National Memorial Arboretum

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Wonderful, thought provoking place. Lovely to walk round but the train is great for the less able. A must to visit.
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A lovely place for quiet reflection. Well cared for and very much appreciated Memorial. Beautiful bronze statues and very skilful layout allowing a shaft of light through the stones onto a wreath.<br>Good size car park, excellent cafe and facilities.
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Very moving, beautiful site, probably even more beautiful when the trees are in leaf! I will certainly go back.
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Lovely place for a stroll, parking is a bit on the high side though
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First and foremost 100% you MUST visit this poignant place at least once in your life, let the significance of it seep in and reflect.

I arrived first thing in the morning and to state the boring it really seems bizarre you have to pay for parking, The car park as far as I remember is only for the NMA and you have to pay entry so here in particular is just seems inappropriate. Anywho onwards upwards. I was met by a gaggle of great staff keen to help. I opted for the ground train option to get a good overview which I thought was very good and informative. Don’t underestimate the size of the property, it’s huge.

Before heading out I took a moment to reflect in the chapel and really rather liked the prayer on the outside. The ground train was a good experience however given I was literally the only person on it I felt the driver could have been a tad more accommodating and helpful, he repeatedly pointed out how if I got off he could not wait which I thought was a tad OTT given how quiet it was and I was the only passenger.

Folks forgive me if this is stating the obvious but this a memorial arboretum, I originally thought it was akin to war cemeteries but that is not the concept here and as far as I know, no one is actually buried here. Having said that the memorials really are quite spectacular and cover every topic, giving much food for thought. Particular memorable ones are the Poppy memorial, the Camp Bastion Memorial erected here again by the soldiers themselves is very poignant with its simple cross and the Christmas Truce Memorial is rather nice and I thought well worth the hike. The Armed Forces Memorial is seminal and being able to see all the names there up to the very latest is extremely powerful.

I thought the shop was good but unclear which items are pure commercial and which provided funds which go to the NMA or British legion.

Please make your respects to the past and our heritage.
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Poignant memory to all those who have lost their lives to give us our freedom.
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Very good . Nicely done but not really an arboretum as the trees are too young
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Great walk today, beautiful memorial
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Such a lovely place
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Its a lovely walk. And realy nice to place to have a coffee people are always lovely .
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Lovely morning at PDSA dog walking event. There are dog walking paths, plenty of bins and even dog friendly cafe.
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Very lovely place.
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A place I think everyone should visit if only to show appreciation for the people who have made the ultimate sacrifice. We got the land train which gives you an audio explanation as you travel around.
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Wonderful and peaceful
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Well worth a visit for everyone
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Its been a while since i last visited but some friends were staying over who had never been so we took a trip to see it again, its a stunning place, simple and effective, well maintained and deeply moving as you wander around, everyone should visit at least once, lest we forget.
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What an amazing place to visit! Wonderful to walk around and see the amazing monuments to our hero’s. Vast place to walk around so peaceful so beautiful.
They’ve also got a lovely restaurant where you can have drinks with snacks or an amazing roast dinner with desert for a really affordable prices and very tasty would definitely recommend a visit and enjoy a break! The staff are cheerful as so helpful and knowledgeable!
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This is such a wonderful place to be .<br>Staff very knowledgeable. This is such a humbling place to be
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Ride To The Wall every year we can, weather not good last time but didn't deter true supporters to this great evrnt.
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Such a wonderfully peaceful place
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Beautiful place. Staff are very friendly and knowledgeable. A great memorial to all our military services. Gift shop has some amazing gifts which contributes straight back into the arboritum. The restaurant also provides a wide range of food which the 100% of the charges go directly back into the arboritum and staff that volunteer there.
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Lovely and emotional place with so much to learn and be thankful for.
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This memorial to those who have fallen in war. There are so many tributes and we were glad to go on a buggy tour with a most helpful, friendly and knowledgeable guide, who explained the different tributes. It is very modern and quite stark. The large restaurant was welcome on a very cold day!
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A great place to vist
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Amazing place so thought provoking and humbling I liked its scattered memorials to long lost regiments, newly formed regiments and other services military and non military remembered in particular a memorial to those affected by terrorism overseas my friend was killed on the beach in Tunisia.
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