Great Missenden

Great Missenden is a village in Buckinghamshire, set in the valley of the River Misbourne in the Chiltern Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village is most famous as the home of author Roald Dahl, who lived at Gipsy House in the village for 36 years until his death in 1990 and used the local landscape as inspiration for many of his stories. The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, housed in the village's High Street, attracts visitors from around the world and celebrates his life and works. The village retains much of its historic character with old buildings including the 13th-century Church of St Peter and St Paul.