Great Missenden

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The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre Great Missenden is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. Its environs include the separate, nearby settlements of Prestwood, South Heath and Ballinger.

Gateway School Great Missenden and its environs are mentioned in the Domesday Book. Missenden Abbey (founded in 1133) was a major local influence until the dissolution.

In 2011, The Guardian described Great Missenden as having been "prime stockbroker belt for over a century". The Daily Telegraph put Great Missenden on its "List of Britain's richest villages" and ranked it highly in its "Best Places to Raise a Family in the UK" in 2015.

Claims to fame:

  • Used extensively for location shoots for the British TV detective series Midsomer Murders.
  • The Gateway School, one of the leading preparatory schools in the South East.
  • Home of author Roald Dahl for 36 years until his death in 1990.

St Peter & St Paul Church

The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, 81-83 High Street, Great Missenden, Bucks. HP16 0AL, +44 1494 892192. Tu-Su 11AM-5PM. A small museum and interactive exhibits inspired by the life and works of children's author Roald Dahl (who lived near Great Missenden). Adults £6.60, children £4.40, under 5's free.

River Misbourne. A chalk steam which runs alongside the town.

The Malt Brewery Tours, Collings Hanger Farm, Wycombe Rd, Prestwood Great Missenden HP16 0HW (2½ miles W of Great Missenden, +44 1494 865063. 4th Sa of month 3PM. £15/person.

St Peter & St Paul Church, Church Lane, Great Missenden HP16 0BA.

Great Missenden is in the heart of the Chilterns and so is the starting point for a number of brisk local walks, of varying difficulty.

  • Chiltern Heritage Trail Hampden Route.
  • Missenden Abbey. Country house on the site of the original abbey, now a conference, wedding and event location.

Chiltern Heritage Trail Hampden Route.

Missenden Abbey. Country house on the site of the original abbey, now a conference, wedding and event location.

The main commercial centre in Missenden is on the High Street, whereas that in nearby Prestwood is centered on the modern precinct adjoining Wycombe Road in that village's centre.

  • The Malt Brewery Shop, Collings Hanger Farm, Wycombe Rd, Prestwood Great Missenden HP16 0HW (2½ miles W of Great Missenden, +44 1494 865063. M-W 10AM-5:30PM, Th F 10AM-7PM, Sa 10AM-5:30PM. Brewery shop, and tasting (ends at 6PM Th & F)
  • Co-op, Station Approach, Great Missenden HP16 9AZ, +44 1494 864052. M-Sa 7AM-10PM, Su 10AM-4PM. Convenience Store
  • St Andrews's Bookshop, 61/65 High Street, Great Misssenden, +44 1494 862168. Small Christian bookstore, carrying books, cards and recordings.
  • Sainsbury's, 9-11 Wycombe Rd, Prestwood HP16 0NZ (2 miles W of Great Missenden, +44 1494 867683. Daily 7AM-10PM. Convenience store.
  • A farmers market is held at the garden centre in Prestwood, on Friday mornings 8AM-1PM.

The Malt Brewery Shop, Collings Hanger Farm, Wycombe Rd, Prestwood Great Missenden HP16 0HW (2½ miles W of Great Missenden, +44 1494 865063. M-W 10AM-5:30PM, Th F 10AM-7PM, Sa 10AM-5:30PM. Brewery shop, and tasting (ends at 6PM Th & F)

Co-op, Station Approach, Great Missenden HP16 9AZ, +44 1494 864052. M-Sa 7AM-10PM, Su 10AM-4PM. Convenience Store

St Andrews's Bookshop, 61/65 High Street, Great Misssenden, +44 1494 862168. Small Christian bookstore, carrying books, cards and recordings.

Sainsbury's, 9-11 Wycombe Rd, Prestwood HP16 0NZ (2 miles W of Great Missenden, +44 1494 867683. Daily 7AM-10PM. Convenience store.

  • Sukhotthai, 50 High St, Great Missenden HP16 0AU. Daily noon-2:30PM & 6-11PM. Thai restaurant & take-away.
  • Cream Teas at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, +44 1494 862352. Small scale cream teas, offered 3-5PM Sunday afternoon May-Sept. Live music sometimes accompanies.
  • La Petite Auberge, 107 High St, Great Missenden HP16 0BB, +44 1494 865370. Tu-Sa 7-10PM. Traditional French restaurant.
  • The Polecat Inn, 170 Wycombe Rd, Prestwood HP16 0HJ (3 miles (by road) W of Great Missenden, +44 1494 862253. Oct-Mar: M-F 11:30AM-3PM & 6-11PM, Sa all day (food to 9PM), Su noon-6PM (food to 3PM); Apr-Sept: M-Sa 11:30AM-11PM (food to 9PM), Su noon-6PM (food to 3PM). Restaurant & Hotel

Sukhotthai, 50 High St, Great Missenden HP16 0AU. Daily noon-2:30PM & 6-11PM. Thai restaurant & take-away.

Cream Teas at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, +44 1494 862352. Small scale cream teas, offered 3-5PM Sunday afternoon May-Sept. Live music sometimes accompanies.

La Petite Auberge, 107 High St, Great Missenden HP16 0BB, +44 1494 865370. Tu-Sa 7-10PM. Traditional French restaurant.

The Polecat Inn, 170 Wycombe Rd, Prestwood HP16 0HJ (3 miles (by road) W of Great Missenden, +44 1494 862253. Oct-Mar: M-F 11:30AM-3PM & 6-11PM, Sa all day (food to 9PM), Su noon-6PM (food to 3PM); Apr-Sept: M-Sa 11:30AM-11PM (food to 9PM), Su noon-6PM (food to 3PM). Restaurant & Hotel

Black Horse Pub The Cross Keys

  • The Cross Keys, 40 High St, Great Missenden HP16 0AU​, +44 1494 865373. Pub: M-Th 11AM-11PM, F Sa 11AM-midnight, Su 11AM-10:30PM; Food: M-Th noon-3PM & 6:30-9:30PM, F noon-4PM & 6-9:30PM, Sa noon-9:30PM, Su noon-5PM. Pub & Food
  • Origins Wine Bar, 57 High St, Great Missenden HP16 0AL, +44 1494 863696. Wine bar & tapas restaurant.
  • The Black Horse, Aylesbury Rd, Great Missenden HP16 9AX, +44 1494 862537. Food: M noon-2PM, Tu-F noon-2:30PM & 6-9PM, Sa noon-3PM & 6-9PM, Su noon-12:30PM & 2-2:30PM. Pub & Food

The Cross Keys, 40 High St, Great Missenden HP16 0AU​, +44 1494 865373. Pub: M-Th 11AM-11PM, F Sa 11AM-midnight, Su 11AM-10:30PM; Food: M-Th noon-3PM & 6:30-9:30PM, F noon-4PM & 6-9:30PM, Sa noon-9:30PM, Su noon-5PM. Pub & Food

Origins Wine Bar, 57 High St, Great Missenden HP16 0AL, +44 1494 863696. Wine bar & tapas restaurant.

The Black Horse, Aylesbury Rd, Great Missenden HP16 9AX, +44 1494 862537. Food: M noon-2PM, Tu-F noon-2:30PM & 6-9PM, Sa noon-3PM & 6-9PM, Su noon-12:30PM & 2-2:30PM. Pub & Food

  • Post Office, 35 Station Approach, Great Missenden HP16 9AZ. M-Sa 6AM-6PM, Su 6AM-2PM.

Post Office, 35 Station Approach, Great Missenden HP16 9AZ. M-Sa 6AM-6PM, Su 6AM-2PM.