Rob Pulham
Western Thunderer
Guild Winter Show 2025
Date: Saturday 6th December 2025. 09:30 - 16:00 for all visitors
Location: Robin Park Leisure Centre, Loire Drive Newtown, Wigan, WN5 0UL View in Google Maps
Price: £12.00 for members. Members partners £12.00. £17.00 for all other visitors. Children £1.00
On-line tickets:
Click here to purchase tickets
Details of the event for 2025 are coming together nicely and the latest information is below
Layouts so far:
East Midlands Test Track
Weekend Yard
Willowbrook Marsh - Nigel Adams
RHIW Goch - Peter & James Hoyle
Halesfield TMD - Peter Grigg
Chipped Lane - Iain Chippendale
Oil Drum Lane - Allan Cordwell
Harzer - Ray O'Neill (German O Gauge)
Haymarket (Extended) by Alistair Tait.
East Road by Martin Poulter
Demonstrators so far:
Mike Sant - Lining
Rob Bishop - Soldering
Nick Dunhill - Loco Building from scratch
Robin Taylor - Topic TBC
Traders so far:
Societies attending so far with more to be confirmed ASAP.
Scale7 Group
MIOG
Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society
Getting to the Show
Driving
10 minutes from the M6.
15 minutes from M61.
There are several car parks around the venue. Many say they are free but actually they are free for 2 hours and because they are ANPR, if anyone stays more than 2 hours they will get a ticket.
The best place to go is the £6.00 (all day) car parks shown on the attached map which are to the left of the road which comes down from the Red Robin Pub towards the stadiums. (These might be £6.50 on match days). There is a foot path shown on the map
It is a lot cheaper than a parking fine or, come by train and get the bus
Public Transport
15 - 20 minutes walk from Wigan Railway Stations.
Frequent buses to the venue from Wigan Railway Stations.
602 – Wigan Bus Station – Ride 3 stops – Get off at Fire Station stop then walk past Asda towards Robin Park Leisure Centre
603 – Wigan Bus Station – Ride 3 Stops – Get off at Fire Station stop then walk past Asda towards Robin Park Leisure Centre
604 – Wigan Bus Station – Ride 7 Stops – Laurus Mews get off then walk past Pizza Hut towards Robin Park Leisure Centre
641 – Wigan Bus Station – Ride 3 Stops – Thomas Moore Gardens – Walk about 6 mins past Robin Park Shopping park.
604 and 641 are both circular bus routes
More information can be found on this website
How to Get to Robin Park in Wigan by Bus or Train?
We have tried to show the places to get off on the attached map.
If you look at a map you will see the venue is near to the large Robin Park Retail Park.
Date: Saturday 6th December 2025. 09:30 - 16:00 for all visitors
Location: Robin Park Leisure Centre, Loire Drive Newtown, Wigan, WN5 0UL View in Google Maps
Price: £12.00 for members. Members partners £12.00. £17.00 for all other visitors. Children £1.00
On-line tickets:
Click here to purchase tickets
Details of the event for 2025 are coming together nicely and the latest information is below
Layouts so far:
East Midlands Test Track
Weekend Yard
Willowbrook Marsh - Nigel Adams
RHIW Goch - Peter & James Hoyle
Halesfield TMD - Peter Grigg
Chipped Lane - Iain Chippendale
Oil Drum Lane - Allan Cordwell
Harzer - Ray O'Neill (German O Gauge)
Haymarket (Extended) by Alistair Tait.
East Road by Martin Poulter
Demonstrators so far:
Mike Sant - Lining
Rob Bishop - Soldering
Nick Dunhill - Loco Building from scratch
Robin Taylor - Topic TBC
Traders so far:
| 1039 Models |
| 55H |
| AirFramed |
| Bill Hudson Transport Books |
| Brushes 4 Models |
| Buzz Models |
| C & L Finescale Track Building Systems Ltd |
| Connoisseur Models |
| Craft Lighting |
| Dapol Ltd |
| Digitrains Ltd |
| Duncan Models |
| Ellis Clark |
| Ennis 75 Models |
| Footplate Models |
| Gladiator |
| Greenwood Track |
| Haywood Railway |
| James Green Artist |
| JSModels |
| Lanky Kits |
| LCUT Creative |
| Metalsmith (Leeds) Ltd |
| Midland Railway Society |
| MMM (Made in Manchester Models) |
| MMR Models |
| Modelu |
| Nick Tozer Railway Books |
| Northumbrian Painting Service |
| Online Models |
| P.R.Model Railway Products |
| Peter Clark Models |
| Premier Components |
| Primo Models |
| Ray Heard Model Railways |
| Sanspareil ICS |
| Shamrock Trains |
| Simon's Sort Out |
| Skytrex Ltd |
| Slaters Plastikard |
| Squires Model and Craft Tools |
| Steamline Ltd. |
| Tower Collection Blackpool |
| Tower Models |
| Trainsporters |
| Walsworth Models |
| White Rose Modelworks |
Societies attending so far with more to be confirmed ASAP.
Scale7 Group
MIOG
Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society
Getting to the Show
Driving
10 minutes from the M6.
15 minutes from M61.
There are several car parks around the venue. Many say they are free but actually they are free for 2 hours and because they are ANPR, if anyone stays more than 2 hours they will get a ticket.
The best place to go is the £6.00 (all day) car parks shown on the attached map which are to the left of the road which comes down from the Red Robin Pub towards the stadiums. (These might be £6.50 on match days). There is a foot path shown on the map
It is a lot cheaper than a parking fine or, come by train and get the bus
Public Transport
15 - 20 minutes walk from Wigan Railway Stations.
Frequent buses to the venue from Wigan Railway Stations.
602 – Wigan Bus Station – Ride 3 stops – Get off at Fire Station stop then walk past Asda towards Robin Park Leisure Centre
603 – Wigan Bus Station – Ride 3 Stops – Get off at Fire Station stop then walk past Asda towards Robin Park Leisure Centre
604 – Wigan Bus Station – Ride 7 Stops – Laurus Mews get off then walk past Pizza Hut towards Robin Park Leisure Centre
641 – Wigan Bus Station – Ride 3 Stops – Thomas Moore Gardens – Walk about 6 mins past Robin Park Shopping park.
604 and 641 are both circular bus routes
More information can be found on this website
How to Get to Robin Park in Wigan by Bus or Train?
We have tried to show the places to get off on the attached map.
If you look at a map you will see the venue is near to the large Robin Park Retail Park.