2014 Railwells Show

updated 29.07.2014

The West Country's quality Model Railway Exhibition "RAILWELLS"

Please note that all details of Exhibitors and traders are tentative and should be confirmed prior to the date.


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For further details contact Chris Challis
phone 01749 938 362 or by email here

Railwells 2014 includes Scalefour Southwest and a special P87(scale HO) section.

Wells Town Hall,
Market Place,
Wells,
Somerset BA5 2RB

Saturday 9 August 2014 open 10:30 to 17:30
Sunday 10 August 2014 open 10:30 to 17:00

Admission Adults £6.00
Seniors and unaccompanied children £5.00
Child age 15 to 17 £4.00
Accompanied Children under 15 Free


2014 Railwells

Railwells, Including Scalefour Southwest, is a very special show in the railway modelling calendar, especially because the Wells Railway Fraternity is not a model railway club.

The Fraternity is a railway meeting organisation (programme on the Railwells web site) the exhibition has always been put on to promote railway modelling. Railwells therefore attracts the railway modelling enthusiast, who make up the vast majority of the visiting public.

Those contemplating being a railway modeller or are new to the hobby are particularly welcome.


Railwells 2014 is once again held in the historic setting of Wells Town Hall. Scalefour Southwest is an annual part of the exhibition, and this year is joined by a special section for Australian railways complemented by demonstrators and a display.

The exhibition will have two layouts under construction to show you how. There will be at least 57 exhibits, 16 layouts, 20 traders, 12 demonstrators and other displays with an emphasis on layout and stock construction. Whether you are considering constructing a layout or not it is always interesting to see what someone else has done. All this will make the show well worth a visit.

A free programme will be available for you to pick up on the door, if you follow the stand numbers round the halls you will not miss anything out.

Please note for free show parking follow the Railwells Parking signs when entering Wells.

Shopping in Wells

For partners not so interested in the show, Wells offers a wide range of retail outlets as well as the Cathedral, Bishops Palace; and a short distance away Wookey Hole Mill and Caves; Clarks Village Outlet Shopping centre is a 15 minute drive away at Street.


About Wells, Somerset

Wells the smallest city in England, nestling at the foot of the Mendip Hills is a conservation miracle, its historic core preserved almost intact from the Middle Ages. The magnificent cathedral of St. Andrew and green are jewels in a crown of ancient streets, glorious buildings and characterful shops.

There is much to see and do; Saturday is one of two market days each week. From the Market Place you go through Penniless Porch to the Cathedral, Vicar’s Close, the oldest complete continuously inhabited street in Europe, and the museum. The Bishops Place, again accessed from the Market Place, is protected by walls and a moat fed by the springs that give Wells its name. At the end of the Market Place is the Conduit feeding water from the springs down the High Street.

There are many places to visit nearby, Wookey Hole Caves and Mill, Cheddar George, The East Somerset Railway, Glastonbury Abbey, the Lake Village at Meare and Clarks Village outlet shopping centre at Street. Parking in Wells on a Saturday can be a problem, you are advised if you visit on this day to find a parking space and walk, nothing is very far. Sunday is a quieter day both in the city and the exhibition.

There is a good range of places to eat in Wells from fish and chips to top class hotels. The refreshment room within Railwells serves reasonably priced home made food all day, starting with breakfast baps in the morning.

updated 29.07.2014