May Day Merriment at Chiltern Open Air Museum

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Chiltern Open Air Museum

Chiltern Open Air Museum, Newland Park

Chalfont St Giles

Chiltern Open Air Museum is an outdoor museum that rescues and reconstructs threatened historic houses or workplaces of ordinary people. Each

Chiltern Open Air Museum Garden

building is then interpreted to tell the unique story of the Chilterns, its people, crafts, history and traditions.

The site is a spacious 45 acres and includes over 30 reconstructed historic buildings including; a 1940s prefab, blacksmiths forge, toll house, Victorian earth cottage, tin chapel, furniture factory, replica Iron Age roundhouse, medieval barns, World War Nissen huts and more. There is a working historical farm with livestock including goats, sheep, chickens and cows.

In addition to the buildings the Museum has a woodland, adventure playground and café. There are lots of annual special events including historical re-enactments and family activity days.

The wide variety of historic buildings means the Museum is a popular filming venue and had been used

for Downton Abbey, Midsomer Murders, Horrible Histories, Mary Queen of Scots, Countryfile, Call the Midwife, Grantchester, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher and more!

Nissen hut

Visit their website for more information: https://www.coam.org.uk

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Date/Time
Date(s) - Sunday 4 May 2025 - Monday 5 May 2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Location
Chiltern Open Air Museum

May Day Event

Experience Elizabethan dancing, swordplay, gunpowder and more! Chiltern Open Air Museum sounds like the place to be to celebrate May Day on the Bank Holiday Weekend. Also includes VE Commemoration on Monday 5th May.

More information from the organiser here.

This May Day event at Chiltern Open Air Museum promises to be an immersive and engaging experience for all ages. Whether you are a history enthusiast or simply looking for a fun and educational day out, this celebration of Elizabethan life is not to be missed. Join us as we step back in time and celebrate May Day in true Elizabethan style!

Commemorating VE Day

During the May Day Bank Holiday weekend they will be commemorating the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe day with a book of remembrance. Their WW2 era buildings will be decorated to celebrate the end of the war.

On Monday 5th May they are delighted to be on the flightpath for the VE Day Buckingham Palace flypast. They are expecting to see the dispersal of aircraft over the Museum between approx. 1.25pm to 2.25pm.