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.        Benbridge – N

5.        Blindheim - O

6.        Bristol Harbour – OO

7.        Bulldog Quay - EM

8.        Bumbline Bridge – OO

9.        Cardiff Canton - OO             

10.   Columbia Wharf – EM

11.   Conyer Creek Loco Depot - O

12.   Conyer Creek Signals - O

13.   Cromer - O

14.   Dagnall - OO

15.   Dinsdale 1830 - OO

16.   Durham Road TMD – OO

17.   East Glasson Port Authority - OO

18.   Fareford - OO

19.   Filisur RhB - N

20.   Five mile house - OO

21.   Gammar Silo Rotatory – ON30

22.   Gresten - Hoe

23.   Gweithdy Dyffryn – O14

24.   Hassell Harbour Bridge -O

25.   Hatchend - N

26.   Havergo Junction - OO

27.   Hengist Road - OO

28.   Japan in Bloom - N

29.   Johannesdorf Tirolerbahnen – 0-16.5

30.   Kamiack Falls Model Railroad - HO

31.   Kaninchenbau – Hoe

32.   Kent Gscale – G

33.   Largar and Lime works – ON30

34.   Llanwyddon – TT120

35.   Marley potts and witherwack sidings – OO

36.   Nant Gwernol – OO9

37.   Natford TMD – OO

38.   Newvaddon Parkway – N

39.   Oak Lane Tmd - OO

40.   Penhalig Quay and Blackrock sands – OO9

41.   Ropley - OO

42.   Scarlington - N

43.   Sheepcroft - EM

44.   Soelden - HOe

45.   St. Paddy - OO

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

1.        12A Models

2.        Accurascale

3.        All wheels

4.        Andy Lynch

5.        Bachmann Collectors Club

6.        Best Model Toys

7.        BritishRailways Tv

8.        Buggleskelly Station

9.        Bunters Yard

10.   C & L Finescale

11.   Cambrian model Rail

12.   Cdc Designs

13.   Chalk Garden Rail

14.   Chatham Mrc Club shop

15.   Coastal Dcc

16.   DCC Model Railway signalling

17.    Doug’s Tools

18.    Dream Steam

19.    Golden Arrow Products

20.    Harveys Hobbies

21.    Harrison Brown

22.    Hornby Magazine

23.    Js Models

24.    Kingsway Models

25.   Leigh models and hobbies

26.    Invicta Model Rail

27.    Kent Model Exchange

28.    Motorail

29.    Online Models Ltd

30.    On The Rails

31.    Plus Daughters              

32.    Puffin Billy

33.    Rail-books

34.    Railstuff

35.    Redline Baseboards

36.    Ron Lines

37.    Ron Totams

38.    Roxey Mouldings

39.    Roxley Models

40.    Saddletank books

41.    Sawyer Models

42.    Southern Scale Models

43.    Tellendalloch Scenics

44.    Thunderbolt Models

45.    Trainsporters

46.    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.      Heritage Traction

9.      Historic Dockyard Chatham

10.   Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway

11.   South Eastern & Chatham Railway Society

12.   Southern Electric Group

13.   Spa Valley Railway

14.   Suburban Electric Railway Association (SERA)

15.   The British Overseas Railways Historical Trust

16.   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.