Great Missenden

Great Missenden is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. Its environs include the separate, nearby settlements of Prestwood, South Heath and Ballinger.

Understand

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.

Get in

By car

Great Missenden is signposted from the A413 linking Aylesbury with Amersham.

There are 2 small "pay and display" parking facilites off Link Road.

By rail

🌍 Great Missenden Railway Station, Station Approach, Great Missenden, HP16 9AZ. Located centrally in the village, it is served by mainline services between London Marylebone and Aylesbury. Station managed by and services are operated by Chiltern Railways. (updated Jun 2017)

By bus

By bicycle

Get around

Being a small village, most of Great Missenden can be reached on foot. However, some locations are further out.

The main commercial centre in Missenden is on the High Street.

See

Do

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.

Learn

Missenden Abbey runs courses and weekends for adult students in conjunction with Bucks New University (in High Wycombe). These tend to be booked up fairly quickly.

Buy

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) (updated Jun 2017)
  • 🌍 Co-op, Station Approach, Great Missenden HP16 9AZ, ☏ +44 1494 864052. M-Sa 7AM-10PM, Su 10AM-4PM. Convenience Store (updated Jun 2017)
  • St Andrews's Bookshop (Christian Bookstore), 61/65 High St, ☏ +44 1494 862168. Small Christian bookstore, carrying books, cards and recordings. (updated Jun 2017)
  • 🌍 Sainsbury's, 9-11 Wycombe Rd, Prestwood HP16 0NZ (2 miles W of Great Missenden), ☏ +44 1494 867683. Daily 7AM-10PM. Convenience store. (updated Jun 2017)
  • A farmers market is held at the garden centre in Prestwood, on Friday mornings 8AM-1PM.

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Connect
  • 🌍 Post Office, 35 Station Approach, Great Missenden HP16 9AZ. M-Sa 6AM-6PM, Su 6AM-2PM. (updated Jun 2017)

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