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Eel Pie Island Museum

Museum telling the story of Eel Pie Island's historic boatyards and music scene

📍 1-3 Richmond Road, Twickenham, TW1 3AB Twickenham Town
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Eel Pie Island Museum
Jim Linwood from London · CC BY 2.0

About

Eel Pie Island Museum is a volunteer-run museum in Twickenham that tells the story of Eel Pie Island, including its historic boatyards involved in the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation, its contribution to 1960s popular music, and its connection to wind-up radio inventor Trevor Baylis.

Things to do here

Learn about island boatyard historyDiscover 1960s music venue heritageExplore wind-up radio invention

Getting there

Stations
Richmond (London) · 29 min walk
MildmaySouth Western Railway
Richmond · 30 min walk
District
Hounslow East · 44 min walk
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