Roald Dahl was a spy, pilot, chocolate historian and inventor. When he was at boarding school, a local chocolate factory invited pupils to trial new chocolate bars  and he had his first moment of inspiration - 35 years later, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was published.

Roald Dahl wrote many more stories including Matilda, James and the Giant Peach and Fantastic Mr Fox, all from a little hut in his garden in Great Missenden - which is just around the corner from us!
Lot's of you have visited the museum on a school trip!

Roald Dahl remains one of the world's greatest storytellers, with his books translated into 68 languages and are read all over the world.
You can find more information, resources and activities on the Roald Dahl Company website 

📖 You can find all of these books in school!