Amersham

A dual centred locale, Amersham is split between the historic Old Amersham (at the bottom of the hill), and the current commercial centre (and residental suburbs) of Amersham-on-the-hill at the top.
Amersham is not an obvious tourist destination, as the town does not seem to have much to see or do in it at first glance. However there are some great parks, such as Hervines Park round the back of the Dr Challoners Grammar School which has a wood and also there is a park behind the gym/swimming pool building. Old Amersham is home to a fantastic church and traditional clothes stores as well as old-fashioned streets. It is also home to the great Amersham Museum, a must-see for visitors to the area.

Old Amersham is a former medieval market town, although settlement pre-dates the Norman conquest. It has held a market since the original 11th century charter, which was revised in the early 1600s to allow for a fair to be held in September . The 16th century also saw Lollard dissenters condemned and suffer death in the town. A memorial was built in 1931.
Amersham was a transit point for goods travelling between London and the north during the 1800s.
Amersham-on-the-hill was Amersham Common, until the arrival of the railway in the 1890s, with the commercial center of the town shifting to it by the mid 20th century. Dr Challoners Grammer School, originally a 16th foundation relocating from Old Amersham in 1905.
Since the 1960s Amersham has rapidly been growing into a charming little town on the outskirts of London.

By road

Amersham is well connected to motorways around London which branch off to Amersham via the nearby towns of Beaconsfield (M40), Chorleywood (M25) and Hemel Hempsted (M1).

By train

• Train Station

  address: Station Approach, HP6 5AZ
  Amersham station is on the Metropolitan line of the London Underground, which runs services to Aldgate via several central London stations including Baker Street and King's Cross St. Pancras. The station is also on the National Rail London to Aylesbury line with services operated by Chiltern Railways. These services terminate at London Marylebone station, which is on the London Underground Bakerloo line.

By bicycle

• National Cycle Route 57 (Farmington, Gloucestershire near Northleach to Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire) runs through Chesham 3 miles N of Amersham.
• There is a good network of Regional Cycle Routes (e.g. 3 and 30) and Local Cycle Routes around the town connecting the town to Cycle Route 6 (London to Lake District) 9 miles SW of Amersham.

The town is small enough to get around on foot.

• St Mary's Church

  address: Church St, Old Amersham HP7 0DB

• Amersham Museum

  phone: +44 1494 723700
  address: 49 High St, Old Amersham HP7 0DP

• The Martyrs Memorial

• River MisbourneA chalk steam which runs along the side of the Old Town

• Old Amersham's High Street with 16-19th century buildings and market square
• The Countryside, nearby woods include the woods behind 51 Copperkins Lane, the end of Deep Acres and Penn Woods

• Go walking, cycling or riding in the countryside

• The Chiltern Pools & Gym

  phone: +44 1494 788900
  address: Bensheim Way, Chiltern Ave, Amersham HP6 5AH
  Gym, studio, pools, climbing wall

• Theatre on the HillProfessional-standard theatre at high school drama prices!

• Chiltern Heritage Trail Hampden Routecircular cycle route

• A touring fairground visits the old Amersham High Street in mid to late September. This is a modern continuation of a charter fair.

• Old Amersham Market

  phone: +44 1494 434000
  address: Market Sq, Amersham HP7 0DG
  Saturday covered market.

• Tesco

  phone: +44 345 677 9000
  address: London Rd West, Amersham HP7 0HA
  Supermarket, petrol & pharmacy (different hours); ATMs.

• Little Waitrose

  phone: +44 1494 433434
  address: 46 Sycamore Rd, Amersham HP6 5DR
  Convenience store.

• M&S Simply Food

  phone: +44 1494 726214
  address: 38-40 Sycamore Rd, Amersham, HP6 5DR

• The Entertainer

  phone: +44 844 800 5101 (premium)
  address: 2 Sycamore Rd, Amersham HP6 5DR
  Small, but well established and respected toy retailer.

• Fox's at Mountain Warehouse

  address: 1 London Road, Amersham, Bucks, HP7 OHE
  Outdoor leisure clothing, and equipment store.

• Amersham Fish Bar

  phone: +44 1494 724022
  address: 11 Woodside Rd, Amersham HP6 6AA
  Take-away.

• Tom Yum

  phone: +44 1494 728806
  address: 101 Sycamore Rd, Amersham HP6 5EJ
  Thai restaurant.

• Ask

  phone: +44 1494 729559
  address: 12 The Broadway, Old Amersham HP7 0HP
  Italian restaurant & take-away. Free Wi-Fi.
• Chalfont Oriental, which, despite its name, is in Amersham.

In nearby Little Chalfont there are two excellent Chinese takeaways/restaurants- Chalfont Dynasty, and Meng House.

• The Pomeroy

  phone: +44 1494 766845
  address: 131 White Lion Rd, Little Chalfont HP7 9JY
  Pub & restaurant.

• The White Lion

  phone: +44 1494 762579
  address: White Lion Rd, Little Chalfont HP7 9LJ
  Pub & food.

• The Eagle

  phone: +44 1494 725262
  address: 145 High St, Old Amersham HP7 0DY
  Pub & food.

• Elephant & Castle

  phone: +44 1494 721049
  address: 97 High St, Amersham HP7 0DT
  Pub & food.

• Crown Hotel

  phone: +44 1494 721541
  address: 16 High St, Old Amersham HP7 0DH
  Has a restaurant.
• Many other hotels hidden away in Amersham

• Cherry Tree

  phone: +44 1494 729321
  address: 51 Longfield Drive, Amersham HP6 5HE

• The Ldge

  phone: +44 1494 261929
  address: Manor Barn, North Rd, Amersham HP6 5NA
  Free Wi-Fi.

• St Catherines

  phone: +44 1494 728125
  address: 9 Parkfield Ave, Amersham HP6 6BE
  Min 2-night stay.

• The Saracen’s Head Inn

  phone: +44 1494 721958
  address: 38 Whielden St, Amersham HP7 0HU
  Hotel, Bar & Restaurant

• Post Office

  address: 1 - 2 Sycamore Place, Hill Ave, Amersham HP6 5BG

Nearby towns and large villages of interest include;

• Beaconsfield (pronounced beck-ons-fee-eld)
• Chesham
• Little Chalfont
• Chorleywood
• Chalfont St. Giles and Chalfont St.Peter
• Rickmansworth
• High Wycombe
• Great Missenden
• Wendover
• Watford