{"id":"6984793e533dbb4b73118786","title":"Walk 494 Ibstone Turville And Fingest","path":"walks/scrapbook/by-year/2022/volume-39-jan-to-mar-2022/walk-494-ibstone-turville-and-fingest","contentMarkdown":"# 🥾 Walk 494 - Ibstone, Turville and Fingest\n\nSunday 16th January: It was great to see nineteen people gather on Ibstone Common despite an unpromising, misty, January morning.  Our optimism was soon rewarded as the sun came out, enabling splendid views of the Chiltern valley as we walked through fields and woodland on our way to Turville.  We stopped a while by the Vicar of Dibley church then made our way, passing the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang windmill.\n\nThe next village was Fingest where we stopped for lunch in the sunny grounds of the church.\n\n![Turville Hill and its Windmill.](https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume39/images/turville_hill_windmill.jpg)\n\nIt was lovely to have such a mixed group, comprising of regular walkers along with members that had recently joined us and complete newcomers.  Everyone enjoyed the views on a fabulous day and I think that we all relished the hill challenges!\n\nThank you to Alexandra for joint leading with me (Rosy) as last-minute stand-ins when Jane was unable to lead it.  Thank you to Jane for planning the walk in the first place, and thank you to Ian and Nigel, our magnificent back markers.\n\n![The church at Fingest.](https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume39/images/fingest_church.jpg)\n\n*Thank you to Rosy for writing up the walk, and thank you to Alexandra for providing the photos.*\n\n## 📸 Back to Volume 39\n\nReturn to volume index","contentHtml":"<h1>🥾 Walk 494 - Ibstone, Turville and Fingest</h1>\n<p>Sunday 16th January: It was great to see nineteen people gather on Ibstone Common despite an unpromising, misty, January morning.  Our optimism was soon rewarded as the sun came out, enabling splendid views of the Chiltern valley as we walked through fields and woodland on our way to Turville.  We stopped a while by the Vicar of Dibley church then made our way, passing the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang windmill.</p>\n<p>The next village was Fingest where we stopped for lunch in the sunny grounds of the church.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume39/images/turville_hill_windmill.jpg\" alt=\"Turville Hill and its Windmill.\"></p>\n<p>It was lovely to have such a mixed group, comprising of regular walkers along with members that had recently joined us and complete newcomers.  Everyone enjoyed the views on a fabulous day and I think that we all relished the hill challenges!</p>\n<p>Thank you to Alexandra for joint leading with me (Rosy) as last-minute stand-ins when Jane was unable to lead it.  Thank you to Jane for planning the walk in the first place, and thank you to Ian and Nigel, our magnificent back markers.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume39/images/fingest_church.jpg\" alt=\"The church at Fingest.\"></p>\n<p><em>Thank you to Rosy for writing up the walk, and thank you to Alexandra for providing the photos.</em></p>\n<h2>📸 Back to Volume 39</h2>\n<p>Return to volume index</p>\n"}