area guide Distances Heathrow 26 miles 40 minutes Gatwick 62 miles 1 hour and 18 minutes M25 M40 17 miles 30 minutes 10 miles 20 minutes Train - Marylebone 46 mins Why loves : Residents enjoy the proximity of London only 45 minutes way yet also love the village/town feel in the heart of the countryside. is an attractive small town and lies within the centre of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), 35 miles northwest of London. The town has a long curving High Street of half-timbered and Georgian shops and a number of traditional pubs which were former coaching inns. has a centrally located railway station with commuting times of 45 minutes to Marylebone. It is also located just ten minutes from the larger towns of both Amersham and Chesham which also have excellent rail connections into London. was home to the late Roald Dahl, and the village is now best known for the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre which attracts visitors from all over the world. There is also a Roald Dahl Village Trail where you can identify the timber framed building which was his inspiration for Sophie s 'norphanage' in The BFG or the library visited by Matilda or the old fashioned petrol pumps featured in the garage in Danny Champion of the World. The town has an excellent primary school and great sporting facilities with tennis courts in the town. Given its location in the heart of the Chilterns this town also has a thriving cycle club with great network of cycle routes. Ltd 2015
Education Ltd 2015 State Primary School C of E Combined School Little Kingshill Combined School Great Kingshill Church of England School Private Primary School Girls Heatherton House School Boys The Beacon School Co-Ed Gateway School Boys Chesham Prep School Church Street,, Buckinghamshire, HP16 0AZ 01494 862310 www.greatmissendenschool.co.uk Windsor Lane, Little Kingshill,, HP16 0DZ 01494 863744 www.littlekingshillschool.co.uk Cryers Hill Road, Great Kingshill, High Wycombe, HP15 6JP 01494 713159 www.greatkingshill.bucks.sch.uk 10 Copperkins Lane Amersham HP6 5QB 01494 726433 www.heathertonhouse.co.uk Chesham Bois, Amersham, HP6 5PF 01494 433654 www.beaconschool.co.uk High Street,, HP16 9AA 01494 862407 www.gatewayschool-bucks.co.uk Chesham Bucks HP5 3QF 01494 782619 www.cheshamprep.co.uk State Senior School Boys Grammar Dr Challoners Girls Grammar Dr Challoners Grammar Aylesbury Grammar Secondary Chalfont Community College Secondary The Amersham School Amersham Chesham Road, AmershamHP6 5HA 01494 787500 www.challoners.com Little Chalfont Cokes Lane, Little Chalfont HP7 9QB 01494 763296 www.challonershigh.com Walton Road, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP21 7RP 01296 484545 www.ags.bucks.sch.uk Narcot Lane, Gerrards Cross SL98TP 01753 882 032 www.chalfonts.org Stanley Hill Amersham HP7 9HH 01494 726562 www.amersham.bucks.sch.uk Private Senior School C0-Ed Berkhamsted Castle Campus, Castle Street Berkhamsted, HP4 2BB 01442 358000 www.berkhamstedschool.org
Leisure Ltd 2015 Restaurants Origins at the White Lion La Petite Auberge Pubs and inns The Black Horse Pub The Nags Head 57 High Street, HP16 0AL 107 High St,, Great Missenden HP16 0BB Aylesbury Road, HP16 9AX London Road, HP16 0DG 01494 863696 01494 865370 01494 862537 01494 862200 The Old Swan Swan Lane The Lee, 01494 837239 The Cross Keys High Street,, 01494 865373 The Full Moon Hare lane, HP16 0EE, 01494 862397 The Gate Bryants Bottom Road HP16 0JS 01494 488632 Gyms The Chiltern Pools Chiltern Ave Amersham 01494 723969 Fit4less 99 High Street Chesham 0844 770 7814
Leisure Ltd 2014 Sports Cricket Sports Centre Gliding Golf Rugby and Football Club Music Little Missenden Festival Choral Society Dance Chilton Academy Amersham Dance Studio Amersham Cricket Club Shardeloes Missenden Road Amersham HP7 0RL 01494 433020 Chiltern Leisure Trust, Station Road, HP6 5DW 01494 788990 Swimming, Gym and Climbing Wall. Booker Gliding Centre, Wycombe Air Park, Marlow, Bucks. www.bookergliding.co.uk Chartridge Park Ltd Old Sax Lane, Chartridge, Bucks HP5 2TE 01494 783 119 Weedon Lane Amersham Bucks HP6 5QF 01494 725161 30 Church Street, Chesham, HP5 1HU 01494 958 148. The Secretary arkoverton@gmail.com 01494 863581 59 Wycombe Road Prestwood, Gt Missenden HP16 0PF, 01494 862 006 St Michael s Church Hall 01494 872838
Health Dentists The Village Dental Practice Station Approach Gt Missenden HP16 9AZ 01494 862081 The Geans Dental 3 Wycombe Road HP16 0 01494 413342 Doctors Prospect House Surgery Prospect House, 108 High Street, Gt Missenden HP16 0BG, 01494 862 325 Ltd 2015
Other Ltd 2015 Community and government Buckinghamshire County Council Wycombe District Council Queen Victoria Road, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP11 IBB 01494 461000 www.buckscc.gov.uk Library High Street, HP16 0AL 0845 230 3232 www.buckscc.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/libraries/finda-library/great-missenden-library/#.uqxlwdbfcp8 Local Papers General area information Average property price* 833,636 Population** 2,192 Top roads in area Grimms Hill, Wood Lane, Rignall Road, Green Lane and Martinsend Lane and many more Bucks Free Press and Amersham Examiner Style of property Lots of converted farmhouses and barn conversations with land and then a mixture of 1920 30 s homes with a few newer developments Properties in high demand Homes not to close to the proposed HS2 trainline This is one in a series of area guides available from the award winning Ltd. explaining the unique appeal and character of the Chilterns, a particularly beautiful part of the country close to London. Please go to /area-guides to view the complete series of area guides available. *For a detached house 2015 Zoopla **According to 2011 census