Bluebird K7 is returning to Ullswater

Bluebird K7 is returning to Ullswater where her pilot Donald Campbell broke his first World Water Speed Record
The legendary hydroplane, Bluebird K7 will be returning to Ullswater in Cumbria on the 23rd of July 2025 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of speed ace Donald Campbell’s first World Water Speed Record.
Tracy Hodgson, Director of the Ruskin Museum said: “On the 23rd of July 1955, Donald Campbell achieved his first World Water Speed Record on Ullswater where he reached 202.32 mph, and this year will be the 70th anniversary of that incredible feat. To celebrate this, the Ruskin Museum will display Bluebird K7 at Glenridding Pier at Ullswater on the 23rd of July.”
Bluebird K7 will be at Glenridding Pier from 9am to 3pm, meaning she will be away from the museum for the whole day on the 23rd of July, but she will return to her usual home in the museum’s Bluebird wing for the 24th of July.