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Popular outdoor Museum
re-opens for 2016
If you’re looking for something fun and educational to do with the
kids this Easter holiday then immerse yourself in a bit of history
and head down to Chiltern Open Air Museum in Chalfont St Giles.
This award-winning outdoor museum opens its gates to the public
for the 2016 season on 25th March with a four day Traditional
Easter event. There will be historic cooking
demonstrations, folk singers, and costumed
re-enactors in the Museum’s historic buildings
carrying out Easter traditions from the past.
Children can make a traditional Easter treat to take
home, follow an Easter trail and embrace their
artistic side with Easter-themed craft activities.
Stroll around the Museum’s spacious site
exploring the large collection of historic buildings
and gardens, and walk through woods full of
Spring flowers and wildlife. Visit the Victorian farm
and ensure that you stop and say ‘hello’ to the
Museum’s new friendly goats Crystal and Beverley.
Unlike most museums COAM encourages children
to discover and touch the buildings and artefacts and there are
plenty of opportunities to dress up, play with historic toys and
games, and build models of the Museum’s barns.
Local blogger The Londo