COAM Harvest Celebration of Traditional Rural Skills

Join the Chiltern Open Air Museum for a special Harvest Weekend and discover the rich traditions of our farming history. This family-friendly event is packed with live demonstrations, hands-on heritage skills, and the sights and sounds of the countryside.

Experience the sights and smells of a traditional harvest as you explore rural crafts, heritage displays, and working demonstrations.

Discover historic rural life in the Chilterns

• Explore a traditional working farm, with vintage tools and machinery from a bygone age.
• See apple pressing in action, turning orchard fruit into fresh juice.
• Watch our talented sheepdogs at work, skillfully herding our Oxford Down sheep—a rare breed with a proud local history.
• Meet the heavy horses and take a carriage ride
• Vintage agricultural machinery on display

Celebrate the season

• Enjoy the energy and colour of traditional Morris dancing.
• Step inside Henton Chapel to see our beautiful Harvest display, created with produce grown in our own gardens and allotments, celebrating the bounty of the season.
• Watch as our traditional bakers shape and bake a magnificent harvest loaf