Cheam works well as a base: 5 minutes from Carshalton, 12km from Crystal Palace Circuit.
Cheam is in England, United Kingdom, with about 11,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Carshalton, about 4 km away.
Cheam () is a suburb of London, England, 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Charing Cross. Cheam is in the London Borough of Sutton and is divided into North Cheam, Cheam Village and South Cheam. Cheam Village contains the listed buildings Lumley Chapel and the 16th-century Whitehall. It is adjacent to two large parks,Read more Nonsuch Park and Cheam Park. Nonsuch Park contains the listed Nonsuch Mansion. Parts of Cheam Park and Cheam Village are in a conservation area. Cheam is bordered by Worcester Park to the northwest, Morden to the northeast, Sutton to the east, Epsom, Ewell and Stoneleigh to the west and Banstead and Belmont to the south.
Within an hour or so of Cheam: Crystal Palace Circuit (12 km), Rykas Cafe (14 km), Box Hill National Trust Cafe (14 km), David's Cafe at Box Hill (14 km).
Are there any good drives near Cheam?
The nearest famous roads are Crystal Palace Circuit, Goodwood Festival of Speed and Rhinefield Ornamental Drive.
Where is Cheam?
Cheam is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Carshalton.
Road trip
Drive to Cheam
Add it as a stop and the planner works out the driving, the nights and what's worth seeing on the way.
A parkland racing circuit in south London that ran until 1972 and still hosts occasional sprint events. Sections of the old track survive as park roads and footpaths, complete with original kerbing among the Victorian terraces.
12 km · about 25 min drive
cafe
Rykas Cafe
Iconic biker and cyclist cafe at the foot of Box Hill in Surrey, a must-stop gathering point on one of England's most famous riding roads.
14 km · about 25 min drive
cafe
Box Hill National Trust Cafe
The hilltop cafe at the summit of Box Hill offering sweeping views across the Surrey Hills, a classic destination for drivers and cyclists alike.
14 km · about 25 min drive
cafe
David's Cafe at Box Hill
A popular roadside cafe at the base of the Box Hill zig-zag road, serving as the unofficial meeting point for the Surrey biker community.
14 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Box Hill
A steep chalk escarpment above the Mole valley, the Zig Zag Road on its flank made famous by the 2012 Olympic road race.
14 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Science Museum London
Home to pioneering scientific achievements including Stephenson's Rocket and the Apollo 10 command module.
15 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Natural History Museum
World-renowned museum in a stunning Romanesque terracotta building, housing 80 million specimens spanning 4.5 billion years of life on Earth.
15 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
The world's largest museum of applied and decorative arts and design, spanning 5,000 years of human creativity.
15 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near Cheam
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
Right hereCrystal Palace CircuitA parkland racing circuit in south London that ran until 1972 and still hosts occasional sprint events. Sections of the old track survive as park roads and footpaths, complete with original kerbing among the Victorian terraces.
Right hereBox HillA steep chalk escarpment above the Mole valley, the Zig Zag Road on its flank made famous by the 2012 Olympic road race.