Your Swallows & Amazons
adventure starts here...
Have your own Swallows and Amazons adventure! Hire Amazon today!
Amazon is available for hire now from Hunter’s Yard. For half a day, a day (or even a week) you can venture out onto the Norfolk Broads for your very own adventure. Sail or row and take your time getting to know these much loved boats.
Swallow and Amazon fans come from as far away as the U.S. to visit Hunter’s. Wherever you come from you are sure of a warm welcome and a cup of tea.
The boats featured in the 1974 film of Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons. They are owned by the Arthur Ransome Society (TARS) and in the care of Hunter’s Yard and the Norfolk Heritage Fleet Trust. Hunter’s Yard, a historic boat yard on the Broads, featured in the much loved 1984 films of The Big Six and Coot Club.
Teasel, Titmouse and Tom Dudgeon’s punt, Dreadnaught can also be found at Hunter’s Yard. Come and visit!
To hire, call the yard on 01692 678 263 and speak to Martin or Dan. Or email us. We don’t use the normal booking forms for these boats as use is weather dependent – we want you to have a good time.
You can find out more about TARS here https://arthur-ransome.org/
Martin and Dan at Hunter’s are taking bookings for hiring from 29th March 2025:
manager@huntersyard.com    01692 678263
(You can have a self-skippered hire or book her for rowing only)
Can you help?
As you can imagine, the upkeep of these boats and a large heritage fleet is be very costly and can only be achieved to the very high standard they deserve, by the kindness and generosity of people like you.Â
We say a big thank you to everyone who has helped us so far, to those who continue to help us and
thank you in advance if you feel you will too
