Amersham Travel Guide

  Amersham Old Town
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  • Amersham Old Town
      Amersham Old Town
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  • The guides explaining about Tudor dress
      The guides explaining about Tudor dress
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  • Memorial to the Amersham Martyrs, erected in 1931
      Memorial to the Amersham Martyrs,...
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  • Market Hall, Old Amersham
      Market Hall, Old Amersham
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Guided Walk

Guided Walk, Amersham

 SallyM Says:  During the summer the Amersham Museum organises guided historical walks to the Amersham Martyrs memorial on the last Saturday of each month.The walks are let by volunteers in Tudor dress. No need to book, just turn up at the Amersham Museum in the High Street in time for the... 

Memorial to the Amersham Martyrs

Memorial to the Amersham Martyrs, Amersham

 SallyM Says:  The Amersham Martyrs were burned as heretics on the hill above the town in the early sixteenth century. Their beliefs were an forerunner of Protestantism, and they were known as 'Lollards'. The first martyr was burned in 1511 (formerly believed to be 1506, the date given in... 

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Restaurants  

Gilbey's: Modern British cuisine

Gilbey's: Modern British cuisine, Amersham

 SallyM Says:  Gilbey's is part of a small group which also has restaurants in Eton and at Pheasant's Ridge vineyard in Hambleden. The Amersham restaurant is situated in a picturesque old school building in Old Amersham. It is open daily for lunch and dinner, as well as afternoon teas. I... 

Transportation  

The end of the (Met) line

The end of the (Met) line, Amersham

 SallyM Says:  Amersham is literally at the end of the Metropolitan line (part of the London Underground).There are frequent Metropolitan trains in to London Baker Street and the city. The station is also served by Chiltern Railways services to London Marylebone. The latter are faster and... 

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 Agmodesham-Elmodesham-Amersham - Amersham - the birth place of the Benny Boy! Nestled amongst the glacial-formed chalky Chiltern Hills in the county of Buckinghamshire and just 40 minutes by train from central... 

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Q:  Amersham in Buckinghamshire. I need to get there to meet a VT friend and wander around. I see it on the tube map but it's outside... 

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A: I think your one day travel card would allow you to get to amersham as it appears on the london underground map. The worst that would happen is that you pay a supplement... 

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Amersham - a town of two halves

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 Amersham is a town in Buckinghamshire, mainly known for being the terminus of the Metropolitan underground line. There are actually two Amershams: Amersham on the Hill, the new part of town where...... 

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Agmodesham-Elmodesham-Amersham

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 Amersham - the birth place of the Benny Boy! Nestled amongst the glacial-formed chalky Chiltern Hills in the county of Buckinghamshire and just 40 minutes by train from central... 

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Amersham and the Chiltern Hills

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 Amersham is a town in Buckinghamshire which has the old town architecture, which includes medeaval, Tudor, Georgian, Victorian, Art Deco and modern buildings. The old town is a delight to walk around... 

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