Swallows and Amazons

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Next summer Me and the kids want to sail dinghies from and camp on the shore of a lake. Mrs NastMariaBird wants to stay in a B&B, Hotel or Caravan and paint pretty pictures.

Does anyone know of anywhere where we can all be happy i.e. a hotel that allows camping on the shores of a lake. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
 
Why not consider the Island Cruising Club in Salcombe. They do chidren`s sailing courses with accommodation on Egrement, their retired Mersey ferry. They also do meals and have a bar. If you can tow your boat I am sure you could even moor up against or near to them. If you want hotels there are plenty of B and B`s and a few hotels.
 
Bank Ground Cottages - Coniston
Bank Ground
Coniston
Cumbria
LA21 8AA
015394 41264
Unless I am wrong Bank ground was the inspiration for Holly howe in the books. Their land runs down to the lake side and they may allow camping. Alternativley, as suggested camp at Coniston hall, and have the wife stay with Val and Bob at Sunnybrae cottage(015394 41654)
which is the closest b&b to the site. Temporary membership is available at Coniston Sailing club if required
Coniston sailing club
 
Or try the Cumbria Tourist Board site.
Or the Lakelandcam site which has many accommodation links.
If you're doing the Swallows and Amazons thing, you really have to be on Coniston.

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OK - with the top picture I feel a bit more luff tension would be good. It is important that you hoist the jib first then you can get more tension once the main is hoisted. A simple way of doing this is to get your crew to pull the forestay forward as you hoist the jib. This eases the mast forward a fraction and so once the forestay is released the mast eases back that fraction and in so doing just adds a few more pounds of tension to the jib luff.
Hope this helps
 
Try here: http://www.stanthony.co.uk/#
Not on a lake, but Gillan Creek next to Helford River on the Lizard. They have been in business for over 20 years to my certain knowledge. We went there with our three children and another family of similar age for several years when the kids were growing up. At high tide you can sail in the estuaries and when the tide is low there are rock pools and beaches to be explored.

The big expeditions of our holidays tended to be to sail to Falmouth for an ice cream or to have two parties: one by land and another by sea. The sea party would come up on the tide to Gweek at the head of the Helford. There they would hand over the boat to the shore party and collect the car keys. The shore party would have come in the car to the Seal Sanctuary and spent an hour or two there. They would then sail the boat back on the falling tide and the sea party would then spend the afternoon at the sanctuary and drive the car home. Very very happy days. Not a lake, I'll grant you, but very Arthur Ransome.

If only I could do it all over again!
 
I was just trying to remember the name of the place when i read your post; not sure if Bank Ground was the inspiration for Holly Howe or the place that was used in the film. I know the latter does B&B, as we did the Swallows & Amazons thing several years ago, including Peel island etc. Later that year we also had a week on the Broads and saw all the Coot Club places as well.
 
I have to learn to walk before I can run.
It's taken me ages to get the headsail to look white.
Before it was, would you believe, it a grey/green colour.
 
Well, looking at the third picture - unless my Flatscreen is telling me fibs, thats a grey boat so grey would have been grand, although there are people around here who don't know the difference between grey and green ...yes really its true.!!!
 
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