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The 37th Cardiff Model Railway Exhibition will take place on the 1st and 2nd of November 2025.
The venue is the same as last year - the Sophia Hall at the Glamorgan Cricket Ground in Sophia Gardens, Cardiff CF11 9XR.
Sat: 10am-5pm Sun: 10am-4pm
Ticket price on the door is £10 adults. Children under 15 are free (when accompanied by an adult).
Advance discounted tickets are available on our website...
Early Bird Tickets are £8 (up until 31/07/2025) and include 2 free raffle tickets.
After that date, advance tickets are £9 available from 01/08/2025 up until the week of the show and include 1 free raffle ticket.
To purchase and for more details of ticket offers see our website https://www.cardiffmodelrailwayshow.co.uk/tickets.asp
Note: Advance tickets are also available from Lendon's Model Shop and open days at the Heath Park Miniature Railway, Cardiff.
This year we will feature a broad selection of layouts in most sizes and scales, also societies and modelling demonstrations.
Two of our layouts provide youngsters to drive their own trains!
There will be plenty of model railway traders selling new and second hand items catering for all your modelling needs.
There will be approximately 40 stands in total.
Limited on-site free parking is available on a first come first served basis.
Public transport and pay-per-use car parks are nearby....see website for full details.
There will be a raffle drawn on the Sunday afternoon. See website for prizes https://www.cardiffmodelrailwayshow.co.uk/prizedraw.asp
Hot and cold refreshments will be available from the cafe.
Layouts
ROUNDHOUSE N Mike Edmunds USA Depot scene
WELFORD COPPICE OO9 Peter Cullen Narrow gauge & standard gauge quarry
MEMORY LANE 3-Rail Swindon MRC A trip down memory lane with Hornby 3-rail
WOOD STREET O Swindon MRC Industrial shunting in Swindon
HARDWICK GRANGE OO Matthew Toft Frank Dyer's timeless study of the East Midlands with prototypical operation
ABERGAIN EM Graham Tierney GWR in West Wales
CARDIFF CANTON OO Chris Fordham Canton Shed in the 1990s modelled to perfection
BISHOPS QUAY OO Bridgend MRC GWR/LMS rail & waterway scene
MOORS VIEW N Paul Holwill Snowy Dartmoor scene
IRON MOULD LANE OO Bristol East MRC A steel works in the South of Bristol
HORTON GREEN OO Matt Haynes South Devon GWR Terminus
ROLVENDEN P4 Robin Gay Kent and East Sussex Railway in the mid 1920s
LIZERPOOL OO Penarth MRC Steam and a dockyard combined
BADGERS MOUNT OO Mark Patrick Network South East electrics
DEVILS BRIDGE OO9 Andy Cundick The Vale of Rheidol station in model form
GORTON LANE OO Brian Tucker Woodhead 1500v electrics
QUARRYSIDE HALT OO9 Blaenavon MRC
CASTELL COCH Z Gauge Max Jones
Visit the Exhibitors page on our website for further details and pictures from all the above layouts.
Traders
813 Preservation Fund
ABC Model Railways
Bespoke GLR Services
David Gwynn Trains
Going Loco
Hereford Model Centre
Lord & Butler
Merlins Models
Moor View Models
Paul Dean Collectables
Richard Panes Spares
Squires Tools
Trainsporters
Demonstrations
Fred Lewis - O Gauge Loco construction
Societies and Displays
2mm Scale Association
Cardiff Model Engineering Society
Cardiff Trolleybus Group
Dean Forest Railway
EM Gauge Society
Great Western Study Group
Model Electronic Railway Group - MERG
N Gauge Society
PPM Z Gauge - Show sponsor
RCTS (Railway Correspondence and Travel Society)
The Welsh Railways Research Circle
How to find us
Postcode: CF11 9XR.
See map below and visit our website www.cardiffmodelrailwayshow.co.uk/contact.asp for guidance on car parking options and public transport.
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Upcoming Events
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19 July 2025 Until 20 July 2025
0Cupar Model Rail 2025 is scheduled for the 19th and 20th of July at The Corn Exchange in Cupar, Fife.
This annual exhibition, organised by the Cupar & District Model Railway Club, has become a must-visit event in East Scotland for railway enthusiasts. The show will feature over 15 model railway layouts across various scales, quality trade stands, modelling demonstrations, and a cafe.
Each adult admission includes a free colour show guide (while stocks last), and accompanied children (ages 0-15) can attend for free, making it an ideal family outing.
The exhibition runs from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM on both days.
The venue is fully accessible, with both free and paid parking options available nearby, and is within comfortable walking distance from the Cupar railway station and the town has excellent bus connections.
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20 July 2025 09:00 Until 21 July 2025 15:00
1The Chatham & District Model Railway club are excited and proud to announce the return of The Chatham Show and its coming back home to the Chatham Historic dockyard and slip 5 on the 20/21st of july
The show is coming back even bigger now.
It will have 100+ exhibitors
50 layouts booked in
Half price entry to Chatham dockyard with show tickets.
Adults £10 (£9 in advance)
Under 16s free
Advanced tickets are available on our website www.chatham.show
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26 July 2025
0Model Railway Exhibition
Sir John Colfox School, Ridgeway, Bridport, Dorset DT6 3DT
Open at 10am and close at 4pm
Admission prices: Adults (over 16 years) £8 , Child (under 16 years) Free, Card payment accepted
Amenities: Full disabled access, free parking and light refreshments all day
Features: 40 layouts, demonstrations and trade stands
Contact: Ken Banks 07484-213267 [email protected]
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26 July 2025 09:00
0Annual club Exhibition Christ Church Bear St , EX32 &BU
Barnstaple Model railway club welcomes you to our friendly 2025 Annual Exhibition We present many quality layouts, a great selection of trade, specialist societies, vote for best layout, Shunting Puzzle, railway book stall etc offering a great day out for modellers. Covering 3 rooms on a single floor with full disabled access. Barnstaple also offers wonderful shopping including the Green Lanes shopping centre for a full day out Full details see Ukmodelshops
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26 July 2025 09:00
0Date: JULY 26th
Times : 10am to 4pm
Location : KERSWELL HALL
125, WILLS CRES, HOUNSLOW, TW3 2JF
There is FREE entry, but donations welcome.
FREE parking on site
There will be at least SEVEN working layouts in TT120, OO, O and G plus two S/H stalls and one demo stand
This is our club's only fund-raising event in 2025 and so, please come down and support us.
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