38th Cardiff Model Railway Show 2026

The 38th Cardiff Model Railway Exhibition is back for 2026 featuring a varied selection of layouts, traders and societies.

This year's show is on Sat 31st October and Sun 1st November 2026 at Sophia Gardens Cricket Ground, Sophia Walk, Pontcanna, Cardiff, Cardiff CF11 9XR.

Admission on the door is held at 2025 prices and is just £10/adult.

10% and/or 20% discounts are available for advance tickets booked via our website.

Limited free car parking on site.

Close to city centre and local bus services.

Hot and cold food.

Raffle.
Children under 15 are free (when accompanied by an adult).

Early Bird Advance tickets are £8 (available up to end of July) and Standard Advance tickets are available at £9 if purchased after that date.

Standard Advance tickets are available up until the week of the show.

Each adult ticket purchased includes 1 free raffle ticket

For full details of ticket offers see our website
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. Also model railway Traders will be there 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.

Hot and cold refreshments will be available from the cafe.

Layouts confirmed to date:-

Splott                            OO(P4)        Paul Spencer
Dinas Mawddwy          OO(EM)        Andy Cundick
Morton Road                N        Andy May
Fidlas Quay                  OO9        Peter Cullen
Peasevern Yard           O        Rob Owst
Halden Lane                OO        Keith Askey
Pencader                     OO(EM)        Cardiff 4mm Group
Bicsdale                       OO               Penarth MRC
Blackgang                    Gauge3        Mark Pretious
Royal Albert Bridge     N        Basingstoke MRS
Tony's Forest               7mm-NG        Robin Edwards
Penfold Priory             O        Bridgend MRC
Templeford                  O (3-rail)     The Tandy Family/Claire Sheppey

Felallyn                        OO9      Penarth MRC

Glanfa Newydd           O (NG)     Newport MRC

Walnut Tree Viaduct   Z    Max Jones

Hogwash and Baloney Railroad    O   Newport MRC

Traders:-

Merlins Models
Going Loco
Richard Panes Spares
Dean Forest Railway
Moor View Models
813 Preservation Society
Squires
Bespoke GLR
Hereford Model Shop
Lord & Butler
Paul Dean Collectables
Tellindalloch Scenics

Societies & Demonstrators:-

2mm Scale Association
Cardiff Trolleybus Group
Derek Mundy (Demonstrator)
EM Gauge Society
Fred Lewis (Demonstrator)
Great Western Study Group
Model Electronic Railway Group - MERG
PPM Z Gauge 3D Printing (Demonstrator)
RailFuture Wales
RCTS (Railway Correspondence and Travel Society)
South Wales Modellers
The Welsh Railways Research Circle