Today Herringfleet consists of little more than a church a couple of farms and a dozen or so houses but a settlement has stood here for more than a thousand years, the name Herringfleet derives from "Herela" the name of the Viking who settled in the area.

The church of St Margaret with its lovely thatched nave and tiled chancel.

The tower of St Margaret's is by far the oldest part of the church and probably stood alone and had other uses before the rest of the church was built onto it.

The sign to the Mill.

The footpath down to the mill becomes quite overgrown at this time of year.

Taking photographs for Suffolk cam can sometimes be dangerous.

The reeds have grown so high that only the sails of this yacht are visible above them.

This Smock Drainage Mill is typical of the many mills that existed in this area; their purpose was to keep the marshes drained of water. It worked by turning the sails into the wind by means of the tail pole and a winch, a central shaft connected to the sails would transmit drive to the scoop wheel housed in the semicircular casing outside of the mill, this would scoop water from the dyke and empty it into the river.

The present Smock Mill, the name was beleived to be derived form the smock worn by countrymen was the last working mill of its type, it was built by the Millwright Robert Barnes of Great Yarmouth in about 1820.

After the mill fell into disuse this centrifugal pump that was run by steam took over the task of keeping the marshes drained, today the job is done using electric pumps.

Whilst on the marsh I always had the feeling I was being watched.

This Tithe barn at Manor House farm dates back to the mid 17th century. A tithe barn was used to store the tithe (a tenth part of the annual produce of agriculture etc.) which was paid by the tenants of church lands.