Is Windermere whitewashing its history of slavery?
A major Lake District tour operator is withholding the historical connections of Windermere’s John Bolton to slavery.
Read morePaul spent ten years skippering pleasure passenger boats on Windermere until May 2023, when he resigned in disgust at the company's determination to remove all mention of the transatlantic trade in enslaved people from their commentaries.
A major Lake District tour operator is withholding the historical connections of Windermere’s John Bolton to slavery.
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