First time for a while

We walked about a mile and a half to Polstead this afternoon, and by pure chance there was a pub, The Cock, on the green.  It felt right to help the landlord revive the pub's finances and the Old Speckled Hen went down a treat.

But it was a strange experience: the beautiful place (from the outside) was strangely clinical on the inside (shouldn't have been a surprise) with a bit of banter but a clear space marked with yellow/black tape to delineate 2m spacing.  But the staff were very friendly and doing their best in the circumstances; and the beer garden was just the job in the sunshine.

The walk there was delightful, through what felt like ancient woodland (Extra), although we encountered a tent in the woods, probably camping illegally.  All in all it was a very pleasurable experience.