Category Archives: Locations

Five Go to Demon’s Rocks

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Fiona

I have now reached book #19 of 21. A lot of Blyton fans seem to feel that the latter books in the series are the weakest. I would certainly say that books 20 and 21 – Five Have a Mystery … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews, Locations | Tagged Five Go to Demon's Rocks, Lighthouse, The Famous Five | 3 Comments

Five on Finniston Farm part 3

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Fiona

And now for my miscellaneous musings and nitpicks! The food For an adventure set on a farm the Five don’t actually seem to do a lot of eating, at least, not on-page. As I’ve mentioned already they do visit the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews, Locations | Tagged Five on Finniston Farm, Stourton Caundle, The Famous Five, The Harries | 4 Comments

Caves and ruins – the reality

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Fiona

I’ve done two ‘reality’ posts already – one about finding a real-life hollow tree, and another about caves and passages at Auchmithie beach. I was on holiday on the north east coast of Scotland earlier in the month and found … Continue reading →

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Posted in Locations, Personal Experiences | Tagged Caves, Ruins, Smugglers, Smuggling | 5 Comments

Kirrin Holidays Brochure from Travel Blyton

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Fiona

Visit Kirrin, the home of the Famous Five. The place where it all started, where Julian, Dick and Anne met George and Timmy. Where gold ingots were found, kidnapped children were rescued and multiple adventures were had. Visit for a … Continue reading →

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Posted in Locations | Tagged Five on a Treasure Island, Five on Kirrin Island Again, Kirrin, Kirrin Island, The Famous Five, Travel Blyton | 6 Comments

Caves and secret passages – the reality

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Fiona

Following on from finding a true Hollow Tree House we recently made a trip to Auchmithie beach, which just so happens to be the home of several caves and even a ‘secret’ passage or two. How do they compare to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Locations | Tagged Auchmithie, Beach, Caves, Five Go Down to the Sea, Five Run Away Together, Secret passages, Smuggler Ben, The Island of Adventure, The Secret of Spiggy Holes | 7 Comments

Hollow Tree House – the reality

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Fiona

On a day out recently I visited a very old and very hollow tree, and it got me thinking. Hollow Tree House Hollow Tree House is one of my favourite stand-alone stories by Enid Blyton. In it two children – … Continue reading →

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Posted in Locations, Nature, Personal Experiences | Tagged Birnam, Dunkeld and Birnam, Hollow Tree House | 1 Comment

Enid Blyton Ephemera

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Fiona

I’m one of those people who keeps everything. Old schoolwork? Check. Ticket stubs? Check. Programmes, leaflets, flyers, wedding favours…? check. Unsurprisingly some of those bits relate to Enid Blyton. If you look for Enid Blyton ephemera on the internet you’ll … Continue reading →

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Posted in Locations, Personal Experiences | Tagged Corfe, Enid Blyton Society, Enid Blyton Society Journal, Ephemera, McDonald's, Old Thatch, Paul Child, Seven Stories, The Bumper Blyton Improvised Adventure | 2 Comments

Corfe Castle – A first hand look

Posted on February 24, 2021 by pippastef

Hi everyone, it’s been a while. I’m sorry for that, and I’m largely sorry for leaving everything to do with the blog to Fiona. She’s done a smashing job though, hasn’t she? I wanted you guys to know, before I … Continue reading →

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Posted in Locations, Personal Experiences | Tagged Corfe, Corfe Castle, Enid Blyton, Gillian Baverstock, Imogen Smallwood, Kenneth Darrell Waters, Ruins, Swanage, The Famous Five | 4 Comments

My top Blyton locations

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Fiona

I had, initially, intended this to be a top ten. But knowing how they almost always turn into top elevens, example A (top Famous Five moments) and example B (Top Adventure Series moments), I missed the number out of the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Locations | Tagged Craggy Tops, Finniston Farm, Five Go to Demon's Rocks, Five Go to Smuggler's Top, Kirrin, Kirrin Island, Malory Towers, Old Thatch, Peterswood, The Five Find-Outers, The Island of Adventure, The Sea of Adventure, The Secret Island, The Valley of Adventure | 5 Comments

The Valley of Adventure Travel Brochure from Travel Blyton

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Fiona

If Demon’s Rocks isn’t the holiday destination for you, why not try The Valley of Adventure. Adventurous by name and adventurous by nature! The rocky mountain pass which previously kept the valley secluded and secretive has been recently reopened. Now visitors can … Continue reading →

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Posted in Locations | Tagged Austria, The Adventure Series, The Valley of Adventure, Travel Blyton, Treasure | 4 Comments

Demon’s Rocks holiday brochure, 2018 from Travel Blyton

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Fiona

Imagine if Blyton’s most famous locations were real, still existed and you could visit them today! This is how I think some adverts might look… Visit Demon’s Rocks and discover a thrilling history of wreckers at the renowned Jeremiah Boogle … Continue reading →

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Posted in Locations | Tagged Five Go to Demon's Rocks, Holidays, Jeremiah Boogle, Lighthouse, Travel Blyton | 5 Comments

Blyton’s strangest homes, part 2

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Fiona

Most of these are less strange than houses filled with secret passages, and castles with apparent ghosts, but they’re not exactly normal-every-day home for most people, either. CARAVANS A lot of Blyton’s characters live in caravans at one point or … Continue reading →

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Posted in Locations | Tagged Caravans, Five Go Off in a Caravan, Five Go to Demon's Rocks, Five Have a Wonderful Time, Lighthouse, Mr Galliano's Circus, Noddy, Noddy Goes to Toyland, The Barney Mysteries, The Caravan Family, The Ragamuffin Mystery, The Saucy Jane Family | 3 Comments

Blyton’s strangest homes

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Fiona

Recently I looked at Blyton’s secret but homely homes, where children turned caves and trees into lovely cosy places to stay. That got me thinking about some of the other strange ‘homes’ Blyton wrote about, and so I thought I would … Continue reading →

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Posted in Locations | Tagged Castles, Five Get Into a Fix, Five Go to Smuggler's Top, The Adventure Series, The Barney Mysteries, The Famous Five, The Island of Adventure, The Rockingdown Mystery, The Rubadub Mystery, The Secret Mountain, The Secret of Killimooin, The Secret of Moon Castle, The Secret of Spiggy Holes, The Secret Series | 5 Comments

Blyton’s homeliest secret homes

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Fiona

There are many sorts of homes in Blyton’s books. Many of them are perfectly average (for the times they were set) rural or village cottages, farms, suburban houses, boarding schools and so on. There are also the slightly more unusual … Continue reading →

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Posted in Locations | Tagged Caves, Five Run Away Together, Hollow Tree House, Josie Click and Bun, The Enchanted Wood, The Faraway Tree, The Little Tree-House, The Secret Island, The Six Bad Boys, The Valley of Adventure, Tree Houses | Leave a comment

My favourite Blyton locations

Posted on March 16, 2018 by pippastef

Many times over the years we have shown you the places which Enid Blyton lived or was associated with over the span of her life, even if some places like Green Hedges unfortunately no longer exist. In this post however … Continue reading →

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Posted in Locations | Tagged Kirrin Island, Malory Towers, The Castle of Adventure | 5 Comments

Bourne End overview

Posted on February 23, 2018 by pippastef

Over the years we’ve written a lot about our trips to Enid Blyton’s magical home of Old Thatch and Bourne End, even though we haven’t really written about it since. So I thought I would remind you all of our … Continue reading →

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Posted in Enid Blyton, Locations | Tagged Bourne End, Enid Blyton, Trains | 5 Comments

The Pole Star Family

Posted on May 10, 2017 by pippastef

As you know last week I got an omnibus of the Family series, tightly and newly bound in a Quentin Blake-esque illustrations, shoulder to shoulder with related stories. So I thought that this week I’d continue with the reviews from this … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews, Locations | Tagged Ann, Belinda, Cruise, Mike, The Caravan Family, The Family Series, The Pole Star Family | 2 Comments

Blyton’s Britain, part 2

Posted on March 8, 2017 by pippastef

Last time I brought you a selection of destinations in London and Buckinghamshire where you could go and be close to our favourite authoress Enid Blyton. This week I’m going to start looking down by the coast, the south west … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blyton on TV, Locations | Tagged Blyton's Britain, Bossington, Brownsea Island, Corfe, Corfe Castle, Exbury Gardens, Exbury House, Exbury Village, Knoll House Hotel, Poole, Somerset, Steam Trains, Studland Bay, The Famous Five | 1 Comment

Blyton’s Britain, part 1

Posted on February 24, 2017 by pippastef

Thanks to a comment on one of my previous posts, from a reader saying that it would be nice to have a list of locations that Enid Blyton used for inspiration and where she lived, I have decided to put … Continue reading →

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Posted in Enid Blyton, Locations | Tagged Beaconsfield, Beckenham, Bekonscot, Blyton Close, Blyton's Britain, Bourne End, Enid Blyton's Homes, Old Thatch, The Spade Oak, Walks, Where did Enid Blyton live? | 7 Comments

Reblog: The search for Kirrin Island – Memories by Hans van der Klis

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Fiona

I’m on a city-break this week without a laptop, and so instead of attempting to blog from an ancient tablet or tiny phone I have chosen to bring you a reblog instead. You may have seen our last reblog from … Continue reading →

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Posted in Locations, Personal Experiences | Tagged Kirrin Island, Reblogged, The Famous Five | 2 Comments

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