Calendar of Model Railway Exhibitions
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[Note this calendar is based on information provided as at 18 March 2026. As full details of exhibitions are not always provided to us, or published a full quarter in advance, up-dates to this calendar will occur periodically. Note societies often change their events, often on little notice.]
National Exhibitions
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Q2 2026
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​Model World LIVE
Date: Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 April 2024
Venue: Hall 2, NEC, Birmingham
Prices (advanced online): Adult: £18. Child: £9.
Parking on the day costs £18.95, advance parking costs £13.95
The Bristol Model Railway Exhibition
Date: Friday 2 Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 May 2024
Venue: Thornbury Leisure Centre, Alveston Hill, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 3JB
Prices: Adult: £13. Child: £7. Family: £35
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Model Railway Clubs
Exhibitions organised by listed Model Railway Clubs and other listed Societies
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Q2 2026
April to June 2026
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​​APRIL 2026
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32a Model Railway Club
‘Annual Model Railway Show’
Date: Saturday 25 April (10am to 4pm)
Venue: Bawdeswell Village Hall, Reepham Road, Bawdeswell, Norfolk
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Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers
‘National Garden Railway Show’
Date: Saturday 25 April (9.30am to 5pm)
Venue: Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, CV8 2LG
Admission: Adults: £18.
Bentley Model Railway Group
‘Calne Model Railway Show’
Date: Saturday 11 (10am to 5pm) / Sunday 12 May (10am to 4pm)
Venue: Calne Community Campus, White Horse Way, Calne, Wilts SN11 0SP
Admission: Adults: £8. Children: £3
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Cheltenham Great Western Modellers Group
Date: Saturday 11 (10am to 5pm) / Sunday 12 April (10am to 4.30pm)
Venue: St. Margarets Hall, Coniston Road, Cheltenham GL51 3NU
Admission: Adults: £6. Children: £2
Crawley Model Railway Society
Date: Saturday 25 April (10am to 4pm)
Venue: Milton Mount School, Grattons Drive, Pound Hill, Crawley RH10 3AG
Admission: Adults: £3.50. Accompanied children under 16: Free
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Helston & Falmouth Model Railway Club
‘The Great Cornish Model Show’
Date: Saturday 11 (10am to 5pm) / Sunday 12 April (10am to 4pm)
Venue: Pool Academy, Church Road, Pool, TR15 3PZ
Admission: Adults £9. Under 16: £6. Family: £18.
High Wycombe and District Model Railway Club
‘Mrx26 Spring’
Date: Saturday 11 April (10am to 4.30pm)
Venue: Cressex Community School, Holmers Lane, High Wycombe, Bucks HP12 4QA
Admission: Adults £6. Under 16: £1.
Macclesfield Model Railway Group
‘Macclesfield Model Railway Exhibition’
Date: Saturday 11 (10am to 5pm) / Sunday 12 April (10am to 4.30pm)
Venue: King’s School Sports Centre, Alderley Road, Macclesfield, SK10 4RH
Admission: Adult: £10. Children: Free (under 16 with an adult)
Merseyside & South West Lancs NG Group
‘North West Narrow Gauge Show’ (11am to 4pm)
Date: Saturday 18 April
Venue: Rainhill Village Hall, Dane Court, Rainhill, Merseyside L35 4LU
Admission: £6
North East of England N Gauge Group
‘Annual Show’
Date: Saturday 11 April (10am to 5pm)
Venue: Gateshead Masonic Hall, Alexandra Road, Gateshead NE8 1RB
Admission: Adults £5. Children £3. Family: £12
Norwich Model Railway Club
‘Model Railway Exhibition’
Date: Saturday 11 April (10am to 4pm)
Venue: Hellesdon High School, Middletons Lane, Norwich NR6 5SB
Admission: Adult: £6. Accompanied under 16: free
Nottingham Model Railway Society
‘Spring Show 2026’
Date: Saturday 11 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 12 April (10am to 4pm)
Venue: St John’s Church Hall, Nottingham Road, Hucknall, Notts, NG15 7QN
Admission: Adult £6. Accompanied Children: Free
Pentland Model Railway Group
‘Lothians Model Rail Exhibition 2026’
Date: Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 April (10am to 4.30pm)
Venue: Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh Campus James Watt Centre, Edinburgh West EH14 4A
Admission: Adult £6. Children Free
Shildon Model Railway Club
'Spring Exhibition'
Date: Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 April (10am to 5pm)
Venue: Locomotion, The National Railway Museum at Shildon, County Durham DL4 2RE
Admission: Free
Wessex Narrow Gauge Modellers
‘Narrow Gauge South’
Date: Saturday 25 April (10am to 5pm)
Venue: Barton Peveril College, Chestnut Avenue, Eastleigh SO50 5BX
Admission: Adult: £10. Accompanied Child: £3. Family £23
York Model Railway Show
Date: Saturday 4 to Monday 6 April
Knavesmire Stand, York Racecourse, Racecourse Road, York YO23 1EX
Admission: Adult £14 early bird online price. Children £2
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MAY 2026
Bradford Model Railway Club
‘Queensbury Model Railway Show’
Date: Saturday 9 (10am to 5pm) / Sunday 10 May (10am to 4pm)
Venue: Victoria Hall, 18 Sand Beds, Queensbury, West Yorks, BD131AB
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Broadland Model Railway Club
‘Model Railway Show’
Date: Sunday 24 May (10am to 3.30pm)
Venue: Stalham Poppy Centre
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Chester Model Railway Club
‘Club Exhibition and Open Day’
Date: Saturday 9 (10am to 4pm) / Sunday 10 May (10am to 4pm)
Venue: St. Bartholomew’s Church, Old Sealand Road, Sealand CH5 2LQ
Admission: Adults: £2. Accompanied Children: 50p
East Kent Model Railway Society
Date: Saturday 9 May (10am - 4pm)
Venue: The Centre, Alpha Road, Birchington, Kent CT7 9EG
Admission: Adults: £6. Children £1. Family £12
Ely & District Model Railway Club
‘Ely Model Railway Exhibition’
Date: Saturday 16 May (10am - 4.30pm)
Venue: Ely College, Downham Road, Ely, CB6 3DY
Admission: Adult £7. Children: £3. Family £18
The EM Gauge Society
‘Expo EM Spring 2026’
Date: Saturday 9 (10.30am to 5.30pm)/ Sunday 10 May (10am - 4.30pm)
Venue: Garth Hill College, Bull Lane, Bracknell, RG42 2AD
Admission: 2-day visitor ticket £12. EMGS members £10. Accompanied children under 16: Free
Gauge 3 Society
‘Spring Show and Members AGM‘
Date: Saturday 16 May (10am to 4.30pm)
Venue: British Motor Museum, Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warks CV35 0BJ
Admission: £5. Non-member £10. Under 16 free
Glenrothes Model Railway Club
‘Glenrothes Model Railway Exhibition’
Date: Saturday 9 (10am to 4pm) / Sunday 11 May (10.30am to 4pm)
Venue: The Lomond Centre, Woodside Way, Glenrothes, KY7 5RA
Admission: Adult £7. Children: Free
Gauge O Guild
‘Summer Show’
Date: Saturday 30 May (9.30am to 4pm)
Venue: The Robin Park Leisure Centre, Loire Drive, Newtown, Wigan, WN5 0UL
Admission: Members £12. Non-members £17 for advanced tickets.
Hoddesdon Model and Railway Club
‘Spring Gala’
Date: Sunday 24 May (10.30am to 4pm)
Venue: Old Mill, Mill Lane, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire
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Hull Miniature Railway Society
‘Hull Model Railway Show’
Date: Saturday 30 May (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 31 May (10am to 4pm)
Venue: Events Space, Princess Quay Shopping Centre, Hull HU1 2PQ
Admission: Adult £8. One accompanied child: Free. Additional Children: £1
Immingham Museum
‘Immingham Model Railway Show 2026’
Date: Saturday 9 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 10 May (10am to 4pm)
Venue: Immingham Civic Centre, Pelham Road, Immingham, Lincolnshire
Admission: Adult: £7. Accompanied Children: Free
Jarrow Model Railway Club
‘Model Railway Exhibition’
Date: Saturday 16 (10am to 5pm) / Sunday 17 May (10am to 4pm)
Venue: Primrose Community Association, Lambton Terrace, Jarrow
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Lutterworth Railway Society
‘Model Railway Exhibition’
Date: Saturday 9 May (10am to 4pm)
Venue: Wycliffe Rooms, George Street, Lutterworth LE 17 4ED
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Market Deeping Model Railway Club
‘Stamford Model Railway Show 2026’
Date: Saturday 9 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 10 May (10am to 4pm)
Venue: Stamford Welland Academy, Green Lane, Stamford, Lincs, PE9 1HE
Admission (advance on line): Adult £8. Under 16 £4. Reg Disabled £4. Family £22
N Gauge Society - Isle of Wight Area Group
‘Model Railway Show’
Date: Saturday 9 May (10am to 4pm)
Venue: Stenbury Hall, Station Road, Wroxall, Isle of Wight PO38 3DP
Admission: Adults £4. Accompanied Children under 16 Free
Neepsend Model Railway Society
‘Sheffield Model Railex’
Date: Saturday 16 (10am to 5pm)/ Sunday 17 May (10am to 4.30pm)
Venue: Grenoside Community Centre, Main Street, Sheffield
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Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre
Model Railway Exhibition 2026
Date: Saturday 16 (10am to 5pm) / Sunday 17 May (10am to 4pm)
Venue: Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, Mere Way, Ruddington, Notts, NG11 6JS
Admission: Adults £8 Children £2
Orpington & District Model Railway Society
‘Pratts Bottom Model Railway Exhibition’
Date: Saturday 16 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 17 May (10am to 4pm)
Venue: Pratts Bottom Village Hall, Norsted Lane, Pratts Bottom, Nr Orpington
Admission: Adult £6. Children £1.50. Family: £13.50
Renfrewshire Model Railway Club
‘Scottish Festival of Railway Modelling’
Date: Saturday 23 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 24 May (10am to 5pm)
Venue: Braehead Arena, Kings Inch Road, Renfrew, Glasgow, Renfrewshire
Admission: Adult £12. Weekend £20. Child Free
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Risborough and District Model Railway Club
‘Railex 2026’
Date: Saturday 23 (10am to 5.30pm) / Sunday 24 May (10am to 4.30pm)
Venue: Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP21 9PP.
Admission: Adults £14. Accompanied Children 15 and under Free
Features: 22 quality layouts, including Arcadia (S Scale), Bath Queen Street Engine Sheds (2mm), Blakey Ridge (S Scale), Bowaters Paper Mill (7mm), Burnham-on-Sea (2mm), Caldershaw (P4), Clarenden & Scrubbs Lane (P4), Devil’s Bridge (009), East Lynn (S Scale), Eccleston (P4), James Street (N), Greenbooth (OO), Grimesthorp (EM), Llawryglyn (EM), Penorwic Quarry (009), Pwilheli (p4), Roshven, Rossiter Rise (OO), Trowland (S Scale), Wainthrop Bridge (EM), Wolfe Lowe (7mm) and The Yard (7mm), over 30 quality traders, second hand stall, Club Stand, Societies, and expert demonstrations.
Contact: (Tim Peacock) railexmanager@rdmrc.org.uk
Exhibition Website: http://www.railex.org.uk/
Salisbury & South Wilts Railway Society
‘Salisbury Railex 2026’
Date: Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 May
Venue: The Thruxton Centre, Thruxton Circuit, Andover SP11 8PN
Admission: Adults £10. Children £2. Family £22
Severn Valley Railway
‘Model Railway Weekend’
Date: Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 May
Venue: Severn Valley Railway, The Engine House, Highley
Admission: Adult £26. Child £17.50. Small Family £43.50. Large Family £ 69.50
Steam train to Highley station Included in the price
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Sompting and District Model Railway Club
‘Model Railway Exhibition’
Date: Saturday 9 May (10am to 4pm)
Venue: St Peter’s Church, Bowness Avenue, Sompting, Worthing BN15 9TS
Admission: Adults £4. Children £1
South West Herts Model Railway Society
‘44th Annual Exhibition’
Date: Saturday 9 May (10am to 4.30pm)
Venue: Queen’s School, Aldenham Road, Bushey, Watford, WD23 2TY
Admission: Adults £8. Accompanied Children under 16 Free
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JUNE 2026
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7mm Narrow Gauge Association
‘Annual Exhibition’
Date: Saturday 13 June (10.30am to 4.30pm)
Venue: Burton Town Hall, King Edward Place, Burton Upon Trent, DE14 2EB
Admission: Adults £14. Family £19. Member Adult £8. Member Family £11.
Bluebell Railway
‘Model Railway Weekend’
Date: Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 June
Venue: The Bluebell Railway. Model railway show at Sheffield Park Station, East Sussex
Admission: Combined day rover on trains and show entry:
Adults £30. Accompanied Children £1 (online)
Chesterfield Railway Modellers
‘Peak Model Railway Exhibition’
Date: Saturday 6 June and Sunday 7 June (10am to 5pm)
Venue: Agricultural Business Centre, Agricultural Way, Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1AH
Admission: Adults £5. Family £12
French Railway Society
‘Summer Rendezous’
Date: Sunday 7 June (10am to 4.30pm)
Venue: Ashstead Peace Memorial Hall, Woodfield Lane, Ashtead, near Leatherhead KT 21 2BE
Admission: Admission: Adults £6. Children £2
Ipswich Transport & Model Festival
Main sponsor: Ipswich Railway Modellers Association (IRMA)
Date: Saturday 20 June (10am to 4pm)
Venues: Model and transport attractions based in number of different locations around Ipswich including the Ipswich Transport Museum, Ipswich Model Engineers, Gipping Valley Model Boat Club, Ipswich Plastic Modellers Society and the Ipswich Model Railway Centre.
Admission: Adults £15. Accompanied Children: £1
Marlow, Maidenhead & District Model Railway Club
‘Summer Show’
Date: Saturday 13 June (10am to 3.30pm)
Venue: Knowl Hill Village Hall, Bath Road, Knowl Hill, RG10 9XB
Admission Adults £5 Children 5-14 £2 (under 5s Free)
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Milton Keynes Model Railway Society
‘Model Railway Exhibition’
Date: Saturday 6 June (10am to 4.30pm)
Venue: Walton High Brooklands Campus, Milton Keynes MK10 7HE
Admission: Adults £8. Children: £2. Under 5s: Free
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Perth Model Railway Group
‘Perth Model Railway Exhibition 2025’
Date: Saturday 27 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 28 June (10am to 4.30pm)
Venue: Dewars Centre, Glover Street, Perth, Perth & Kinross, PH2 0TH
Admission: Adults £10. Adult Weekend £12. Children £3
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Pevensey Bay Model Railway Club
‘Model Railway Exhibition’
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Date: Saturday 20 June (10am to 4pm)
Venue: Victoria Baptist Church, Eldon Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 1UE
Admission: Adult £7. Child (over 5) £1. Family (2+2) £14.
Ample free parking, 1/1A Bus stops outside, fully accessible, working layouts, trade stands, refreshments.
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Scalefour Society
‘Scalefour Crewe’
Date: Saturday 6 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 7 June (10am to 4pm)
Venue: Crewe Alexandra FC, Mornflake Stadium, Gresty Road, Crewe CW2 6EB
Admission: Adults £10. Accompanied Children: £1
‘Shrewsbury Festival of Model Railways’ (organised by Chantilly Grey Ltd)
Date: Saturday 13 June (10am to 5pm)
Venue: St. Mary's Church, Dogpole, Shrewsbury, SY1 1DX
Admission: Adults £10. Accompanied Children: Free
Shepton & District Model Railway Society
‘Mendip 2026’
Date: Saturday 6 (11am to 5pm) and Sunday 7 June (10am to 4pm)
Venue: Shepton Scout Hall (near Shepton Mallett FC), Old Wells Road, West Shepton, Shepton Mallett, Somerset BA4 5XN
Admission: Adults £7. Accompanied Children: Free
Stowmarket Model Railway Club
‘Model Railway Exhibition’
Date: Sunday 28 June
Venue: Blackbourne Community Centre, Blackbourne Road, Elmswell, Suffolk IP30 9UH
Admission: Adults £6. Accompanied Children under 12: Free
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