National Memorial Arboretum
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Great place to visit, scooters available to hire and golf carts ferry people around the grounds. Staff very helpful. Canteen rather pricey. Charges for Car Park.
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Amazing and humbling place to visit
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Free to enter, £3 car park food great and reasonable prices .....nice place to walk and see trees and some super memorials
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Amazing place. Bit overwhelmed by the number and scale of the memorials. Definitely too much to take in during one visit. We wandered around in the Autumn sunshine for about 3 hours and barely scratched the surface.
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Splendid, especially with a buggy.
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Well worth a visit
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Pity we went on a cold day as there is lots to see.<br>There was a talk going on about the WWII Burma/Siam battle.<br>A section of the Burma railway can be seen.
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A beautiful and moving place.
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Went to the aboretum yesterday to see all the trees in their autumn splendour. Yes we saw the trees, but so, so much more. Did not really know what to expect but was amazed at what we did see. Difficult to describe how despite the tributes to the fallen in all the different wars, there is an overwhelming feeling of peace. The grounds are beautifully laid out so that there is plenty to see whilst also giving you space to think and contemplate. It is such an emotional place to visit despite the fact that I only know 1 person who lost their life in a war, but at not point did you feel it was maudlin.
It is so tastefully and gently done, particularly the Flags for the Fallen and the Armed Forces Memorial are outstanding, and the thought that has gone into the whole area is unbelievable.
We took our dog and was directed to the dog walking paths. These were lovely and still enabled you to see so much, and with 2 of us there it was very easy to leave the dog with one of us whilst the other went to the areas that the dog was not allowed in to, and then swap over. The cafe is also dog friendly and yes the dog was actually allowed in the cafe. The cafe did the best hot chocolate i have ever had.
We saw a number of guides throughout, and found them hugely knowledgeable, friendly and very helpful.
It was a bitterly cold day and we didn't get to see everything despite t=being there for nearly 4 hours, so we will just have to go again.
Thank you for all the hard work and attention to detail that has made this an incredible experience
It is so tastefully and gently done, particularly the Flags for the Fallen and the Armed Forces Memorial are outstanding, and the thought that has gone into the whole area is unbelievable.
We took our dog and was directed to the dog walking paths. These were lovely and still enabled you to see so much, and with 2 of us there it was very easy to leave the dog with one of us whilst the other went to the areas that the dog was not allowed in to, and then swap over. The cafe is also dog friendly and yes the dog was actually allowed in the cafe. The cafe did the best hot chocolate i have ever had.
We saw a number of guides throughout, and found them hugely knowledgeable, friendly and very helpful.
It was a bitterly cold day and we didn't get to see everything despite t=being there for nearly 4 hours, so we will just have to go again.
Thank you for all the hard work and attention to detail that has made this an incredible experience
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Excellent
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Very good place everyone should go and all schools should have to go we should never forget
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Great a lot to cover in a day
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A moving and emotional place. Worth the visit. Makes you think about the futility of war.
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A great place to visit! Beautiful grounds with lots of memorials. You see new things every time you go.
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Nice place to come if one as<br>any connection in what the place<br>represents.<br>Respecfull Yours.<br>RTBALL.
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Very moving
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Loved the grounds, it is massive. It was very good going round listen to what was said about all the different regiments
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Quite a moving place certainly with the centenary coming up. The memorials to all the different regiments and other nations and groups that have died in not just the two world wars but in service to their country.
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A moving and thought provoking place. We took the land train around the grounds and then went back to the areas we wanted to see more of. The Chapel holds a daily 2 minutes silence at 11am and the bastion memorial wall is incredibly moving whether you know names on it or not. A lovely an tranquil place that is an important place for so many people for so many reasons. Will definitely be going back.
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We’ve visited th N.M.A many times before and after they had done all the alterations ,which are very good and the cafe so much bigger. Everyone should go at least once ( they will soon return ) It’s good to be there in the chapel for 11am for the service and short talk about N.M.A. This is every day except Christmas Day I believe. There is a little train you can pay a small donation and this takes you a very good way around. We’ve done the walking around often but last time we took the train and still saw things we hadn’t seen before also the driver does commentary. It really is a must and I bet you have a tear at some stage of your visit.
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After years of intending to visit I finally went to the NMA. Why did I leave it so long??? The grounds are peaceful and memorials to our fallen surround the focal Armed Forces Memorial wall. As you walk around the grounds you come across memorials to groups of people/animals that don’t automatically spring to mind when thinking of conflict. The most touching moments for me were the Shot at Dawn Memorial, Bomb Disposal/Bravest do the Brave Memorial and the Far East POW building. Most impressive...the Parachute Regiment Airborne Forces Memorial but I am biased because it is my son’s regiment.
I went on a chilly breezy day and was thankful I had wrapped up, hat, scarf etc. Something to bear in mind because the site is very open to the elements.
I went on a chilly breezy day and was thankful I had wrapped up, hat, scarf etc. Something to bear in mind because the site is very open to the elements.
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Beautiful place!
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Paying respects to family members.
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Great place. Definitely worth a visit
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Wonderful place to visit. Very poignant. Good restaurant, 2 good cafes and a souvenir shop. Good parking, disabled facilities and dog walking.
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