Winter is a long wait for military aviation fans, and Threshold’s one-day fair in Swindon is built to fill it. Traders and collectors bring books, models, patches, prints and other military aviation merchandise to the Village Hotel at Shaw Ridge for a Sunday morning of browsing and buying. It’s a short event, 10am to 1.30pm with last entry at 1pm, so it’s worth arriving early if there’s something particular you’re hunting for.

Dates: Sunday 7 February 2027, 10am to 1.30pm (last entry 1pm).

Official website: https://www.threshold.aero/fairs/mil

Where to stay

If you’re travelling in the night before, there’s a choice of hotels around West Swindon and the M4. Compare them here: