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Chiltern Open Air Museum A 45 acre outdoor museum with a collection of over 30 rescued historic buildings. We will re-open for a special Festive Weekend on the 6 & 7 December.
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2025 Open Days

8 March to 30 October 2025, 10am – 5pm

Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays March to October and open daily during Bucks school holidays. Dogs are welcome on short leads. Lots of free parking. Please see the Museum's website for more details: www.coam.org.uk

It's safe to say the excitement levels are through the roof. Join us for our Halloween Spectacular on Friday 30 October ...
13/10/2026

It's safe to say the excitement levels are through the roof.

Join us for our Halloween Spectacular on Friday 30 October for an evening of spooky family fun!

🎟️ Book your tickets via our website https://www.coam.org.uk/halloween

🌿 What’s happening at COAM this week?🪔 Diwali Celebration📅 Saturday 17 OctoberJoin us for a special celebration of Diwal...
12/10/2026

🌿 What’s happening at COAM this week?

🪔 Diwali Celebration
📅 Saturday 17 October

Join us for a special celebration of Diwali, with activities inspired by the Festival of Lights. Discover more about the traditions and stories behind the festival and enjoy a colourful day of culture and creativity at the Museum.

🔥 Blacksmith Demonstrations
Watch traditional blacksmithing in action at the forge and see how metal is shaped using fire, hammer and anvil.

🏡 Explore the Museum
Wander through our 45-acre site, step inside rescued historic buildings, enjoy the autumn colours and make the most of a relaxed day out in the Chilterns.

🕰️ Term-time opening hours
The Museum is open Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 10am–5pm.

🎟️ Plan your visit and book tickets on our website. https://www.coam.org.uk/events

🪔This Saturday we'll be celebrating Diwali - the festival of light.💃🏾Bollywood music & dancing🪘Drumming & singing worksh...
12/10/2026

🪔This Saturday we'll be celebrating Diwali - the festival of light.

💃🏾Bollywood music & dancing
🪘Drumming & singing workshops
📖Storytelling
✂️Lantern making
🥻Traditional dressing up
🎨Arts & crafts
🍲Indian street food, sweets and snacks.

With fun for all ages, everyone is welcome!

Join us on Saturday 17 October from 11am until 4pm.

Book your tickets at https://www.coam.org.uk/diwali

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Thank you to everyone who joined us over the weekend to go "Wild About Wool". With fantastic displays from sheepdogs Meg...
11/10/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us over the weekend to go "Wild About Wool". With fantastic displays from sheepdogs Meg & Tig, felting demonstrations, making our own wool creations, discovering the role of wool in WW1, advice from the COAM creative crafters, sock making machines and atmospheric country music, what a lovely time to be at the museum!

We’ve had a couple of extra helping hands around the Museum this week… although they’re looking a little on the bony sid...
11/10/2026

We’ve had a couple of extra helping hands around the Museum this week… although they’re looking a little on the bony side. 💀

Meet Kelli the Skelli and Del the Skel, who’ve been busy lending a hand with a few jobs around site ahead of Halloween.

Keep an eye out over the next few weeks to see what else they get up to… we’re not entirely convinced they can be trusted to get much work done. 👀🎃

50 Years of COAM – 2015🎉2015 saw the release of the Museum’s newest guidebook, helping visitors explore COAM’s buildings...
08/10/2026

50 Years of COAM – 2015🎉
2015 saw the release of the Museum’s newest guidebook, helping visitors explore COAM’s buildings, stories, and collections in even greater detail. Since then we’ve expanded our interpretation digitally, using the Bloomberg Connects app to upload all the extra information, videos, and pictures that we can’t fit in the guidebook or the written signs around the museum.

Have a look through the covers of our previous guidebooks.

Image Captions
1. 2015 Guidebook (current)
2. 2003 Guidebook
3. 1997 Guidebook
4. 1993 Guidebook
5. 1990 Guidebook
6. 1987 Guidebook
All Items from COAM Archive

There’ll be even more to enjoy at Wild About Wool this Sunday, with live music from at 2pm. 🎶Enjoy traditional tunes wh...
07/10/2026

There’ll be even more to enjoy at Wild About Wool this Sunday, with live music from at 2pm. 🎶

Enjoy traditional tunes while you explore spinning, weaving, lacemaking and plenty more woolly crafts across the Museum.

The perfect soundtrack to a Sunday at COAM. 🧶

🐕🐾🐶All doggies are welcome at the Museum... but we especially love seeing the sheepdogs at work!This weekend our volunte...
06/10/2026

🐕🐾🐶All doggies are welcome at the Museum... but we especially love seeing the sheepdogs at work!

This weekend our volunteer shepherd Steve and some of these wonderful doggies will be demonstrating their skills as part of our Wild About Wool weekend. The sheepdog displays will start at 2pm on Saturday and Sunday.

🌿 What’s happening at COAM this week?🐑 Wild About Wool📅 Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 OctoberDiscover the wonderful world of w...
05/10/2026

🌿 What’s happening at COAM this week?

🐑 Wild About Wool
📅 Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 October

Discover the wonderful world of wool and the traditional skills inspired by one of Britain’s most important natural materials.

See wool transformed from fleece into something useful and beautiful, with demonstrations showcasing skills passed down through generations. Discover spinning, weaving and other traditional techniques, meet skilled craftspeople and learn more about wool’s important role in everyday life throughout history.

🏡 Explore the Museum
Wander through our 45-acre site, step inside rescued historic buildings, enjoy the autumn colours and make the most of a relaxed day out in the Chilterns.

🕰️ Term-time opening hours
The Museum is open Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 10am–5pm.

🎟️ Plan your visit and book tickets via our website

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Chiltern Open Air Museum, Newland Park, Gorelands Lane
Chalfont Saint Giles
HP84AB

Telephone

+441494871117

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