Trowlock Island

Trowlock Island is a residential island in the River Thames at Teddington, about 450 metres upstream of Teddington Lock, less than 10 metres from the northern bank.

Landscape

The island is lined with bungalows and moorings, reached by a small chain ferry across the narrow backwater. Islands in the Thames are called aits or eyots, from the Old English for a small island.

More about Trowlock Island

Teddington Lock, just downstream, marks the end of the non-tidal Thames, with the long weir beside Teddington Studios and the Lensbury Club. Below it the river becomes the Tideway.

Teddington Lock, just downstream, marks the end of the non-tidal Thames, with the long weir beside Teddington Studios and the Lensbury Club.

Visiting

Trowlock Island is private, but it can be seen from the Thames Path on the Ham bank. You can collect Trowlock Island as a sighting in your Island Passport.

Wildlife and area

The river around the island is home to mute swans, grey herons, kingfishers and great crested grebes, and Daubenton’s bats hunt low over the water at dusk. Nearby islands include Steven’s Eyot, Swan Island (Thames) and Eel Pie Island.