A quieter corner of this popular UK region proved to be the ideal spot for a child-friendly break for Anthony Bennett and his ...

Alfred Wainwright once compared Coniston in the southern Lake District with Zermatt way up in the Swiss Alps — saying each seemed to have a particularly strong affinity with their nearest mountains.

Donald Campbell's record-breaking Bluebird will run again on Coniston Water after a 23-year restoration project, the Ruskin Museum has announced as the boat was returned to the Lake District.

On the banks of Coniston Water, in the heart of the Lake District, lies a little piece of Wigan. Low Bank Ground lies an hour's dive up the M6, followed by a half hour jaunt through winding ...

Accepting the accolade, Ms Hodgson thanked the volunteers who formed Mr Smith's Bluebird Project restoration team "because without their dedication over the years we wouldn't have ...

On 4th January 1967 Donald Campbell CBE tried for the 300mph World Water Speed Record on Coniston Water in Bluebird K7 before it ended in tragedy. Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.

Donald Campbell was attempting a new water speed record on Coniston Water on January 4 1967 when the vessel flipped into the air and disintegrated, killing him. The wreckage, ...

A painstaking recreation project has brought the iconic Bluebird K7 back to life and the craft is now being brought to its new home at Ruskin Museum in Cumbria. Steve Teale reports.

Donald Campbell's boat, Bluebird K7, will run again on Coniston Water, the Ruskin Museum has announced at its homecoming press conference. The hydroplane's wreckage was recovered in 2001 after its ...