Ibstone and Northend in the September sunshine

It's hard to find new routes and new paths when you've been walking in the same area for 25 years, but Rosie managed it. This was a lovely Chilterns route with several ascent and descents, made better by the sunshine and there being hardly anyone about. We passed St Nicholas Church at Ibstone (yellow marker on the map), which is tiny and a hotch-potch of styles - including pebble-dash. It dates from the early 12th century but had 'restoration' in 1870. Read more about it here.
Having parked outside The Fox, it was only natural to pop in for a light lunch of well-kept Rebellion beer  and decent home-made soup (but not as good as Rosie's).

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