Dawn Quest and 'Model Railway Quest' present The Hastings Model Railway Show 20


We have moved to a bigger venue as we were at capacity with visitor numbers last year and the new venue is now the size as our Clacton Show venue, if you have also been to that show.


21 layouts and 17 traders confirmed so far, Many N gauge


Summerfields Leisure Centre

Bohemia Road, Hastings, TN34 1ET


10am - 4pm  (09:45am entry for pre sold ticket holders)


Sun 17th May 2026



Entry £8 adults  - £5.95 pre booked

          £5 aged 3 to 16  - £3.95 if pre booked

          £15 Family - £12.95 if pre booked  (family max 2 adults and 2 children or 1 adult and 3 children)

          Rail staff/ TFL staff with staff passes £5

To pre book visit https://wegottickets.com/event/694601


The venue is next to the gorgeous Hastings Museum which has a section dedicated to the railways of Hastings and free entry, so worth visiting there after the show.


Summerfields Leisure Centre is approximately 3/4 mile from Hastings Rail Station (up hill!)  but buses operate from both Hastings and St Leonards stations direct to the venue


PARKING
There is a pay-and-display parking on-site.  The machine accepts either coins only or payment by Ringgo phone app (Location code: 17164). Please check the link for more details before your visit.
https://www.hastings.gov.uk/parking/carparks/summerfields/

There is some limited on-street parking immediately surrounding the leisure centre. We recommend if coming by car to park away from the venue and take a 10 minutes bus ride direct to the site entrance.


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Stagecoach buses operate from Hastings and St Leonards stations direct to the venue. Connecting buses from Rye, Tenterden and Eastbourne are also in operation - please check timetables before you travel.


PLEASE NOTE:
The exhibition is located on the lower ground floor of the venue, accessible via a short flight of stairs.
Full wheelchair access to the exhibition hall is available via a lift; venue staff will assist with this if required.
Regretfully, pets are not permitted in the venue with the exception of guide dogs.
Most traders will accept card payments, but smaller trade stands/ pre-loved stands may be cash only.
Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

LAYOUTS

Ashdown Wharf 00

Brief Encounter – Monochrome 00

Cannon Halt 00

Caravanserai  009

Ceder Canyon Junction N

Fenwick 00

Fur Immer Drehen H0e

Gamma Silo Rotatory On30

Have-O-Go O

Kilwinnoch N

Los Tanimals N

Mindelheim Junction N

New Walmington Pier 009

Oakwood Town N

Prawf Llwybr 009

Salzgrabe HOe

Subarashi Tochi Japanese N

The Cruel Sea N

The Shunting Puzzle 00

West Hay 009

Westfield N

Wentwood Sheds 00


Quest 2 which is S gauge will also be giving a full running demo on test track. This loco is built for the attempt at the World speed record for a model train. This was a major attraction at one of our other shows last year with the prototype Quest 1 and kids seem to have great fun being allowed to stand behind the fan engine on launch and feeling the power.



TRADERS

Andy Lynch

Allwheels

DOGA sales stand

Harvey Models

Harrison Brown Models

Kingsway Model building Kits

Model Railway Signs

Models U Drive

Plus Daughters N gauge stockists

Rainers Trains

Ron Lines Model Railways

Silverdale Models

Southwark Pre-loved Locos

Southern Scale Models

The Wagon Yard

True to Scale Aggregates


 

Bit too far for me Dawn