Overview

Roald Dahl is buried in the churchyard of the Church of St Peter and Paul in Great Missenden, where he lived. Visiting his grave was a very special visit. While I appreciate that a cemetery needs to always be respected I am also mindful that Roald Dahl fans will also want to visit his grave, and it has very poor disabled access.

Transport & Parking

The grave is about a 15 minutes walk from Great Missenden Train Station. There are regular trains from London. Exiting the station from trains from London, there is a choice of a footbridge with no lift or a step free, slightly uphill path, which is signposted Way Out and with a wheelchair symbol, see photo. I walked from the station. Then there is a slight hill street down to the High Street. The High Street is flat and walk by the Roald Dahl Museum and turn left into Church Street. I would suggest crossing over to the opposite side of Church Street as it easier to cross here than further up. Then turn right into Church Lane. Soon after the turning the road goes uphill slightly, but enough to make me feel out of breath, see photo. There is one part of the pavement when I visited that was overgrown with brambles and I had to walk on the road. (At this point I got chatting to a lady taking her dog for a walk and mentioned this. She said that unless there is a service/event on at the church there is usually very few cars along that road. A little further up there is a bridge to cross and then directly afterwards the Church of St Peter and Paul is on the right and the cemetery on the left. If you had a car/ taxi you could go to the entrance of the cemetery.

Access

Roald Dahl's grave is in the middle of the cemetery on a notable slope. From the main path look for the tree with a memorial bench surrounding it. Roald Dahl's grave is just below it. There are 2 paths but neither got to the grave or to the bench which means that access is across the grass. Look out for the BFG's footprints which lead you to the grave. Please see photos. Personally I struggled with my crutch and when I visited the ground was dry, but there was only a bit of a dirt path to the grave from the bench. The grave as a flat gravestone so it would not be easy to see the detail unless close up.

Toilets

Didn't see any accessible toilets.

Staff

There was no staff about.

Anything else you wish to tell us?

It's a special place to visit. This is my personal feelings, I've tried to take a lot of photos so you can judge for yourself based on your access needs.

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