Chertsey
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Chertsey is a town in Surrey.
Chertsey was founded in 666 AD therefore making it one of the oldest towns in England.
[edit] Get in
[edit] By plane
Heathrow airport is nearby (with low traffic, it is possible to get there in about 16 minutes).
[edit] By train
Chertsey train station is near the centre of the town but it's not on the mainline so it will be slow and you'll have to change trains most of the time.
[edit] By car
There are many ways to get in Chertsey, the main ways in are:
Via Chertsey Bridge
Via Thorpe Park
Via the M25
[edit] By bus
There are frequent buses to and from Chertsey.
[edit] By boat
The Thames is quite wide at the Chertsey stage but you cannot rent a boat at Chertsey.
[edit] Get around
There is one taxi service next door to the station.
There are many roads in Chertsey transporting. Driving is reasonably safe in Chertsey. Many people do get confused at the junction in the town centre near the Microsoft building with all the traffic lights.
[edit] Religion
Chertsey is mostly Catholic with three Catholic Schools, one Catholic Church, and one Catholic youth club for teenagers.
There is an Anglican Church, a Community Church hall and a Jehovas Witnesses Hall.
[edit][add listing] See
Chertsey has a lot of history involved, for more information go to the Chertsey Museum or you can visit the Chertsey Abbey, which is just down the road from the museum.
Because Chertsey is near to Heathrow, just after the planes take off they go right over Chertsey so you'll be able to see the planes pass by, the noise is quite loud but generally it's not a problem.
[edit][add listing] Do
Go up St. Annes Hill, and go to one of the look out towers, and watch the planes taking off and landing at Heathrow.
Theres a greengrocers shop across the road from the crown hotel, it's called Eithel Taylor, it's the oldest greengrocers shop in England, there are two brothers running the shop, when there's no customers in the shop, the two brothers go to the hotel across the road and have a drink at hotel pub, they have a designated space at the pub so they can sit down, have a drink, and look outside the window to see if there is anyone at the door of their greengrocers shop across the road, when there is somebody they run across the road using the special 'greengrocers crossing' to assist their customers. The shop is still open today and you can watch for a sign saying 'greengrocers crossing' so they can quickly cross the road to assist their customer.
[edit][add listing] Buy
There are not many shops in Chertsey.
- Very Venetian Sell masks, souvenirs and jewlery made in Venice.
There are other shops like Woolworths, Sainsbury, Carlo Delicatessen, Magnum Wines and many more shops including antique ones and charity.
[edit][add listing] Eat
There are many take-aways in the high street and central Chertsey, there is China Chef a Chinese take-away, Seafare Fish and Chips which sell various fish to take away, there is Flaming grill which is a Turkish kebab shop, Simpsons a Broasted Chicken shop. Near the station there is the Subway sandwich shop.
There are many restaurants in Chertsey including ASK, an Italian restaurant, TWYNRISH Hungry Horse, Boat house on the river, The Kingfisher which is on the other side of the river to the Boat House and many more restaurants.
[edit][add listing] Drink
There will be drinks selling in all of these take aways and you'll find more drinks at Sainsbury, Woolworths and Carlo's
[edit][add listing] Sleep
There are many hotels which are in the high street or in Central Chertsey.
A good hotel to go to is the Crown Hotel which is situated at the start of the high street. There is also The Lodge Hotel which on top of The Boat House restaurant, in that hotel you can get rooms with river view.
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