Penton Hook Island — Attraction in Borough of Spelthorne

We like to walk the stretch of the Thames between Littleton and Staines and Penton Hook Island makes an interesting detour on that walk. Access is over the lock to a garden area and then over a walkway along the top of a weir. We have walked there on the day the Mayflies hatch and it is fascinating watching the birds in a feeding frenzy. We have also seen some gorgeous jewel coloured Damselflies on the island. We have seen a Heron fishing in the pond on the island and seen Cormorants, Common Terns, Black Headed Gulls, Chiffchaffs, Warblers, Blue Tits, Robins, Green Parrots, Ducks, Coots, Moorhens and Swans on our walk around the island. We heard a cuckoo calling on our walk. There is a spot with a picnic table, the section near the lock is a nice manicured garden where you can watch the boats go through the lock and the rest of the island is a wild nature reserve with streams criss...

Charming island just behind the lock. 15 minutes to walk around the island and plenty spots to stop and have some snacks. Table for picnics, little beaches and platforms over the water. The only thing it could be improved is the trail maintenance, overgrown grass is...

Lovely island. We walked for 45 minutes to get to it but the way Google maps said we could enter was blocked off. Wasted our time. Nice scenery around it though. If you go the right way it’s...