Plan Your Visit

Come and explore Chiltern Open Air Museum, a family-friendly and accessible day out for all. Immerse yourself in a day of exploration amidst captivating history, heritage crafts, events, and experiences. Wander through our stunning gardens and encounter our farm animals.

COAM is a beautiful and enchanting place, designed for the whole family to discover, learn, explore and relax. 

  • Map of Chiltern Open Air Museum

    Museum Map

    Embark on an exploration of Chiltern Open Air Museum with our downloadable map. This comprehensive guide allows you to navigate our sprawling grounds with ease, ensuring you don't miss any of our meticulously preserved heritage buildings, captivating exhibits, and picturesque landscape.

    Download Map
  • Cake on a table

    Skippings Barn

    Nestled in Skippings Barn, you will find a wide range of healthy and slightly naughtier treats. We cater for a wide range of diets with lots of allergen and vegan-friendly options.

    Open Friday - Monday 10.30am – 4pm

    For Group visits and Venue Hire please contact us.

  • Inside the gift shop at Chiltern Open Air Museum.

    Gift Shop

    Explore our Museum shop and discover traditional products, games, books, craft kits, and unique souvenirs. Immerse yourself in the charm of our onsite offerings, including pressed apple juice, charcoal, and handmade forge items. Every purchase from our shop contributes to supporting the Museum and its invaluable conservation efforts.

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  • Children on slide in COAM's adventure playground

    Natural Playground

    Our natural playground is located next to the Museum’s Village Green. There is lots for children to climb, slide and swing on and release lots of their energy.

    The playground was designed and created by Wildwood UK.

Please also see our FAQS for more information

Useful Information

  • We advised to pre-book your ticket in advance. For our current 2024 prices please see our VISIT page

  • Alongside Skippings Barn we have ample picnic benches around the site should you want to bring your lunch.

  • Our site is large so there are always lots of quiet spots. If you want to visit at a quieter time we recommend visiting on a non-event day or on a special event day arriving between 10am and 11am when it’s always quieter. The site is always quieter after 2.30pm. Some events can be loud and include gunfire. You can check the events section of our website for full details of each event.

  • Buggies are welcome on site and there are ramps into most of our historic buildings. A few of our historic buildings are very small and will not accommodate a pram, but there is plenty of space to park them outside. Our paths are gravel and can get a little muddy in bad weather.

  • Baby changing facilities are located at our Bakerloo midsite toilets and Haversham granary toilets. Our Haversham toilets have booster steps to help little ones reach the sinks.

Finding Us

You can find us just a short drive from Junction 17, M25

Newland Park, Gorelands Lane

Chalfont St Peter, HP8 4AB