Rod Eyot

Rod Eyot

Rod Eyot or Rod Ait is an island in the River Thames in England near Henley-on-Thames on the reach above Hambledon Lock. It is close to Mill Meadows and the River and Rowing Museum.

The island is populated with about a dozen chalets and is inaccessible except by boat. River traffic passes on either side in accordance with the rules of the river. There is another unidentified island which is unpopulated downstream between Rod Eyot and Henley Bridge.

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*Islands in the River Thames

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