35th Cardiff Model Railway Show 2023

The 35th Cardiff Model Railway Exhibition is taking place this October.

This year we have moved to a new venue in central Cardiff at the Glamorgan Cricket Ground in Bute Park

10am-5pm Saturday & 10am-4pm Sunday

Discounted price adult entry tickets are available for £9 (includes one free prize draw raffle ticket) through our website.

Admission on the day is £10. 

Under 16's free but have to be accompanied by an adult.

Hot and Cold Refreshments

Website: https://www.cardiffmodelrailwayshow.co.uk

Layouts Confirmed To Date

Broadwell                             OO
Caroline Concrete Works  O/Ng
Cog Road                             O 
Ffordd-yr-Deryn                 16mm

Foxwood End                      N
Heybridge Wharf                3mm

Midsomer Mardy               Z
Nantgarw                           OO
Oasis Camp                       HO/HOn3
Orfe Quay                          EM
South Wales Coals           OO
Spriggs Lane                     OO
Three Cocks Junction      EM
Tunnock Yard                   EM
Up The Line                      O/Ng
 

Also confirmed are 15 trade stands and 15 displays from railway and military modelling societies along with modelling demonstrations.

By Car
There are four Pay & Display Car Parks nearby
- Sophia Gardens Pay & Display Car Park (by National Express Coach Station) - CF11 9SX - 6 minute walk.
- Pontcanna Fields Pay and Display Car Park (accessed from Fields Park Road off Cathedral Road) - CF11 9JP - 9 minute walk.
- Llandaff Fields Pay and Display Car Park - CF11 9PQ - 12 minute walk.
- North Road Pay and Display Car Park (via Bute Park and across Millennium Footbridge) - CF10 3DU - 20 minute walk.
Note: there is very limited public parking at the venue for Blue Badge holders

Public Transport

By Bus

Cardiff Bus services run regularly between Cardiff Central Station and Cathedral Road (adjacent to Sophia Gardens Cardiff).

Routes going via Cathedral Road include:-

• Number 25 Circular Service to Llandaff North and North Road

• Number 62 Service to Llandaff, Danescourt, Pentrebane, Fairwater & Canton.

• Number 63 service Ffordd Berllan, Central Station, Radyr to Llandaff.

 If you are planning to travel by bus please use https://www.cardiffbus.com for more information.

By Train
Walk from Cardiff Central Railway Station (via Taff Embankment footpath) - 24 minute walk.
Walk from Cathays Railway Station (via Bute Park and Millennium Footbridge) - 20 minute walk.