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Amersham Museum
Attractions in Amersham

In Amersham, Amersham Museum is the place to visit

3 of the 5 places to visit in and around Amersham are museums or galleries. We list one place to visit inside Amersham’s built-up area and 4 within 5 km of its edge. A longer outing takes you to Windsor Castle, 21 km off.

Photo: Amersham Museum, Jpbowen at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Amersham
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

Must-know places in Amersham

Amersham Museum aside, the next best known are 2 museums and 2 historic houses.

MuseumAmersham Museumin townMuseumChesham Museum1.4 km outside town, to the northHistoric houseLatimer House1.9 km outside town, to the eastHistoric houseChenies Manor3.3 km outside town, to the eastMuseumChiltern Open Air Museum3.8 km outside town, to the southeast

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where each one is

Look to the east for most of the 4 just outside.

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The dashed line is Amersham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

What they are

Museums or galleries lead the count with 3; 2 are castles or historic places.

Museums & galleries 3 museums1 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 historic houses0 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Amersham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

The places, one by one

First the one in town, then the 4 within 5 km of its edge.

The one inside Amersham comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

200 listed buildings are on Amersham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Amersham →

Big names nearby

Beyond Amersham

Start with Windsor Castle, 21 km off, the best known of 12.

CastleWindsor Castle21 km southBig drawMuseumBritish Museum37 km southeast · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)Historic houseBuckingham Palace37 km southeastCathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey38 km southeastAttractionElizabeth Tower38 km southeastBig drawArt galleryNational Gallery38 km southeast · 709K visitors a year (2021)AttractionLondon Eye39 km southeastBig drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum36 km southeast · 858K visitors a year (2021)MuseumMadame Tussauds35 km southeastCathedralSt Paul's Cathedral39 km southeastBig drawMuseumNatural History Museum36 km southeast · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)Big drawArt galleryTate Modern39 km southeast · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)

Places well known beyond Amersham (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Quick answers on Amersham

What are the main attractions in Amersham?

The place to visit inside Amersham’s built-up area is Amersham Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.

Does Amersham have a museum?

3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Amersham: Amersham Museum, Chesham Museum and Chiltern Open Air Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Amersham?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Westminster Abbey (English Heritage), 38 km southeast.

What are the best-known days out near Amersham?

Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (21 km), British Museum (37 km), Buckingham Palace (37 km), Westminster Abbey (38 km).

Where are Amersham’s historic buildings listed?

Amersham has 200 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Amersham when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (17)

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