# 🥾 Walk 675 - Wallingford and Fireworks

Ten of us set out from Wallingford for our 12 mile November hike.  Crossing the bridge into Crowmarsh Gifford, our route took us across lanes and tracks towards Hailey.  After a late morning break, we continued towards Ibstone Church, where a terracotta soldier was watching over us.  There's also an impressive well mechanism.

We had our lunch just outside the church, sitting on some handy well placed tree stumps. Then on via Ibstone Farm to see some delightful chickens and a lovely strutting rooster with spiky hair.

Once in South Stoke we had a welcome break at the Pike and Perch Inn, returning to Wallingford via the South Side of the River Thames. It was lovely to have two walkers new to the group joining us, plus two visitors from Berkshire Walkers.

![A Terracotta Warrior watching over Ipsen church.](https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume50/images/wallingford-oriental-soldier.jpg)

Six of us stayed on in Wallingford for the evening  - we stopped for something to eat at The Boathouse by Wallingford bridge. Then on to Fireworks on the Kinecroft - joined by some more folk from Berkshire Walkers.

Lovely to see you all again!

![Fireworks at the Kinecroft in Wallingford.](https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume50/images/wallingford-fireworks.jpg)

*Thanks go to Ruth for leading this walk and for writing it up.*

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