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• Use every time you search the web and they give 50% of the fees paid by their advertising sponsors to Chesham Museum. Just type 'Chesham Museum' into the box provided on the easysearch web page and start searching.

Donate On-line

• Chesham Museum is an entirely volunteer-run and independent museum. We rely on your donations to continue to record and share our town's fascinating and diverse history. Go to the Chesham Museum page of the MyCharity website and donate today.

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Chesham Town Council Events

• A calendar of events in Chesham

Chesham objects in other collections

• Have you spotted an object associated with Chesham in another museum? If so, we would love to know about it. Chiltern Toys had a factory making wooden and other toys in Waterside, Chesham until the outbreak of WWII. This Chiltern Toys bear is in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

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Heritage Walks

A selection of guided history walks are being developed, most will start and end outside Chesham Museum in the Market Square.

Telephone 01494 792549, email via the Contact page to enquire about booking.

Guided Walks must be booked and paid for in advance.

£2.50 per person, (£2.00 for Super or Life Friends)

Meet at the Museum in Market Square.

• Sun 11 Apr, 2.00pm, 'Town Centre' - Fi Bingham and Peter Forsyth: approx. 2 hours.
• Sun 25 Apr, 2.00pm, 'Waterside' - Philippa Sawyer and Pat Kent: approx. 2 hours.
• Sun 9 May, 2.00pm, 'Mills'.
  Guide - Bill Templeton. Duration: approx. 2 hours.