Chiltern Open Air Museum as a Filming Location

Discover the picturesque charm and historical ambiance of COAM. A unique and exquisite setting for your next filming or photo shoot project.


Jenny Agutter filming Call the Midwife in Chiltern Open Air Museum's 1940s prefab

Whether you're working on a period drama, historical documentary, or contemporary shoot, our diverse range of historic buildings provides the perfect backdrop.

From rustic farmsteads and Victorian cottages to wartime Nissen huts our collection offers a variety of opportunities.

Our Museum has served as a location for various productions, including Call the Midwife, Horrible Histories, Downton Abbey, Midsummer Murders, Mary Queen of Scots, Boomers, Grantchester, The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher, Drunk Histories, Man Down, Lightfields, and numerous others.

Additionally, leading brands have chosen our venue for impactful photo shoots.


Our 45-acre site has lots of facilities that can support the needs of film and television crews

We have lots of parking facilities, electric hook up, lots of running water locations, toilet facilities and space on-site for tech vehicles (track and pad maybe required).

Our site can be hired exclusively to ensure full privacy.

We are unable to accommodate large base units but we can supply a list of nearby options.


Group of TV actors
Shirlie and Martin Kemp filming Antiques Road Trip at Chiltern Open Air Museum
Midsomer Murders Night of the Stag being filmed at Chiltern Open Air Museum
Alex Horne on a bike filming Taskmaster at Chiltern Open Air Museum
Morgana Robins filming a Game of Thrones comedy sketch at Chiltern Open Air Museum
Robson Green and James Norton filming Grantchester at Chiltern Open Air Museum
Salvage Hunters being filmed at Chiltern Open Air Museum

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Chalfont St Peter HP8 4AB