The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire

Details

Accessibility

https://www.roalddahl.com/museum/visit/accessibility

"The Museum’s shop, café, galleries, a lunching room and an education room are on the ground floor. The ground floor is fully accessible to wheelchairs and pushchairs. Some learning sessions and occasional workshops are held in the first floor Upper Babbling Room. Also located on the first floor is the Chomping Room, where picnics may be eaten. Both rooms can be accessed via a lift or stairs.

Trained Museum personnel also have use of a specialised evacuation chair to transfer people from the first floor in an emergency. We have one wheelchair available for visitor use; please phone or email and let us know if you would like to book it for your visit.

• We do not have a car park as we are situated in a historic building on the High Street. However, the Link Road Council Pay and Display car park is 250 metres from the Museum. Additional Pay and Display car parking is available at nearby Great Missenden railway station. There is a disabled parking bay on the High Street, less than 100 metres from the Museum. 

• The route from the car park or railway station is along a pavement which varies from a minimum of 97 cm wide to a maximum of 123 cm wide. There is a dropped kerb in front of the Museum, though we don't recommend dropping off outside the Museum as the road is narrow and often busy with traffic.  

• The Museum has two disabled access toilets. Both disabled access toilets are on the ground floor, are unisex and have an emergency pull cord as well as automatic lights. 

1. The first disabled access toilet is located to the rear of the café and adjacent to the courtyard. It has level access but there is a ramp and steps to get from the Museum entrance level to the toilet level.

2. The second disabled access toilet is located off the courtyard and may be accessed at the far end of the main Museum corridor (Crocodile Corridor). The second toilet is clearly signposted. 

• The Museum disabled access toilet has available floor space of 165 cm by 205 cm. The café disabled access toilet has available floor space of 150 cm by 240 cm. Both toilets have two horizontal rails; one that can be lowered into place at a height of 74 cm and one fixed rail at 80 cm. Both toilets have two vertical rails starting at 84 cm at the base and rising to 140 cm at the top. The basins are at 70 cm and the hand-dryers at 120 cm in height. The doors are 90 cm wide. The baby change tables are 84 cm high."

https://www.roalddahl.com/museum/about-the-museum/history-of-the-museum

Address

The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

81-83 High Street

Great Missenden

Bucks HP16 0AL

Email

https://www.roalddahl.com/global/contact-us

Phone

01494 892192

Website

https://www.roalddahl.com/museum

Directions

"BY CAR

Great Missenden is situated just off the A413.

From the M4, exit at Junction 8/9 onto the A404 towards High Wycombe.

From the M40, exit at Junction 4 onto the A4128 towards High Wycombe.

From the M25, exit at Junction 16 onto the M40 towards Oxford.

Use the Highways Agency website to help plan your journey. 

PARKING

The Museum is situated on the historic High Street of Great Missenden. There is a pay and display car park on Link Road, less than 5 minutes walk away at HP16 9AE; please visit the Chiltern District website for details about parking charges (Rongo app payment available - free parking on Sundays). Visitors may also use the station car park at HP16 9AZ; see the Chiltern Railways website for more information. 

If parking anywhere else in the village, please park in designated parking spaces and be aware of any time restrictions.

The Museum is well suited to visiting by bike. There are various national cycleways that weave through the village. You can find out more about local on the Sustrans website, where you can also find great tips for cycling with kids "

Opening Times

Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change

Transport

Great Missenden is served by a train service direct from London Marylebone and Aylesbury. The journey takes 45 minutes and it's a quick and easy walk from the station to the Museum. See the Chiltern Railways website for an up-to-date timetable and details of engineering works which may affect the line. Take advantage of the 2for1 ticket offer from Chiltern Railways.

The Arriva Bus Company runs a regular bus service between Great Missenden and High Wycombe (route 41) Monday to Saturday. Redline Buses run services to Aylesbury, Wendover, Amersham and Chesham Monday to Friday.
Please check in advance for up-to-date service details.Use the Travel line South East website to help plan your journey by public transport.

Coaches: Please use the nearby coach drop-off point near the Buryfield car park, entrance on Link Road as couches are not allowed along the High Street. Download the coach instructions from the Schools section of the site for further details."

Amenities

Baby Changing Facilities

Cafe

Museum

Shop