National Memorial Arboretum
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Great memorial to a past that mankind can hopefully learn from but I think its more a case of history repeating itself. I attended the Armed Forces day event which was very nice for adults and kids. Huge grounds and ample parking.
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Beautiful place 😁
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Absolutely fantastic place. A fabulous memorial to those that have served - and are still serving. Lots of history & facts to be learned.<br>Easily spend a few hours here & has a great canteen/restaurant too<br>Go there! You won't be disappointed!
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Superb place required more events on throughout the day to keep ones interest going
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Went to see Trench Brothers at the Arboretum. What a fantastic show , all the children the two soldiers the two puppet ladies and the pianist excellent
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Beautiful memorial.
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Fantastic place
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Excellent
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We were surprised at how many people were there, but spread out in the 300-acre site, there was an amazing sense of tranquillity. We met up in the reasonably-priced café. Car parking costs £3 for the day and entrance to the Arboretum is free.
This is not a War Graves Cemetery. So many trees have dedications, no serried ranks of headstones, just lots of care expressed in many different ways for those who have given their lives in service to us. Armed Forces in many forms, and other public servants including Police, Fire & Rescue, Ambulance, RNLI. Then those belonging to other organisations who died in the course of other duties.
Every memorial has a story. We took the land-train and were treated to a superb commentary as we meandered through the site and along the bank of the River Tame.
Having whetted our appetites, in both senses, we had lunch and then set off on foot to visit those places we had ear-marked on the tour or had identified on the map. There is so much to discover. Brilliant architecture, astronomy-based features, really creative ideas abound
All-in-all a wonderful day, not to be forgotten, possibly to be repeated!
This is not a War Graves Cemetery. So many trees have dedications, no serried ranks of headstones, just lots of care expressed in many different ways for those who have given their lives in service to us. Armed Forces in many forms, and other public servants including Police, Fire & Rescue, Ambulance, RNLI. Then those belonging to other organisations who died in the course of other duties.
Every memorial has a story. We took the land-train and were treated to a superb commentary as we meandered through the site and along the bank of the River Tame.
Having whetted our appetites, in both senses, we had lunch and then set off on foot to visit those places we had ear-marked on the tour or had identified on the map. There is so much to discover. Brilliant architecture, astronomy-based features, really creative ideas abound
All-in-all a wonderful day, not to be forgotten, possibly to be repeated!
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Beautiful and peaceful place to visit with many memorials. Very friendly and helpful staff. Well worth a visit, it's a special place
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The pride of Britain it's an astounding place.everyone should visit at least once
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Really worth a visit
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This is a must for EVERYONE to visit. An amazing place run by a dedicated and passionate team. My Grandad has a plaque here and out of literally 1000s I went straight to it. The food in the cafe is also excellent. The day we were there so we're the Gurkhas, and what polite, well mannered, and very smart young men they are. If you haven't been already put it on the top of your list of things to do.
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This is our second visit in a month. The first was for only 2 hours, not long enough, so today we spent 5 hours walking around the site.
So much to see, and so many 'lump in the throat' moments.
'The Christmas Truce' display and the 'Shot at Dawn' exhibit. This named all those young men, shot at dawn for military offences, including 'desertion'. Thankfully the government has accepted that shell shock was a valid reason, and all those young men have been pardoned.
All kinds of services are recognised, like fire and rescue, the WI, the Scouts, Wrens, and many different armed services around the world, who came to the fore in our conflicts.
So much to see, and so many 'lump in the throat' moments.
'The Christmas Truce' display and the 'Shot at Dawn' exhibit. This named all those young men, shot at dawn for military offences, including 'desertion'. Thankfully the government has accepted that shell shock was a valid reason, and all those young men have been pardoned.
All kinds of services are recognised, like fire and rescue, the WI, the Scouts, Wrens, and many different armed services around the world, who came to the fore in our conflicts.
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Very moving. Was surprised that there was no information about the pill box.
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absolutely brilliant very tastefully designed amazing
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Large place need some good walking shoes. Nice day out looking at war memorial.
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A must visit place for anyone interested in our history and how we have the freedom we enjoy. A very well thought-out and laid out tribute to those from many nations who sacrificed all to give us our lives today.
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A very moving visit which 3 hours didn't do justice to.
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A place like this has been a long time coming in the UK. The space itself is beautiful and has some wonderful, poignant memorials and not only to the military. It was sad to see more names being added to the wall commemorating the fallen since world war two. I could quite easily have spent the whole day here and plan to do so when I return in the near future. Next time I will use a guided headset but on this occasion we stopped whilst driving on to another engagement. Do plan to visit for a good amount of your day if you visit the arboretum. There is a good amount of parking and a great visitor centre.
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A fantastic day out
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Great place. Armed Forces Day. What a lot going on and things to see. Music.. flyby.. parachute landings.. Zip wire.. Climbing walls... Army football.. Archery.. and much much more. All staff very friendly and helpful. We didn't get to see the whole place so will come back. And it was free entry. Very moving place and much respect for those who gave their lives so we could live ours.
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Great place to visit
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Lovely tribute to not only our armed forces but many other groups and organisations. Lovely venue and well laid out. Flat level paths make it easy for all to get around
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Love this place, always a good afternoon out, lovely to stroll around, always very well kept and people always make you feel very welcome.
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