WonderWorks Margate

Porsche GB Car Meet
2025-03-16 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | The WonderWorks, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JX, United Kingdom
FREE EVENT: Pocher & Porsche Club GB – Kent Region Collaboration at The WonderWorks

Pocher is excited to announce a special collaboration with Porsche Club GB – Kent Region, bringing a one-of-a-kind event to The WonderWorks.
Attendees will have the chance to view the stunning Pocher Porsche 917K Gulf Edition model kit, plus the newly announced Porsche 917KH Martini Edition which was announced in January 2025. Alongside this, Pocher will showcase other world-class models. Guests will also have the opportunity to check out impressive Half Scale Cars and meet Porsche driver Toby Trice, sharing his passion for Porsche racing and presenting a special prize.
Event Highlights:

Exclusive Displays: See the Pocher Porsche 917K – Gulf Edition, commemorating the 1971 Monza victory, as well as the Porsche 917KH Martini Edition, revealed in January 2025. These models are perfect examples of Pocher’s renowned attention to detail and craftsmanship.
Porsche Drivers: Meet Toby Trice and hear about his Porsche experiences and driving adventures.
Half-Scale Cars: Explore a selection of incredible half-scale Porsche models on display.
Complimentary Access: Drivers can enjoy complimentary access to The WonderWorks experience on the event day.
Locally Sourced Refreshments: The WonderWorks café will be serving locally sourced refreshments for purchase.
Pocher Shop: Don’t miss the Pocher shop, where you can purchase exclusive products and limited-edition items.

Important Information:

Free Entry: Free entry to The WonderWorks exhibition is available to Porsche drivers only on the event day (shown key at entrance).
Car Park: Please note that the car park will be closed to the public during the event. Parking will be open to Porsche Club GB members and disabled parking spaces will open a normal.
Refreshments: The WonderWorks café will be serving locally sourced refreshments for purchase.
Special Offers: Remember Porsche Club GB members can claim 10% discount at The WonderWorks on HK118 and BUNDLEP05 using code PCGB.

For more information about the Pocher Porsche 917 Collection and how to acquire these exclusive models, please visit Pocher UK.

To learn more about Porsche Club GB and the event, visit Porsche Club GB.

We look forward to welcoming you to this unforgettable day!

Warlord Games Night
2025-03-20 17:00 - 20:30, 2025-04-24 17:00 - 20:30 | The WonderWorks, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JX, United Kingdom
Doors will open at 5pm with games starting at 6pm and running until 8:30pm.
Please note that the café will have different opening times. The café will only be open for hot and cold food until 6pm, but drinks and snacks can still be purchased after this.
We have the following boards available for the evening:
-Desert
-Plain grass
-Winter
-Normandy Farm
-Town
-River
– Blood red skies
– 4×4 grass

As always, £3 a player and email wonderworksmargate@hornby.com to book your table.
Non players are welcome to come and take a look, or build some figures at our demo area.
See you all then!

Motorholics Car Meet
2025-03-23 10:00 - 14:00 | The WonderWorks, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JX, United Kingdom
FREE EVENT: Come and enjoy looking at Motorholics cars at their next Car Meet on Saturday 16th November, 10am – 2pm.
The WonderWorks exhibition will be open as usual, as will the cafe and shop. Please note that the car park will be closed to the public for the event, however Marshalls will be on hand to assist. Blue badge holders will have access to the two disabled parking spaces.

Mother's Day Afternoon Tea
2025-03-28 12:00 - 14:00 | The WonderWorks, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JX, United Kingdom
Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea!

Join us on Friday 28th March between 12:00 – 14:00 for a Mother’s Day afternoon tea special!

Enjoy a special offer on our afternoon tea for Mother’s Day—just £20, including entry into the Wonderworks experience! Hurry, though—there are only 8 spaces available!

If you would like to reserve a space, please ring 01843233524 to secure your booking and pay for your spaces over the phone.

We look forward to welcoming you soon!

CLOSED for Stock Take
2025-04-01 | The WonderWorks, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JX, United Kingdom
We will be closed today for stock take, sorry for any inconvenience.

Easter Biscuit Decorating
2025-04-09 10:00 - 14:00 | The WonderWorks, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JX, United Kingdom
Join us this Easter and let your imagination run wild with some tasty treats!
For £2.00 per biscuit, you can decorate your own Easter Bunny shaped treat! This is fun for all the family to enjoy!
Running between 10am-2pm, don’t miss out on this egg-citing event!
This event will be repeated on Monday 14th April.

£2 Entry for Everyone!
2025-04-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Kent
Come and join us as we offer £2.00 entry to every visitor to the Wonderworks! Be sure to hurry…this offer only lasts for one day (Friday 11 April)

Easter Biscuit Decorating
2025-04-14 10:00 - 14:00 | The WonderWorks, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JX, United Kingdom
Join us this Easter and let your imagination run wild with some tasty treats!
For £2.00 per biscuit, you can decorate your own Easter Bunny shaped treat! This is fun for all the family to enjoy!
Running between 10am-2pm, don’t miss out on this egg-citing event!

Motorholics Car Meet
2025-04-19 10:00 - 14:00 | The WonderWorks, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JX, United Kingdom
FREE EVENT: Come and enjoy looking at Motorholics cars at their next Car Meet on Saturday 19th April, 10am – 2pm.
The WonderWorks exhibition will be open as usual, as will the cafe and shop. Please note that the car park will be closed to the public for the event, however Marshalls will be on hand to assist. Blue badge holders will have access to the two disabled parking spaces.

Mustang Car Meet
2025-04-27 10:00 - 12:00 | The WonderWorks, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JX, United Kingdom
Please join us as we host the Federation of Historic British Vehicles Club as part of their National Drive It day. This free event will see several amazing cars meet in our car park, so please join us to see some truly awesome vehicles!
Please note that our car park will be closed for this event, but our two disabled bays will still be open for use by blue badge holders. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Hornby TT:120 Book Signing by Simon Kohler
2025-05-10 10:00 - 13:00 | The WonderWorks, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JX, United Kingdom
NEW EVENT ALERT! FOR ONE DAY ONLY!

Join us in welcoming Simon Kohler, Formerly Hornby’s Marketing & Product Development Director for an exclusive book signing event! He will be signing copies of his new book ‘Hornby TT:120: One Size Suits All’.

This event will be for one day only, taking place on Saturday 10th May 2025, 10:00am-13:00pm.

Warlord Games Historical Wargaming Night
2025-05-22 17:00 - 20:30, 2025-06-26 17:00 - 20:30, 2025-07-24 17:00 - 20:30, 2025-08-21 17:00 - 20:30, 2025-09-18 17:00 - 20:30 | The WonderWorks, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JX, United Kingdom
Join us for a historical wargaming evening with Warlord Games, and recreate some of the greatest battles in history! From Hannibal’s defeat of the Romans, to the fields of Waterloo or the beaches of Normandy, we have wargaming tables to suit all! We have the following boards available for games of Bolt Action, Black Powder and Hail Caesar:
-Desert
-Plain Grass
-Winter
-European Farm
-Town
-River
– 4×4 plain grass (there are two of these available)

We also have a board available for Blood Red Skies, in which you can recreate some of the most intense air battles of the Second World War.
If you are new to historical wargaming, please feel free to come along and watch the games. If you are interested in building your armies in a friendly environment, or even maybe taking part in a demonstration game, please feel free to come and join us at our demo area.

To book a table, please email wonderworksmargate@hornby.com to secure your booking. It is £3.00 a player, and the doors open at 17:00 with games starting at 18:00. The cafe will be open for drinks all evening, but food will stopped being served at 18:00.

Scalextric Racing
2025-05-25 10:00 - 2025-05-28 14:00 | The WonderWorks, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JX, United Kingdom
Ready, Set, Race! Will you be crowned champion of The WonderWorks Scalextric Race Event?
Be in with the chance of winning a Scalextric set worth £149.99, with more prizes for 2nd and 3rd places.
just £2 per person from Sunday 25th – Wednesday 28th May, 10am – 2pm.

WonderWorks Photography Competition
2025-06-01 10:00 - 15:30 | The WonderWorks, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JX, United Kingdom
Running throughout the whole of June, join us in taking part in our first ever photo competition!
If you are a keen photographer as well as a fan of scale models, model railways, or Scalextric layouts, then this free* event is for you! While exploring the WonderWorks experience, feel free to take photos of anything around the experience and send them to wonderworksmargate@hornby.com. This event will finish on Monday 30th June.
Winners will receive a free Annual pass to the WonderWorks!
*Please note, this competition is running for those who have purchased a valid WonderWorks entry ticket.

Dads go free this Father's Day
2025-06-15 10:00 - 15:30 | The WonderWorks, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JX, United Kingdom
Dads go free this Father’s Day into The WonderWorks

WonderWorks Photography Competition Ends!
2025-06-30 10:00 - 16:00 | The WonderWorks, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JX, United Kingdom
Today is the last day of our WonderWorks photography competition!
Be sure to send your photos to the email address: wonderworksmargate@hornby.com to be in with a chance of winning a free Annual Pass to the WonderWorks!

15th Anniversary
2025-07-02 10:00 - 15:30 | The WonderWorks, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JX, United Kingdom
Come celebrate us being open and trading as a shop, museum and café for 15 years in Margate HQ.

Free entry for everyone today!
Birthday cake in Café.
Special offers on selected items.

The Wonderworks Group Build Finishes
2025-07-05 | The WonderWorks, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JX, United Kingdom
The WonderWorks Group Build finishes today!

***COMPLETION***-Once participants have completed their build, they must reveal final photos of their builds before the deadline 23:00 5th July, using the hashtag #wwgb2025. Final photos must be sent over to us here for judging. There will need to be 8 final photos submitted, these being: front, back, left side, right side, top, bottom, close up and a wide-angle photo to allow for fair judgement of the work. Please send these photos to wonderworksmargate@hornby.com. All entries will then be shortlisted, with the final 10 being judged by Dale Luckhurst, head of Airfix, who will pick the first, second and third place winners. Any shortlisted builds will have the potential to be displayed within the WonderWorks until the end of October 2025, as part of our commemorative displays planned within the site.
***DURATION***- This group build will last from Saturday 18th January 2025, and conclude at 23:00 on Saturday 5th July 2025.

Wonderworks Commemorates Battle of Britain 85
2025-07-12 10:00 - 15:00 | The WonderWorks, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JX, United Kingdom
Join us at the Wonderworks* as we commemorate the 85th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain. We will be hosting several museums and memorial sites associated with the Battle, as well as other engaging activities!
Immerse yourselves in the story of the Battle, in a part of the country that would have been witness to much of the Battle during the summer of 1940.
*This is a free event, but some activities will incur a charge. Charges for these events are yet to be confirmed.

The WonderWorks x One:One Collection Open Weekend
2025-08-09 09:30 - 16:00, 2025-08-10 09:30 - 16:00 | The WonderWorks, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JX, United Kingdom
Welcome to the Hornby Hobbies x One:One Collection Open Weekend at The WonderWorks by Hornby Hobbies! In celebration of Railway 200, the bicentenary of passenger rail, we are giving you the opportunity to explore Hornby’s rich heritage, enjoy model railway exhibitions, see exhibits from all our iconic brands, and get an exclusive preview of the One:One Collection’s full size locomotives, large scale engineered locomotives and an amazing O gauge working layout. With live music and much more, it’s a weekend not to be missed!
Tickets available online, instore or on the day. | Limited parking available – first come, first served.
All ticket holders joining us on 9–10 August will enjoy a £5 gift voucher – perfect for a treat in the shop or café.
Please note:
Ticket refunds will only be issued in exceptional circumstances and at our discretion, where a valid reason is provided.
Visitors entering the One:One Collection will do so subject to their acknowledgement and understanding of the following conditions:

Entry to the One:One Collection Museum is by prior ticket purchase only
The museum is a work in progress – the site owners have taken all reasonable steps to make the passage of visitors safe.
Known hazards are identified and access will be restricted where necessary.
Children must be supervised at all times.
Access to certain areas may not be suitable for disabled/ wheelchair users.
The exhibits on display are valuable and must not be touched or damaged in any way.

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Clearance Sale- Up to 50% Off
2025-08-22 10:00 - 2025-08-24 15:00 | The WonderWorks, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JX, United Kingdom
Clearance sale is back up to 50% off selected items!

Are you looking to add to your collection or starting a new hobby then this is the place for you to dive in and find some bargains

Find us set up in the café area on the dates below:
Friday 22nd August 10-3pm
Saturday 23rd August 10-3pm
Sunday 24th August 10-3pm

*Valid club discount only applies on items at 30% off, please make sure you have an email to show you are a club member ready at the tills to show staff before payment.
*Items are sold as seen

Porsche Car Meet
2025-08-31 10:00 - 14:00 | The WonderWorks, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JX, United Kingdom
FREE EVENT: Pocher is excited to announce regular car meets for Porsche owners and enthusiasts in Southeast England, celebrating the 1:8 scale Porsche 917 Pocher Model Kits.
Partnering with The Independent Porsche Enthusiasts Club, events will be held at The WonderWorks.
Attendees can view the Pocher Porsche 917K Gulf Edition and the newly announced Pocher Porsche 917KH Martini Edition model kits and other models while drivers can enjoy complimentary access into The WonderWorks experience. The on-site WonderWorks café will also offer locally sourced refreshments for purchase, and the shop will also be open.
TIPEC: free exhibition entry on event day (drivers only by showing Porsche car key).
Please note that the car park will be closed to the public for this event.

Mustang Car Meet
2025-09-07 10:00 - 12:00 | The WonderWorks, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JX, United Kingdom
Please join us as we host the Federation of Historic British Vehicles Club! This free event will see several amazing cars meet in our car park, so please join us to see some truly awesome vehicles!
Please note that our car park will be closed for public use for this event, but our two disabled bays will still be open for use by blue badge holders. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Clearance Sale- up to 50% off
2025-09-26 10:00 - 2025-09-28 15:00 | The WonderWorks, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JX, United Kingdom
Clearance sale is back up to 50% off selected items!

Are you looking to add to your collection or starting a new hobby then this is the place for you to dive in and find some bargains

Find us set up in the café area on the dates below:
Friday 26th sept 10-3pm
Saturday 27th Sept 10-3pm
Sunday 28th Sept 10-3pm

*Valid club discount only applies on items at 30% off, please make sure you have an email to show you are a club member ready at the tills to show staff before payment.
*Items are sold as seen
