North West Garden Railway and Narrow Gauge Exhibition

Saturday 9 October 2010
Sunday 10 October 2010

Open 10am to 5pm

Lytham St Annes High Technology College
Worsley Road
Lytham St Annes
Lancashire
FY8 4DG

Featuring Garden Railways and Narrow Gauge Railways fro 2mm to 5” gauge

Including Trams, G Scale , 16mm inc live steam.

Level Disabled Access

LARGE FREE CAR PARK
Layouts - Preservation Societies - Trade Support

Click Here for Travel Details or if you are thinking of staying for the weekend, see our link to Accommodation Advice

Exhibitors confirmed as attending:-

G-Wizz Garden Railway Display Layout - G-Wizz Group

Exhibitors to be confirmed will be added later - please revisit the site later in the year for details

Traders currently confirmed to attend are listed below:-

The following traders have kindly agreed to attend the North West Garden Railway & Narrow Gauge Exhibition, Many offer a mail order service also, please support them.

Bay Models, Unit 5, Gateway Buildings, Carnforth Station, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA5 9TR
Tel/fax 01524 730101 www.baymodels.co.uk

Railbus, (transport books &videos) 3 School Cres,Bradshaw, Halifax, West Yorkshire HX2 9QR
Tel/fax.01422 249961

Tuxcraft, (Concrete Castings for Garden Railways)
9 Newcastle Street, Tuxford, Newark, Notts, NG22 0LN ,Tel 01777 872132
www.tuxcraft.com

Modeltown ( Resin Buildings)The Odd House, Todmorden Road, Sharneyford, BACUP, OL13 9UD
M26 4SA Tel.01706 877390 www.modeltown.co.uk

SMTF, Brookside Garden Centre, Macclesfield Road, Poynton, Cheshire,SK12 1BY

Peter Metcalfe, (O Gauge Railway Models) 5 Pershore Gardens, Normoss, Blackpool FY3 7SW Tel 01253,394812 / Mob. 07899 721186 peter@ACETrainsownersclub.org.uk

I.P.Engineering, (Rolling Stock, Locomotives and Spares)
Winterdyne, Spilsby Road Eastville, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE22 8JR.
tel/fax 01205 270373 www.ipengineering.co.uk

I & G Steam, 8 Erw Las, Rhyl, Denbighshire, LL18 4RP
01745 369980 www.iandgsteam@btinternet.com

John Sutton ( Books), 66 Carthorse Lane, Brockhill, Reditch, Worcs.

T & M Models, 39 Sundale Drive, Woolstanwood, Crewe, Cheshire
CW2 8UB, Tel 01270 216200 E. Tm.models@btinternet.com

Andel Models, 69 Townhouse Road, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 9LH
Tel. 01282 695078, www.andelmodels.co.uk

Model Roads & Tramways, 134 Chatsworth Ave, Fleetwood, Lancashire
FY7 8EJ Tel. 01253 873389

The Sparesman, 55 Edward Street, Langley Mill, Derbyshire NG16 4DH
Tel .01796 8595754

Jonathan Clay, Transport Artist, 3a Cartmell Road, Witton, Blackburn
Lancashire, BB2 2TA. Tel. 01254 668330. www.artinmotion.zen.co.uk

Imp Models & Anything Narrow Gauge
2 Gorse Crescent, Ditton, Kent. ME20 6EP
E. anythingnarrowgauge@googlemail.com

Loco-boxes, 2 Bannold Box Cottages, Long Drove,Waterbeach,
Cambridgeshire, CB25 9LP. Tel 01223 864029
www.loco-boxes.co.uk

Chuffed 2 Bits, 24 Robins Grove, Chase Meadow, Warwick, CV34 6RF
01926 407784. www.chuffed2bits.com

Plus Sales Stands from;

Wendy's Pottery, Mary Jones, Cards and Crafts, and the Ladies from Cancer UK
( Lytham St.Annes Branch)

Show organised by the G-Wizz Garden Railway Display Team - Further details can be obtained by contacting 01253 403069

By Car:

From M6 north or south join M55 at Junction 32 (signposted Blackpool). Leave M55 at Junction 4, taking first exit at roundabout. At next roundabout by B&Q take third exit (Lytham St Annes Way), continue on this road until second roundabout taking the third exit (signposted Lytham). Continue on this road until traffic lights, at which point turn left. Continue on this road until you see a Shell Garage on the left, and TURN RIGHT into Smithy Lane. At the end of Smithy Lane, turn left onto Albany Road and the exhibition venue is on the right after 300 yards.

From Blackpool or Preston via coast road (A584), turn into Woodlands Road, Ansdell at the mini-roundabout outside the Fairhaven Hotel. After passing over a railway bridge at Ansdell Station (note 3 tonne weight limit on bridge), turn left immediately after Ansdell Institute into Rossall Road. Continue on this road and the exhibition venue will be on your left after ½ mile.

By Bus:

The Exhibition venue is served by Metro Coastlines Line 11 from Blackpool to Lytham, and stops outside the venue. Stagecoach Ribble service 68 also operate services that pass the venue.

By Rail:

Ansdell & Fairhaven Station is on the Blackpool South - Preston railway line. Trains run hourly from East Lancashire direct, and from Blackpool South. At Preston this service generally departs from platform one.

The exhibition venue is approximately 10 minutes walk from the station. Leave the station via the ramp or footbridge, turning left at the top. Walk down the road, and turn left immediately after Ansdell Institute into Rossall Road. Continue on this road and the exhibition venue will be on your left after ½ mile.

By Air:

Blackpool International Airport is approximately 3 miles from the exhibition and is served by several airlines flying scheduled services. To get to the exhibition from the airport, there is a bus stop outside the airport from whch the Metro Coachlines Line 11 can be used to the venue. Alternatively, from Squires Gates Railway station (a short walk from the airport) the train can be used to travel to Ansdell & Fairhaven and follow the directions above to the venue.

Accommodation Advice

Accommodation List Lytham St.Annes / Blackpool Area

Caravan Sites Most of these are only minutes from J4 M55

Pipers Height Camping & CS, Peel Road, Peel, BLACKPOOL FY4 5JT
01253 763767 ( 5 mins from M55, 10 mins to show.)

Eastham Hall Caravan Park, Saltcoates Road, Lytham St.Annes FY8 4LS
01253 737907

Caravan Club Sites:

Laithes Lodge, CL Whitehill Road, Blackpool FY 4 5LA Contact D Clarkson
01253 696145 (Members Only) Limited to 5 vans.

Keepers Cottage, CL, Division Lane, Blackpool FY4 5DZ Contact T Dowbiggin
01253 768523 (Members Only) Limited to 5 vans

Sequester, CL Division Lane, Blackpool, FY4 5EA, Contact Mrs K Pomfret
01253 767074 (Members Only) Limited to 5 vans

Blackpool South Caravan Club Site. Cropper Road, Marton, Blackpool, FY4 5LB
01253 762051 (Members Only) Full Caravan Club facilities.

All sites have Electric Points.

Bed & Breakfast:

The Richmond Hotel, 21 Richmond Road, St.Annes, Lytham St.Annes FY8 1PE
Contact Mrs Rosalind Ridings 01253 722299 (about 10 mins from venue)
Email Rosalind.ridings@virgin.net

Premier Travel Inns
Yeadon Way, Blackpool (end of M55 Link) 25mins from show
0870 197 7032
Hallam Way, Whitehills Business Park, Blackpool. At Junct 4 M55 (15 mins from show)
0870 990 6608
Church Road, Lytham, Lytham St.Annes, (10 mins from show)
0870 990 6548

Blackpool International Airport, Squires Gate Lane Blackpool (15 mins from show)
0870 197 7034

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