The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre
Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre
81-83 High Street
Great Missenden
Buckinghamshire
HP16 0AL
England

Website

Webstore for the Museum shop

www.roalddahlmuseum.org

www.roalddahlstore.com

E-mail

General enquiries

admin@roalddahlmuseum.org

Education

schools@roalddahlmuseum.org

Collections Manager

collectionqueries@roalddahlmuseum.org

Press enquiries

media@roalddahlmuseum.org

Telephone

General information

01494 892192

Education Manager

01494 892195

Fax

01494 892191

All information is drawn from or provided by the venues themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
A letter signed by Roald Dahl
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This great little Museum has two fun and fact-packed biographical galleries and a fantabulous Story Centre. In Boy and Solo, visitors can learn about the events that shaped Roald Dahl as a writer, from his illicit motorbike outings at school to his time as a World War Two fighter pilot.

In the Story Centre, visitors can get creative with plot, character and language and discover how writers from J.K. Rowling to Benjamin Zephaniah write. Visitors can also explore a replica of Roald Dahl's famous Writing Hut, sit in his writing chair and get some gloriumptious story ideas.

Venue Type:

Museum, Archive

 Opening hours

10.00-17.00 Tues-Fri
11.00 - 17.00 Sat and Sun

Closed: Most Mondays, Christmas Day and Boxing Day

 Admission charges

Adults: £6.60
Children: 5-18 £4.40
Under 5s: Free
Concessions: £4.40
Family Ticket: £21.00
Please note this does not cover the events we sometimes host on site, unless otherwise specified.

Additional info

The archive is open by appointment, and on spcecial tour days - see events listings for details.

Village trail available for visitors to follow significant Dahl sites, including his grave. 20-30 mins self-guided walking.

We host many exciting events for children and adults, please check the 'events' section. Please note these events are charged separately unless otherwise specified.

Collection details

Archives, Literature, Personalities

Key artists and exhibits

  • Roald Dahl, author
Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.
Taste tests at the Museum

Enter the Inventing Room with Victoria Glass

  • 31 January 2015 12:30-2:30pm *on now

For 6+ years: an hour of fun in Willy Wonka’s Inventing Room with our splendiferous Food Writer in Residence, Victoria Glass. You’ll become an Oompa Loompa and find out how your senses can trick you through phizz whizzing taste-tests. If you dare, you can try grasshopper, yuzu, popping candy and squid ink. You’ll end by making a truffle with a twist, that will either be delumptious or disgusterous.

Suitable for

  • 7-10
  • 11-13

Admission

£3 per participant plus Museum entry

We recommend pre-booking as workshops can sell out in advance. Please give us a call on 01494 892192 to check availability and to book up until 4.30pm the day before (we can take Museum admission at the same time). Any unsold workshop tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis on the day.

Website

http://www.roalddahl.com/museum/whats-on/january-2015/enter-the-inventing-room-with-victoria-glass

Victoria Glass

Baking mash-up with Victoria Glass

  • 1 February 2015 12:30-2:30pm

For 5+ years: to close our year-long celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, come for A whipple-scrumptious session with our Food Writer in Residence, Victoria Glass, creator of sneezecake, chownies and freckles cakes. Let your imagination run wild and come up with your own invention for a new crazy cake - or even crake - and she’ll help it become a reality. You’ll leave with your stomach and imagination satisfied.

Suitable for

  • 7-10
  • 11-13

Admission

£3 per participant plus Museum entry

We recommend pre-booking as workshops can sell out in advance. Please give us a call on 01494 892192 to check availability and to book up until 4.30pm the day before (we can take Museum admission at the same time). Any unsold workshop tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis on the day.

Website

http://www.roalddahl.com/museum/whats-on/february-2015/baking-mash-up

Chiddlers' hour

Chiddlers’ hour: The Enormous Crocodile and The Twits

  • 3 February 2015 10-11am

For 0 to 3 years: 30 minutes of songs, storytelling and adventure and 30 minutes of free play and crafts based on Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile and The Twits.

Suitable for

  • 0-4

Admission

£2.50 per child.

We recommend pre-booking as workshops can sell out in advance. Please give us a call on 01494 892192 to check availability and to book up until 4.30pm the day before. Any unsold workshop tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis on the day. Doesn't include Museum entry, which is not necessary to enjoy this event.

Website

http://www.roalddahl.com/museum/whats-on/february-2015/chiddlers-hour-the-enormous-crocodile-and-the-twits

Exterior of the Roald Dahl Museum

Awesome Animals Day: Terrific animal talks

  • 7 February 2015 12-2pm

Part of our Awesome Animals Activity Day.

For all ages: head to the replica Writing Hut to find out about some of the animals that feature in Roald Dahl’s books. Discover how animals he encountered in real life became some of the famous characters we know and love today.

Suitable for

  • 5-6
  • 11-13
  • 7-10

Admission

Free with Museum entry

Website

http://www.roalddahl.com/museum/whats-on/february-2015/terrific-animal-talks

Completing a trail

Awesome Animals Day: Esio Trot trail

  • 7 February 2015 11am-5pm

Part of our Awesome Animals Activity Day

For all ages: hunt for tortoises throughout the Museum. Can you find the original Esio Trot?

Suitable for

  • 7-10
  • 5-6

Admission

Free for Museum visitors

Website

http://www.roalddahl.com/museum/whats-on/february-2015/esio-trot-trail

Archive material

Awesome Animals Day: Esio Trot’s archive secrets

  • 7 February 2015 12:30-2:30pm

For 10+: take a peek in our archive, look at some of the first drafts of Esio Trot and find out some of the book’s swashboggling secrets with Collections Manager and Archivist, Rachel White. Plus you’ll have the chance to ask our achivist all your burning animal-related Roald Dahl questions!

Suitable for

  • 11-13
  • 14-15

Admission

£1 per person (adults and children) plus Museum entry

We recommend pre-booking as workshops can sell out in advance. Please give us a call on 01494 892192 to check availability and to book up until 4.30pm the day before (we can take Museum admission at the same time). Any unsold workshop tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis on the day.

Website

http://www.roalddahl.com/museum/whats-on/february-2015/esio-trots-archive-secrets

Reptile Roadshow

Awesome Animals Day: Reptile Roadshow

  • 7 February 2015 12:30-2:30pm

For 6+: join our friends from the Reptile Roadshow and get in touch with your inner naturalist. Meet a real life Esio Trot and come face to face with swiggles of other cold-blooded creatures and minibeasts. You’ll get the chance to hold a chinchilla, a snake, a lizard and even some buckswashling bugs – if you dare! Perfect for budding young David Attenboroughs, you’ll also learn lots of fascinating facts about the animals and their habitats.

Suitable for

  • 7-10
  • 11-13

Admission

£4 per participant plus Museum entry

We recommend pre-booking as workshops can sell out in advance. Please give us a call on 01494 892192 to check availability and to book up until 4.30pm the day before (we can take Museum admission at the same time). Any unsold workshop tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis on the day.

Only suitable for children age 6 and up. Due to the nature of this event we will operate a strict age policy. People with cuts or grazes on their hands will not be able to handle the animals.

Website

http://www.roalddahl.com/museum/whats-on/february-2015/reptile-roadshow

Completing a Museum trail

Esio Trot trail

  • 8 February 2015 11am-5pm

For all ages: hunt for tortoises throughout the Museum. Can you find the original Esio Trot?

Suitable for

  • 5-6
  • 7-10

Admission

Free for Museum visitors

Website

http://www.roalddahl.com/museum/whats-on/february-2015/esio-trot-trail1

Chiddlers' hour

Chiddlers’ hour: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

  • 10 February 2015 10-11am

For 0 to 3 years: 30 minutes of songs, storytelling and adventure and 30 minutes of free play and crafts based on Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Suitable for

  • 0-4

Admission

£2.50 per child.

We recommend pre-booking as workshops can sell out in advance. Please give us a call on 01494 892192 to check availability and to book up until 4.30pm the day before. Any unsold workshop tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis on the day. Doesn't include Museum entry, which is not necessary to enjoy this event.

Website

http://www.roalddahl.com/museum/whats-on/february-2015/chiddlers-hour-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory

Victoria Glass

Terrifically tasty tortoises with Victoria Glass

  • 14 February 2015 12-3:30pm

For 6+: this Valentine’s Day celebrate Roald Dahl’s heart-warming story Esio Trot by making your very own lovable, edible tortoise out of cake with our Food Writer in Residence Victoria Glass.

Suitable for

  • 7-10
  • 11-13

Admission

£4 per participant plus Museum entry

We recommend pre-booking as workshops can sell out in advance. Please give us a call on 01494 892192 to check availability and to book up until 4.30pm the day before (we can take Museum admission at the same time). Any unsold workshop tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis on the day.

Website

http://www.roalddahl.com/museum/whats-on/february-2015/terrifically-tasty-tortoises-with-victoria-glass

Workshop at the Roald Dahl Museum

Marvellous tortoise magnets

  • 15 February 2015 12-3pm

For 5+: make a swishwhiffling Esio Trot magnet out of craft foam and decorations. Useful to put on your fridge to remind you where you put all your lettuce!

Suitable for

  • 5-6
  • 7-10

Admission

£2 per participant plus Museum entry

We recommend pre-booking as workshops can sell out in advance. Please give us a call on 01494 892192 to check availability and to book up until 4.30pm the day before (we can take Museum admission at the same time). Any unsold workshop tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis on the day.

Website

http://www.roalddahl.com/museum/whats-on/february-2015/marvellous-tortoise-magnets

I'm a Little Alien by James Carter

I’m a Little Alien with James Carter

  • 16 February 2015 Until 3:30pm

For 5+: join James Carter, an ‘out of this world’ poet and guitarist, for a madcap session of aliens, rockets, space and science featuring poems from James’ books Greetings Earthlings and How To Turn Your Teacher Purple as well as his brand new book I’m A Little Alien! You’ll also get the chance to write your very own alien-shaped poem.

Suitable for

  • 5-6
  • 7-10

Admission

£3 per person (adults and children) plus Museum entry

We recommend pre-booking as workshops can sell out in advance. Please give us a call on 01494 892192 to check availability and to book up until 4.30pm the day before (we can take Museum admission at the same time). Any unsold workshop tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis on the day.

Website

http://www.roalddahl.com/museum/whats-on/february-2015/im-a-little-alien-with-james-carter

Participating in a craft workshop

Tortoise keyrings

  • 16 February 2015 10:30am-12pm

For 5+: make a little felt keyring in the shape of a tip-toppling tortoise. Afterwards give your tortoise a backwards name

Suitable for

  • 5-6
  • 7-10

Admission

£2 per participant plus Museum entry

We recommend pre-booking as workshops can sell out in advance. Please give us a call on 01494 892192 to check availability and to book up until 4.30pm the day before (we can take Museum admission at the same time). Any unsold workshop tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis on the day.

Website

http://www.roalddahl.com/museum/whats-on/february-2015/tortoise-keyrings

Esio Trot clay pot

Esio Trot treasure pots

  • 17 February 2015 11am-3pm

For 5+: inspired by Esio Trot, make your own troggling tortoise pot from clay with his shell for a lid. Keep him plain or adorn your pot with googly eyes, decorations and green glitter. He’ll be a marvellous little tortoise, but with not much of an appetite for cabbage leaves!

Suitable for

  • 5-6
  • 7-10

Admission

£3 per participant plus Museum entry

We recommend pre-booking as workshops can sell out in advance. Please give us a call on 01494 892192 to check availability and to book up until 4.30pm the day before (we can take Museum admission at the same time). Any unsold workshop tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis on the day.

Website

http://www.roalddahl.com/museum/whats-on/february-2015/esio-trot-treasure-pots

Victoria Glass

Magical marvellous medicine with Victoria Glass

  • 18 February 2015 11am-3pm

For 6+: explore your swashboggling senses with our Food Writer in residence Victoria Glass. Discover how colour and smell can affect your taste buds, then create your very own version of George’s Marvellous Medicine to take home. What magical effects will your medicine have on those who drink it?

Suitable for

  • 11-13
  • 7-10

Admission

£4 per participant plus Museum entry

We recommend pre-booking as workshops can sell out in advance. Please give us a call on 01494 892192 to check availability and to book up until 4.30pm the day before (we can take Museum admission at the same time). Any unsold workshop tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis on the day.

Website

http://www.roalddahl.com/museum/whats-on/february-2015/magical-marvellous-medicine-with-victoria-glass

Sandra Agard

Telling tales with Sandra Agard

  • 20 February 2015 1:30-3pm

For all ages: wondercrump storyteller and performer Sandra Agard returns to us after her sell out performances last year, bringing with her all the magic of stories. We defy you not to love books after attending this session!

Suitable for

  • 7-10
  • 11-13
  • 5-6

Admission

£3 per person (adults and children) plus Museum entry

We recommend pre-booking as workshops can sell out in advance. Please give us a call on 01494 892192 to check availability and to book up until 4.30pm the day before (we can take Museum admission at the same time). Any unsold workshop tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis on the day.

Website

http://www.roalddahl.com/museum/whats-on/february-2015/telling-tales-with-sandra-agard

Joining in with a craft workshop

Twitch-tickling tortoises

  • 20 February 2015 10:30am-12pm

For 5+: paint your own diddly plaster of Paris tortoise, then think up a brilliant backwards name for your new pet.

Suitable for

  • 5-6
  • 7-10
  • 11-13

Admission

£2.50 per participant plus Museum entry

We recommend pre-booking as workshops can sell out in advance. Please give us a call on 01494 892192 to check availability and to book up until 4.30pm the day before (we can take Museum admission at the same time). Any unsold workshop tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis on the day.

Website

http://www.roalddahl.com/museum/whats-on/february-2015/twitch-tickling-tortoises

Joining in with a craft workshop

Secret book box

  • 21 February 2015 12-3pm

For 5+: listen to some storytelling from Esio Trot, find out about Mr Hoppy’s secrets, then make your own box disguised as a book to hide your treasures in.

Suitable for

  • 7-10
  • 5-6

Admission

£2.50 per participant plus Museum entry

We recommend pre-booking as workshops can sell out in advance. Please give us a call on 01494 892192 to check availability and to book up until 4.30pm the day before (we can take Museum admission at the same time). Any unsold workshop tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis on the day.

Website

http://www.roalddahl.com/museum/whats-on/february-2015/secret-book-box

Sweeties for food workshops

Tasty tortoise treats

  • 22 February 2015 12:30-2pm

For 6+: listen to some storytelling from Esio Trot, and then decorate your own tortoise and house shaped biscuit with sweeties and icing. Don’t worry, no lettuce allowed!

Suitable for

  • 11-13
  • 7-10

Admission

£2.50 per participant plus Museum entry

We recommend pre-booking as workshops can sell out in advance. Please give us a call on 01494 892192 to check availability and to book up until 4.30pm the day before (we can take Museum admission at the same time). Any unsold workshop tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis on the day.

Website

http://www.roalddahl.com/museum/whats-on/february-2015/tasty-tortoise-treats

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