Eel Pie Island Museum

Eel Pie Island Museum is a volunteer-run museum on Richmond Road in Twickenham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It opened in February 2018 and tells the story of Eel Pie Island, including its historic boatyards, its contribution to the development of the popular music scene in the 1960s, and the life of the wind-up radio inventor, Trevor Baylis, who was a resident of the island.

Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0.

Opening hours: Thursday—Sunday noon—6:00 PM
Email: eelpieislandmuseum@gmail.com
Type: Museum
Description: music museum in Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames, London, England, UK
Address: 1-3 Richmond Road, Twickenham, TW1 3AB

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include York House and Twickenham Library.

York House

Town hall

Photo: Jonathan Cardy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

York House is a historic stately home in Twickenham, England, and currently serves as the town hall of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is in Richmond Road, near the centre of Twickenham, close to St Mary's Church. York House is situated 400 feet southeast of Eel Pie Island Museum.

Twickenham Library

Library

Photo: JuliaC2006, CC BY 2.0.

Twickenham Library is situated 600 feet southwest of Eel Pie Island Museum.

Twickenham railway station

Railway station

Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Twickenham railway station is in Twickenham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, and is in London fare zone 5. By track it is 11 miles 22 chains from London Waterloo. Twickenham railway station is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Eel Pie Island Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Twickenham and St Margarets.

Twickenham

Town

Photo: flissphil, CC BY 2.0.

Twickenham is a suburban town in London, England, on the River Thames 9.9 miles southwest of Charing Cross. Historically in Middlesex, since 1965 it has formed part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, whose administrative headquarters are in the area.

St Margarets

Suburb

Photo: David Kemp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Margarets is a suburb and neighbourhood in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, about 9 miles west-southwest of central London. It is bounded by the Thames Tideway to the north-east, and the River Crane to the north-west and north where the land tapers between those rivers.