Everybody, especially grown-ups and young kids, loves scale models. That’s everything from large radio-controlled model aircraft and ships – through detailed model cars, trucks, tanks, figures, space & sci-fi, scenes & dioramas – to elaborate model railways in all gauges down to tiny z-scale. There are whole worlds in miniature on display at model engineering shows, exhibitions and other events, for the whole family to enjoy. And the entry fees are usually as ‘cheap as chips’!

So, if you happen to be in the neighbourhood when a model show/display is taking place, why not pop along?

These are some of the shows and exhibitions in 2025 that I’m aware of so far.

 

Wonderworks Model Show	18 Jan 25	The WonderWorks, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, Kent	Wonderworks is Hornby’s new brand museum. This is their first model show.
Syston Model Railway Society Winter Exhibition	18/19 Jan 25	Birstall Social Club, 16-18 Wanlip Lane, Birstall, Leicester LE4 4JS	Nine layouts plus traders.
Bolton IPMS Show	19 Jan 25	TS Community Stadium, De Havilland Way, Bolton BL6 6JW	Club layouts and trade stands (Can’t find a web page)
Irvine Model Railway Exhibition	25/26 Jan 25	The Scottish Maritime Museum, Linthouse Building, Irvine, KA12 8BT	The Kilmarnock District Model Railway Club’s show with around 10 club & guest layouts plus trade and craft stalls.
Erith MRS January Exhibition	25/26 Jan 25	Harris Garrard Academy, Yarnton Way, Thamesmead DA18 4D	Erith Model Railway Society will be exhibiting almost 30 layouts and over 50 traders, societies demonstrators and other exhibits.
Southampton MRS Exhibition	25/26 Jan 25	Barton Peveril College, Chestnut Ave, Eastleigh, Southampton SO50 5ZA	The Southampton Model Railway Society show will have 23 layouts and 33 traders, societies and demonstrators.
Normanton & Pontefract RMS Exhibition	25/26 Jan 25	Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract Park, Park Lane, Pontefract WF8 4QD.	17 layouts in various gauges from O to N will be on display, some for the first time, plus societies and traders.
Kendal Model Railway Exhibition	1/2 Feb 25	Kendal Leisure Centre, Burton Rd, Kendal LA9 7HX	A dozen layouts in OO and O gauges, plus traders and other societies.
South West Model Show	8/9 Feb 25	The Tank Museum, Bovington, Dorset BH20 6JG	Two days of modelling madness with the emphasis on tanks! Not just tanks. There’ll be planes, ships, trains on display… plus traders (including the show sponsors Airfix), modelling demonstrations, and competitions.
Bournemouth Model Railway Exhibition	8/9 Feb 25	The Hamworthy Club, Magna Rd, Canford Magna, Bournemouth BH21 3AP	23+ layouts in n, 009, 009 4mm, H0e, 00 and 0, 16.6mm and 1/24 scale. Plus trade stands.
Festival of British Railway Modelling 2025	8/9 Feb 25	Doncaster Racecourse, Bawtry Rd, Doncaster DN2 6BB	Large show with a selection of 30+ layouts, many of which have appeared in BRM (British Railway Modelling) magazine over the years, plus 60+ traders.
East Dorset N-Gauge Group Anniversary Show	14/15 Feb 26	Kinson community centre, Pelhams Park, Bournemouth BH10 7LH	A celebration event with 11 N-gauge layouts.
Morecombe Model Exhibition	15 Feb 25	Morecambe Library, Central Drive, Morecambe, Lancashire LA4 5DL	Clubs, groups and individuals displaying a wide range of models and miniatures including: Aircraft, tanks, military vehicles, ships, submarines, Warhammer and more.
Weston-super-Mare Model Railway Show	15/16 Feb 25	Priory Community School, Queens Way, Weston-super-Mare BS22 6BP	This is a Burnham & District Model Railway Club event. They already have a floor plan, so we know there will be 21 layouts in various scales and 12 traders.
Monmouth Model Railway Show	16 Feb 25	Bridges Community Centre, Monmouth NP25 5AS	Monmouth Rotary Club’s 13th annual model railway show will have 15 layouts with 13 trade and demonstration stands.
South Cheshire Militaire ‘Universal Model Show’	23 Feb 25	Malbank 6th Form College, Welsh Row, Nantwich CW5 5HD	40th annual South Cheshire Military Modelling Club show military models, figures, aircraft, ships, railways, science fiction, wargames, and flying aircraft, plus traders.
Sodbury Vale March Exhibition	01 Mar 25	Yate Parish, YMCA and Community Halls, Station Rd, Yate BS37 4PQ	Sodbury Vale Model Railway Club will have 18 layouts on display, plus 5 demonstrations, 5 visiting societies, and 6 traders.
YAG NYMR Annual Show	01 Mar 25	St. Lawrence’s Church Hall, Lawrence Street, York, YO10 3WP	The York Area Group (YAG) of North York Moors Railway will be highlighting the Bridlington Model Railway Society’s large N gauge layout of Holgate, south of York Railway Station, as it looked in the 1980s. Plus other layouts and stands.
Gauge O Guild – Spring Show	1 Mar 25	Kettering Leisure Village, Thurston Drive, Kettering NN15 6PB	“7mm” or Gauge O railway modelling show.
Romsey & District Rail Modellers Society Annual Exhibition	01/02 Mar 25	Crosfield Hall, Romsey SO51 8GL	Their 45th Annual Exhibition featuring 13 layouts in a variety of scales & gauges, plus traders.
Redditch MRC Show	01/02 Mar 25	Trinity High School & Six Form Centre, Grove Street, Redditch B98 8DS	The Redditch Model Railway Club show will draw together 30+ layouts of their own and from clubs around the country, plus traders.
Rainhill MRC Show	01/02 Mar 25	Rainhill High School, Warrington Rd, Rainhill, Prescott L35 6NY	Twenty-one layouts in mostly OO scale, plus 3 demonstrators and 8 traders.
Narrow Gauge North 2025	08 Mar 25	Pudsey Civic Hall, Cote Ln, Pudsey, Leeds LS28 5TA	Annual NGN show with 20+ layouts/exhibitors plus traders
NG34 MRS Show	08 Mar 25	Cranwell Village Hall, Old School Lane, Cranwell NG34 8DF	NG34 Model Railway Society (formed last year) is holding its first exhibition. There will be 13 layouts, 2 traders, and 3 demonstrations.
Stratford & District MRC Show	09 Mar 25	Bearley Village Hall, Snitterfield Road, Stratford upon Avon CV37 0SR	Stratford & District Model Railway Club promise at least 10 working layouts (including some new ones), static displays and the Clubs Sales table.
London Festival of Railway Modelling 2025	15/16 Mar 25	Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way London N22 7AY	Forty hand-picked layouts by The Model Railway Club, in a range of scales and gauges, from the UK, Europe and the USA, plus 70+ traders. (I usually buy paints & tools here)
Gaydon Indoor Model Show	30 Mar 25	British Motor Museum, Lighthorne Heath, Warwick CV35 0BJ	The Large Model Association’s event postponed from Oct 24.
NDR Model Railway Show	05 Apr 25	St Patricks Industrial Estate, Station Rd, Shillingstone, Blandford Forum DT11 0SA	The North Dorset Railway will have 10 layouts, ranging from Z gauge to garden gauge, as well as a vintage tinplate and a “live steam” display.
Macclesfield Model Railway Exhibition	05/06 Apr 25	Tytherington School, Macclesfield SK10 2EE	Local railway modeller group annual exhibition
Shildon Model Railway Club Spring Exhibition	05/06 Apr 25	Locomotion, 1 Dale Rd, Shildon DL4 2RE	Model railway exhibition with 20+ layouts and 20+ trade stands, plus displays and modelling society stands.
Cheltenham Model Railway Exhibition	05/06 Apr 25	St. Margaret’s Hall, Coniston Road, Hatherley, Cheltenham GL51 3NU	Fifteen layouts plus displays (inc model road vehicles) and trade stands.
Yeovil Model Show	06 Apr 25	Westfield Academy, Stiby Rd, Yeovil BA21 3EP	Plastic scale model show with 61 clubs showing off their model ships, planes and vehicles, plus 19 traders.
East Midlands Model Show	06 Apr 25	Hinkley Leisure Centre, Argents Mead, Hinkley LE10 1BZ	Wide range of scale plastic models.
Sword & Lance Show	12 Apr 25	Northern Echo Arena, Darlington DL2 1DL	Figurines, military figures and plastic scale models. It’ll be the Darlington Military Modelling Society’s 50th Anniversary Show.
HWDMRS – MRX25 Spring	12 Apr 25	Cressex Community Centre & Social Club, 203 Cressex Road, High Wycombe HP12 4PZ.	The High Wycombe & District Model Railway Society’s sping show will have 12 layouts and 5 traders.
Poole Vikings Show	12 Apr 25	Parkstone Grammar School, Poole BH17 7EP	Scale plastic model show
Norwich MRC Exhibition	12 Apr 25	Hellsdon High-School, Middletons Lane, Norwich NR6 5SB	The Norwich Model Railway Club exhibition has 19 layouts lined up, plus demos, societies and 15 traders.
Royston Model Railway Exhibition	12 Apr 25	Bassingbourn Village College, Royston SG8 5NJ	Royston & District Model Railway Club exhibition with around 19 layouts plus demos, societies and traders.
National Garden Railway Show	12 Apr 25	NAEC Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth CV8 2LH	The 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers show featuring multiple layouts in a variety of garden scales, and a large number of trade stands.
Felixstowe Radio Controlled Model Truck Show	13 Apr 25	Felixstowe Leisure Centre, 75 Undercliff Rd, Felixstowe IP11 2AE	Organised by Felixstowe Lions, this exhibition will have over 20 types of RC HGV’s on a large scale model road layout including ERF’s, Volvo F10’s, BEDFORD TK’s from the 70s & 80s.
York Model Railway Show	19-21 Apr 25	Knavesmire Stand, York Racecourse, York YO23 1EX	Some 120 stands will be at this year’s show.
Norwich Model Boat Club – Military Day	21 Apr 25	Model Boat Club, Eaton Park, Norwich NR4 7AU	The NMBC has a busy programme of events between Apr – Oct for RC yachts, warships, tugs, steamships and submarines on its large pond in Eaton park, and also for RC Trucks, 4×4’s and Tanks alongside. This Gala Day opens the season.
G1MRA Spring Show	26 Apr 2025	Statfold Barn, Statfold Country Park, Ashby Road, Tamworth B79 0BU	The Gauge One Model Railway Association (G1MRA) which focuses on large scale steam locomotives and garden railways, usually (details not in yet) has a large track layout and Gauge One exhibits.
Model World Live	26/27 Apr 25	National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham B40 1NT	The second edition of this national scale model and model railway engineering show.
Scottish National Scale Model Show	26/27 Apr 25	Live Active Dewars Centre, Perth TH2 0PH	Plastic scale model exhibition
Bressingham Model Railway Show	27 Apr 25	Bressingham Steam Museum & Gardens, Low Road, Diss IP22 2AA	Eighteen layouts of varying gauges and types and demo/society stands, plus trade stands. The steam museum will also be operating its 3 Narrow Gauge Lines and its Standard Gauge line.
Bristol Model Railway Exhibition	02-04 May 26	Thornbury Leisure Centre, Alveston Hill, Thornbury, Bristol BS35 3JB	No details yet but last year’s show featured 17 Association of Model Railway Clubs Wales & West of England layouts, plus 16 guest layouts, plus traders etc.
SVR Model Railway Weekend	03/04 May 25	The Engine House, Station Rd, Highley, Bridgnorth WV16 6NZ	The Severn Valley (steam heritage) Railway is holding a model railway exhibition featuring 25 of the “UK’s most popular layouts” in a range of gauges.
Saddleworth Model Railway Exhibition	03-05 May 25	Saddleworth Museum & Art Gallery, High St, Uppermill, Oldham OL3 6HS	Small fundraising (for guide dogs) exhibition with 5 layouts and 3 traders
SWHMRS Annual Show	10 May 25	Queens’ School, Aldenham Rd, Bushey WD23 2TY	The South-West Herts Model Railway Society will be exhibiting 21 layouts in various gauges, plus visiting societies and traders.
Calne Model Railway Show	10/11 May 25	Calne Leisure Centre, Calne SN11 0SP	Annual show with multiple layouts
Stamford Model Railway Show	10/11 May 25	Stamford Welland Academy, Green Lane, Stamford PE9 1HE	Market Deeping Model Railway Club’s annual show with approx 28 layouts on display, plus stands for 6 societies and 18 traders.
Popham Model Show	10/11 May 25	Popham Airfield, Coxford Down, Winchester SO21 3BD	Annual radio-control model aircraft show on Popham Airfield with statics displays of RC model cars, military vehicles, boats and more, plus traders.
expoEM Spring Show	10/11 May 25	Bracknell Leisure Centre, Bracknell RG12 9SE	EM Gauge (4mm/ft) spring show
Ely & District Model Railway Club exhibition	17 May 25	Ely College, Downham Rd, Ely CB6 3DY	Well-attended annual show. Last year had 15 layouts and a thousand visitors.
Ffestiniog Railways Show	17/18 May 25	Y Ganolfan Community Centre, High Street, Porthmadog LL49 9LU	Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways are holding a model railway show and workshop featuring 14 layouts and seven demonstrations.
Jarrow MRC Exhibition	17/18 May 25	Primrose Community Association, Jarrow NE32 6QY	Jarrow Model Railway Club annual exhibition showing around 12 layouts and 9 traders.
Hastings Model Railway Show	18 May 25	The Hastings Academy, Rye Road, Hastings TN35 5DN	Over 20  scenic model railway layouts and 13 trade stands.
de Havilland Aircraft Museum Model Show	18 May 25	de Havilland Aircraft Museum, London Colney AL2 1BU	Plastic scale model show with the real thing in the background
Railex 2025	24/25 May 25	Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Aylesbury HP21 9PP	Risborough and District Model Railway Club show with 17+ layouts
Gauge O Guild – Summer Show	31 May 25	Kempton Park Racecourse, Sunbury-on-Thames TW16 5AQ	“7mm” or Gauge O railway modelling show.
IPMS Salisbury Scale Model Show	31 May 25	Wyvern St Edmund’s Sports Hall, Laverstock, Salisbury SP1 1RE	Annual plastic model show with displays from other clubs and trader stands. Being Salisbury it looks like there’s a preponderance of tanks! 😉
Milton Keynes Model Railway Society Annual Show	07 Jun 25	The Ridgeway Centre, Wolverton Mill, Milton Keynes MK12 5TH	A variety of operating layouts ranging from within the club and from visiting clubs and individuals. Last year they had around 22 layouts. Plus trade stands.
Cam & Dursley Model Railway Exhibition	08 Jun 25	Dursley & District Community Centre, Dursley GL11 4BX	The Wings & Wheels Society’s second exhibition. Last year they had around a dozen layouts and the show was attended by 300 visitors.
Weston Park International Model Airshow	13-15 Jun 25	Weston Park, Telford TF11 8LE	Three day model RC aircraft, helicopters and hovercraft show, now in its 29th year.
East Anglia Model Show	14 Jun 25	Inspire Dome, Lindbergh Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP3 9QX	Ipswich Branch of the International Plastic Modellers Society celebrating 20 years of modelling.
Mere Model Railway Exhibition	14/15 Jun 25	Mere Lecture Halls, Salisbury St, Mere BA12 6HA	Small annual exhibition with around ten layouts.
Exe Model Railway Exhibition	21 Jun 25	Matford Centre, Matford Park Rd, Exeter EX2 8FD	Exe Model Railway Society’s annual exhibition. Last year (their jubilee year) they had 30+ layouts and 15 traders.
Teesside Model Flying Club Airshow	22/23 Jun 25	TMFC, Stockton-on-Tees TS21 1EW	Large RC models on static display and flying
Prestatyn Model Railway Show	28 Jun 25	Christ Church & Community Hall, High Street, Prestatyn LL19 9BN	(The Rhyl & District Model Railway Club’s website and Facebook page are SO astonishingly out-of-date and useless, the best info on this event is to be found in the local newspaper.) The show will feature layouts in a wide range of scales.
Astolat MRC Exhibition	29 Jun 25	Guildford Spectrum Leisure Complex, Parkway, Guildford GU1 1UP	The Astolat Model Railway Club exhibition will feature over 40 layouts and trader stands. Layouts will be from N to G gauges.
Sleap Large Model Airshow	5/6 Jul 25	Shropshire Aero Club, Harmer Hill, Shrewsbury SY4 3HE	Large RC model aircraft show
Woodspring Wings Show	12/13 Jul 25	Woodspring Wings MAC, Claverham Drove, Yatton BS49 4RN	The Woodspring Wings Model Aircraft Show has been running for three decades and features model flying displays by some of the country’s top pilots, drawing 5000+ visitors.
Dundalk Railway Heritage Display	12/13 Jul 25	Credit Union Office, 4/5 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk A91 V6W3	Dundalk Railway Heritage Society will host an exhibition featuring a single layout: a model of GNR(I) Railway Works, Ardee Road, Dundalk set in the 1950s, built by the Model Railway Society of Ireland.
Felixstowe Area Group – N Gauge Model Railway Show	19 Jul 25	The Memorial Hall, Trimley St Martin, Felixstowe IP11 0RJ	Small N-gauge show with around 9 layouts
Bridport & District MRC Summer Exhibition	26 Jul 25	The Sir John Colfox Academy, Ridgeway, Bridport, Dorset DT6 3DT	The Bridport & District Model Railway Club (no website) will have around forty layouts, traders and society/demo stands.
Stoke-on-Trent Model Railway Show	26/27 Jul 25	St John’s Primary School, Wheatly Avenue, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 6SB	There will be seven trade stands, approximately 23 railway layouts covering all gauges, nine model railway trade stands and light refreshments.
Axminster Model Railway Exhibition	27 Jul 25	The Railway Kitchen, Station Yard, Axminster EX13 5PF	Fund-raising event for ‘The Love of a Railway’ model railway project – a work in progress recreating the old Axminster – Lyme Regis line. Last year they had around nine layouts on display
Melton & District Model Club Show	02/03 Aug 25	Long Field, Spencer Academy, Ambleside Way, Melton Mowbray LE13 0BN	The MDMC 60th Anniversary show will highlight the cub’s radio-controlled models, slot-cars, and static displays.
Elvington Large Model Airshow	9/10 Aug 25	Elvington Airfield, Elvington, York YO41 4AU	Large RC model air show. (Next to the Yorkshire Air Museum – drop in!)
Sedgemoor Rail 2025	23/24 Aug 25	King Alfred School, Burnham Road, Highbridge, Somerset TA9 3EE	The Burnham-On-Sea & District Model Railway Club’s annual Sedgemoor Exhibition will have 21 layouts & 10 traders.
Heckington Railway Museum Open Days	23 + 25 Aug 25	40-50 Station Road, Heckington, Sleaford NG34 9UJ	This small railway museum located at Heckington Railway Station (which is still operated by East Midlands Railway) has the occasional Open Day! There will be 3 layouts and railway memorabilia on display on the Saturday and Monday.
Harrogate Model Railway Show	25 Aug 25	Constance Green Hall, St Aidan’s School, Harrogate HG2 8JR	The Harrogate Model Railway Group’s annual exhibition will have an unspecified number of layouts, trade stands, demonstrations & societies.
Mid Suffolk Light Railway Model Mania & Hornby Collectors Show	25/26 Aug 25	Brockford Station, Wetheringsett, Stowmarket IP14 5PW	Modellers event day at the “Middy” heritage railway.
Bridlington Model Railway Show	06 Sep 25	Bridlington CYP Sports Centre, Gypsey Road Bridlington YO16 4AY	Trainshed – the Bridlington Model Railway Group will display layouts in a range of scales from the very small Z gauge up to the much larger O gauge.
IPMS Farnborough Modelfest	06 Sep 25	Hart Leisure Centre, Emerald Avenue, Fleet GU51 5HS	Plastic scale model show of aircraft, cars/trucks, ships, tanks/military vehicles, sci-fi & figures, plus plenty of trade stands.
Gauge O Guild – Guildex	6/7 Sep 25	Bingley Hall, Stafford Showground, Stafford ST18 0BD	“7mm” or Gauge O railway modelling show.
Much Markle Large Model Airshow	6/7 Sep 25	Much Markle Steam Show Site, Ledbury HR8 2LX	Large model air show
Stow Maries Large Model Airshow	13 Sep 25	Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome, Hackmans Lane, Purleigh, Chelmsford CM3 6RJ	Large scale model RC aircraft on display, plus static displays and traders.
Swansea Model Railway Exhibition	13/14 Sep 25	Swansea Leisure Centre, Swansea SA1 3ST	The Swansea Railway Modellers Group’s 13th annual show. No details on size.
International N-Gauge Show	13/14 Sep 25	Warwickshire Event Centre, Southam Road, Leamington Spa CV31 1FE	A range of modern, steam, continental and American N-gauge layouts, plus society displays and specialist suppliers.
Darlington Model Railway Club	13/14 Sep 25	Oakleaf Sports Complex, School Aycliffe Ln, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham DL5 6QZ	DMRC will be paying its part in celebrating S&DR200 with over 20 layouts plus traders.
expoEM Autumn Show	13/14 Sep 25	Baildon Recreation Centre, Green Lane, Baildon, Shipley BD17 5JH	Fine scale EM Gauge (4mm/ft) railway layouts.
Oxrail 2025	14 Sep 25	Edward Feild School, Bicester Rd, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 2LG	Oxford & District Model Railway Club’s annual show. Last year they had around 9+ layouts, plus traders and local organisations.
Culm Valley Model Railway Club Show	20 Sep 25	Willand Village Hall, Willand, Nr Cullumpton, Devon EX15 2PL	CVMRC will be showing layouts (last year there were 16) in a range of different gauges.
Mid Essex Model Railway Exhibition	20 Sep 25	ACL (Bishops Hill), Rayleigh Road, Shenfield, Essex, CM13 1BD	The publicity on Mid Essex MRC’s 46th model railway exhibition mentions 7+ trade stands but says nothing about the number or type of layouts that will be on display. The club itself has 7 layouts, but there’s no info on visiting layouts or demos. Here’s a video of last year’s exhibition.
Ayr Model Rail Show	20/21 Sep 25	Walker Hall, South Beach, Troon KA10 6EF	Annual show. Last year they had 12 layouts, plus trade stands.
Spa Valley Railway Model Railway Show	20/21 Sep 25	Tunbridge Wells West Railway Station, Tunbridge Wells TN2 5QL	This is Spa Valley’s 5th annual model railway show featuring at least 30 layouts in a variety of different scales, including N, OO, O, OO9, S and other gauges.
The Second Great East Anglian Model Railway Show	27 Sep 25	Thurston Community College, Norton Road, Thurston, Bury St Edmunds IP31 3PB	The Bury St Edmonds MRC will be presenting up to 23 layouts + 14 traders including demonstrations of weathering and spraying techniques.
Stafford Model Railway show	27/28 Sep 25	Bingley Hall, Stafford County Showground, Stafford ST18 0BD	Running for almost 60 years, the Stafford show claims to be the ‘largest established independent model railway show in the country’. With over 50 layouts last year it is certainly one of the biggest.
Shildon Model Railway Club October Exhibition	04/05 Oct 25	Locomotion, 1 Dale Rd, Shildon DL4 4RE	Model railway exhibition with 20+ layouts and trade stands
Aldershot Model Railway Exhibition	11/12 Oct 25	Alderwood Leisure Centre, Aldershot GU12 4AS	Farnham & District Model Railway Club will be showing 23+ layouts, plus demos and traders
Wakefield RMS Show	11/12 Oct 25	Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Sports Hall, Northgate, Wakefield WF1 3QX	The Wakefield Railway Modellers’ Society 62nd annual exhibition will have 22 layouts in a wide variety of gauges, plus 11 traders.
CMRC Annual Exhibition	11/12 Oct 25	Bournemouth School for Girls, Castle Gate Close, Bournemouth BH8 9UJ	The Christchurch Model Railway Club (no website) exhibition will feature 26 layouts covering all gauges and eras, plus trade stands
Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition	16-19 Oct 25	Warwickshire Event Centre, Southam Road, Leamington Spa, CV31 1FE	A 4-day show with over 30 clubs and societies displaying hundreds of exhibits in a wide range of scales, including locomotives & rolling stock, aircraft and marine models, stationary engines, and machine tools. Plus over 40 traders.
SELMEC Meccano Show 2025	18 Oct 25	Falconwood Community Centre, 31–39 Falconwood Parade, London DA16 2PG	In its 46th show, South East London Meccano Club is displaying working models of cars, cranes, trains, funfair rides and more, all built from Meccano, the famous construction toy invented by Frank Hornby in 1901, plus non-Meccano exhibits and activities.
SVR O-Gauge Get Together	18/19 Oct 25	The Engine House, Highley Station, Bridgnorth WV16 6NP	The Severn Valley (heritage) Railway first held its autumn 0-gauge show in 2020. Now its a regular event which, this year, will host 9 layouts plus traders and exhibitors.
Greenock MRC annual show	18/19 Oct 25	Lyle Kirk, Union St, Greenock PA16 8DD	No details yet on the Greenock & District Model Railway Club’s 40th show. Last year they displayed 16 layouts, plus layouts from other clubs and trade stands.
Poole Model Railway Exhibition	19 Oct 25	Poole Grammar School, Poole Hill, Poole BH17 9JU	No details yet from Poole & District Model Railway Society, but last year they had some 15 layouts, plus traders
West Sussex N Gauge MRC Exhibition	19 Oct 25	Shoreham Baptist Church, Western Road, Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 5WD	West Sussex N Gauge Model Railway Club will be showing 11 of their layouts.
Exeter Garden Railway Show	25 Oct 25	The Matford Centre, Marsh Barton Ind Estate, Exeter EX2 8FD	The South Devon Garden Railway Group’s 21st annual autumn show highlighting layouts and exhibits in promote railways from O gauge to Scale 3.
Cheltenham Model Railway Exhibition	25/26 Oct 25	St. Margaret’s Hall, Coniston Road, Hatherley, Cheltenham GL51 3NU	At least 8 steam and diesel layouts, model road vehicles, plus trade stands.
Rail-Ex Taunton 2025	25/26 Oct 25	Taunton School, Staplegrove Road, Taunton TA2 6AD	This is a biggie. The Somerset Railway Modellers Club will be displaying 40 layouts in N gauge, OO9, HO, OO and O gauge, plus traders, associations & demos.
Spa Valley Railway Model Brick Show	25/26 Oct 25	Tunbridge Wells West Railway Station, Tunbridge Wells TN2 5QL	They call it the Model Brick Show for copyright reasons – they mean LEGO! There’ll be a number of layouts and locomotives on display over the weekend, as well as models of aeroplanes and other things.
Exeter Garden Railway Show	26 Oct 25	The Matford Centre, Marsh Barton Ind Estate, Exeter EX2 8FD	The South Devon Garden Railway Group’s annual show (their 22nd) showing live steam, electric and vintage exhibition layouts from O gauge to Scale 3 and everything in between, plus traders, etc
West Wiltshire Gauge O Group Show	01 Nov 25	The Paragon Hall, High Street, Westbury BA13 3HA	This will be the group’s 25th annual show. Last year’s show had 4 x O gauge, 2 x OO and 1 x HO gauge layouts on display, and attracted over 200 visitors.
Blackheath Model Railway Show	01 Nov 25	St Paul’s Church Hall, Vicarage Rd, Halesowen B62 8HX	It’s not clear who is running this show, although Cradley Heath Model Railway Club will be in attendance. There will be 15 layouts and traders.
Newbury Model Railway Exhibition	01 Nov 25	St Bartholomew’s School, Newbury RG14 6JP	Around 16 club layouts, plus demos and 8 traders.
Spalding Model Railway Exhibition	01/02 Nov 25	Springfield Events Centre, Spalding PE12 6ET	Spalding MRC’s annual show. Last year they had around 20 layouts on display.
Elgin Model Fair	01/02 Nov 25	Moray Sports Centre, Linkwood Road, Elgin IV30 8AR	Elgin Model Railway Club (EMRC)’s annual show is moving home this year (the Town Hall is being refurbished). It features not just railway layouts in various gauges but also other models including Meccano, model aircraft & military vehicles, and wargaming.
LOMEX	01/02 Nov 25	East Coast College, Lowestoft NR32 2NB	The Lowestoft Model Engineering and Model Making Exhibition has a mixture of scale models, steam traction engines & locomotives, RC aircraft and boats.
Wightrail 2025	1/2 Nov 25	Medina Leisure Centre, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 2DX	The Wight Model Railway Group’s exhibition will have an unspecified number of layouts in various gauges from N Gauge to Gauge 1, plus traders and static displays.
WMRA Annual Exhibition	01/02 Nov 25	Weymouth College, Cranford Avenue, Weymouth DT4 7LQ	The Weymouth Model Railway Association will be displaying some 30+ layouts and exhibits, plus traders.
Railway Studies and Modellers Show	08 Nov 25	Passmore Edwards Centre, Market Street, Newton Abbot TQ12 2RJ	The Friends of the Railway Studies Collection will have 11 layouts in gauges H0, OO, and Electric Garden Gauge on display, plus exhibitors and traders.
Solihull MRC Exhibition	08 Nov 25	St Mary’s House, Hobs Meadow Road, Solihull B92 8PN	There will be nine layouts on display in 0, N, and 00 gauges, plus traders.
Micro North Model Railway Exhibition	08 Nov 25	Hopetown Darlington, McNay Street, Darlington DL3 6SW	A one-day show held in the historic Carriage Works at Hopetown Darlington as part of the Railway200 & S&DR200 celebrations. There will be over 30 micro layouts in a range of gauges.
IPMS Scale ModelWord	08/09 Nov 25	Telford International Centre, St Quentin Gate, Telford TF3 4JH	International Plastic Modellers’ Society (IPMS) 27th annual show with over 190 displays featuring thousands of models, plus 120 traders.
HWDMRS – MRX25 Autumn	15 Nov 25	Cressex Community Centre & Social Club, 203 Cressex Road, High Wycombe HP12 4PZ.	The High Wycombe & District Model Railway Society’s autumn show will have 10+ layouts in a variety of scales and gauges including N, TT, H0, 00, 7mm, and 00-9 narrow gauges, plus 5 traders.
Blackpool Model Show	15/16 Nov 25	Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool FY2 9AA	Large show focused on RC and static model boats, ships, trucks, and tanks.
Falkirk Model Railway Exhibition	15/16 Nov 25	Forth Valley College, Grangemouth Road, Falkirk FK2 9AD	Over twenty layouts on display in 0, N, and 00 gauges, plus 20 trader, demo & society stands.
Workington Model Railway Exhibition	15/16 Nov 25	ENERGUS, Blackwood Road, Lillyhall, Workington CA14 4JW	Eighteen Layouts, 8 demonstration stands, 8 society stands and 9 trade stands.
Pendle Forest MRS Show	15/16 Nov 25	Park High School, Venables ave, Colne BB8 7DP	The Pendle Forest Model Railway Society’s 61st annual show will have 13 layouts, 3D printing demos, and traders.
National Festival of Railway Modelling	22/23 Nov 25	National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham B40 1NT	No details yet, but last year it was billed as the UKs largest railway modelling exhibition with over 60 of the country’s best model railways, and 70+ manufacturers, retailers, specialist suppliers and clubs/societies.
Deganwy Railway Modellers	23 Nov 24	Craig Y Don Community Centre, Queens Road, Llandudno LL30 1TE	Sixteen layouts in various gauges, plus traders. Last year was DRM’s (no website) first exhibition, and despite atrocious weather conditions, over 400 people turned up.
Rainhill Christmas Show	29 Nov 25	Rainhill High School, Warrington Rd, Rainhill, Prescot L35 6NY	The Rainhill Model Railway Club will be showing 19 layouts plus demos and traders.
NG34 Charity Modelmakers Show	30 Nov 25	Hale Magna Village Hall, Little Hale Rd, Great Hale, Sleaford NG34 9LH	NG34 Model Railway Society will be raising funds for the air ambulance by displaying model railway layouts, dolls houses, Lego, fairground models, boats, tanks, aircraft, model engineering and other exhibits, plus 5 trade stands.
Gauge O Guild – Winter Show	06 Dec 25	Robin Park Leisure Centre, Newtown, Wigan WN5 0UL	“7mm” or Gauge O railway modelling show.
Gaydon Indoor Model Show	07 Dec 25	British Motor Museum, Banbury Road, Gaydon CV35 0BJ	The Large Model Association indoor show (as opposed to outdoor airshow) has large RC models on static display.
Manchester Model Railway Show	13/14 Dec 25	Sugden Sports Centre, Sidney Street, Manchester M1 7HB	Manchester Model Railway Society is this year marking the 200th anniversary of railways and its own centenary, with a larger than normal annual Christmas show. There’ll be 26 layouts, including the original Thomas the Tank Engine created by Rev W Awdry for his son Christopher, as well as six layouts making their first public appearance. Plus 27 traders.

 

NB. This page is being continually updated, but things change: events get postponed, cancelled or there’s a change of venue. Always double-check on the organiser’s website before visiting.