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.        Alpenbahn - N

4.        Ashgate – OO

5.        Benbridge – N

6.        Blindheim - O

7.        Bristol Harbour – OO

8.        Bulldog Quay - EM

9.        Bumbline Bridge – OO

10.   Cardiff Canton - OO             

11.   Columbia Wharf – EM

12.   Conyer Creek Loco Depot - O

13.   Conyer Creek Signals - O

14.   Cromer - O

15.   Dagnall - OO

16.   Dinsdale 1830 - OO

17.   Durham Road TMD – OO

18.   East Glasson Port Authority - OO

19.   Emperor’s Pathway – OO

20.   Fareford - OO

21.   Filisur RhB - N

22.   Five mile house - OO

23.   Gammar Silo Rotatory – ON30

24.   Gresten - Hoe

25.   Gweithdy Dyffryn – O14

26.   Hassell Harbour Bridge -O

27.   Hatchend - N

28.   Havergo Junction - OO

29.   Hengist Road - OO

30.   Japan in Bloom - N

31.   Johannesdorf Tirolerbahnen – 0-16.5

32.   Kamiack Falls Model Railroad - HO

33.   Kaninchenbau – Hoe

34.   Kent Gscale – G

35.   Largar and Lime works – ON30

36.   Llanwyddon – TT120

37.   Marley potts and witherwack sidings – OO

38.   Nant Gwernol – OO9

39.   Natford TMD – OO

40.   Newvaddon Parkway - N

41.   Penhalig Quay and Blackrock sands – OO9

42.   Ropley - OO

43.   Scarlington - N

44.   Sheepcroft - EM

45.   Soelden - HOe

46.   St. Paddy - OO

47.   Stodmarsh - O

48.   Stoney Shaw – 0-16.5

49.   Swanscombe works – OO

50.   Swillybegs – 7mm Irish

51.   Tan Y Coed – OO9

52.   Wordsley Wharf - O

Traders

1.        12A Models

2.        All wheels

3.        Andy Lynch

4.        Bachmann Collectors Club

5.        Best Model Toys

6.        BritishRailways Tv

7.        Buggleskelly Station

8.        Bunters Yard

9.        Cambrian model Rail

10.   Chalk Garden Rail

11.   Chatham Mrc Club shop

12.   Coastal Dcc

13.    Doug’s Tools

14.    Dream Steam

15.    Golden Arrow Products

16.    Harveys Hobbies

17.    Harrison Brown

18.    Hornby Magazine

19.    Js Models

20.    Kingsway Models

21.   Leigh models and hobbies

22.    Invicta Model Rail

23.    Kent Model Exchange

24.    Motorail

25.    Online Models Ltd

26.    On The Rails

27.    Plus Daughters

28.    Puffin Billy

29.    Rail-books

30.    Railstuff

31.    Redline Baseboards

32.    Ron Lines

33.    Ron Totams

34.    Roxey Mouldings

35.    Roxley Models

36.    Saddletank books

37.    Sawyer Models

38.    Southern Scale Models

39.    Tellendalloch Scenics

40.    Thunderbolt Models

41.    Trainsporters

42.    Wm Collectables

Societies & Demonstrators

1.      4SUB Association

2.      73130 Ltd

3.      Chatham & District Model Railway Club

4.      Chatham Historic Dockyard Railway

5.      East Kent Railway

6.      Emperor's Path Weathering

7.      Heritage Traction

8.      Historic Dockyard Chatham

9.      Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway

10.   South Eastern & Chatham Railway Society

11.   Southern Electric Group

12.   Suburban Electric Railway Association (SERA)

13.   The British Overseas Railways Historical Trust

14.   The Double O Gauge Association

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

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.