I'm told that weather like this isn't common in London in February -- and we took lots of opportunities for touring around.
Built in 1385 possibly to protect the area against a French invasion, though probably also for show, Bodiam is a water castle surrounded on all four sides by a moat filled with large Koi. Bodiam is mostly a ruin on the inside thanks to the English Civil War, and was abandoned until the 1920's when it was given to the National Trust.
Looking west across the moat towards Hikone-jo at sunset.