National Memorial Arboretum
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Great day out in the fresh air, well maintained and value for money with good COVID arrangements and disabled portaloos around the journey.
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An unnervingly moving place
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Amazing and poignant place to visit, highly recommended
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Absolutely fantastic. Beautiful setting. We spent 3 hours with our children who loved reading the memorials. I will certainly return in the near future
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Great day out
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Well worth a visit, you need to book in and only£4 for all day parking. Very well maintained with volunteers around to answer any questions. Lots more memorials since we last visited. Plenty of benches to sit and reflect very restorative especially after the year we have all had. How lucky are we to have this lovely place on our doorstep? A great spot down by the river for a picnic in the sun. Takeaway food and drinks available on site.
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You now have to book in advance online to come here. £4 to park & a donation if you can.
Time slots given for entry.
Two café areas open for take out snacks.
Car park was fairly busy on our visit.
The arboretum has vastly improved since my last visit.
The grass was neatly trimmed. Lots more memorials with a new memorial to police officers killed in the line of duty being built.
The ponds had mainly goose & a few ducks.
Some of the religious monuments like the Quaker & the Spiritualist were along way down on their own.
You can spend all day reading the vast number of memorials on stones, plaques, tree dedications etc. Each one tells a sad story of a life no longer here. Now nearly 400 memorials in the 150 acre site.
The big white / cream walls which is the armed forces memorial where all the names since post WW2 (1948) are on, didn’t have any entries listed for 2020 yet, but maybe its because of covid restrictions why none were added. Hopefully no more names mean no more deaths.
A chat with the volunteer gardeners is good too. We learnt about the Anne Frank garden, which has a tree which is never allowed to bloom as Anne Frank never saw it bloom either.
Pity the gift shop is still shut.
Time slots given for entry.
Two café areas open for take out snacks.
Car park was fairly busy on our visit.
The arboretum has vastly improved since my last visit.
The grass was neatly trimmed. Lots more memorials with a new memorial to police officers killed in the line of duty being built.
The ponds had mainly goose & a few ducks.
Some of the religious monuments like the Quaker & the Spiritualist were along way down on their own.
You can spend all day reading the vast number of memorials on stones, plaques, tree dedications etc. Each one tells a sad story of a life no longer here. Now nearly 400 memorials in the 150 acre site.
The big white / cream walls which is the armed forces memorial where all the names since post WW2 (1948) are on, didn’t have any entries listed for 2020 yet, but maybe its because of covid restrictions why none were added. Hopefully no more names mean no more deaths.
A chat with the volunteer gardeners is good too. We learnt about the Anne Frank garden, which has a tree which is never allowed to bloom as Anne Frank never saw it bloom either.
Pity the gift shop is still shut.
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Beautiful place really emotional when looking at the memorials. It's beautiful and well looked after.<br>Worth a look it's lovely
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A very peaceful and contemplative place. Wonderful sculptures and memorials at every turn. Friendly, helpful staff and guides happy to answer any questions. Highly recommended a very special place.
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Just a lovely place to visit, sit and reflect
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Just passing through
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Great day out, such a beautiful and peaceful place. Would recommend you spend the day there and there is an area for kids and good for dog walking. I will be returning.
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Great afternoon, peaceful and a lovely place to visit.
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Brilliant place, What a way to remember everyone who lost their lives serving for their country.
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Had a nice morning here.
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A wonderfully peaceful and inspiring place to visit. So many monuments and gardens to see, all beautifully maintained, and such an extensive area that you can have a quiet wander. I have visited many times, but I always find something new to admire.
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Lovely gardens and very informative. Disappointed that the Lion Shelter didn't have lions though ;-) Will definitely go back at Christmas to see the lightshow.
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Access by booking only, but a lovely walk around the site visiting memorials we wanted to see and others in general. Coffee shop was very good with drinks and hot/cold food. Well worth the visit again.
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Lovely peaceful environment.. Very well organised with Covid restrictions in place
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Excellent
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Excellant place , very well kept
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Interesting place very well organized with covid restrictions. The arboretum cover's a huge area, having a dog with us we kept to the dog trail. All gardens, trails & forest area's are very well kept coffee shop & toilets are open. lovely afternoon
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Visited here today with my son. The sun was shining and it's well worth a visit . It's such a beautiful place
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Always clean and beautifully presented
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Beautiful place to visit
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