Chiltern Open Air Museum
Chiltern Open Air Museum is a museum in the Chiltern Hills. This one stands 800 m southwest of Chorleywood. Close by, Cliveden House is 13 km away, one of 43 within 15 km.
Museum near Chorleywood
Just outside Chorleywood
Chiltern Open Air Museum is 800 m southwest of Chorleywood. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
In Chorleywood, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 18–23°C.
Chiltern Open Air Museum
Articles on it exist in 3 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 800 m southwest of Chorleywood
- Official site
- coam.org.uk
Where to find Chiltern Open Air Museum
The map puts Chiltern Open Air Museum in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
The biggest base of the 8 is Hillingdon (307,089 people). From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
- 1Chorleywood
- 2Chalfont St Giles
- 3Chalfont St Peter
- 4Little Chalfont
- 5Maple Cross
- 6Rickmansworth
- 7Hillingdon
- 8Amersham
Chorleywood
Chalfont St Giles
Chalfont St Peter
Little Chalfont
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Chiltern Open Air Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chorleywood | 800 m northeast of it | 12,632 | 6 |
| Chalfont St Giles | 900 m west of it | 4,707 | 5 |
| Chalfont St Peter | 1.3 km south of it | 13,654 | 2 |
| Little Chalfont | 1.3 km northwest of it | 6,506 | 5 |
| Maple Cross | 2.1 km southeast of it | 2,580 | 1 |
| Rickmansworth | 2.3 km east of it | 26,290 | 9 |
| Hillingdon | 3 km southeast of it | 307,089 | 31 |
| Amersham | 3.8 km northwest of it | 17,377 | 5 |
Also near Chiltern Open Air Museum
Of the 43 within 15 km, look for 4 historic houses, 3 museums and a castle.
Historic house · National TrustCliveden House13 km away2
Castle · English HeritageBerkhamsted Castle14 km away3
MuseumBattle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridge12 km away4
Historic houseChenies Manor4.3 km away5
Historic houseLatimer House4.9 km away6
MuseumThe Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre14 km away7
MuseumMuseum of Watford9.8 km away8
Historic houseBhaktivedanta Manor14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Chiltern Open Air Museum
Where is Chiltern Open Air Museum?
Chiltern Open Air Museum is 800 m southwest of Chorleywood, Hertfordshire.
What is Chiltern Open Air Museum?
Museum in the Chiltern Hills, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Chiltern Open Air Museum?
May to September are the warmest months in Chorleywood, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Chiltern Open Air Museum?
Within 15 km: Cliveden House (13 km), Berkhamsted Castle (14 km), Battle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridge (12 km) and Chenies Manor (4.3 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Chiltern Open Air Museum: Dorothea Witter-Rieder, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliveden House: Antony McCallum. The original uploader was Wyrdlight at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkhamsted Castle: Winstainforth at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Battle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridge: Danielstirland at English Wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chenies Manor: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Latimer House: Mark Percy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre: David Hillas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Watford: Matt Brown from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bhaktivedanta Manor: Ilya Mauter, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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