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Calendar of Model Railway Exhibitions

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National Exhibitions

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(for local model railway club exhibitions, scroll down)

 

Year Q1 2025

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Warners Exhibitions (Doncaster) - The Festival of British Railway Modelling

Date: Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 February 2025

Venue: Doncaster Racecourse, Bawtry Road, Doncaster

Prices: Adult: £15. Child: £7. Family: (2 adults, 3 children) £35

 

Model Rail Scotland

Date: Friday 21, Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 February 2025

Venue: Scottish Event Campus, Exhibition Way, Glasgow, G3 8YW

Prices: Adult: £15. Child: £5. Family: (2 adults, 2 children) £35

 

Meridienne Exhibitions - Midlands Garden Rail Show

Date: Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 March 2025

Venue: Warwickshire Event Centre, A425, Southam Road, Leamington Spa, CV31 1FE

Prices: Adult: £11.50. Senior: £11. Child: £5.

 

Warners Exhibitions (London) - The London Festival of Railway Modelling

Date: Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 March 2025

Venue: Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way, London, Greater London

Prices:  Adult: £15. Child: £8. Family: £40

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Exhibitions organised by listed Model Railway Clubs and other listed Societies

 

Q1. January to March 2025

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JANUARY 2025

 

 

Bognor Regis Model Railway Club (in conjunction with BRMRC)

‘Annual Exhibition 2025’

Date: Saturday 11 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 12 January (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Felpham Community College, Felpham Way, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO22 8EL

Admission: Adults £6. Children £3

 

Bridport & District Model Railway Club

‘Beaminster Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 11 January (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Beaminster Town Hall, 8 Fleet Street, Beaminster

Admission: Adults £5. Children £3

 

City of Canterbury Model Railway Society

‘Canterbury Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 18 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 19 January (10am to 4pm)

Venue: St Anselm's School, Old Dover Road, Canterbury

Admission: Adults: £7. Children (age 5-15): £1

 

Erith Model Railway Society

‘Thamesmead Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 25 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 26 January (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Harris Garrard Academy, Yarnton Way, Thamesmead, Kent

Admission: Adults: £9. Accompanied Children £1

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Kilmarnock and District Model Railway Club

‘Irvine Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 25 (10am to 4pm) and Sunday 26 January (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Linthouse Building, Scottish Maritime Museum, Harbourside, Irvine K12 8QE.

 

Marlow, Maidenhead & District Model Railway Club

‘Annual Winter Show’

Date: Saturday 11 January (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: Cox Green Community Centre, 51 Highfield Lane, Cox Green, ​Maidenhead SL6 3AX

Admission: Adults: £6. Children (5-14): £3

 

Normanton & Pontefract Railway Modellers Society

‘Pontefract Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 25 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 26 January (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: Pontefract Racecourse, Park Road, Pontefract, W. Yorks

Admission: Adults: £10. Accompanied Children (under 16): Free

 

Southampton Model Railway Society

‘Southampton Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 25 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 26 January (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: Barton Peveril College, Chestnut Avenue, Eastleigh SO50 5ZA

Admission: Adults £10. Accompanied Children: Free

 

Syston Model Railway Society

‘Leicester Model Railway Show’

Date: Saturday 18 (10am to 4.30pm) and Sunday 19 January (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Birstall Social Club, 16-18 Wanlip Lane, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 4JS

Admission: Adults £5. Unaccompanied Children: £4. Accompanied Children: Free

 

Wessex Association of Model Railway Clubs

‘Frome Model Railway Exhibition 2025’

Date: Saturday 4 (10am to 4pm) and Sunday 5 January 10am to 4pm)

Venue: The Cheese and Grain, Market Yard, Frome, Somerset

Admission: Adults £6. Accompanied Children: Free

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FEBRUARY 2025

 

Alton Model Railway Group

‘Febex 2025’

Date: Saturday 1 (10.30am to 5pm) and Sunday 2 February (10.30am to 4pm)

Venue: Eggars School, London Road, Alton, GU34 4EQ

Admission: Adults £8. Accompanied Children: Free

 

Ashford Model Railway Club

‘2025 Tenterden Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 22 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 23 February (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Homewood School, Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent TN30 6LT

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Burnham and District Model Railway Club

‘Weston-Super-Mare Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 February (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Priory Community School, Queens Way, Weston-super-Mare BS22 6BP

Admission: Adults £8. Accompanied Children Free

 

Cale Rail Society

‘Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 8 (10am to 4.30pm) and Sunday 9 February (10am to 4pm)  

Venue: Gartell Light Railway, Common Lane, Yenston, Somerset

 

East Bedfordshire Model Railway Society

‘Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 15 February (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: Stratton School, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire

Admission: Adults: £7. Concession: £6. Child: £3

 

East Dorset Area N Gauge Group

‘Bournemouth Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 February (from 10am)

Venue: The Hamworthy Club, Magna Road, Canford Magna BH21 3AL

Admission: Adults £8. Accompanied Children: Free

 

Ebor Group of Railway Modellers

‘York Against Cancer Model Railex 2025’

Date: Saturday 22 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 23 February (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Holy Trinity Church Hall, Melrosegate, Heworth, N. Yorks

 

Grange Community Association

‘Annual Model Exhibition’

Date: Sunday 9 February (10am to 4pm)

Venue: The Grange Community and Leisure Centre, Bepton Road, Midhurst GU29 9HD

 

Ilkeston (Woodside) Model Railway Club

‘22nd Annual Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Sunday 23 February (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Heanor Miners Welfare, Ilkeston Road, Heanor

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Kenavon Railway Society

(in support of the Cholsey & Wallingford Railway)

‘Kenavon Exhibition 2025’

Date: Saturday 22 February (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: The Warehouse, 1a Cumberland Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3LB

Admission: Adults: £4.50. Seniors: £4. Children: £2.50

 

Kendal Model Railway Club

‘Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 1 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 2 February (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Kendal Leisure Centre, Burton Road, Kendal

Admission: Adults: £6.50. Children (age 6-18): £2.50

 

Lincoln and District Model Railway Club

‘Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 February (10am to 3pm)

Venue: Fiskerton Village Hall, Ferry Road, Lincoln

Admission: Adults: £5. Accompanied Child: Free

 

New Mills & District Railway Modellers

‘49th Annual Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 February

Venue: Chapel En Le Frith Leisure Centre, Long Lane, Chapel En Le Frith SK23 0TQ

Admission: Adults: £8. Accompanied children: Free

 

Portsmouth Railex 2025

Date: Saturday 22 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 23 February (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Barton Cross Horndean Technology College, Barton Cross, Horndean PO8 9PQ

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Risborough & District Model Railway Club

‘Risex 2025’

Date: Saturday 22 February (10am to 5pm)

Venue: Wades Centre (formerly the Community Centre), Stratton Road, Princes Risborough

Admission: Adults: £7. Child: £1

 

Sedgemoor Gauge O Group

‘Annual Model Railway Show’

Date: Saturday 15 (10am to 4.30pm) and Sunday 16 February (10am to 4pm)

Venue: The King Alfred School and Academy, Burnham Road, Highbridge TA9 3EE

Admission: Adults: £7.

 

Shirehampton Model Railway Club

‘Annual Model Railway Show’

Date: Saturday 1 February (10am to 5pm)

Venue: Shirehampton Public Hall, Station Road, Shirehampton, Bristol BS11 9TX

Admission: Adults: £5. Family (of 4) £7

 

Tonbridge Model Railway Club

‘Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 15 February (10am to 5pm)

Venue: The Angel Centre, Angel Lane, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1SF

Admission: Adults: £8., Children: £1. Children under 10: Free

 

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MARCH 2025

 

Abingdon & District Model Railway Club

‘ABRAIL 2025’

Date: Saturday 1 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 2 March (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: Abingdon and Witney College, Wootton Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Admission: Adult £12. Children free when accompanied by an adult

 

Basingstoke & North Hants Model Railway Society

‘Basingstoke Model Rail 2025’

Date: Saturday 8 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 9 March (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Aldworth Science College, Western Way, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 6HQ

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Beckenham & West Wickham Model Railway Club

Date: Saturday 29 March (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: Forest Hill Boys School, Dacres Road, Forest Hill, London SE23 2XN

Admission: Adults £10. Accompanied children (up to 16): Free

 

Bournville Model Railway Club

‘European and Narrow-Gauge Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Sat 22 March (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Austin Sports and Social Club, 30 Tessall Lane, Longbridge, Birmingham

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Carlton Railway Society

‘Model Rail Show’

Date: Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 March (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Howden School, Derwent Road, Howden, near Goole DN14 7AL

 

Chesham Model Railway Club

'Annual Exhibition'

Date: Sunday 2 March (10am to 4pm)

Venue: White Hill Centre, White Hill, Chesham, Bucks HP5 1AG

Admission: Adults: £6. Children: £3. Under 4s free. Family (2 adults plus up to 2 children) £12.

 

Chris Crafts and Plym Valley Railway Association

‘Plymouth Model Railway Show’

Date: Sunday 2 March (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: St. Boniface Catholic College, St. Bonifaces Lane, Plymouth

Admission: Adults: £5. Accompanied children under 16: Free

 

East Kent Model Railway Society

‘Aylesham Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 8 March

Venue: Aylesham Community Trust, Ackholt Road, Aylesham, Kent

Admission: Adults: £5. Accompanied children under 16: Free

 

Gauge O Guild

‘Spring Show’

Date: Saturday 1 March (10am to 4pm)

Venue: The Arena, Kettering Leisure Village, Thurston Drive, Kettering NN15 6PB.

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Ivanhoe Model Railway Society

‘Mountsorrel Model Railway Exhibition 2025’

Date: Saturday 8 (10am to 4pm) and Sunday 9 March (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Mountsorrel Memorial Centre, 105 Leicester Road, Mountsorrel, Loughborough

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Keighley Model Railway Club

‘Rail Exhibition 2025’

Date: Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 March (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Woodbank Garden Centre, Harden Road, Harden, W. Yorks

 

Mansfield St Peter’s Model Railway Group

‘Mansfield Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 1 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 2 March (10am to 3pm)

Venue: St. Peter’s Centre, Church Side, Mansfield NG18 1AP

Admission: Adults: £5. Children: Free

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Mid Norfolk Railway

‘Dereham Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 1 March

Venue:  Dereham Memorial Hall (5 min walk station) and the Marquee at Dereham Station

 

Nailsea & District Model Railway Club

‘Nailsea Model Railway Exhibition 2025’

Date: Saturday 29 (10am to 5pm) / Sunday 30 March (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Nailsea School, Mizzymead Road, Nailsea

 

Narrow Gauge North Group

‘Narrow Gauge North 2025’

Date: Saturday 8 March (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: Pudsey Civic Hall, Dawsons Corner, Leeds

Admission: Adults: £10. Accompanied children under 16: £1

 

Norfolk Railway Society

’NRS Railway Show’

Date: Saturday 8 March (10.30am to 4.30pm)

Venue: Central Hall, Back Lane, Wymondham NR18 0QB

Admission: Adults: £4.00 Children (age 5-16): £2.00

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North Downs Model Railway Circle

‘Spring Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 15 March (10am to 5pm)

Venue: The Good Shepherd Church Hall, Station Approach Road, Tadworth, Surrey

Admission: Adults: £6. Children under 16: £3

 

Nottingham Model Railway Society

‘Spring Show 2025’

Date: Saturday 1 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 2 March (10am to 4pm)

Venue: St John’s Church Hall, Nottingham Road, Hucknall, NG15 7QN

Admission: Adult £6. Accompanied Children: Free

 

Preston and District Model Railway Society

‘Preston Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 1 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 2 March (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Sports Hall, Preston's College, St. Vincent’s Road, Fulwood, Preston PR2 8UR

Admission: Adults: £9. Children (under 15): Free

 

Rainhill Model Railway Club

‘Model Rail 2025’

Date: Saturday 1 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 2 March (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: Rainhill High School, Warrington Road, Rainhill, Liverpool

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Redditch Model Railway Club

‘52nd Redditch Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 1 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 2 March (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: Trinity High School, Grove Street, Redditch, Worcestershire B98 8DS

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Romsey & District Railway Modellers Society

‘45th Annual Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 1 (10.30am to 5pm) and Sunday 2 March (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: Crosfield Hall, Broadwater Road, Romsey, Hants

Admission: Adult £7. Children: £3

 

Sheffield Model Railway Enthusiasts

‘Sheffield Model Railway Exhibition 2025’

Date: Saturday 29 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 30 March (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: Birkdale School, Oakholme Road, Sheffield S10 3DH

 

Stratford & District Model Rail Club

‘Stratford Model Railway Show'

Date: Sunday 9 March (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: Bearley Village Hall, Snitterfield Road, Stratford-upon-Avon

Admission: Free (donations very welcome)

 

Swindon Model Railway Club

‘MODRAIL 2025’

Date: Saturday 1 March (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: STEAM Museum of the Great Western, Fire Fly Avenue, Swindon, SN2 2EY

Admission: Adult £7.00, Children under 16 free when accompanied by an adult

 

Trent Valley Model Railway Society

‘Model Railway Show’

Date: Saturday 29 March

Venue: DBC Club, Cadogan Road, Tamworth, Staffs

Admission: Adult £6. Children: £2

 

Wimborne Railway Society

‘Wimborne Railex 2025’

Date: Saturday 22 (10.30am to 5pm) and Sunday 23 March (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: Allendale Community Centre, Hanham Road, Wimborne, Dorset

 

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