming locations