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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