Sunningdale is a large village and civil parish in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead at the extreme south-east corner of Berkshire. Located some 23 miles from London and on the main line between Reading and London Victoria, this makes Sunningdale a convenient commuter town for London while at the same time being rural enough for the residents to enjoy the environment. It was probably for this reason that Archie Christie and Agatha lived here in the 1920s, at the time when Archie had a job in the City of London.
Places in or near Sunningdale[]
- Scotswood
- Styles House
- Sunningdale Golf Club - Archie was a member here and played golf with great enthusiasm. He also met Nancy Neale here. This golf club also features in The Sunningdale Mystery.
- Sunningdale Ladies Golf Course - located adjacent to Sunningdale Golf Club, Agatha Christie played here. The course is today known as "Sunningdale Heath Golf Club".
- Wentworth - another golf course located near Sunningdale. It is featured in the 1989 ITV adaptation of Murder in the Mews. Hastings and Poirot play a round at Wentworth because Jane Plenderleith is somewhere on the course and they must catch up with her to see what she is doing. Poirot appears to be playing for the first time but tees off and manages a one-on.
The main shopping street of Sunningdale as seen from the railway station. The "imposing" timber structure to the extreme right is actually a Waitrose.