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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 Q2 2025

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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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Exhibitions organised by listed Model Railway Clubs and other listed Societies

 

Q2. April to June 2025

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APRIL 2025

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32a Model Railway Club

‘Annual Model Railway Show’

Date: Saturday 26 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 12 April (10am to 5pm)

Venue: Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, CV8 2LG

Admission: Adults: £15.

 

Berkshire Area Group N Gauge Society

25th Anniversary Model Railway Exhibition

Date: Saturday 19 April (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Woodlands Park Village Centre, Manifold Way, White Waltham, Berkshire

Admission: Adults: £7. Children: £4

 

Bingham Model Railway Club

‘South Notts Model Railway Show’

Date: Saturday 5 (10am to 4.30pm) / Sunday 6 April (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Cotgrave Welfare, Woodview, Cotgrave, Notts

Admission: Adults: £5. Accompanied under 16: free

 

Cheltenham Great Western Modellers Group

Date: Saturday 5 (10am to 5pm) / Sunday 6 April (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: St. Margarets Hall, Coniston Road, Cheltenham

Admission: Adults: £6. Children: £2

 

De Havilland Model Railway Society

‘Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 12 April (10am to 5pm)

Venue: Methodist Church, Ludwick Way, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 3PN

Admission: Adult: £6. Children: £2 (under 5's, free)

 

Helston & Falmouth Model Railway Club

‘The Great Cornish Model Show’

Date: Saturday 12 (10am to 5pm) / Sunday 13 April (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Pool Academy, Church Road, Pool, TR15 3PZ

Admission: Adults £8. Under 16: £5. Family: £15.

 

High Wycombe and District Model Railway Club

‘Mrx25 Spring’

Date: Saturday 12 April (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue:  Cressex Community School, Holmers Lane, High Wycombe, Bucks HP12 4QA

Admission: Adults £5. Under 16: £1.

 

Ilfracombe Model Railway Society

‘Ilfracombe Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 19 April

Venue: Landmark Pavillion Theatre, Wilder Road, Ilfracombe

 

Luton Model Railway Club

‘Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 26 April

Venue: Stopsley High School, St. Thomas' Road, Luton, Bedfordshire

 

Macclesfield Model Railway Group

‘Macclesfield Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 5 (10am to 5pm) / Sunday 6 April (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: Tytherington School, Manchester Road, Macclesfield

Admission: Adult: £10. Children: Free (under 16 with an adult)

 

Merseyside & South West Lancs NG Group

‘North West Narrow Gauge Show’ including the OO9 Society AGM

Date: Saturday 12 April

Venue: Rainhill Village Hall, Dane Court, Rainhill, Merseyside

 

Newgog (see South Wales O Gauge Show)

 

North Down Model Railway Society

‘Annual Model Railway Show’

Date: Saturday 12 (10am to 5pm) / Sunday 13 April (noon to 5pm)

Venue: Bangor Grammar School, Gransha Road, Bangor, Co.Down

Admission: Adults £7. Under 16: £4.

 

North East of England N Gauge Group

‘Annual Show’

Date: Saturday 12 April (10am to 5pm)

Venue: Masonic Hall, Alexandra Road, Gateshead

Admission: Adults £5. Children £3.

 

Norwich Model Railway Club

‘Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 12 April (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Hellesdon High School, Middletons Lane, Norwich

Admission: Adult: £6. Accompanied under 16: free

 

Orpington & District Model Railway Society

‘Pratts Bottom Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 5 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 6 April (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Pratts Bottom Village Hall, Norsted Lane, Pratts Bottom, Nr Orpington

Admission: Adult £6. Children £1.50

 

Pentland Model Railway Group

‘Lothians Model Rail Show’

Date: Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 April (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: Heriot Watt University Edinburgh EH14 4AS

Admission: Adult £6. Children Free

 

Royston & District Model Railway Club

‘Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 12 April (10.30am to 4pm)

Venue: Bassingbourn Village College, South End, Bassingbourn

Admission: Adult: £5. Accompanied under 16: free

 

Shildon Model Railway Club

Model Railway Exhibition

Date: Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 April

Venue: Locomotion, The National Railway Museum at Shildon, County Durham

 

South Wales O Gauge Show (NEWGOG)

Date: Saturday 5 April (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: Lysaght Institute, Orb Road, Newport

Admission: Adult: £8. OAP/ Junior: £6

 

Tame Valley Model Railway Club

‘Rail Road 2025’

Date: Saturday 12 (10am to 5pm) / Sunday 13 April (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Longdendale High School, Spring Street, Hollingworth Hyde

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West Wales Railway Modellers

‘West Wales Model Railway Show’

Date: Saturday 26 April

Venue: Bronwydd Arms Village Hall, Carmarthenshire

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York Model Railway Show

Date: Saturday 19 to Monday 21 April

Knavesmire Stand, York Racecourse, Racecourse Road, York YO23 1EX

Admission: Adult £15 (£14 early bird online price). Children £2

 

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MAY 2025

 

Bentley Model Railway Group

‘Calne Model Railway Show’

Date: Saturday 10 (10am to 5pm) / Sunday 11 May (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Calne Community Campus, White Horse Way, Calne

Admission: Adults: £8. Children: £3

 

Bradford Model Railway Club

‘Queensbury Model Railway Show’

Date: Saturday 17 (10am to 5pm) / Sunday 18 May (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Victoria Hall, 18 Sand Beds, Queensbury, West Yorks

Admission: Adults: £7. Children: Free

 

Broadland Model Railway Club

‘Model Railway Show’

Date: Sunday 25 May (10am to 3.30pm)

Venue: Hoveton Village Hall, 30 Stalham Road, Hoveton, Norwich

Admission: Adult: £5

 

Chester Model Railway Club

‘Club Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 10 (10am to 4pm) / Sunday 11 May (10am to 4pm)

Venue: St. Bartholomew’s Church, Old Sealand Road, Sealand CH5 2LQ

Admission: Adults: £2. Children: 50p

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Ely & District Model Railway Club

‘Ely Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 17 May (10am - 4.30pm)

Venue: Ely College, Downham Road, Ely, CB6 3DY

Admission: Adult £6.50 Children: £3.

 

The EM Gauge Society

‘Expo EM Spring 2025’

Date: Saturday 10/ Sunday 11 May (10.30am - 5.30pm)

Venue: Bracknell Leisure Centre, Bagshot Road, Bracknell

Admission: 2-day visitor ticket £11. EMGS members £9. Accompanied children under 16: Free

 

Gauge 3 Society

‘Annual Show‘

Date: Saturday 17 May (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: The Rufus Centre, Steppingley Road, Flitwick, MK45 1AH

Member Donation: £3. Non-member £5.

 

Glenrothes Model Railway Club

‘Glenrothes Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 10 (10am to 4pm) / Sunday 11 May (10.30am to 4pm)

Venue: The Lomond Centre, Woodside Way, Glenrothes, KY7 5RA

Admission: Adult £6. Children: Free

 

Gauge O Guild

‘Summer Show’

Date: Saturday 31 May (9.30am to 4pm)

Venue: The Grandstand, Kempton Park Racecourse, Staines Road East, Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5AQ

Admission: Members £12. Non-members £17 for advanced tickets.

 

Hoddesdon Model and Railway Club

‘Railway 200 Show’

Date: Sunday 25 May (10.30am to 4pm)

Venue: Old Mill, Mill Lane, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire

Admission: Adult: £5. Children: Free

 

Hull Miniature Railway Society

‘Hull Model Railway Show’

Date: Saturday 31 May (10am to 4.30pm) and Sunday 1 June (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Events Space, Princess Quay Shopping Centre, Hull

Admission: Adult £7. Children: £1

 

Immingham Museum

‘Immingham Model Railway Show’

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

Venue: Immingham Civic Centre, Pelham Road, Immingham, Lincolnshire

Admission: Adult: £5. Accompanied Children: Free

 

Jarrow Model Railway Club

‘Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 17 (10am to 5pm) / Sunday 18 May (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Primrose Community Association, Lambton Terrace, Jarrow

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Lutterworth Railway Society

‘Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 10 May (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: Wycliffe Rooms, George Street, Lutterworth LE 17 4ED

Admission: Adults £5. Accompanied children £3

 

Market Deeping Model Railway Club

‘Stamford Model Railway Exhibition’

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

Venue: Stamford Welland Academy, Green Lane, Stamford, Lincs

Admission (advance on line): Adult £8. Under 16 £3. Under 5 free. Reg Disabled £3.

 

N Gauge Society - Isle of Wight Area Group

Model Railway Show

Date: Saturday 10 May (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Stenbury Hall, Station Road, Wroxall, Isle of Wight

Admission: Adults £3. Accompanied Children Free

 

Neepsend Model Railway Society

‘Sheffield Model Railex’

Date: Saturday 10 (10am to 5pm)/ Sunday 11 May (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: Grenoside Community Centre, Main Street, Sheffield

Admission: Adults £7.50. Accompanied Children Free

 

New Forest Model Railway Society

‘Annual Model Railway Show’

Date: Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 May

Venue: Brockenhurst Village Hall, Highwood Road, SO42 7RY

 

North Downs Model Railway Circle

‘Summer Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 31 May (10am to 5pm)

Venue: St Peter's Church Hall, 1 Chipstead Way, Woodmansterne, Banstead, SM7 3JH

 

Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre

Model Railway Exhibition 2025

Date: Saturday 24 (10am to 5pm) / Sunday 25 May (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, Mere Way, Ruddington, Notts

Admission: Adults £8 Children £2

 

Risborough and District Model Railway Club

‘Railex 2025’

Date: Saturday 24 (10am to 5.30pm) / Sunday 25 May (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP21 9PP.

Admission: Adults £12. Accompanied Children Free

 

Salisbury & South Wilts Railway Society

‘Salisbury Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 May

Venue: The Thruxton Centre, Thruxton Circuit, Andover SP11 8PW

Admission: Adults £10. Children £2

 

Scarborough & District Railway Modellers

‘Spring Show 2025’

Date: Saturday 24 (10am to 5pm) / Sunday 25 May (10am to 3.30pm)

Venue: Newby & Scalby Community Hall, Scalby Road, Scarborough, North Yorks

Admission: Adult: £7. Accompanied under 16: free

 

Severn Valley Railway

‘Model Railway Weekend’

Date: Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 May

Venue: Severn Valley Railway, The Engine House, Highley 

Admission: Included in price of rail ticket

 

Sleaford & District Model Railway Club

‘Sleaford and District Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 31 May (10am to 4pm)

Venue: St Georges Academy, West Gate, Sleaford, Lincolnshire

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Sompting and District Model Railway Club

‘Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 10 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

Date: Saturday 10 May (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: Queen’s School, Aldenham Road, Bushey, Watford

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Syston  Model Railway Society

‘Model Railway Show’

Date: Saturday 17 (10am to 4.30pm) and Sunday 18 May (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Roots at Thorpe farm, Barkby Thorpe, Leicester

Admission: Adults £550. Accompanied Children: Free. Children £4

 

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JUNE 2025

 

7mm Narrow Gauge Association

‘Annual Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 14 June (10.30am to 4.30pm)

Venue: Burton Town Hall, King Edward Place, Burton Upon Trent, DE14 2EB

Admission: Adults £10. Family £15. Member Adult and Family £5. Accompanied Under 16: Free

 

Astolat Model Railway Club

‘Guildford Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Sunday 29 June

Venue: Guildford Spectrum Leisure Complex, Parkway, Guildford, Surrey

Admission: Adults £9. Accompanied Children: Free

 

Bluebell Railway

‘Model Railway Weekend’

Date: Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 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 7 June and Sunday 8 June (10am to 5pm)

Venue: Agricultural Business Centre, Agricultural Way, Bakewell, Derbyshire

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Craven Arms and District Model Railway Circle

‘Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 21 June (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Ludlow Racecourse, Bromfield, Ludlow, SY8 2BT

 

Exe Model Railway Society

‘Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 21 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 22 June (10am to 4pm)

Venue: The Matford Centre, Matford Park Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter, Devon

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

 

French Railway Society

‘Summer Rendezous’

Date: Sunday 1 June (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: Ashstead Peace Memorial Hall, Woodfield Lane, Ashtead, near Leatherhead KT 21 2BE

Admission: Admission: Adults £6. Children £2

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Ipswich Transport & Model Festival

Main sponsor: Ipswich Railway Modellers Association (IRMA)

Date: Saturday 21 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.

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Leicester Model Railway Group

‘Model Railway Exhibition ‘

Date: Saturday 14 June

Venue: St. Margaret's Church, St. Margaret's Street, Leicester, Leicestershire

Admission: Adults £5.

 

Marlow, Maidenhead & District Model Railway Club

‘Summer Show’

Date: Saturday 7 June (10am to 3.30pm)

Venue: Knowl Hill Village Hall, Berkshire

Admission Adults £5 Children 5-14 £2 (under 5s Free)

 

Middleton Railway Trust

‘Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 June

Venue: Middleton Railway (at the Engine House), Moor Road, Leeds

Admission: Combined day rover on trains and show entry: Adults £10. Children £4

 

Mid-Suffolk Light Railway

‘Model Railway Show’

Date: Saturday 1 June

Venue: Brockford Station, Hall Lane, Wetheringsett, Suffolk

 

Milton Keynes Model Railway Society

‘Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Saturday 7 June (10am to 4.30pm)

Venue: The Ridgeway Centre, Featherstone Road, Milton Keynes, MK12 5TH

Admission: Adults £8. Children: £2. Under 5s: Free

 

Perth Model Railway Group

‘Perth Model Railway Exhibition 2025’

Date: Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June (10am to 5pm)

Venue: Dewars Centre, Glover Street, Perth, Perth & Kinross

Admission: Adults £10. Children £4

 

Renfrewshire Model Railway Club

‘Scottish Festival of Railway Modelling’

Date: Saturday 14 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 15 June (10am to 5pm)

Venue: Braehead Arena, Kings Inch Road, Renfrew, Glasgow, Renfrewshire

Admission: Adult £12. Child Free

 

Scalefour Society

‘Scalefour Crewe’

Date: Saturday 7 (10am to 5pm) and Sunday 8 June (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Crewe Alexandra FC, Mornflake Stadium, Gresty Road, CW2 6EB

 

‘Shrewsbury Festival of Model Railways’ (organised by Chantilly Grey Ltd) 

Date: Saturday 7 June (10am to 5pm)

Venue: St. Mary's Church, Dogpole, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

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Shepton & District Model Railway Society

‘Mendip 2025’

Date: Saturday 7 (10.30am to 4.30pm) and Sunday 8 June (10am to 4pm)

Venue: Shepton Scout Hall (near Shepton Mallett FC), Old Wells Road, West Shepton, Shepton Mallett, Somerset

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Stowmarket Model Railway Club

‘Model Railway Exhibition’

Date: Sunday 29 June

Venue: Blackbourne Community Centre, Blackbourne Road, Elmswell, Suffolk

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