large shows

Apart from Warley, what other large model railway shows are there through out the year in the UK?

By Large, I would be looking for 25+ layouts and various traders, so where and when?

Yeah right as though that's a selling point!

I visited your site the other day and you know what ... none of your engines, not one of them - any of them had a tender allocated to them. They were all diesels :-)

Actually being a regular visitor of your site you're the inspiration behind me purchasing a Lima (oops its that word - Lima!) "Western" - albeit for a real flight of fancy with the whole thing due to visit the paint shop to be re-sprayed in green and have "Great Western" transfers applied. :-)

(Yes I have been at the beers) :-)

In message , Nick Gurney writes

Scaleforum

That's really good to know - I live in Brightlingsea, just 10 miles away!

David ;-))

In message , David F. writes

Excellent. I lived in Colchester for about 20 years, and belonged to the club. I would recommend you pop along to one of their meetings on a Thursday evening. West Bergholt, so not too far from you. I'm a little out of touch, as I moved away from the area about five years ago, but I was a member for a good few years, and they have plenty of layouts on the go.

Scaleforum is not a "large" show in terms of layouts

Paul

Thanks for your replies, I see others have found the answers useful. Sadly most are too far away for me as I am in S.Wales and yes I forgot I go to Bristol each May! Any one know of an good shows a bit nearer the South/Midlands I could get too between now and Xmas?

Thanks.

how close? Wells?

RailWells The Town Hall, Market Place, Wells, Somerset.

10.30 until 5.30 on the Sat, 10.30 until 5 on the Sun. Admission £4 Adults, Children & OAPs £3 and a Family ticket will set you back £8.

14 layouts, 16 traders, 11 demonstrators and displays from The Scalefour Society, Pendon Museum, Uplands Railway Museum, Avon Valley Railway, East Somerset Railway and many more.

Featured layouts include Mostyn, Ehen Bridge, Whitchurch Halt, and Saffron Street.

or Burnham?

Sedgemoor Rail 2003 presented by the Burnham & District Model Railway Club.

King Alfred School, Burnham Road, Highbridge, Somerset.

10 until 5 both days. Adults £3, OAPs £2, Family £7.

Featuring over 15 layouts including Tolcarn Engine Shed and Woodbridge Halse.

There's also this one in Taunton in Oct which i can recommend:

mutley

I wish we could expand the Carshalton show, but there is no bigger space at reasonable cost available. In our area, anyway.

We do our best to be 'big'. Mind you, I think it helps to keep the quality up. We usually try for 20/23 layouts and 25 traders. Cheers

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In message , David Smith writes

I'm not complaining - I enjoyed it!

I have noted all the details in my trusty Notebook!

May see you there (October) ?

David.

In message , David F. writes

Unfortunately not - I have moved 500 miles north since leaving Colchester :-)

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Railway modelling must be the ideal hobby for a North Sea oil rigger.

8^)#

You have the compensation of wonderful scenery 'up there'. Things are so 'flat' around East Anglia!

Best Wishes,

David.

Are there any UK exhibitions in May/June each year (other than Bristol)?

You say Bristol is in May - is the location the same each year, or is there a website/email for it? Thanks, Steve.

Chatham

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There's some sort of show somewhere every month :-)

If you want to use the web there are a number of online diary sites these days, the problem is tracking them down and ensuring our own shows are listed. Simpler and more comprehensive is just to get a copy of Model Rail or Railway Modeller for the month in question (they both publish about a fortnight before the start of the month) then skim through the exhibition diary in the back.

yup..

mutley

Steve,

It has been established in the Leisure Centre in Thornbury for a few years now and looks to be continuing in that venue for the foreseeable future. It's a good hall (two halls in fact) with plenty of room, free car parking (with overspill in an adjacent field) and quite good catering facilities.

Jim.