The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Great Missenden is expecting hundreds of visitors for its grand launch today.

But while many people agree that the new attraction will benefit the economy of the village, there are still fears that the narrow High Street and lack of parking will create new problems.

Katy Sullivan, education manager at the museum, told Midweek that the museum has made adequate provisions to cope with the extra amount of tourists coming into Great Missenden and that the museum will benefit from exisiting good public transport links.

She said: "We have done lots of research into traffic and we are not worried because it's not a massive venue.

"From the schools point of view, coaches coming into the High Street will be using a drop-off point off the High Street in Berryfield.

"We are really pushing public transport and the direct train service from London will really help the environment."

Miss Sullivan is also pleased that Chiltern Railways have agreed to allow visitors to use their large car park at weekends.

She added: "It's great for the revitalisation of the village and a number of shops have opened due to the extra trade the museum will hopefully generate."

Great Missenden was chosen as the site for the new museum as this was where Roald Dahl lived and worked from 1916 to 1990.

Much of the money required for the £3million project has been acquired through fundraising, including a £250,000 contribution from Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie, who held a charity dinner in support of the scheme last June.

The museum will be open to the public from Saturday, and the normal opening hours will be 10am to 5pm Tuesday to Sunday.