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Misbourne & Amersham

The Lee

The Lee was used as Documented Midsomer town, village or estate setting in Midsomer Murders. Customers welcome.

Village green in The Lee with trees and buildings beyond
Photo: Reddingpa / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
On screen as
Documented Midsomer town, village or estate setting
Access
Customers welcome
Time needed
30–75 minutes
Nearest place
The Lee, Buckinghamshire

On screen

The Lee has one of the clearest locally documented Midsomer identities. The parish council records the village as Badgers Drift in the pilot, Midsomer Florey in Painted in Blood, Midsomer Holm in Death in a Chocolate Box and Midsomer Cicely in Saints and Sinners. Its account also explains how the Cock and Rabbit has acquired different fictional names.

This makes the village especially useful for understanding location reuse: a single real settlement can stand for several communities as signs, camera angles and storylines change. The enduring interest is the green and the buildings around it rather than a permanent collection of screen labels.

Visiting The Lee

Start with a quiet walk around the green from lawful public approaches. The official Chesham visitor guide describes the influence of Liberty’s founder on the village layout and the Cock and Rabbit Inn. It also identifies the community shop beside the parish hall and the two churches sharing a churchyard a short walk from the green.

The older church is a small medieval chapel, while the later red-brick church carries Liberty connections. Treat the churchyard as a place for a gentle pause; worship and local activity should govern any interior visit. If you plan to eat or buy picnic supplies, check the business’s own arrangements instead of assuming every village facility will be available.

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Plan your visit

Build this stop into the day.

Great Missenden makes a useful companion for a day based around the Chiltern villages. Keep The Lee as the village-scale stop and reserve a separate block of time for whatever museum or town visit you choose. Avoid collecting private manor gates simply because they appeared in an episode; the green, public paths and welcoming local businesses can carry the visit without entering residential property.

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Misbourne & Amersham

Nearby filming locations

Little Missenden village and church tower beyond a field and wooded hillsVillage · Customers welcomeLittle MissendenOn screen as Red Lion pub appeared as the White Swan in Who Killed Cock RobinSee the locationHistoric shopfronts and parked cars on Old Amersham High StreetTown · Customers welcomeOld AmershamOn screen as Causton streets and Midsomer town exteriorsSee the locationMiniature buildings, ponds and clipped shrubs at Bekonscot Model VillageAttraction · Tickets neededBekonscot Model VillageOn screen as Model village filming location in Small MerciesSee the locationRed Henton Mission Room and timber Leagrave Cottages beside a lawn at Chiltern Open Air MuseumAttraction · Tickets neededChiltern Open Air MuseumOn screen as Historic rural buildings and period village scenesSee the location

Sources

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