Roadside oddityHidden gem
Pin Mill
Chelmondiston, East of England
A tiny hamlet on the Orwell with old barges, a famous pub and Ransome associations.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 75 min
Pin Mill is a hamlet on the south bank of the River Orwell on the Shotley Peninsula, in a designated conservation area. It is known for sailing, and for the historic Butt and Oyster pub on the waterfront. Sailing barges lie on the mud, and the shoreline has a very distinctive look.
Good to know
- Walk along the foreshore
- The Butt and Oyster is next to the hard
- Narrow lane, park carefully
- Best time
- Weekday lunchtime
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Single-track lane, pay car park by the waterside
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
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