Membership allows you free entry to all of our events except night-time events and special fundraising events. This will be clearly marked on the Events page.

You will need to pre-book a membership ticket for our Halloween Spectacular and events where numbers are limited. For Halloween there is an additional charge for all members.

Yes and if you purchase on the day of your visit we will even refund your ticket price (excludes tickets purchased through external sources).

We have four mobility scooters available and strongly recommend that you pre-book one before you visit. To make a booking please call the office on 01494 871 117 or email enquiries@coam.org.uk.

Take a look at our opening times

Drinks and snacks can be purchased in Skippings Barn when the museum is open.

You can buy a family guide book at our ticket office for £3.50.

In wet weather the site can be muddy and slippery and some paths may be uneven, so please take care and wear supportive footwear suitable for the weather conditions.

We are an outdoor museum (‘open-air’) – we do not have any aeroplanes!

Yes, we welcome dogs on site. They must be kept on a short lead at all times and are allowed in our historic buildings except for the furnished homes

All visitors are permitted to take photographs on site for their own personal use. The use of tripods is not allowed within our buildings. We do not permit commercial filming or photography on our site without our consent. This includes wedding/engagement photography.

Images taken on our site may not be submitted to agencies, online providers or provided directly to image buyers without our agreement. Any requests should be sent to marketing@coam.org.uk

Chiltern Open Air Museum does not permit any drone flying on our site.

We may make use of drones for survey, inspection, filming and photography. Such work is commissioned in response to a specific need and undertaken for us by professional contractors.

We may also grant permission for drone-related commercial filming by established professional production companies in certain circumstances.

We do not allow drones flying by the public on our site for the following reasons:

• Our site is a place of wellbeing and calm. The use of drones can be intrusive and have an impact on the peaceful enjoyment of our site by other visitors.

• There are lots of wildlife and livestock on our site which are sensitive to disturbance, especially at breeding times.

• If a drone causes damage or injury, members of the general public rarely have the correct insurances, or level of insurance, to adequately compensate those affected.