The Worthing and District Society of Model Engineers

Welcome to the website of the Worthing and District Society of Model Engineers. Whether you are an existing member of the Society, someone interested in model engineering or a member of the public looking for information on our next running day for the trains, we hope that you will find this site interesting. 

If you are interested in joining us please call into Field Place on one of our Thursday meeting evenings or on a Wednesday or on some  Saturday mornings. Alternatively you may use our Contact Us page to send an email or download and complete an application form. There is more information on the About us page.

We will be ready for the 2026 Season on 12th April

Our Track is back, refurbished and where needed, repaired. Having driven over it last Wednesday I can confirm that all is well, our track gang have completed the task and we are ready to go. I expect that there will be a few gremlins to be chased out for the restart of the 2026 season on the 12th of April.

If you have missed us or wonder what we get up to, then welcome back or in the latter case welcome in general. I am happy to tell you that the price of a ride remains the same as last year, namely £1 with children under 3, no charge so heres's to 1p.m. on the 12th for 3 hours of fun.

Our visitors safety is our primary concern here at Field Place so we have many members present on running days always on the look out for any potential hazards around or near the track. These members are not child minders, far from it and I would respectfully ask that all parents, grandparemts or responsable adults remain fully aware of what their charges are doing at all times and to keep them away from the moving trains. No racing alongside the trains or playing chicken please. We are all here to have a great time. Well behaved dogs on leads are welcome too but they do find the trains interesting, especially if family members are on board and are having fun.

Its rumoured that if you click on a picture comments will appear

 Our Facebook page carries any last minute changes due to bad weather any updates can be found at by searching for Modelengineersworthing on the facebook site or using the link below.

https://www.facebook.com/Modelengineersworthing Click on this link to get there

To all our visitors, all payments to us are cash only. We have neither the fascilities to accept cards nor can we afford the costs associated with such transactions. Cash helps us to keep our prices away from the cost of living increases that are rampant at the moment.

Autumn 25  Edition of our Newsletter.

Not the jovial addition we were hoping it would be as our editor Dereck Langridge, who has graced these pages for 17 years or more sadly and unexpected passed away after a short illness last month. He will be sadly missed by us at Field Place, by you, loyal readers and the members of his personal family that he leaves behind. Many thanks to club members who banded together to produce this edition on schedule

Click on the link below to be the recipient of this edition complete with afore mentioned corrections.

We are in the North West corner of Field |Place, beyond the Tennis Courts. I suggest that you use the first Car Park entrance on the Right after enetering Field Place having gone past the indoor bowling club on your left. Go through to the second part of the car park and from there there's a fairly direct footpath by the bowling greens on your left up to the footbridge access to the club house as ground level access to the track and clubhouse is closed off on public running days. However, there is a buggy park by our entrance and disabled acccess is provided should it be needed.

Our full postal address is

Worthing & District Society of Model Engineers

Field Place

Durrington,

Worthing

BN13 1NP