Chelsea is a Town in the county of Greater London.

Chelsea in Greater London is located 2.4 km SW from London, 2.8 km SW from Westminster and 5.2 km E from Barnes.

Chelsea postcode: SW3 5UA

Retail in Chelsea

There are great places to visit near Chelsea including some great cities, castles, museums, historic buildings, rivers and streams, shopping centres, towns, country parks, nature reserves, historic monuments, airports and bluebell woods.

Cities to visit near Chelsea include London.

There are a number of castles near to Chelsea including The Tower of London.

The Tower of London, National Maritime Museum Greenwich, and Cutty Sark are great places to visit near Chelsea if you like museums.

There are a number of historic buildings near Chelsea including The Tower of London, Millenium Bridge, Sutton House and Breaker's Yard, and Osterley Park and House.

There are a several good rivers and streams in the area around Chelsea like River Thames at London.

Chelsea's best nearby shopping centres can be found at Westfield London, Westfield Stratford City, Brent Cross Shopping Centre, and Whitgift Centre.

Chelsea's best nearby towns can be found at Hendon, Greenwich, Croydon, Chislehurst, Enfield, and Isleworth.

Fryent Country Park, South Norwood Country Park, Morden Hall Park, Bedfont Lakes Country Park, Scadbury Estate Country Park, Stanmore Country Park, and Whitewebbs Country Park are great places to visit near Chelsea if you like country parks.

Chelsea is near some unmissable nature reserves like Morden Hall Park,

Cutty Sark is one of Chelsea's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Chelsea.

Airports to visit near Chelsea include London Biggin Hill Airport, Heathrow Airport, London City Airport, and London Heliport.

Stanmore Country Park is one of Chelsea's best, nearby bluebell woods to visit in Chelsea.

Chelsea History

There are some historic monuments around Chelsea:

• The Jewel Tower
• London Wall: section of Roman and medieval wall and bastion at Noble Street
• Benedictine nunnery of St Mary, Clerkenwell
• The Curtain Playhouse
• Merchant Taylors' Hall
• Kensington Palace
• London Wall: site of the Roman and medieval gateway of Cripple Gate
• London Wall: remains of Roman fort wall and east gate under Aldermanbury
• Goldsmiths' Hall
• Priory and Hospital of St Mary Spital
• The London Greyfriars, site of, Newgate Street, Farringdon
• London Wall: section of Roman and medieval wall at St Alphage Garden, incorporating remains of St Alphage's Church
• Pottery kiln in Walmer Road
• Remains of St Pancras Church, Pancras Lane
• Watermen's Hall
• Coombe Conduit
• London Wall: remains of Roman wall and bastion (4a) at Crutched Friars
• Dyers' Hall
• Bell Barrow called Boadicea's Grave, 650m west of Millfield Cottage
• Roman amphitheatre, Guildhall Yard
• London Wall: remains of Roman and medieval wall from W end of All Hallows Church to 38 Camomile Street
• Monument
• The Globe Theatre
• London Wall: remains of Roman wall and bastion, Goring Street
• Armourers' and Brasiers' Hall
• Remains of Roman and medieval wall and gateway W of boundary of Stationers' Hall to Ludgate Hill
• London Wall: section bounding All Hallows Churchyard
• London Wall: remains of medieval and Roman wall extending 75yds (68m) N from Trinity Place to railway
• London Wall: site of Newgate and 121-124 Newgate Street, remains of Roman and medieval wall, gateway and bastion
• London Wall: section in Amen Court
• Vintners' Hall
• A subterranean commercial ice-well (City of Westminster), Park Crescent West, W1
• London Wall: remains of Roman wall, bastions and city gate of Aldgate from 17 Bevis Marks to India Street
• Barnard's Inn Hall (Mercers' School)
• Tallow Chandlers' Hall
• Roman wall in basement of 90 Gracechurch Street
• The Chapter House and Pyx Chamber in the abbey cloisters, Westminster Abbey
• Chiswick House
• Queenhithe dock
• Fulham Palace moated site
• Morden Park Mound
• London Wall: section of Roman wall and bastion beneath Crosswall, No. 1 America Square and Fenchurch Street railway station
• London Wall: section of Roman wall within the London Wall underground car park, 25m north of Austral House and 55m north west of Coleman Street
• Roman governor's palace (site of)
• Romano-British bath house and medieval remains at 11-15 Borough High Street
• Tower of London
• Painter Stainers' Hall
• London Wall: section of Roman wall and medieval bastion in Postman's Park and King Edward Street
• Roman hypocaust and building on site of Coal Exchange
• Remains of Winchester Palace, Clink Street and waterfront
• London Wall: section of Roman and medieval wall and bastions, west and north of Monkwell Square
• Tower Hill West
• Inner Temple Hall Buttery
• London Wall: the west gate of Cripplegate fort and a section of Roman wall in London Wall underground car park, adjacent to Noble Street
• London Wall: remains of Roman wall and conduit and medieval postern, Bloomfield House to site of Moor Gate
• London Wall: section of Roman wall at the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey
• The Hope Playhouse, and the remains of three further bear gardens, Bankside
• Abbey buildings, Bermondsey
• Skinners' Hall
• Structures of archaeological interest below Billingsgate Market
• London Wall: remains of Roman wall and bastion, Camomile Street
• Fishmongers' Hall
• Innholders' Hall
• Stationers' Hall
• The Augustinian Priory of St Mary at Merton, 271m ENE of Abbey Wall Works
• Apothecaries' Hall
• The Rose Theatre, Rose Court, Southwark
• London Wall: section from underground railway to Tower Hill GUARDIANSHIP
• Huggin Hill Roman bath house, 120m WNW of St James's Church
• Baynard's Castle, 78m south-west of St Benet Metropolitan Welsh Church
• Roman riverboat, 136m west of Greenwood Theatre
• London Wall: section of Roman wall and Roman, medieval and post-medieval gateway at Aldersgate
• The Theatre Playhouse
• Caesar's Camp, Wimbledon Common
• Smiths' Wharf