Chesham Town Guide 2023/4

Visit Chesham and Villages – for locals & visitors
Chesham, as we all know, is in a pretty special position
having a London Underground station, a friendly
community, and beautiful villages and countryside around.
The Visit Chesham and Villages project is the
brainchild of Chesham Society and Chesham Connect,
to showcase this wonderful town and surrounding area,
attract visitors and encourage local tourism and pride in
the area as a destination.
It centres around the website visitchesham.org.uk –
an idea that came to fruition through the funding and
support of Chesham and Villages Community Board.
This brings together three organisations working for the
good of the community and its future with a not-forprofit
project aiming to profit Chesham and the
surrounding area as a whole.
The project covers the seven parishes of the Chesham
and Villages Community Board. These are Chesham,
Ashley Green, Chartridge, Chenies, Cholesbury-cum-St
Leonards (Hawridge & Cholesbury), Latimer & Ley Hill
and The Lee.
A specially-commissioned video was produced by a
local company which has proved very popular – it shows
the Metropolitan line train travelling through the
countryside to reach a bustling Chesham town centre
with scenes of the villages too.
The website lists the key events in town and villages
seen to be of interest to visitors and residents alike. This
growing number of events organised by various
organisations, often alongside Chesham Town Council,
have increased awareness of the area bringing more
participation and business to the high street and villages.
The villages have individual pages on the website with
an overview of places to visit and enjoy. Also a highlight
of the website is that it brings together many of the
wonderful walks that have been developed – for
example the town history walks or pub to pub walks are
a great way to discover new routes and views around
Chesham, as well as maybe a new pub!
We hope the website is useful to you as a central place
to see so much of what is great about Chesham and
villages. Give us a like on Facebook ... follow us on
Instagram, it’s all intended for the positivity of Chesham
and the surrounding area.
Website: visitchesham.org.uk
Facebook& Instagram: visitcheshamandvillages
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