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![Licence required](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e25d04_4e97997a82384c50ad756f199d203e8f~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_53,h_53,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/ON-Icon-Paddle_Board-filled.png)
You need a canal license to use the canal, either from the Basingstoke Canal Authority or British Canoeing membership.
![Suitable for dogs](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e25d04_e1e7403eee3e456fb814d3f0c0a4e316~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_54,h_52,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/ON-Icon-Paddle_Board-filled.png)
No restrictions on dogs but clearly you take dogs with you at your own risk (and theirs).
![Refreshments available on site.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e25d04_0fea543953a04c0fba025b74d8c5e512~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_54,h_52,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/ON-Icon-Paddle_Board-filled.png)
There is a country pub next to the car park.
![No toilets available](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e25d04_50609083438d4fbda25704a6ade55e53~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_54,h_52,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/ON-Icon-Paddle_Board-filled.png)
No designated toilets but the pub next to the car park will probably be accommodating if you ask nicely.
![No camping options nearby](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e25d04_850df472c86b49f4969397fb7c9070af~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_54,h_52,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/ON-Icon-Paddle_Board-filled.png)
No camping options nearby.
![ON-Icon-Information.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e25d04_bf575c1111bd4695aed67b805ca4894e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_53,h_53,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/ON-Icon-Information.png)
For more information visit the Hants Council Basingstoke Canal page.
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