Chesham

Chesham is the largest town in the Chiltern district, located amidst the steep green Chiltern Hills. Chesham has much to offer the visitor with its many attractions including Lowndes Park, Church Street in the Old Town with its picturesque cottages, and also the twelfth century St. Mary's Parish Church.

Chesham is in the area known as the Chilterns. The Chiltern Hills are a beautiful, unspoilt corner of England. They lie only a few miles to the north-west of London and yet have a very rural character. The Chilterns begin in Oxfordshire in the Thames Valley and stretch north-east through Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire to Hitchin in Hertfordshire.

In 1965, 833 square kilometres of the Chilterns were designated by the government as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). This recognises that the Chilterns countryside is amongst the finest in the country, on a par with National Parks. The main aim of the AONB is to conserve and enhance the natural beauty of the area, which means that the Chilterns is protected for future generations to enjoy. There are 40 other AONBs across England and Wales.

Places close to Chesham

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Attractions near here

  • Eton College(23.4 km)
    Eton College is probably the most famous school in England. Henry VI opened the school in 1440 for the education of 70 poor boys. It is now a very expensive private school for about 1,300 boys aged 12-18. It costs approximately E40,000 per year.
  • St Paul's Cathedral(41.1 km)
  • Christ Church College(44.5 km)
    Christ Church is one of the largest colleges in the University of Oxford and the Cathedral Church for the Diocese of Oxford. Located on St Aldate's it has a busy academic community of about 450 undergraduates and 150 graduate students.

Cities and towns near here

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    Kenton is a pleasant suburb of London located about 20km north east of the centre of the city.
  • Windsor(24.9 km)
    Windsor is a lively town in a glorious riverside location with great shopping, restaurants and Windsor Castle - one of the Queen's official royal residences and the largest and oldest occupied castle in the world.
  • Welwyn Garden City(29.9 km)
  • Ealing(30.1 km)
  • Friern Barnet(33.3 km)
    Friern Barnet is a very pleasant, residential suburb of London, located just 30 minutes to the north of the city. Friern Barnet is a convenient place from which to enjoy and explore London.
  • Hampton Hill(35.1 km)
  • Letchworth(40.1 km)
    Letchworth is a 'new town' conceived and planned by Ebenezer Howard in the 1890's. Howard was appalled at the very unpleasant living and working conditions in the late 19th Century towns and cities and wrote a book outlining his ideas for a completely new way of living. The book, 'Tomorrow, A Peaceful Path to Real Reform', was later republished as 'Garden Cities of Tomorrow' in 1902. Ebenezer Howard believed that the very best of both town and country life should be married together in small Garden Cities, each with its own greenbelt. He promoted well-planned towns with careful land zoning and a quality of life.
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  • New Malden(42 km)
  • Wimbledon(42.1 km)
  • Oxford(44.5 km)
  • Lewisham(49.6 km)
  • Fleet(50 km)
  • Guildford(52 km)
  • Farnham(55.8 km)
  • Deddington(57.4 km)
    Deddington is a small market town with a population of about 2,000. Location in between Oxford and Banbury, Deddington is on the edge of the Cotswolds and is a wonderfully attractive village with traditional stone cottages.
  • Godalming(57.7 km)
  • North Leigh(58.2 km)
  • Charlbury(62.5 km)
  • Banbury(63.6 km)
  • Alton(66.3 km)
  • Faringdon(67 km)
  • Carterton(67.7 km)
  • Hook Norton(67.9 km)
  • Sevenoaks(73.7 km)
  • Cambridge(75.3 km)
  • Bourton-on-the-Water(81.1 km)
  • Winchester(86.2 km)
  • Wellesbourne(86.5 km)
  • Gilingham(87.4 km)
  • Royal Tunbridge Wells(87.9 km)
  • Pembury(89.9 km)
  • Leamington Spa(90.8 km)
  • Maidstone(92.3 km)
    Maidstone is a busy market town located in the south east of England within easy reach of London but surrounded by beautiful landscapes.
  • Stratford-upon-Avon(92.4 km)
    Situated on the River Avon in the Heart of England, the most well known Stratford-upon-Avon attractions include the most famous as the birthplace of England’s greatest poet and playwright, William Shakespeare. Home to the Royal Shakespeare Company, 5 historic houses linked to the Bard and a wealth of other great tourist attractions, Stratford-upon-Avon also has some great accommodation on offer. The thriving market town is a perfect combination of old and new, and with its beautiful surroundings, is a fine place to visit for a relaxing holiday.
  • Bearley(97.2 km)
  • Coventry(99.3 km)
    Coventry is a city dominated by its stunning state of the art Cathedral, with wide pedestranised streets, modern architecture, good shopping facilities, fashionable restaurants, luxurious modern hotels, parks and gardens, theatres, and sports venues.

Famous People

  • William Shakespeare(92.4 km)
    Shakespeare's reputation as dramatist and poet actor is unique and he is considered by many to be the greatest playwright of all time, although many of the facts of his life remain mysterious. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire and was baptised on 26 April 1564

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