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LAST UPDATED : 09/06/2022

June

Sat/Sun ~ 11/12th ~ Southwick Spirit of D-Day Revival

  • Southwick Village, Southwick, Fareham, Hampshire, PO17 6BE
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 11/12th ~ Hayfield Wartime

  • Hayfield Lakes, Doncaster, DN9 3NP
  • 9:00am - 5:00pm
  • FACEBOOK EVENT

Sat/Sun ~ 11/12th ~ Vintage by the Sea (ME)

  • High Street, Sutton-on-Sea, LN12
  • 10:00am - 4:00pm
  • WEBSITE 

Sat/Sun ~ 11/12th ~ Folkestone and Ashford Military Show (MP)

  • Sellindge Showground, Sellindge, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6HH
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm
  • WEBSITE , FACEBOOK PAGE

Sun ~ 12th ~ Boston 1940s Day

  • Central Park, Boston, PE21 6PH
  • 10:00am start
  • FACEBOOK

Sun ~ 12th ~ Heywood 1940s Day

  • Heywood, Manchester, OL10 1EH
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm
  • FACEBOOK

Sun ~ 12th ~ Bridlington Platinum Jubilee 1940s - 1950s Event (ME)

  • Bridlington Old Town, East Yorkshire, YO16
  • FACEBOOK

CANCELLED EVENTS FOR THE 11/12th June

  • Wicksteed at War (MP)
  • Hever's Home Front, Hever Castle



Sat ~ 18th ~ Stannington Parish Battle of Britain Event

  • Stannington Parish, Morpeth, Northumberland. NE61
  • 10:00am start
  • £5 per Adult, Children under 12 free
  • FACEBOOK

Sat/Sun ~ 18/19th ~ Bottisham at War

  • Bottisham Airfield Museum, Wilbraham Road, Bottisham, CB25 9BU
  • 10:00am - 4:00pm
  • FACEBOOK EVENT , WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 18/19th ~ The Romney Marsh Wartime Weekend

  • Romney Marsh Wartime Collection, Ivychurch Road, Romney Marsh, TN29 0EE
  • 10:30am - 4:30pm
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 18/19th ~ Lotherton Hall 1940s Weekend

  • Lotherton Lane, Aberford, Leeds, LS25 3EB

Sat/Sun ~ 18/19th ~ Wheaton Aston WW2 Event

  • Wheaton Aston, Staffordshire
  • FACEBOOK PAGE , FACEBOOK EVENT

Sat/Sun ~ 18/19th ~ 1940s Weekend

  • Keith & Dufftown Railway, Dufftown Station, Dufftown, Banffshire. AB55 4BA, Scotland
  • Satnav Post Code for Dufftown Station is AB55 4BA
  • WEBSITE

CANCELLED EVENTS FOR THE 18/19th June

  • War on the line Watercress Line



Fri/Sat/Sun ~ 24/25/26th ~ Springwell 1940s Weekend

  • Springwell Village, Community Venue, Fell Rd, Springwell Village, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 7RP
  • WEBSITE

Fri/Sat/Sun ~ 24/25/26th ~ Battle of Britain Airshow

  • Headcorn Aerodrome, Shenley Road,  Headcorn, Ashford, Kent TN27 9HX
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm
  • Free Parking
  • Camping Available 
  • Dog Friendly
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 25/26th ~ Padiham on Parade

  • Padiham, Lancashire, BB12
  • FACEBOOK , WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 25/26th ~ Crowland and Thornley 1940s Weekend

  • Crowland, Peterborough PE6 0AY
  • Saturday 10:00am - 5:00pm. Sunday 10:00am - 4:00pm
  • FACEBOOK

Sat/Sun ~ 25/26th ~ Wartime in the Vale

  • Ashdown Farm, Badsey, Nr Evesham, Worcestershire, WR11 7PA. 
  • Use postcode WR11 7EN for entry to the show 
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm
  • Dogs are allowed providing they are happy with machine gun-fire, explosions, kept on a lead, and of course don't forget to scoop the poop!
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 25/26th ~ A Blitz Weekend

  • The Staffordshire Regiment Museum, DMS Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9PY
  • 10:00am - 4:00pm
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 25/26th ~ Cornwall at war Museum Armed Forces Weekend

  • Davidstow Airfield and Cornwall at War Museum
  • 10:00am - 4:00pm
  • WEBSITE

CANCELLED EVENTS FOR THE 25/26th June

  • Severn  Valley  1940s  Weekend  Part  1

July

Fri/Sat/Sun ~ 1/2/3rd ~ Ingleton 1940s Weekend

  • Main Street, Ingleton, LA6 3EB
  • FACEBOOK , WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 2/3rd ~ Meltham Momories 

  • Meltham, Holmfirth
  • FACEBOOK PAGE

Sat/Sun ~ 2/3rd ~ 1940s Weekend

  • Thorpe Camp Visitor Centre, Tattershall Thorpe, LN4 4PL
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm
  • Entry £5.00 per person - Under 12 free
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 2/3rd ~ Stapleford Salute to the 40s

  • Stapleford Miniature Railway, Stapleford Park near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 2SF
  • Public camping is available £40 per pitch including admission, email Alan :- events.fsmr@gmail.com to book.
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 2/3rd ~ Capel Military Show (MP)

  • Aldhurst Farm, Temple Lane, Capel, Surrey, RH5 5HJ
  • SAT NAV ~ RH5 5HJ. This postcode will get you to the correct area; however, you will need to look out for Capel Military Show event signage to direct you to the correct entrance.
  • Free Car Park
  • Dog Friendly
  • More FAQ for event
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 2/3rd ~ The 1940s Experience

  • Isle of Wight Steam Railway, The Railway Station, Havenstreet, Isle of Wight, PO33 4DS
  • Dogs Welcome, there is a charge.
  • Parking Looks to be Free for normal times not sure about event days.
  • TICKETS
  • WEBSITE

Sun ~ 3rd ~ Lathalmond Wartime & Defend Fife

  • Shed47 Railway Restoration Group,  at SVBM  M90 Commerce Park  Lathalmond,  by Dunfermline  KY12 OSJ
  • 10:00am - 4:00pm
  • WEBSITE

CANCELLED EVENTS FOR 2/3rd July

  • Severn  Valley  1940s  Weekend  Part  2
  • South Devon 1940s Festival



Fri/Sat/Sun ~ 8/9/10th ~ Vintage for Victory - Vintage Festival (MP)

  • Whitchurch Library Gardens, Park Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff, CF14 7XA
  • 9th & 10th site opens for day visitors 10:00am - 9:00pm
  • Early Bird Adult Tickets start at £25.00
  • Camping for weekend £35.00
  • WEBSITE 

Sat/Sun ~ 9/10th ~ Woodhall Spa 1940s Weekend

  • Jubilee Park, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, LN10 6QH
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 9/10th ~ 1940s Weekend

  • Black Country Living Museum, Tipton Rd, Dudley DY1 4SQ

Sun ~ 10th ~ 1940s Day

  • Heskin Hall, Wood Lane, Heskin, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 5PA
  • 10:00am-5:00pm
  • WEBSITE

CANCELLED EVENTS FOR THE 9/10th July

  • 1940s Weekend Steam, Aln Valley Railway



Fri/Sat/Sun ~ 15/16/17th ~ Market Rasen 1940s Event

  • Rugby Ground, Willingham Road, Market Rasen, LN8 3RE
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 16/17th ~ Battles for Victory (MP)

  • Manston Road, Birchington-on-Sea, Kent
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm each day
  • Pre-order £7.50 per day TICKETS, Pay at the door £10.00 per day, 13's and under FREE
  • Camping Available 
  • FACEBOOK , WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 16/17th ~ Lowerstoft 1940s Weekend

  • London Road South, Lowersoft, East Suffolk
  • 10am-3pm daily
  • More information can be found through this FACEBOOK PAGE

CANCELLED EVENTS FOR THE 16/17th July 

  • Peterlee 1940s Weekend
  • Wartime Bridgend



Sat/Sun ~ 23/24th ~ Lincoln 1940s Weekend

  • LINCOLN CATHEDRAL QUARTER, Bailgate and Steep Hill, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN1 3AA
  • 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Free
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 23/24th ~ Cherry Fair & 1940s Weekend

  • Bewdley Museum Load Street, Bewdley, DY12 2AE
  • WEBSITE

CANCELLED EVENTS FOR THE 23/24th July

  • 1940's Weekend, Statfold Barn Railway,
  • Leyburn 1940s Weekend
  • Shrewsbury 1940s Weekend



Sat/Sun ~ 30/31st ~ The Suffolk Military Show (MP)

  • Trinity Park, Felixstowe Rd, Ipswich IP3 8UH
  • For Sat Nav systems please enter our postcode IP3 8UH
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 30/31st ~ Old Buckingham Airfield Airshow

  • Old Buckenham Airfield, Abbey Road, Old Buckenham, NR17 1PU
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 30/31st ~ 1940s Homefront Vintage Pop-Up Market

  • M W Polymers Ltd The Sidings, Duffield Road Ind Estate Little Eaton, Derby DE21 5EG
  • 10am - 4pm
  • Free Entry
  • FACEBOOK POSTER LINK , WEBSITE

CANCELLED EVENTS FOR THE 30/31st JULY

  • War and Peace Revival

August

Sat ~ 6th ~ East Kirkby Airshow

  • Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Spilsby, Lincs, PE23 4DE
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 6/7th  ~ Morecambe 1940s Revival

  • Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 5
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 6/7th ~ Harborough at War (MP)

  • Market Harborough Showground, Public Access ~ Innovation Ctr Roundabout, Market Harborough, Leics, LE16 7WB
  • 9:00am – 5:00pm both days
  • Dog Friendly
  • Evening Dance
  • TICKETS
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 6/7th ~ Yanks are back in Saddleworth

  • New Venue address coming soon.
  • FACEBOOK 

Sun ~ 7th~ Poppies on the Prom

  • Mablethorpe (Sea Front), Lincolnshire, LN12
  • 10;00am - 5:00pm
  • FACEBOOK

CANCELLED EVENTS FOR THE 6/7th August

  • Mid Norfolk Railway at War



Fri/Sat/Sun ~ 12/13/14th ~ Salute to the 40s, 

  • International Bomber Command Centre, Canwick Ave, Lincoln LN4 2HQ
  • WEBSITE

Fri/Sat/Sun ~ 12/13/14th ~ Yorkshire Military Experience

  • Hunsworth Lane, Hunsworth, Nr Bradford, BD4 6RN
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm
  • WEBSITE 

Sat/Sun ~ 13/14th ~ Alford 1940s Weekend

  • Alford, Lincolnshire, LN13 9 
  • FACEBOOK 

Sat/Sun ~ 13/14th ~ 1940s Weekend

  • Stonehurst Family Farm & Museum, Bond Lane, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, LE12 7AA



Sat/Sun ~ 20/21st ~ Lytham 1940s Weekend 

  • Lytham Green, Lytham, Lancashire, FY8 5LD
  • FREE
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm
  • Parking £5 per car per day Lytham Green
  • FACEBOOK , WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 20/21st ~ Ramsey 1940s Weekend

  • The Camp, Wood Lane, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire.  PE26 2XB
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 20/21st ~ RAF Harrowbeer 1940s Weekend

  • RAF Harrowbeer, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6BT
  • FREE
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm
  • Parking details can be found HERE
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 20/21st ~ Whitehorse Military Show (MP)

  • The Hollow Bratton, Westbury, BA13 4TT
  •  £5, under 18s free
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm
  • FACEBOOK

Sat/Sun ~ 20/21st ~ 1940s Weekend

  • Chasewater Railway, Chasewater Country Park, Brownhills West Station, Pool Lane, Brownhills, Staffordshire, WS8 7NL
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm
  • FACEBOOK



Sat/Sun ~ 27/28th ~ AUGUST LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND

  • Eden Camp Modern History Museum Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 6RT
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun/Mon ~ 27/28/29th ~ Military Odyssey (MP)

  • Kent Showground, Maidstone, ME14 3JF
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun/Mon ~ 27/28/29th ~ Whitby War Weekend

  • Next to Whitby Abbey, Hawsker Lane, Whitby, YO22 4JR
  • 10:00am-5:00pm Sat & Sun, 10:00am-4:00pm Mon
  • Dogs welcome on lead
  • Camping avaiable
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun/Mon ~ 27/28/29th ~ The Way We Were (30s-50s) (MP)

  • East Somerset Railway, Cranmore, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4QP
  • Dog Friendly
  • 10:00am - 4:30pm
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 27/28th ~ Remember the 20th Century (MP)

  • Newark Air Museum, Drove Lane, Winthorpe, Newark, Notts, NG24 2NY
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun/Mon ~ 27/28/29th ~ Tanks Trucks and Firepower

  • The show ground is situated just 1 mile from Dunchurch Village Center on the A426 in Warwickshire and 5 miles from Rugby. Easy access off the A45 and M45. 
  • SATNAV POST CODE: CV22 6NR
  • WEBSITE

September

Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun ~ 1/2/3/4th ~ Dig for Victory

  • Beamish Museum, Beamish, County Durham, DH9 0RG
  • Dogs Welcome please see WEBSITE
  • WEBSITE

Fri/Sat/Sun ~ 2/3/4th ~ The Victory Show

  • Foxlands Farm, Cosby, Leicestershire, LE9 1SG
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 3/4th ~ 1940s Weekend

  • Milton Keynes Museum, McConnell Drive,  off H2 Millers Way,  Stacey Bushes,  MK12 5EL
  • FACEBOOK

Sat/Sun ~ 3/4th ~ Mizens Railway 1940s Weekend

  • Mizens Railway, Barrs Lane, Knaphill, Woking, Surrey, GU21 2JW
  • Free parking on site
  • Dogs welcome on leads at all times
  • WEBSITE

CANCELLED EVENTS FOR THE 3/4th September

  • Life on the Home Front Build up to D Day, Embsay Bolton Abbey Railway



Fri/Sat/Sun ~ 9/10/11th ~ Step back in Time

  • The Venue at Roses, Roses sports Field, North Warren Road, Gainsborough, DN21 2TU
  • FACEBOOK EVENT , FACEBOOK

Fri/Sat/Sun ~ 9/10/11th ~ Forties Weekend

  • West Somerset Railway, The Railway Station, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 5BG
  • FACEBOOK

Sat/Sun ~ 10/11th ~ Salute to the 40s,

  • Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust, 1st Floor North, Fitted Rigging House, Anchor Wharf, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TZ
  • SAT NAV Postcode ME4 4TY
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 10/11th ~ Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow

  • IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire, CB22 4QR
  • 10:00am - 4:00pm
  • WEBSITE

Sat ~ 10th ~ Salute to the 1940's

  • Marske Hall, Markse by the sea, TS11 6AA
  • 10:30am - 4:00pm

Sat ~ 10th ~ Desborough 1940s Day

  • Desborough Town Centre, Station Road, Kettering
  • 12:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Free Event
  • FACEBOOK

CANCELLED EVENTS FOR THE 10/11th September

  • 1940s Weekend Lincolnshire Wolds Railway
  • 1940s Day, Sandtoft Airfield



Fri/Sat/Sun ~ 16/17/18th ~ Grassington 1940s Weekend

  • National Park Centre, Grassington, Skipton BD23 5AT
  • 10:00am - 4:00pm
  • WEBSITE

Fri/Sat/Sun ~ 16/17/18th ~ 1940s Military Show

  • Betteshanger Park, Sandwich Road, Deal, Kent CT14 0BF
  • Tickets ~ Pre Booked  £7.50  (on the gate  £10.00) under 13's Free
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 17/18th ~ 1940s Weekend 

  • Holt/Sheringham, North Norfolk Railway
  • HOLT STATION ~ A free park & ride service using vintage buses will operate from Holt Rugby Club, Bridge Road (NR25 6QT) OR Parking will also be available at Gresham School (NR25 6EA), a short walk from Holt Station
  • WEYBOURNE STATION ~ A private car park will operate next to the railway at Sandy Lane, Weybourne (NR25 7AW) (a charge will apply – proceeds to Sheringham Youth Football Club)
  • SHERINGHAM STATION ~ There is very limited parking in the North Norfolk District Council car park adjacent to Sheringham Station (charges apply)
  • WEBSITE



Fri/Sat/Sun ~ 23/24/25th ~ Welshpool 1940s Weekend

  • Welshpool, Powys, Wales, SY21 7JQ
  • FREE
  • WEBSITE 

Sat/Sun ~ 24/25th ~ Fort for Victory

  • Gravesend Fort Gardenss, Gravesend, DA12 2BT
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm
  • FACEBOOK EVENT
  • FACEBOOK PAGE

Sat/Sun ~ 24/25th ~ Bletchley Park 1940s Weekend

  • Bletchley Park, Sherwood Drive, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK3 6EB

CANCELLED EVENTS FOR THE 24/25th September

  • Avon Valley Railway 1940s Weekend

October

Sat/Sun ~ 1/2nd~ Wallingford Back to the Forties

  • Cholsey & Wallingford Railway, Wallingford Station, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 9GQ
  • FACEBOOK , WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 1/2nd ~ Tanat Valley Light Railway WWII Event

  • Tanat Valley Light Railway, Nant Mawr Visitor Centre, off Blodwel Bank, Nant Mawr, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 9HW
  • Evening Dance
  • WEBSITE , FACEBOOK

Sat/Sun ~ 1/2nd ~ 1940s Historical Extravaganza

  • Blyth Road Showground, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 0UN
  • 10am-5pm
  • £5.00 per adult, under 16s (with paying adult) Free
  • Camping Available
  • Dog Friendly (there will be a battle in the afternoon)
  • Saturday Evening Dance
  • FACEBOOK PAGE


7-9th ~ Pickering Event Cancelled


Sat/Sun ~ 15/16th ~ 1940s Weekend

  • Papplewick Pumping Station, Rigg Lane, Ravenshead, Nottingham, NG15 9AJ
  • 10:30am-4:00pm
  • WEBSITE

Sat/Sun ~ 15/16th ~ 1940s Weekend

  • Rushden Transport Museum, Rushden Station, Station Approach, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 0AW
  • WEBSITE

November

Sat ~ 12th ~ Ossett in the 1940s

  • Ossett, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF5
  • 10:00am-5:00pm
  • Evening Dance
  • FACEBOOK

December

Sat/Sun ~ 10/11th ~ Wartime Christmas 2022

  • National Emergency Services Museum, The Old Police/Fire Station, West Bar, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 8PT
  • WEBSITE

Diary Dates 2023

January

February

March

April

8/9th ~ No Man's Land

May

6/7th ~ Operation Ashbourne

6/7th ~ Tilford at War

6/7th ~ RAF Elvington - We Will Meet Again


13/14th ~ Melton Mowbray 1940s Weekend


20/21st ~ Haworth 1940s Weekend

June

2/3/4th ~ Great Central Railway 1940s Weekend

3/4th ~ Brighouse 1940s Weekend

July

August

September

October

November

December

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