Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

Over het museum

The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre stands in Great Missenden, the Buckinghamshire village where the children's author lived for 36 years until his death in 1990. It was opened in June 2005 in a converted coaching inn and yard on the High Street, after a building project that cost about 4.5 million pounds and was funded by the Dahl family, his publishers, charitable foundations and donors.

The museum is run by an independent charity, the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre. It looks after Dahl's main papers, including manuscripts, business and personal letters and his Ideas Books, and uses them to explore how he created his stories. Visitors pass through three interactive galleries, Boy, Solo and the Story Centre, which cover his childhood, his adult life and writing, and the craft of storytelling.

The museum also shows the Writing Hut in which Dahl wrote many of his books, and runs workshops, storytelling and events, mostly in the school holidays. In 2008 it won the Enjoy England award for Best Small Visitor Attraction.

Hoogtepunten

• Dahl's Writing Hut, where many of his books were written
• The three interactive galleries: Boy, Solo and the Story Centre
• Roald Dahl's archive, including his Story Ideas Book
• A drop-in craft room and daily storytelling sessions
• Dressing-up areas, peepholes and measuring against Dahl's characters

Vaste collectie

• Boy gallery – An interactive gallery on Roald Dahl's childhood, with dressing up, archive material and the chocolate doors.
• Solo gallery – An interactive gallery on Dahl's adult life, with his Story Ideas Book, the sandal that inspired the BFG's footwear and a height chart with his characters.
• Story Centre and Writing Hut – A hands-on space about how stories are made, with a replica of Dahl's writing chair, and the reconstructed hut in which he wrote.

Opgericht

2005

Beheerder

Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre (independent charity)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Every ticket is an annual pass valid for 12 months from the first booking, so visitors can return as often as they like. Blue Light Card holders get 15 per cent off online, and a 2-for-1 offer applies with a National Rail Days Out Guide voucher. Gift Aid can be added to tickets, and Golden Gift Tickets are sold in the online shop. Workshops and some events cost extra. Only card payments are accepted at the door.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The galleries and shop are step-free, and one room used for events has a small step with a ramp available. A lift serves the upper floor with the picnic room and event space. There are two accessible toilets, a baby change room and a buggy store. A manual wheelchair can be borrowed if booked ahead. Hearing loops are at the ticket and shop counters and in the Boy and Solo galleries and the Story Centre, and BSL interpretation is available through Signly markers scanned with a smartphone. Large print guides, audio clips and transcripts are available, and some areas have low lighting. Free SEND Explorer Bags and a pop-up quiet space kit can be borrowed from the ticket desk, and visual stories and a 360 degree tour can be used before a visit. A disabled parking bay is on the High Street, 118 metres away. The nearest Changing Places toilet is at Tesco in Amersham, a 15-minute drive.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations
• Kinderwagenvriendelijk
• Verschoonruimte
• Kinderfeestjes

Visitors are encouraged to join in: dress up, try the craft room, sit in a replica of Dahl's writing chair and measure up against his characters. Under-5s can borrow free object bags, and Titchy Toddler mornings are held on selected term-time dates. Children's birthday parties cost £175 for up to 12 children and include a party room, storytelling and a gift. Baby change facilities, a buggy store (buggies may also be used in the galleries), high chairs and a breastfeeding-friendly environment are provided.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Great Missenden is about 20 minutes' drive from Aylesbury and High Wycombe. A drop-off point with a dropped kerb is at the main entrance.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel

The Filling-Station kiosk in the courtyard serves local coffee, hot chocolate, tea, cakes and sausage rolls. Visitors can bring picnics to the picnic room or the courtyard, and many cafes and pubs are on the High Street. The shop sells Roald Dahl books, games and gifts, including special editions. Free drinking water is available. Dogs other than assistance dogs are not allowed.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen

Meeting room hire is offered, and children's birthday parties and private storytelling for groups can be booked.

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