USS stands for underground secret search and it is about exploring things around London’s underground station. Read more about it in my introduction: https://dominiksymonowicz.com/2017/07/07/uss-dominik-underground-secrets-search-introduction/
The station was opened on 8 July 1889. Accidently, I have visited this station on the 128th anniversary of the opening.
You can get here by Tube (Metropolitan line to Chesham, Zone 9*). It takes just … 74 minutes from Aldgate to Chesham. It is a very beautiful little station with old water tower, signal box and very lovely garden in the place where was track to another platform.
I am very perplexed about Chesham. From one side it is a very beautiful little town with a decent high street that has a few local shops, big park, nice houses, churches ( St. Mary’s Church) and many places for a walk (I recommend Chess Valley Walk) but … I had a feeling that Chesham is in decline. It looks like council just abandon this place. Park looks lovely but is lie shit mind field and pond looks like sewage tank. I want to go to Chesham Museum to learn more about Chesham but unfortunately, they just closed down during a lack of funding.
Is any Good independent coffee place nearby?
I didn’t see any.
Is any good pub nearby?
I didn’t find any local pub yet. Queen’s Head is a Fuller’s chain. I like this place for a unique character. They have a few popular craft beer. Beers are reasonable priced.
Is any good restaurant nearby?
There are a few restaurants in Chesham. We tried Queen’s Head which is a pub with Thai food. The place is family (you can bring a child in pram) and dog-friendly which is always a plus. The food was OK but I get one of the tiniest portions of rice I ever had.
I tried also sandwich in Sandwich bar on High Street. It was OK’ish, but it is worth to mention that they charge me £3 but price everywhere was £2.95. I have a rule, that if this kind of thing happens I never go there again. I do NOT recommend a Sandwich bar.
Is interesting places to see nearby?
- High Street
- Chesham Clock Tower
- Chesham War Memorial
- A few religious places
Interesting walks nearby?
There are many good walks. Check this website for details http://www.chesham.gov.uk/Walks/Local_Chesham_Walks.aspx
On this blog, you can find my experience from some of these walks.
Trivia and other interesting and non-interesting facts:
- In movie The Imitation Game, 73 Church Street in Chesham appears as Alan Turing’s lodging house in Bletchley (Source: Wikipedia)
- Chesham station is around 40 km north-west of central London (measured from a famous place in Trafalgar Square near Charing Cross, making it the furthest London Underground station from central London.
- It is a northernmost London Underground Station.
- It is a westernmost London Underground Station.
- The distance between Chesham and Chalfont & Latimer is the longest between stations on the London Underground network.
SUMMARY
Chesham station looks great. Chesham as a place is like heaven for people who love work in the city, have access to an endless amount of events but relax in a peaceful place. It is something which I always dream about it. Unfortunately, this place looks like is decaying and beauty is dying, therefore, you should see it before it lost its magic.
*) Yes, Zone 9 exists in London … well, it is outside of London, but Zone 9 exits on Tube.
Sources:
Some Chesham citizen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGPQfVMTaJQ (Geoff Marshall/Londonist)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesham (Wikipedia)
