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Berkhamsted Castle
Attractions in Chesham

Out from Chesham: Berkhamsted Castle and more

Around Chesham, the places to visit include 4 museums, 2 historic houses and a castle. There is no place to visit inside Chesham’s built-up area; there are 8 within 5 km of its edge. Here, one place is kept up by English Heritage. Windsor Castle, 25 km away, is the best-known day out.

Photo: Berkhamsted Castle, Winstainforth at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Chesham
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
8
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Where to start near Chesham

Close behind Berkhamsted Castle are 3 museums and 2 historic houses.

Castle · English HeritageBerkhamsted Castle4.7 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumChesham Museum200 m outside town, to the southeastMuseumThe Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre4.8 km outside town, to the westHistoric houseLatimer House2.8 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric houseChenies Manor4.5 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumAmersham Museum3 km outside town, to the south

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

Map of the places

At the edge of the map sits Berkhamsted Castle, 6.9 km out.

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The dashed line is Chesham’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

The types of place

Ahead are castles or historic places (4); next, museums or galleries (4).

Museums & galleries 4 museums0 in town · 4 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 historic houses · 1 castle · 1 abbey or priory0 in town · 4 nearby

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

1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Berkhamsted Castle).

Every place

All 8 on the list

You will find all 8 within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

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

Big names nearby

Within a day

Start with Windsor Castle, 25 km off, the best known of 12.

CastleWindsor Castle25 km southBig drawMuseumBritish Museum40 km southeast · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)MuseumMadame Tussauds38 km southeastBig drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum39 km southeast · 858K visitors a year (2021)Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum38 km southeast · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)Historic houseKensington Palace37 km southeast · 383K visitors a year (2015)MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring9.5 km north · 134K visitors a year (2022)GardenKew Gardens34 km southeastBig drawMuseumScience Museum38 km southeast · 3M visitors a year (2012)Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace39 km southeastCathedralSt Albans Cathedral19 km eastMuseumRoyal Academy of Arts40 km southeast · 469K visitors a year (2021)

Places well known beyond Chesham (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.

Asked about places to visit in Chesham

What is there to see near Chesham?

No attraction is mapped inside Chesham itself. Within 5 km of it are Berkhamsted Castle, Chesham Museum, The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre and Latimer House.

Does Chesham have a museum?

4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Chesham: Chesham Museum, The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, Amersham Museum and Dacorum Heritage.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Chesham, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Berkhamsted Castle).

What are the best-known days out near Chesham?

Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (25 km), British Museum (40 km), Madame Tussauds (38 km), Victoria and Albert Museum (39 km).

Where are Chesham’s historic buildings listed?

Chesham has 131 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 Chesham 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 (19)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.