Under gorgeous blue September skies, my NT companion and I sat and admired the bay of the hamlet Pin Mill, books in hand.
Pin Mill has to have one of my favourite lines of a Wikipedia page – ‘the expression “pin mill” means a pin factory, and also a word for a wheel with projecting pins used in leather production. But neither of these activities are known to have taken place at Pin Mill’. Brilliant.
The tiny hamlet is very pretty, The Butt and Oyster (no childish giggles please) seems a very pleasant pub, and despite a full pub garden, numerous families with toddlers wading in the streams, and dozens of dog walkers throwing tennis balls, it was immensely peaceful.
Verdict: Peaceful little gem which was the perfect place to chill in the early autumn sun.
Bonus photo – on the way to Pin Mill is a great view of the Orwell Bridge – built in the early 1980s, and known locally for being closed as soon as it gets a little bit breezy.
A Year of Trust 