Bringing a Traditional Harvest to Life
Every September, COAM bring the smells, sounds and tastes of Harvests past back to life at our annual Traditional Harvest event.
Traditional Chilterns Sheep Folding
In the idyllic landscapes of the Chilterns, farmers once employed a distinctive method known as sheep folding. This ingenious practice involved herding sheep into movable temporary pens called folds, and it was particularly effective on poor soils prevalent in the region.
Traditional Chilterns Lambing Fold
A lambing fold is a traditional shelter or pen specifically designed for the lambing season. This practice, rooted in agricultural history, involves creating a space where ewes can give birth and care for their new-born lambs.
The life of country children
Country life for working families before the early 20th century was not at all as some popular paintings portray – roses around a cottage door, and happy and healthy children playing in a well-cared for garden. We discover how country children lived in the past.
What were the Swing Riots?
Find out about The Labourers’ Revolt, commonly known as Swing Riots, which was mainly rooted in the poor living standards and impoverishment of agricultural workers for more than fifty years.
Children's Games
Do children play games just to pass the time or do they have another significance?
1950s Doll House Restoration Project
Dive into the process of bringing a 1950s Doll House back to life. Join us on this journey of craftsmanship and preservation.
The History of the Glory Mill
At the far end of the museum site is a rescued and reconstructed building that was once part of Glory Mill, a paper-making factory that was in Wooburn Green, High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire.
The History of Our Toll House
Explore why there was a need for so many toll houses in Victorian Britain, how families lived in them, and the heritage of the toll house at the museum.
Horse Gin and Cherry Ladder
Discover the unusual objects inside our Hill Farm Barn and their links to the history of farming in the Chilterns.
Finding Us
Newland Park, Gorelands Lane
Chalfont St Peter HP8 4AB