Chiltern Open Air Museum
Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire
(273)
Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire
(273)
Chiltern Open Air Museum is an outdoor museum with an eclectic collection of rescued historic buildings that were the workplaces or homes of ordinary people. There are over 30 historic buildings to explore within a 45 acre site with woodlands, working farm, adventure playground and tea room.
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273 customer reviews
Alan Goodenough
What a wonderful place! Fantastic to wander around and the Iron Age house is particularly interesting. Loses one star for not being overly wheelchair friendly - the Nissan Huts were inaccessible and the path to the Iron Age house was pretty tricky. Overall definitely worth a visit. Ooo... if you're with a group book in advance for discounts! More...
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Joanne Edwards
Really good day out, even for toddlers!
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Leila Mendes
Attended the Halloween spectacular, which was really good! Lots of activities for children! food stalls had queues for miles, shame that it wasn't more organised, was the only disappointing aspect. Children had lots of fun though!
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Ann Hubbins
Very different & historical.
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ste lew
Good day out
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Linda Jones
Good fun for the children, they enjoyed the activities.
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Reviews Galore
Beautiful well organised museum , lovely staff and volunteers. Overall great experience
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Katy Edgson
Lovely day out with kids and dog! Something different with a bit of history and learning too! Nice cafe, very dog friendly.
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Misty Wraith
great atmosphere, lovely tea room, really interesting & different
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Alan Juarez
Lots of great stories are told here. The blacksmith is the best, he's done wonderful artwork!
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Phil Williamson
Interactive and fun. Went during the summer heatwave and it was really good for the kids. Lots to do and the actors were informative as well as helpful. Lots of walking involved walking around the site, and the kids wanted to go back thr next day! More...
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jozsef nemeth
Nice place went with the cubs and beavers
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Kay Grey
I love visiting Chiltern Open Air Museum so many different events to make repeat visits a must
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Dave J
Friendly staff well worth a visit interesting buildings,
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Matt Wheeler
We love this place, maybe I shouldn't recommend it, it might get too busy. Plenty of free parking, really friendly staff and so much to see and do, it's over a large area and have so many great events. Check out their website
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Louisa Heritage
Brilliant educational session for my pupils with SEND
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Alan Clark
Great day out. Reasonable entry fees. Needs to develop its stock of older housing as time and funds permit as it seemed to focus a lot on agricultural buildings at the moment
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Mandy Booth
Good day out with WW1 weekend. Lovely weather..plenty to see and do.A bit of a wait for a snack lunch as the smaller snack bar did not sell sandwiches as advertised so put extra pressure on the main cafe.
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Emily Chevalier
Great fun and so much to see and do.
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li P
We had a great time. It is a really beautiful place that is well kept. Well done to all involved. Will definitely be coming back!
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Alan Clark
Great day out in the sunshine. Well worth ththe entry fee. Very friendly staff. Recommended
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Donna Austin
A fantastic afternoon learning about ww1 today ! Both children loved the interactive learning aspects . Brilliant !
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christopher ethrerington
Excellent
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Parsons Plumbing
Wow! A step back in time. Wandering down in made roads between beautiful old houses presented from earlier times. Brings back memories of a slower lifestyle. Loved the Prefab.
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Kuljeet Drubra
Great place...brilliant re-enactment...good source of information
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Pete Chattell
Great place to visit they save buildings that are normally destroyed
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Margaret Ramage
Went to see the archery and long bow display, and that was fascinating, a wonderful history lesson, and there is so much to see and enjoy. Highly recommended for family outings with a picnic. More...
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Aaron Hewitt
Lots of interesting old structures, nice playground for kids and even some sheep to feed. Lovely place to visit in good weather.
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Libby Bonney
Brilliant slice of history in beautiful surroundings
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pallydo81 .
Fantastic family day out
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Colin Austin
Always a nice afternoon out. Very authentic place. Dog friendly and plenty to keep children amused. Keep an eye out for events which are generally well run.
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Steve Long
A walk through history. The live historical characters were fantastic
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Jemma Wither
Child friend. Knowledgeable staff
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Julia Lord
Lovely day out with plenty of exploring to do
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Neil Faulkner
Great local museum. Knowledgeable and friendly experts and volunteers happy to add to your experience.
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Mark G
Amazing historical day out with the kids. Loads of open space, great coffee and fab shop too.
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Claire Hatfield
We spent 3 hours here and didn't get round everything. My almost 3 year old little boy really enjoyed it.
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Miles Hewitt
Lovely place
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Philip Stockton
Great place even for small children. Just needs more picnic tables and seats around the site especially near the play area
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Martin Patten
Good fun and an interesting location. Combined with the ragged victorians or similar makes it doubly informative and great for some photography
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Marika Ingel
Väga tore koht!
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Eric Sharpe
This is a great place for family's. Full of interesting buildings set in wonderful woods and parkland. The buildings have been brought from around the Chiltern and reconstructed so they are original. Kids love the various activities and the many varied special events. Great value for money as well. More...
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Gaby Brown
Always wonderful. Something for everyone!
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Jane Deefholts
Even on a 'busy' day (with extra activities put on for the school holidays), it didn't seem crowded. Plenty of space and friendly staff.
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clive peacock
Great place with some lovely old buildings you won't see any where else.
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Sara Richards
This is a great place to bring children. There is lots to see and do, plenty of space to run around. (The cafe at the end is good and if you are candle making you will need cash.)
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Mike Haggerty
Great museum for us oldies to bring back memories and for the younger generations to get a view of where they came from
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Paul Martin
A smashing day out with the children very educational for them
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Hev M
A lovely day out fire the whole family and I enjoyed making a beeswax candle.
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Tish Fletcher
A smashing day out. Everyone happy and friendly. Soldiers marching and gun display. Loved the prefab - brought back memories. Well worth the cost of entrance fee. More...
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Weddings
Chiltern Open Air Museum is set in 45 acres of beautiful woodland and countryside and is home to over 30 rescued historic buildings. A number of the Museum’s collection of historic buildings are available for wedding receptions on a dry hire basis. Seven of the Museum’s buildings are now licensed for wedding ceremonies.
As far as we are aware, we are the only venue in England that has an Iron Age roundhouse, Victorian toll house and tin chapel licenced for a civil ceremony making our site very unique.
The Museum is welcoming to all wedding couples and is extremely flexible. We are happy to welcome traditional, non-traditional, same sex, pagan and historical wedding receptions.
