Museums · West Midlands
Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre
Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre — biographical museum in Great Missenden, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Great Missenden · 0.2 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2005. Address: HP16 0AL. Wikidata describes it as: "biographical museum in Great Missenden, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.7025°, -0.7061°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre is a museum in the village of Great Missenden in Buckinghamshire, England. Children's and short story writer Roald Dahl lived in the village in Gipsy House for 36 years until his death in 1990.
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Background
Description
The museum was officially opened on 10 June 2005 by Cherie Blair and open to the public on 11 June 2005. It is housed in an old coaching inn and yard, which has been converted into a museum at a cost of £4.5 million. Funding was provided by the Dahl family, Dahl's publishers, charitable foundations and corporate and private donors. The museum houses all of Dahl's main papers: his manuscripts, business and personal correspondence and his "Ideas Books". It also offers regular workshops and hosts events that help to enhance creativity and writing skills. It is run by an independent registered charity. In 2008 the museum won the "Best Small Visitor Attraction" award from Enjoy England, the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.7025, -0.7061
- District
- Buckinghamshire
- Parish
- Great Missenden
- Postcode
- HP16 0AL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Established
- 2005
- Nearest railway station
- Great Missenden — 0.2 km
- Opening
- Th-Su 10:00-16:45
- Official site
- www.roalddahl.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7339711 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre - geograph.org.uk - 1264147.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre?
- Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode HP16 0AL), in the parish of Great Missenden.
- When was Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre built?
- Built or established in 2005.
- Is Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre a protected site?
- Yes — Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre?
- The nearest railway station is Great Missenden, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HP16 0AL.