<P> According to Ransome , every place in his book can be found in the Lake District , but he took different locations and placed them in different ways : the lake is a fictionalised version of Windermere but the surrounding countryside more closely resembles that around Coniston . Wild Cat Island , the location of the island camp , has elements from Peel Island in Coniston and Blake Holme ( or Blakeholme ) in Windermere . Holly Howe , the farmhouse where the Swallows stay , is based on Bank Ground Farm , which exists to this day . It was featured in the 1974 film . </P>
<P> According to Ransome , every place in his book can be found in the Lake District , but he took different locations and placed them in different ways : the lake is a fictionalised version of Windermere but the surrounding countryside more closely resembles that around Coniston . Wild Cat Island , the location of the island camp , has elements from Peel Island in Coniston and Blake Holme ( or Blakeholme ) in Windermere . Holly Howe , the farmhouse where the Swallows stay , is based on Bank Ground Farm , which exists to this day . It was featured in the 1974 film . </P>
name of the island in swallows and amazons
name of the island in swallows and amazons
Wild Cat Island
Wild Cat Island