Chelsham lies high and commands views for a long distance, including over London, from the centre of which it is south by south-east. Though in parts well wooded, the area is generally somewhat barren and featureless in the nearer landscape. The administrative centre of the district, Oxted, is due south, below the uplands upon which Chelsham lies, and Guildford, the county town, is west by south-west. Croydon is NNW. The highest point of the [[North Downs]] [[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]] is a slight, gentle rise, about three miles south of the village along Croydon Road at [[Botley Hill]].