Experts' Choice Award Coniston Water
What the experts agree on
Coniston Water charms visitors with its literary heritage as the Swallows and Amazons setting, offering scenic cruises on the solar-powered Launch or Steam Yacht Gondola, plus swimming and lakeside walks that naturally draw families away from
“The lake came to prominence in the 1930s when Arthur Ransome made it the setting for Swallows and Amazons, one of a series of novels about a group of children and their adventures.”
– Fodor's
Lonely Planet "Coniston's gleaming 5-mile lake – the third largest in the Lake District after Windermere and Ullswater – is a half-mile walk from town along Lake Rd." Full review
The Telegraph "The lake is more sedate these days, and has a choice of two cruise services: the solar-powered Coniston Launch and the Steam Yacht Gondola." Full review
Independent "This is the heart of Swallows and Amazons territory, and my wife, Jane, and I agree it will be just the thing to get our two kids off their electronic devices"
Independent "I cool off with wild dips in tranquil Beacon Tarn and Coniston Water before a long lakeshore promenade that guides me into Coniston for the night"
National Geographic
