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
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.