Buckinghamshire is home to Bletchley Park, once the top secret home of the World War Two Codebreakers today it is a vibrant heritage attraction.

Buckinghamshire has a rich heritage, from the battle scars of the Civil War to the golden age of steam, home to powerful families and famous individuals John Wycliffe and John Hampden made their names in the area whilst the magnificent houses of the Verney, Temple-Grenville and Rothschild dynasties dot the landscape.

Within Buckinghamshire lies the Chiltern Hills, an area of outstanding natural beauty, where you will find gentle rolling countryside, miles of woodland trails and footpaths, meandering routes of the Great Ouse and River Thames.

Chiltern Open Air Museum is an outdoor museum in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, set within the beautiful Chilterns countryside. We are home to over 30 rescued historic buildings including: a 1940s Prefab, Victorian toll house, blacksmith's forge, Iron Age roundhouse, WWI and WWII Nissen huts and working historic farm.

The Museum is a popular venue for filming and has been used for Downton Abbey, Mary Queen of Scots, Call the Midwife, Horrible Histories, Midsomer Murders, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, Grantchester, Britannia, David Walliams' Jack and the Beanstalk Ever After and Hansel and Gretel, Drunk Histories and many more.

By pre-booking your friends, family or society group day trip you can take advantage of our special group rates.