Chatham Show
Model Railway Exhibition 18-19th July 2026
The Chatham Show is returning to the The Historic Dockyard Chatham for 2026 following the success of 2025. Join us on 18-19th July for one of the largest events in the South East celebrating all things model railways and model engineering.
Below you can and a full list of layouts, traders, demonstrations and societies. List will be updated weekly.
Layout
1. Abbey Light Railway – 0-16.5
2. Addleford Green - OO
3. Ashgate – OO
4. Blindheim - O
5. Bristol Harbour – OO
6. Bulldog Quay - EM
7. Cardiff Canton - OO
8. Columbia Wharf – EM
9. Conyer Creek Signals - O
10. Cromer - O
11. Dagnall - OO
12. Dinsdale 1830 - OO
13. Durham Road TMD – OO
14. East Glasson Port Authority - OO
15. Fareford - OO
16. Filisur RhB - N
17. Five mile house - OO
18. Gammar Silo Rotatory – ON30
19. Gravesdown South - OO
20. Gresten - Hoe
21. Gweithdy Dyffryn – O14
22. Hassell Harbour Bridge -O
23. Hatchend - N
24. Havergo Junction - OO
25. Hengist Road - OO
26. Japan in Bloom - N
27. Johannesdorf Tirolerbahnen – 0-16.5
28. Kamiack Falls Model Railroad - HO
29. Kaninchenbau – Hoe
30. Kent Gscale – G
31. Largar and Lime works – ON30
32. Llanwyddon – TT120
33. Marley potts and witherwack sidings – OO
34. Nant Gwernol – OO9
35. Natford TMD – OO
36. Newvaddon Parkway – N
37. Oak Lane Tmd - OO
38. Penhalig Quay and Blackrock sands – OO9
39. Portcreek - OO
40. Ropley – OO
41. Rumbling Bridge – OO
42. Scarlington - N
43. Sheepcroft - EM
44. Soelden – Hoe
45. Solomon Docks – 0-16.5
46. Stodmarsh - O
47. Stoney Shaw – 0-16.5
48. Swanscombe works – OO
49. Swillybegs – 7mm Irish
50. Tan Y Coed – OO9
51. Wordsley Wharf - O
Traders
Traders
1. 12A Models
2. Accurascale
3. All wheels
4. Andy Lynch
5. Bachmann Collectors Club
6. Baz’s Model Rail
7. Best Model Toys
8. BritishRailways Tv
9. Buggleskelly Station
10. Bunters Yard
11. C & L Finescale
12. Cambrian model Rail
13. Cdc Designs
14. Chalk Garden Rail
15. Chatham Mrc Club shop
16. Coastal Dcc
17. DCC Model Railway signalling
18. Doug’s Tools
19. Dream Steam
20. Golden Arrow Products
21. Harveys Hobbies
22. Harrison Brown
23. Hornby Magazine
24. Js Models
25. Kingsway Models
26. Leigh models and hobbies
27. Invicta Model Rail
28. Kent Model Exchange
29. Md Totally Trains
30. Motorail
31. Online Models Ltd
32. On The Rails
33. Plus Daughters
34. Puffin Billy
35. Rail-books
36. Railstuff
37. Redline Baseboards
38. Ron Lines
39. Ron Totams
40. Roxey Mouldings
41. Roxley Models
42. Saddletank books
43. Sawyer Models
44. Southern Scale Models
45. Tellendalloch Scenics
46. The Wagon Yard
47. Thunderbolt Models
48. Trainsporters
49. Wheels of Southsea
50. Wm Collectables
Societies & Demonstrators
1. 4SUB Association
2. 73130 Ltd
3. Aimrec
4. Chatham & District Model Railway Club
5. Chatham Historic Dockyard Railway
6. East Kent Railway
7. Emperor's Path Weathering
8. Gres
9. Heritage Traction
10. Historic Dockyard Chatham
11. Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway
12. South Eastern & Chatham Railway Society
13. Southern Electric Group
14. Southwark & District Mrc
15. Spa Valley Railway
16. Suburban Electric Railway Association (SERA)
17. The British Overseas Railways Historical Trust
18. The Double O Gauge Association
Full size locomotive Driver Experiences
Take Control of Overlord for £10 just turn up on either day and book in.
New for 2026 Crane Driving Experience
45 minute Experience for £50
Book your slot here
Get to us!
The Historic Dockyard Chatham
ME4 4TZ
Follow the brown anchor sign from the A2/M2
Parking is available at the Historic Dockyard Chatham and also at the adjacent Dockside Outlet Centre
All local parking facilities have Tariffs
Details of the charges can be found here for The Historic Dockyard Chatham
Ticket Prices & Times
Ticket Prices - Available Online
Prices for 2026
£11 on the day
£10 in Advance, also allowing entry 30 mins early at 9.30am each day
Accompanied children (under 16) free
Times
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm
Spend the day with us
CALL THE MIDWIFE OFFICIAL LOCATION TOUR
If you’re a fan of the hit series and you’ve been wondering where Call the Midwife is filmed, put yourself in the picture and explore where the real drama happens with a Call the Midwife Official Location Tour.
HALF PRICE DOCKYARD ENTRY WITH SHOW TICKETS
Explore three historic warships to learn about warship construction, refit and repair and examine important objects related to the Dockyard and the wider maritime world from the collections of Royal Museums Greenwich and Imperial War Museums.