Two areas of public open space in the village include the Cricket Green that hosts occasional summer fairs. The Red Lion and the Bricklayers Arms are pubs in the village. There are several shops and there are schools. Shamley Green Conservation Area contains 22 listed buildings with 10 others on the village outskirts. Shamley Green is a large irregular shaped green that is quite exposed and flat with little or no trees. None of the buildings are graded Grade II* or I.