At Pond View Extra Quality — The Spinney

The path into the spinney is soft underfoot, a mixture of packed earth and fallen needles. It feels trodden but not worn—a place loved by locals rather than overrun by tourists.

You can hear the water before you can see it. The path winds gently through the denser thicket before opening up abruptly at the water’s edge. the spinney at pond view

It is a still, reflective body of water that acts as a mirror to the sky. On the day I visited, the surface was glass-like, disturbed only by the occasional rise of a fish or the landing of a dragonfly. There is a rustic bench placed perfectly at the clearing—a vantage point that invites you to simply sit. The path into the spinney is soft underfoot,