Chiltern Open Air Museum

Chiltern Open Air Museum
Chiltern Open Air Museum logo
a cottage and a corrugated iron chapel in a field
Examples of a cottage and a prefabricated chapel at the Chiltern Open Air Museum
Chiltern Open Air Museum is located in Buckinghamshire
Chiltern Open Air Museum
Chiltern Open Air Museum
Museum location in Buckinghamshire
Established1976
LocationChalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Coordinates51°38′10.87″N 0°32′29.05″W / 51.6363528°N 0.5414028°W / 51.6363528; -0.5414028
Type
CollectionsReconstructed vernacular buildings from the Chiltern Hills region
Public transit access
Websitecoam.org.uk

Chiltern Open Air Museum (COAM) is an independent open-air museum of vernacular buildings and a tourist attraction located near Chalfont St Peter and Chalfont St. Giles in the Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire, England. Its collection consists mainly of historic buildings at risk of demolition that have been dismantled and reconstructed in the museum grounds in a process of structure relocation.

The museum is a registered charity under English law.[1] It has a small number of full-time staff and a volunteer workforce of approximately 200.

  1. ^ "Chiltern Open Air Museum, registered charity no. 272381". Charity Commission for England and Wales.