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Living History Re-enactments, Demonstrations and
Hands on Activities for all the Family
July 2011
Sharpe's Rifles
2 & 3 July
Watch the 95th Rifles from the Napoleonic war re-enactment groups train their soldiers around their encampment in the Village Green area and practice their drill and firing techniques with historic fire arms.

Rifle Drill 11.30 am and 2.30 pm

Normal Museum admission prices apply.

In addition, all the Museum's buildings will be open to visitors.
Edwardian Photography Weekend
9 & 10 July
If you like dressing up and posing for photographs, then come along and find out about Edwardian cameras and picture photography in the Edwardian era.

View the amazing collection of cameras and photographs and join the rest of your family in an Edwardian photograph of your own with the backdrop of our historic buildings in use during the Edwardian period and our traditional rural landscape.

Normal Museum admission prices apply.

In addition, all the Museum's buildings will be open to visitors.
Family Friendly Activities & Lace Making Weekend
16 & 17 July

Come along and meet the Museum lace makers in Skippings Barn and learn new skills in traditional textiles. Try your hand at lace making and find out more about this local craft.

Play with 1940s toys in Jane and Tommy’s bedroom in the Prefab, try out a 1940s typewriter in the RAF Briefing Room or test your building skills with our wooden models!

Normal Museum admission prices apply.

In addition, all the Museum's buildings will be open to visitors.
Classic Vehicles Show
23 & 24 July

Beautiful classic cars, lorries and motorcycles and farm vehicles will visit the Museum during this weekend event providing a wonderful spectacle for visitors and classic vehicle enthusiasts! Explore the lovingly restored Austins and MGs, as well as many other makes of cars and motorcycles around the Museum. You may even enjoy some time trying your skill at riding vintage bicycles on the Village Green. Discover a collection of tractors, farm wagons and even a 1920s crawler from Earl’s Court in our farmyard.

Watch out as you wander down to our Toll House! Keep your valuables safe as the Toll Gate Keeper will warn you that highwaymen are near by! 

We hope that many of the participants in previous years will join us again this year. If you have a classic vehicle and would like to attend the show please complete the booking form and return it to Classic Vehicles Show, Chiltern Open Air Museum, Newland Park, Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks. HP8 4AB or email it to enquiries@coam.org.uk

Normal Museum admission prices apply.

In addition, all the Museum's buildings will be open to visitors.
Meet Our Norman Conquerors
30 & 31 July

Visit the living quarters of the Norman soldiers in the Museum fields and find out about norman warfare techniques including archery demonstrations, opportunities to explore Norman armour and weapons and the amazing opportunity to see their medieval siege engine in action!

Living history camp open 10.00 am-5.00 pm

11:00    Archery demonstration
12:00 Siege engine in action
14:00     Norman combat demonstration
15:30 Weapons and armour

Normal Museum admission prices apply.

In addition, all the Museum's buildings will be open to visitors