Odiham Castle (known locally as King John's Castle)

Near the Fox and Goose pub, the Basingstoke Canal winds its way across the landscape. And a short walk along the canal brings one to the ruins of a 13th century castle originally constructed by order of King John, signer of the Magna Carta.

As you can see, all that is left today are ruins. The stone facings long ago disappeared, leaving just the core of the walls.

Also note that the ruins are just setting out there in the middle of nowhere for anyone to come up to, with no sign of a ticket collector, nor a snack stand.

This place isn't all that big, nut it >is< really freaking old! Heck, even the Alamo doesn't come close to this bad boy's age!

The walk along Basingstoke Canal itself was quite picturesque.

A swan and her children we came upon.

Entrance to the Greywell Tunnel.

Did you notice the man lying upon his back? That's how they got the boats through the tunnel, since the tunnel had no side path.