Throughout the season
We have demonstrations of heritage crafts, self-led family activities, seasonal trails, guided tours and exhibitions. There may be living history groups training on site, or costumed interpreters in our buildings when you visit.
Premium Events
Where you’ll find our biggest and best events. With historical re-enactments, environmental awareness, traditional crafts, vintage cars and family fun all part of the calendar.
Terrific Tuesdays
Our special family activity days during Bucks School Holidays with crafts, storytelling and clay-makes to take home.
Discover our annual line-up of special events and activities that breathe life into history at our picturesque 45-acre site in rural Buckinghamshire.
Events at a glance
English Civil War Weekend
Return to the 17th Century with Sir Marmaduke Rawdon's Regiment of Foote as it prepares to march and join King Charles' Royalist army at Oxford.
Medieval Festival
This Easter we’ll be taking you back to the 14th Century when the Plantagenet Medieval Society return to the Museum for three days of action, excitement and pageantry.
May Day Merriment
Be transported back in time to the Elizabethan era, and have an insight into the lives and festivities of that period. There will be music and dancing and a display of firepower. Soldiers will lead new recruits (the audience!) in a military drill, and there will be a display of fine swordsmanship. In between, you can explore the encampment and see what is being eaten, drunk, made and mended.
Carriage Driving Show
We will be hosting the the Bucks, Beds and Herts British Driving Show where you can see traditional and modern horse drawn carriages in arena parades.
Wands, Chuggies and Chairs - a Storytelling Event
What links Harry Potter, Highwaywomen and Sour Cherry Soup? Each reveals a curious facet of life, tradition and belief in the Chilterns. But what exactly, and how, you’ll have to come along and find out, when storyteller Saul Jaffe weaves some surprising, funny, and entertaining yarns.
Qigong Taster Session
This taster session will follow a typical Qigong class starting with a gentle head to toe warm up which will prepare the mind and body for learning the first few moves of Shibashi, and finishes with a pat down. This will give an excellent insight into the approach to learning and practicing the technique. Practiced regularly, the series of movements become a moving mediation.
Bound for Normandy!
To tie in with the 80th D-Day commemorations COAM is thrilled to welcome popular Soprano Fiona Harrison to perform her D-Day show, "Bound for Normandy!" which features popular British, American and French songs from WWII.
Qigong Taster Session
This taster session will follow a typical Qigong class starting with a gentle head to toe warm up which will prepare the mind and body for learning the first few moves of Shibashi, and finishes with a pat down. This will give an excellent insight into the approach to learning and practicing the technique. Practiced regularly, the series of movements become a moving mediation.
May Day Merriment
Be transported back in time to the Elizabethan era, and have an insight into the lives and festivities of that period. There will be music and dancing and a display of firepower. Soldiers will lead new recruits (the audience!) in a military drill, and there will be a display of fine swordsmanship. In between, you can explore the encampment and see what is being eaten, drunk, made and mended.
What Our Visitors Say
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Lots of spooky fun for all the family at the Halloween event. Loads to look at and activities to do.”
Halloween Spectacular
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“Brilliant shows and exhibits, such friendly and knowledgeable people.”
Gladiator Games
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The quality of the exhibits was superb… a superb gem of a place for all the family
Britain At War
Finding Us
You can find us just a short drive from Junction 17 on the M25.
Newland Park, Gorelands Lane
Chalfont St Peter, HP8 4AB