Guidebook for Great Missenden
Essentials
Waitrose & Partners
Saint John's Well LaneGood food and other produce
Sainsbury's
2 Tulse HillGood for all food, drink, household goods.
Tesco Superstore
19 London Rd WThe nearest big Tesco store
Food Scene
The Old Swan
Great local pub. Good food (book ahead). Nice beer garden.
The Grocer at 91
2 High StExcellent cafe. Great for breakfast or lunch.
Côte Brasserie - Amersham
27 The BroadwayGood French brasserie food.
Nice easy going Italian restaurant (pizza and pasta mainly). Very easy with kids.
42 locals recommend
Ask Italian
25 Chapel StNice easy going Italian restaurant (pizza and pasta mainly). Very easy with kids.
The Cross Keys
1 Lawrence StGood local pub. Good beer and good food.
The Queen's Head
Church StreetGood pub with great Thai restaurant
Everything Else
Three good restaurants (Thai, Indian and Tapas) and a few cafes. Also a good Cooperative Food store for groceries.
Great Missenden also has a train station with trains direct to London Marylebone.
9 locals recommend
Great Missenden
Three good restaurants (Thai, Indian and Tapas) and a few cafes. Also a good Cooperative Food store for groceries.
Great Missenden also has a train station with trains direct to London Marylebone.
Stoke Mandeville Hospital
Mandeville RoadNearest hospital with A&E department
The Snow Centre
Saint Albans HillIndoor skiing on real snow!
Brewery of Chiltern Ale - the local ale that is delicious! Good shop to buy their wide range of produce, plus Brewery tours, tastings, etc
12 locals recommend
The Chiltern Brewery
Nash Lee RoadBrewery of Chiltern Ale - the local ale that is delicious! Good shop to buy their wide range of produce, plus Brewery tours, tastings, etc
Sightseeing
Haddington Hill
Good for walks, childrens play area, cafe in the woods
National Trust Chilterns Countryside
Lodge HillGreat spot for a walk. Beautiful views.
National Trust property, nice gardens and house, activities for children.
180 locals recommend
Waddesdon Manor
National Trust property, nice gardens and house, activities for children.
National Trust property, nice grounds and house, activities for children
38 locals recommend
National Trust - Hughenden
Hughenden ManorNational Trust property, nice grounds and house, activities for children
Caves dug by hand in the 1700's, once a haunt of the Hellfire club. Map and tour of caves with general visitor information
41 locals recommend
The Hellfire Caves
Church LaneCaves dug by hand in the 1700's, once a haunt of the Hellfire club. Map and tour of caves with general visitor information
Shopping
Pearces Hardware
6-8 High StFor all hardware need, kitchen ware, etc
Eden Shopping Centre
Oxford RoadNearest shopping mall with clothes shops, cinema, etc
Arts & Culture
Cineworld
Charter PlaceNearest cinema
Empire Cinemas High Wycombe
Crest RoadNearest cinema
Roald Dahl lived in Great Missenden and wrote all his books from a house just outside the village. At this museum there are lots of fun activities for children centered around his stories.
48 locals recommend
The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre
81-83 High StRoald Dahl lived in Great Missenden and wrote all his books from a house just outside the village. At this museum there are lots of fun activities for children centered around his stories.
Good fun for older children and adults, swinging around in the trees!
22 locals recommend
Go Ape Wendover Woods
Good fun for older children and adults, swinging around in the trees!
Entertainment & Activities
Need to take the kids somewhere fun? This is a good option. Child-friendly farm with animal petting and feeding, plus lots of activities from karting to crazy golf
47 locals recommend
Odds Farm Park
Wooburn Common RoadNeed to take the kids somewhere fun? This is a good option. Child-friendly farm with animal petting and feeding, plus lots of activities from karting to crazy golf
Need to keep the kids entertained? This is a good option. Farm with animal petting zone, indoor play areas, a high ropes course, go karts and tractor rides.
8 locals recommend
Mead Open Farm
Stanbridge RoadNeed to keep the kids entertained? This is a good option. Farm with animal petting zone, indoor play areas, a high ropes course, go karts and tractor rides.
The Kidzone
1 Northbridge RdIndoor play centre for younger children (from 2-8 yrs approx).
Great for a fantastic family day out at the Zoo. Run by ZSL (London Zoo), huge expansive area set up on the edge of the Chilterns. Lots of animals, indoor and outdoor play areas, train ride.
90 locals recommend
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
Great for a fantastic family day out at the Zoo. Run by ZSL (London Zoo), huge expansive area set up on the edge of the Chilterns. Lots of animals, indoor and outdoor play areas, train ride.
Really fascinating collection of animals but not as you've seen them before! Worth a visit. It's all indoors so especially good on rainy days.
47 locals recommend
Natural History Museum at Tring
Akeman StreetReally fascinating collection of animals but not as you've seen them before! Worth a visit. It's all indoors so especially good on rainy days.