Midsomer on the Misbourne
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A great place to stay, with coaching inns, inns, coaching with stay, to place great A land. common woodland and field walk or short taxi ride. taxi short or walk field and woodland village – including the Literary Festival, May Day Day May Festival, Literary the including – village From Amersham-on-the Hill Hill Amersham-on-the From and cafés, along riverside walks, and onto the ancient ancient the onto and walks, riverside along cafés, and is a stunning 20min 20min stunning a is Enoy TRADITINAL CUNTR EVENTS in the the in EVENTS CUNTR TRADITINAL Enoy past independent shops shops independent past AWARD, five years running. years five AWARD, you round historic streets, streets, historic round you Great Barrier Reef in Australia. in Reef Barrier Great Britain in Bloom’s GLD GLD Bloom’s in Britain Heritage Walk. It will take take will It Walk. 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Dibden via back The MEMORIAL GARDENS GARDENS MEMORIAL The by the stories shown shown stories the by UAKER MEETING HUSE in Jordans, and and Jordans, in HUSE MEETING UAKER hours being entertained entertained being hours via OAKLAND PARK GOLF COURSE, to the the to COURSE, GOLF PARK OAKLAND via offering guided walks of the town (check opening times). opening (check town the of walks guided offering library and spend 2-3 2-3 spend and library circular walk takes you from Milton’s Cottage Cottage Milton’s from you takes walk circular and who owned the town in 1772. Fully accessible and and accessible Fully 1772. in town the owned who and Pick up a leaflet from the the from leaflet a up Pick purchase in 17 (check opening times). A 1.5hr 1.5hr A times). opening (check 17 in purchase hall house and herb garden - explore Tudor life in 150, 150, in life Tudor explore - garden herb and house hall Trust received 0 from ueen Victoria for its its for Victoria ueen from 0 received Trust AMERSHAM MUSEUM sits within a restored medieval medieval restored a within sits MUSEUM AMERSHAM Sir Winston Churchill did during his lifetime. his during did Churchill Winston Sir to ‘Paradise Lost’ for 5. MILTN’S CTTAGE CTTAGE MILTN’S 5. for Lost’ ‘Paradise to beside the Misbourne stream, supping a pint, much as as much pint, a supping stream, Misbourne the beside London’s Plague in 1665, and sold the rights rights the sold and 1665, in Plague London’s Market Square. Market presided over his court at The Greyhound pub. Sit Sit pub. Greyhound The at court his over presided Famous poet, John Milton moved here from from here moved Milton John poet, Famous restaurant, located in a Grade 2 listed property in in property listed 2 Grade a in located restaurant, In the 1600s Judge Jeffreys (the ‘hanging udge’) udge’) ‘hanging (the Jeffreys Judge 1600s the In Exceptional food also at The Artichoke, Michelin star star Michelin Artichoke, The at also food Exceptional pond, fed by the Misbourne River. Misbourne the by fed pond, to Atul Kochhar’s, AA rosette, Hawkyns Restaurant. Restaurant. Hawkyns rosette, AA Kochhar’s, Atul to Immerse yourself in the fun of community spirit. community of fun the in yourself Immerse has grown up around a village green and duck duck and green village a around up grown has shots). Internal shots were at The Crown nearby, home home nearby, Crown The at were shots Internal shots). in the EVENING CONCERT on Gold Hill Common. Common. Hill Gold on CONCERT EVENING the in CHALFONT ST. GILES is a pretty village which which village pretty a is GILES ST. CHALFONT Marple, and Four Weddings and a Funeral (external (external Funeral a and Weddings Four and Marple, characters, classic cars, dancing and music, culminating culminating music, and dancing cars, classic characters, Murders’ filming location. Also a location for Miss Miss for location a Also location. filming Murders’ DAY (Feast of St. Peter since 1229), with costumed costumed with 1229), since Peter St. of (Feast DAY inn and a Midsomer Midsomer a and inn with flags on FEAST FEAST on flags with 15th century coaching coaching century 15th the village is decked decked is village the traditional black and white white and black traditional COMMONS. In June June In COMMONS. in The KING’S ARMS, a a ARMS, KING’S The in green and pleasant pleasant and green and dining culture. Stay Stay culture. dining and shops, surrounded by by surrounded shops, and a vibrant shopping shopping vibrant a and timber-clad independent independent timber-clad with stunning architecture architecture stunning with is a bustling village of of village bustling a is Photo Barbara uilley pre-Victorian market town town market pre-Victorian CHALFONT ST PETER PETER ST CHALFONT beautifully maintained maintained beautifully Domesday Book of 1086, 1086, of Book Domesday OLD AMERSHAM is a a is AMERSHAM OLD Appearing in the the in Appearing CHALFONT ST. GILES ST. CHALFONT OLD AMERSHAM OLD CHALFONT ST. PETER ST. CHALFONT Old Amersham Old house in the village or in a filming location itself! itself! location filming a in or village the in house nn, the oldest oldest the inn, coaching century 16th a farm, a on barn a fireplace, inglenook To see it all, stay a few days in a real piece of English history - a cottage with with cottage a - history English of piece real a in days few a stay all, it see To FOLD FOLD The Misbourne Valley is less than The 18-mile long River Misbourne 1hr from Heathrow and London with is one of the world’s rare chalk ID OMER excellent road and rail links and streams, providing a unique habitat for M ONSTHE outstanding walking and cycling. kingfishers, brown trout and water voles. IS OURNE GREAT MISSENDEN LITTLE MISSENDEN M B Chalfont St. Giles l Chalfont St. Peter Enter another world – In Olde English, Great Missenden l Little Missenden not only one of beautiful Missenden means ‘valley Old Amersham Buckinghamshire where the marsh plants countryside, but also the grow’, harking back to the world of Roald Dahl’s time the River Misbourne © imagination. flowed untamed through C h i l t the village. e r n O GREAT MISSENDEN was home to this world- p e This very pretty village grew up around ST. JOHN n renowned children’s writer from 1954 to 1990. His A i r THE BAPTIST CHURCH, a place of pilgrimage for M grave in ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL PARISH CHURCH u s e over 1,000 years; its interior dates to 973, and it has u overlooks the village he loved, and from which he drew m a classic Norman stone clock tower. The website inspiration for his books. The imposing church was built chronicles the restoration of the nationally-important in the 1300s, mainly of flint, a local material found lying medieval wall paintings, discovered in 1931 and in the fields. dating from the 12th to the 16th centuries, including a magnificent St. Christopher with Jesus. pen daily, this Enter the ROALD DAHL integral part of the community offers services, lectures, MUSEUM AND STORY concerts, cream teas (Sundays, May-Sept), and is the CENTRE through the main venue for the LITTLE MISSENDEN FESTIVAL. Wonka Gates, donated by Warner Brothers, and learn Enoy a short break, staying in character properties, about this amazing author. sampling local food and drink and walking in stunning (Open all year, Tuesday scenery. Check out walkingbritain.co.uk (select -Sunday). Pick up the 1hr Buckinghamshire, South Bucks), chilternsaonb.org, circular walk to follow in Chiltern Society and MapMyWalk.com Dahl’s footsteps, taking in Angling Spring Wood, the Other Midsomer trails in Buckinghamshire include inspiration for ‘Fantastic Mr ‘Marlow the Hambleden Valley’ and ‘Step into Midsomer’ walks leaflet - download on www. Fox’. Amersham, Martin Pounce © Old visitbuckinghamshire/midsomer Character accommodation, independent cafés, • Satnav: HP7 0RA • Taxi: kingshillcars.co.uk specialist boutiques, pubs and restaurants make this a • Parking: Village Hall HP7 0RF Follow in the footsteps of DCI Barnaby good stop for the night. • Public Transport: Train (Amersham or Great Missenden) MIDSOMER MURDERS • Satnav: HP16 0AL • Taxi: greatmissendentaxi.co.uk For further copies of this leaflet e-mail Midsomervisitbuckinghamshire.org.