This evening, I am posting a video clip of Coniston Water in the Lake District. This lake, which is some five miles long and half a mile wide, has associations with:

• Arthur Ransome, author of Swallows and Amazons; and
• Sir Malcolm and Donald Campbell, a father and son duo who between them set a series of speed records on the lake with Donald killed in a record attempt in 1967.
  

The boat in the video is the Steam Yacht Gondola which offers the grace and luxury of a bygone age.

Labels: lake district

posted by Nigel Cole @ 12:52 PM