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About Great Missenden
Lying in a favoured position within the sweep of the glorious Chilterns, Great Missenden is an attractive village of charm and character, and was the home to Roald Dahl who wrote many of his best loved stories there. Most of the properties spread along its winding high street are black and white half-timbered, or representative of the gracious Georgian period. It is a gentle village, with a countrified, un-hurried air.
There is a 14th-century church dedicated to St.Peter and St.Paul, thought to have been built during the 14th or 15th-century on the site of an earlier church that possibly belonged to Missenden Abbey. The Abbey was founded as an Augustinian Monastery in 1133, it is now a residential college for adult education.
In the village you will find pleasant shops, some nice inns and traditional pubs where you can get a pleasing meal or enjoy a quiet drink. Visitors to the town will be impressed with the newly opened Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre. In his life-time (1916-1990) Roald Dahl lived in Great Missenden and the town is proud of its associations with the celebrated author of children's tales. Another literary connection is Robert Louis Stevenson, famous as the author of Treasure Island.
Tourist attraction include: The Ridgeway Path and associated wildfowl parks, Hughendon Manor, home of Victorian prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, West Wycombe Park House built in the mid-18th-century, Bucks Goat Centre, and The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, and the gardens of his family home, Gypsy House, which are open through the National Gardens Scheme.
Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.
Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner
Recommended attractions near Great Missenden
| Hughenden Manor | (4.1 miles, 6.7 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Coombe Hill | (4.6 miles, 7.3 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Bekonscot Model Village | (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction SE) | Pictures |
| The Chiltern Hills | (7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Chenies Manor House | (7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction E) | Pictures |
| Berkhamsted Castle | (7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction NE) | Pictures |
| Cliveden | (10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Bisham Abbey N.S.C | (10.5 miles, 16.8 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Aston Rowant NNR | (10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Mentmore Towers | (11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Whipsnade Wild Animal Park | (12.0 miles, 19.4 km, direction NE) | Pictures |
| The Chilterns Gateway Centre | (12.5 miles, 20.2 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Bayhurst Wood Country Park | (12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction SE) | Pictures |
| Fawley Court | (13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Denham Country Park | (13.3 miles, 21.3 km, direction SE) | Pictures |
All attractions in Great MissendenAll attractions in BuckinghamshireComplete A to Z of attractions in EnglandRecommended towns near Great Missenden
Chesham, a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (3.9 miles, 6.3 km, direction E)
Located in the picturesque Chess Valley along the Chiltern hills and surrounded by famland, Chesham is one of Buckinghamshire's...
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Wendover, in the county of Buckinghamshire (4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction N)
Wendover, is a spacious town and situated amidst beautiful open countryside.
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Amersham, a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (4.5 miles, 7.3 km, direction SE)
Amersham is one of those towns where with one cast of the eye, you immediately know that this is a place with a long history for...
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High Wycombe, a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction S)
The largest town in Buckinghamshire county, and once famous for its thriving chair making industry, High Wycombe is the only town...
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Princes Risborough, a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction W)
An exquisite feature of the town is the Norman Church of St.Mary, the church shows restoration work from the 13th and 14th centuries and a modern spire built during the early part of the 20th century.
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Horsenden, in the county of Buckinghamshire (6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction W)
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Tring, in the county of Hertfordshire (6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction N)
Tring lies on the Ridgeway Path close to the waters of the River Thame, it is bordered on one side by the Chilterns, a range of dense wooded hills which span an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty between Goring in the Thames valley and Dunstable downs.
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Berkhamsted, in the county of Hertfordshire (7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction NE)
With so much to see and experience this fascinating little town makes the perfect destination for a relaxing weekend away from it all.
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Beaconsfield, a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction S)
On arrival in Beaconsfield you are immediately struck by the spaciousness of its wide streets and the wonderful show of Victorian buildings and houses in the main street.
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Bledlow, a Picturesque Village in the county of Buckinghamshire (7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction W)
This is one of Buckinghamshire most attractive villages. Anyone visiting the area could be forgiven for thinking they had seen it somewhere before because the village has been the setting for scenes in the T.V. drama Midsommer Murders. Take a close look at the Church of The Holy Trinity - in one episode this became St.Michael's church.
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Aylesbury, a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction NW)
Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire, taking over the mantle from the town of Buckingham during the 16th...
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Marlow, a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (9.4 miles, 15.2 km, direction S)
Marlow developed into a thriving town from a small community situated at the side of the River Thames.
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Haddenham, in the county of Buckinghamshire (10.7 miles, 17.3 km, direction NW)
This is a large sprawling village in the heart of picturesque Buckinghamshire countryside.
The village has a long history,...
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Rickmansworth, in the county of Hertfordshire (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction SE)
This is a lovely old town where three rivers meet, it has lakes and watermeadows, and during the 20th-century was known for...
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Hemel Hempstead, in the county of Hertfordshire (11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction E)
Set in a delightful valley of the Chilterns, formed by the River Gade, the town is noted for its variety of old buildings which include the Norman church dedicated to St.Mary.
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All towns in BuckinghamshireComplete A to Z of towns in EnglandNearby travel help
| Great Missenden Station | (0.5 miles, 0.8 km) |
| Chesham Station | (4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction E) |
| M40 Junction 4 | (6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction SW) |
| M40 Junction 3 | (7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction S) |
| London Luton Airport | (18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction NE) |
| London Heathrow Airport | (19.2 miles, 30.9 km, direction SE) |
| Great Missenden to London | (28.2 miles, 45.4 km, direction SE) |
Hotels & Accommodation in Great Missenden
| Hotel Name | Approximate distance from Great Missenden center |
| Kings Arms Hotel | (4.0 miles, 6.5 km, direction SE) |
| The Crown | (4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction SE) |
| Abbey Lodge Hotel | (5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction S) |
| Ambassador Court Hotel | (5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction SW) |
| Buckingham Hotel | (5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction SW) |
| Clifton Lodge Hotel | (5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction SW) |
| De Vere Venues Uplands | (5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction S) |
| Rose & Crown, Country Pub & Eating House With Rooms | (5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction W) |
| Best Western Alexandra Hotel | (5.6 miles, 9.1 km, direction S) |
| Rose & Crown Hotel | (6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction N) |
| All hotels in Great Missenden |
