Saturday, Sunday & Monday

23rd, 24th & 25th August 2008

Kent County Show Ground, Detling, Kent

August Bank Holiday 2008

Gates open at 9.30am (PRE PAID TICKETS 9.15am) with Arena Events commencing at 10.00am

  Booking forms for Traders, Vehicle Owners and Living History Displays are now available - click on appropriate side button.

Not only the Country's Largest Multi-Period Living History Event, but now the Worlds largest event of its type with a huge collectors market with hundreds of traders. 

To advertise in the Show Programme, please click here to print and complete the booking form – Closing Date for applications 5th May

Military Odyssey is proud to announce that some of the country's leading re-enactment/living history groups are attending in 2008. And would like to thank all the groups that attend and lend their support.

The Tank Museums Panzer III was at Military Odyssey 05 and will hopefully will be returning in the future.

German WW2 Jagdpanther Tank Destroyer

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's Staff Car

These are one of a kind Vehicles and we anticipate they will again be attending Military Odyssey.

Military Odyssey is supported by Gun Mart

 

For Ticket prices and details of Pre-Booking - Click HERE or on the Advanced Ticket Button. Book using Visa or Mastercard by phoning 01233 629 165 or 01233 628 181 ( booking fee applies )

 The weekend was packed with arena events staged by some of the country's best equipped living history enthusiasts. 

Members of the public being taught musketry and how to fire a canon.

 

The general public over the last five years have had the chance to see just how the many men and women throughout history performed their day to day duties, and literally had a chance to get their

 Hands on History

NAAFI wagon serves Tea

Perod costume design

Have a go archery

BBMF Fly Past weather permitting

942 years been invasions

A hand sewn copy of the Bayeux Tapestry will hopefully be displayed at Military Odyssey 2008.

 

Traders had a great long weekend's ( 4 days ) trading.  The Indoor market was heaving and the outdoor streets of traders were alive with collectors.

Most of the photographs featured on this site are from Images2view and a few from Mayhem Photographics, Geoff Buxton, Kevin Leighton, Andy Colborn, Phillip Royal, Paul Costen and Stuart Gould.  They are copyright of these companies or individuals and Military Odyssey thanks all of the above for the use of their photographs.

Hands on History

We have Forr Mobility on site to hire wheelchairs and scooters to help the less mobile enjoy the show.

If you need to contact them in advance, their details are:-

Andrew Forrester

01233 721589

info@forrmobility.co.uk

We will have mobile cash machines that will dispense cash on site over the weekend.