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Chiltern Open Air Museum

41 ha

📷 Mark Percy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeFamily
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome41 ha

Getting here

51.63638, -0.54040

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Woodpigeon
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 107m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
PlaygroundToilets

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Cantharis livida, Common Carder Bee, Platycheirus albimanus +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Smoothcap, Yorkshire-fog, Herb-Robert +59 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Colne Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
London LOOP (Section 12)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Woodland TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Long Lane to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route 61Cycling route34 km

Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.

Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Beacon Way to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Rickmansworth to Croxley GreenCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Old Shire Lanebridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmPath type: bridleway
Bullsland Lanebridleway · 654 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 654 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tin chapel, Chiltern Open Air Museum

📷 Mark Percy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tin chapel, Chiltern Open Air Museum

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🌱Rickmansworth Aquadrome Local Nature ReserveUrban park4.3 km→🦉RICKMANSWORTH AQUADROMENature reserve4.3 km→🌱Chalfont St Peter ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱St Peter's GardenUrban park3.4 km→🌱St. Peter's GardenUrban park3.4 km→🌱Cheena MeadowUrban park2.8 km→