Landmarks & buildings

Chiltern Open Air Museum

Museum in the Chiltern Hills, United Kingdom

England · 51.6364, -0.5414

Newland Park, Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St Giles HP8 4AB·Official site

Chiltern Open Air Museum is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikipedia names it for 4 more.

“The film was shot in France (Château de Chenonceau), Hermitage Castle, Scotland; and in England at Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Parham Park in West Sussex, and Chiltern Open Air Museum in Buckinghamshire.”
Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) · Wikipedia

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Chiltern Open Air Museum
Photo: Dorothea Witter-Rieder · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Movies filmed at Chiltern Open Air Museum

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Chiltern Open Air Museum as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

  • Downton Abbey 2010–2015
    “The museum has featured in a number of noted productions, including Mary Queen of Scots, Downton Abbey, Inside No. 9, Call the Midwife, Grantchester, Midsomer Murders, Horrible Histories, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, Bramwell, Shine on Harvey Moon, and Taskmaster.” Wikipedia
  • Call the Midwife 2012–
    “A reconstructed prefab house at the Chiltern Open Air Museum in Buckinghamshire has also been used as a filming location.” Wikipedia
  • Inside No. 9 2014–
    “The other episodes were filmed on location; for example, "The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge" was filmed in a barn at the Chiltern Open Air Museum.” Wikipedia
  • My Lady Jane 2024–
    “Other filming locations included Dover Castle, Dorney Court, Hatfield House, Ashridge, Chiltern Open Air Museum, Langley Park, St Bartholomew-the-Great, St Etheldreda's Hatfield, and Crossways Farm.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at Chiltern Open Air Museum?

5 productions are recorded as filmed at Chiltern Open Air Museum, including Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), Downton Abbey (2010–2015) and Call the Midwife (2012–). 4 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at Chiltern Open Air Museum?

Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), covered by 22 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Chiltern Open Air Museum?

Chiltern Open Air Museum is in the United Kingdom, at Newland Park, Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St Giles HP8 4AB. Its coordinates are 51.6364, -0.5414.

What other filming locations are near Chiltern Open Air Museum?

Chenies Manor House (4 km north), Chenies (4 km north), Chalfont Park House (5 km south), Royal Masonic School for Girls (5 km east) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Dorothea Witter-Rieder, Public domain.