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

https://thedockyard.co.uk/events/steam-crane-experience/

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.