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    The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

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    This great little award-winning Museum is aimed at 6 to 12 year olds and their families and is situated in Great Missenden where Roald Dahl lived and wrote for 36 years. The Museum has three fun and fact-packed interactive galleries. Boy Gallery focuses on Roald Dahl’s school days. Solo Gallery features his original Writing Hut. The Story Centre offers all sorts of fantabulous creative displays and activities to get involved with. In the school holidays and at weekends, an exciting range of workshops, events and free storytelling sessions take place. Free craft activities are always on offer, while the Village and Countryside Trails lead intrepid visitors around Great Missenden to see the places that inspired Roald Dahl and feature in the stories.

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    tinahodgkinson

    Sept 2019

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    Lots of fun and great step free access - Highly recommend

    The Roald Dahl Museum is extremely accessible and explores the life story and writing of Roald Dahl in a very fun, family friendly and interactive style. It focuses on his children's stories, so is very child focused, but also perfect for adults who enjoy the stories and who want to find out more about Roald's own fascinating and extraordinary life. The Museum is on the High Street in the village of Great Missenden and is a short 3 - 5 minute walk from the train station. Please note the Museum is a former coaching inn and not the former home of Roald Dahl. Also the museum is quite small, however it's stuff with fabulous things to see and do in its 3 galleries. My favourite was seeing Roald Dahl's Writing Hut, and finding out that Roald also had lower back pain like me. Also highly recommend visiting the Archives, having the opportunity to hold and read one of Roald's many school boy letters to his family and see original drafts of some of his most famous stories, makes the visit very special and very lovely.

    Disabled Access Information Provided by The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

    Disabled Access at The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

    At the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre we welcome all visitors and aim to do everything we can to make sure every visitor has a buzzwangling time. The Museum and Shop are all fully wheel - and push chair accessible, as we are a step-free site. The Café has a step but there is a bell for assistance and a ramp is available. We have three fully accessible loos. We have a manual wheelchair which you may borrow, though we do advise calling in advance to ensure it is available. Carers receive free admission.

    Toilets features at The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

    There is one disabled access toilet to the left of the entrance and one down the main corridor, through the double doors and on the left. The site is small and easy to navigate. The toilets are on the ground floor and access is through the Museum. All disabled access toilets are unisex and have an emergency pull cord and response as well as PIRs to switch the lights on. The toilet doors ate single leaf and side hung. The larger of the two disabled toilets has available floor space of 165cm by 205cm. The smaller has available floor space of 150cm by 240cm.
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    Accessible toilet

    A designated accessible toilet designed for wheelchair users and others with visible and non-visible accessibility requirements is available within the main public areas.

    Accessible formats at The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

    Large print

    Information is available in large print format.

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    Accessible services at The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

    Assistive listening system - Hearing Loop

    There is an assistive listening system available e.g. a hearing loop.

    Other features at The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

    Wi-Fi

    Wi-Fi is available for customers.

    Carers Discount

    More Information

    For additional detailed accessibility information, please contact: admin@roalddahlmuseum.org

    Awards at The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

    We are a Registered Museum, and a Quality Assured Visitor Attraction In 2013, we were awarded Gold by the Green Tourism Business Scheme. Visit England's Best Small Visitor Attraction 2008 Tourism South East's ExSEllence Award for Best Small Tourist Attraction 2007

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    Location

    81-83 High Street, Great Missenden HP16 0AL, England, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

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