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Coniston is a picturesque lakeside village in the Lake District National Park. Coniston sits next to Coniston Water, the Lake District's third largest lake is the home to many attempts at the world water speed record. Sir Malcolm Campbell first broke the record on the lake in 1930 and his son Donald successfully broke the record four more times before his last attempt ended in disaster, crashing fatally at 300mph. The lake and its surroundings is also the inspiration for Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons - whilst Coniston's other major literary connection is as the long term home of John Ruskin

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• Brantwood. Impressive lakeside property that was home to John Ruskin; today opened to the public as a museum  edit
• Ruskin Museum. museum celebrating the life and works of John Ruskin. Also has a section devoted to the Campbell's record breaking attempts  edit

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• Tour the lake on the steam yacht Gondola
• Climb the Old Man of Coniston

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