Skirmish Magazine

27/09/2025

Big show next weekend - don't miss "Battles through History"

25/09/2025

We'll be there with our 54mm scale 19th Century battle of Tel-El Kebir

Wargamers unite! Over in the Norfolk Pavilion we have the Wargaming and Modelmaking Hall, with both traders and game displays, We also have more over in the Abergavenny building due to high demand including a miniature painting workshop! Here are some of the displays and traders you will find at the show!
Portsmouth Napoleonic Association - Display
Cunning Artificer
Hit & Crit Games
Parabellum Miniatures
Sheppey Models
Tabletop Rescue
F4freddieterrafirma
Athena Miniatures
Beowulf Miniatures Printing
Thimblerig Cards
The Pit Gaming Shop & Eagle Figures
Andrew At Replica MetalSoldiers
Thiad Games LTD
Dorset Georgian Miniatures
Modular Worlds LTD
FabledRolls - Roleplaying & Tabletop Supplies
Crawley Wargames Club Display
Black Rabbit Miniature Painting
Braunton Scale Model Club display
The Victorian Association display
Dice and Diabetes (a subset of Milton Hundreds Wargames Club) Display
And many other traders too!
Many of our traders offer a pay and collect at show service, so don't delay, get all you need to play!
Photo taken last year in the Abergavenny Building, we have upgraded them to the carpeted Norfolk Pavilion downstairs hall, the ones late to the party are still in the Abergavenny!

25/09/2025

Multiperiod Events have animals on show too!

25/09/2025

The countdown is on for this brilliant multiperiod show! Come and find us in the Norfolk Pavilion with the Wargames and Author talks.

14/09/2025

Here is a list of all the groups coming to "Battles through History" in October! We're in the Norfolk Pavilion at the show, with lots of show deals, and with the Wargaming displays. Pop in and pick up a bargain!

01/09/2025

Here’s a list of almost everything we have at the show this year! 4th & 5th Oct. Battles Through History Military Show South of England Showground, Ardingly, W Sussex RH17 6TL
________________________________________
Living History Comes Alive
• 80 Living History Groups spanning 2000 years of military history.
• 900+ reenactors bringing the past to life.
• 3 arenas with battles all day, plus drill, skirmishes, and combat displays around the showground
• WW2 finale in the main arena
________________________________________
Military Might & Machines
• 200+ military vehicles, including the WWI tank
• 3 helicopters
• The Field Gun Sports team
• Remote-controlled boats and tanks in battle
• Cannons and a noon day gun
• Vehicle Parade
________________________________________
Stars, Stories & Speakers
• 18 Authors signing, selling, and sharing their books.
• 8 Speakers in the new Speakers’ Corner including David Willey, curator of the tank museum, and Jim Dowsall, stunt man extraordinaire.
• Museum displays and talks
• All Forces Cadets
________________________________________
Family Fun & Fantastic Entertainment
• Pirates and Pirate School
• Star Wars Vaders Raiders & the Taun Taun you can sit on
• Indiana Jones props, vehicles – and our very own Indy
• Combat Knights, Warrior Training & Axe Throwing
• Archery, Crossbows & Catapults
• Rifle Range & Sniper Alley
• Giant Inflatable Assault Course
• Wargaming and modelling displays
• Miniature painting workshops
________________________________________
Music, Performance & Atmosphere
• Caledonian Pipe Band
• Fiona Harrison – the voice in a million
• Falconry displays throughout the weekend
• Saturday night quiz night & live band
• Friday night cinema for campers – Monty Python and the Holy Grail and group Karaoke
• A Jester
• A Stilt walker
________________________________________
Traders & Treats
• 130+ traders including artisan makers, reenactor suppliers, militaria, wargaming, children’s items, quirky finds, vintage, and artisan food & drink
• Vintage Tea Room and 18 caterers/coffee stands
• 3 bars (2 x daytime plus one nighttime
________________________________________
The Animals of History
• 7 horses
• 2 camels – a first for a military show!
• a man with a duck!
And let’s not forget Corporal Brock the shows new mascot!!

01/09/2025

Put this Event in your diary - first weekend in October - the last (possibly) large multiperiod event of 2025! Come and find us at the show in the Wargaming and writers hub in the Norfolk Pavilion

Here’s a list of almost everything we have at the show this year! 4th & 5th Oct. Battles Through History Military Show South of England Showground, Ardingly, W Sussex RH17 6TL
________________________________________
Living History Comes Alive
• 80 Living History Groups spanning 2000 years of military history.
• 900+ reenactors bringing the past to life.
• 3 arenas with battles all day, plus drill, skirmishes, and combat displays around the showground
• WW2 finale in the main arena
________________________________________
Military Might & Machines
• 200+ military vehicles, including the WWI tank
• 3 helicopters
• The Field Gun Sports team
• Remote-controlled boats and tanks in battle
• Cannons and a noon day gun
• Vehicle Parade
________________________________________
Stars, Stories & Speakers
• 18 Authors signing, selling, and sharing their books.
• 8 Speakers in the new Speakers’ Corner including David Willey, curator of the tank museum, and Jim Dowsall, stunt man extraordinaire.
• Museum displays and talks
• All Forces Cadets
________________________________________
Family Fun & Fantastic Entertainment
• Pirates and Pirate School
• Star Wars Vaders Raiders & the Taun Taun you can sit on
• Indiana Jones props, vehicles – and our very own Indy
• Combat Knights, Warrior Training & Axe Throwing
• Archery, Crossbows & Catapults
• Rifle Range & Sniper Alley
• Giant Inflatable Assault Course
• Wargaming and modelling displays
• Miniature painting workshops
________________________________________
Music, Performance & Atmosphere
• Caledonian Pipe Band
• Fiona Harrison – the voice in a million
• Falconry displays throughout the weekend
• Saturday night quiz night & live band
• Friday night cinema for campers – Monty Python and the Holy Grail and group Karaoke
• A Jester
• A Stilt walker
________________________________________
Traders & Treats
• 130+ traders including artisan makers, reenactor suppliers, militaria, wargaming, children’s items, quirky finds, vintage, and artisan food & drink
• Vintage Tea Room and 18 caterers/coffee stands
• 3 bars (2 x daytime plus one nighttime
________________________________________
The Animals of History
• 7 horses
• 2 camels – a first for a military show!
• a man with a duck!
And let’s not forget Corporal Brock the shows new mascot!!

17/05/2025

Check out Evesham Medieval Market this weekend

25/04/2025

Arrival instructions for participants at Avoncroft ILHF

25/04/2025

Arrival instructions for participants at ILHF at Avoncroft

13/04/2025

A short promo (in French) of the Battle of Waterloo 2026