Coniston Water

Coniston, previously known as Thurston's Mere, sits in the centre of the Lake District National Park under the gaze of Consiton Old Man at the northern end of the lake and under the Blawith fells to the southern end. Consiton Water has three main islands, the most renowned of these being Peel Island, the scenery of which Arthur Ransome drew from for Wild Cat Isle in his famous book "Swallows and Amazons.