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.

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 bus

 * Arriva Bus Service 48 runs Lane End to Great Missenden.
 * Red Line Buses Service 55 runs Aylesbury - Wendover - Great Missenden - Amersham - Chesham.

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.

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.


 * A farmers market is held at the garden centre in Prestwood, on Friday mornings 8AM-1PM.
 * A farmers market is held at the garden centre in Prestwood, on Friday mornings 8AM-1PM.
 * A farmers market is held at the garden centre in Prestwood, on Friday mornings 8AM-1PM.
 * A farmers market is held at the garden centre in Prestwood, on Friday mornings 8AM-1PM.
 * A farmers market is held at the garden centre in Prestwood, on Friday mornings 8AM-1PM.

Go next

 * Amersham 6 miles to SE
 * High Wycombe 7 miles to SW
 * Aylesbury 10 miles to NNW
 * Wendover 5 miles to NNW
 * Tring 10 miles (by road) to NNE
 * Chesham 5½ miles to E
 * Berkhamsted 10 miles to NE