Lake District Paddleboarding

Paddle back in time to the innocence of Swallows and Amazons on the remote, but sheltered, northeast shore of the five-mile-long Coniston Water, Arthur Ransome’s inspiration.

Bank Ground Farm offers a gorgeous B&B and self-catering cottages on a working farm where the original Swallows and Amazons film was shot. It has a kilometre of lake frontage and a jolly nice cafe serving their own produce. SUP tuition and tours are available from Lake District Paddleboarding and you can hire boards by the day or week.

B&B from £120 per night at http://www.bankground.com

Paddleboarding from £45 for three hours