Details of the Spring Show in 2026 are shown below.
Meanwhile enjoy the highlights from 2025 -
Getting to the Show
Driving from London
Take Junction 8 off the A14. Head towards town. At 1st roundabout turn Rt. into Lake Ave. At next roundabout turn Rt. into Thurston Drive. Leisure Village is on Rt. Stewards will direct you to parking areas.
Public Transport
Kettering Midland Mainline Station is served by trains to & from London/Nottingham/Derby. For Sheffield, change at Leicester. These services are operated by East Midlands Railway Inter City (diesels, although the new bi-modal units should be in service by March. London St. Pancras/Luton/Bedford are served by EMR Connect, electrics.
A complimentary shuttle bus will transfer visitors to and from the railway station, between 08:30 and 16:00.
Walking time to the venue is about 15 min. Exit station, turn left, left again into Northfield Avenue, left under railway bridge and left into Lake Avenue. Follow footpath until it divides, bear left past football pitches. Venue is straight ahead, across road.
There are regular bus services from Northampton and Peterborough to Kettering town centre. The nearest bus stop to Kettering Leisure Village is opposite the end of Lake Avenue (near the Trading Post pub). This is served by the 10 and X10 services, to and from Northampton, but these services are hourly, and you will be faced with a 15-minute walk to KLV.
Note The X4 service from Northampon and Peterborough uses a different route through town, so does not stop here
There is a taxi rank close to the town centre bus interchange.
LAYOUTS confirmed so far:
DOCKLANDS - BR late 1950s Luton & District MRC
END OF THE ESTATE - BR industrial, steam & diesel. Joshua Issett
FOXBILE - micro layout, Colin & Margaret French
EGDEAN - a snowy scene. Jim Edwards
TEST TRACK - East Midlands O Gauge Group
EXETER ST. GEORGE - GWR. Chris & David Warner
WORCESTER SOUTH QUAY - GWR quayside. Alan Searle
COLINWOOD - Modular layout. St.Neots MRC - Upstairs
DEMONSTRATORS
NIGEL PAINE - CAD design & build of NER wagon-mounted heavy gun.
ROB BISHOP - Soldering techniques
JON BOOT - Etched brass wagon construction.
PHIL DOWNS - Battery power & radio control with sound.
BRIAN CLAPPERTON - Gearbox costruction
ROBIN TAYLOR - Coach construction
BRIAN BARTHOLOMEW - Painting & lining teak coaches
GUILD STANDS INCLUDE:
Guild Membership & Sales
Publications
Technical Committee
Bring & Buy -
Celebrating 70 years of the Guild
Information about the Guild Modular Layout - upstairs with Colinwood
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