Newland Park Dr, Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St Giles, HP8 4AB
Chiltern Open Air Museum
Museum & collection
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6.8
Wildland
2–3 hours
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Why it's Wildland
6.8More than 30 historic buildings have been rescued from demolition and rebuilt in a Chilterns landscape, creating an open-air collection of homes and working places.
This is a distinctive way to encounter local history: rescued buildings sit within a 45-acre countryside setting, with a historic farm, woodland and gardens adding context beyond the museum displays.
Atmospheric · Family-buzz
Find your way
Open mapNewland Park Dr, Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St Giles, HP8 4AB
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The experience
Allow around 2–3 hours, as suggested by the supplied visitor information. Explore the historic buildings and, if open during your visit, the working historic farm, woodland, gardens and allotment. Check the official calendar for opening days and events.
Things to do
Explore the rescued historic buildings
Walk among the museum’s collection of more than 30 historic homes and buildings, rescued from threatened demolition and rebuilt at the museum.
2–3 hours
See the working historic farm
The visitor information lists a working historic farm as part of the museum site. Check what is operating on your visit date.
Look around the gardens and allotment
The visitor information identifies gardens and an allotment among the museum’s outdoor features.
Make a day of it
Quick escape · 2–3 hours
Explore the historic buildings
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Check the museum’s official opening calendar before travelling.
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Explore the historic homes and buildings across the outdoor museum.
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If open during your visit, include the historic farm, gardens, allotment and woodland.
Verified history
The museum says it was founded by volunteers in 1976 and opened to the public in 1981. Its stated purpose is to rescue threatened historic buildings, rebuild them and preserve them in a traditional Chilterns landscape.
Hidden details
Buildings rescued from demolition — The collection’s defining detail is its rescue work: the museum says it saves threatened historic buildings and rebuilds them on the site.
When to go
· Check the official opening calendar; no preferred time of day is established by the supplied sources.
The supplied visitor information describes opening on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays in term-time and daily during Buckinghamshire school holidays. Confirm the current calendar, as opening arrangements may change.
This is an outdoor museum; check the forecast and current visitor information before setting out.
What to look for
Notice how the rescued buildings differ in form and purpose, and how they are arranged within the Chilterns landscape. The supplied sources identify more than 30 historic homes and buildings, a working historic farm, woodland, gardens and an allotment.
The story
Rescued and reconstructed historic buildings; traditional Chilterns landscape
Best time to go
Check the museum’s current opening calendar; the supplied visitor information describes seasonal and school-holiday opening.
Choose a day when the museum is open and check its current event programme before setting out.
How long to spend
2–3 hours
Perfect for
Families · Young children · History lovers · Photographers
Before you go
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Listed hours
- Monday: 10am-5pm
- Tuesday: Closed
- Wednesday: Closed
- Thursday: Closed
- Friday: 10am-5pm
- Saturday: 10am-5pm
- Sunday: 10am-5pm
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Opening & access
An outdoor museum open to visitors. Check the official website for current opening days and admission details before travelling.
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Accessibility
The source listing reports a wheelchair-accessible car park, entrance, seating and toilet. The museum’s official website also describes accessible pathways, mobility scooter hire and a Changing Places toilet; check current arrangements before visiting.
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Around Chiltern Open Air Museum
Within 50 km · approximate straight-line distances
