Many of the landscapes and areas in the story were based on parts of the Lake District. A black-and-white drawing of Pigling Bland and Pig-wig, arm in arm, shows them watching the sun rise over a part of Westmorland.
Many of the story's locations were derived from parts of the Lake District. A black-and-white image of Pigling Bland and Pig-wig, arm-in-arm, illustrates them watching the sun rise over a portion of Westmorland.