National Memorial Arboretum
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A fantastic place, steeped in history and memorials. An utter joy to visit.
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Wonderful experience and very humbling<br>Well worth a visit
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lovely peaceful place but the restaurant not very wheelchair friendly
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Very moving and beautiful place. Beware if you have a dog you are not permitted to see very much at all, as you have to stay on the outside path. Its best to leave your dogs at home for this visit they're not really welcome.
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We visited this monument as a family member is listed on the memorial wall. It was an emotional, yet uplifting experience. This is such a peaceful and beautiful place. Everything has been carefully thought out and even though construction work is being undertaken, we didn't find that this spoiled our visit. It is vast and very thought provoking. The restaurant has a good selection of food on offer and the staff are friendly. We did a tour which was very informative. We would definitely visit again.
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Really interesting place, lots of walking, very peaceful and an eye opener, brings to life the amount of men and woman we lost.
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Very somber experience. Very lovely place to visit and pay your respects.<br>Staff were very helpful, polite and friendly.<br>Look forward to the next trip there.
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150 Acres of Tranquility with around 350 Memorials, a place that persons of any persuasion should visit at least once in their life. There are spacious places to dine, relax and refresh. Everywhere is Scooter, Wheelchair and Buggy friendly. Entrance is free other than the Exhibition (a must), and the Road Train, suggest that you use the Train at the start of the day as it will give you a guide to where everything is.
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This place is not all about war. Although many of the memorials reflect the armed forces, there are plenty of other organisations represented including civilians, children and even animals. It would be best not to try to see everything in just one visit and is deserving of the highest accolade. The staff are friendly and helpful, the service is outstanding and the facilities excellent.
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Had a lovely day lots to see staff all friendly. Weather great. Will come again.
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This is the best one we've been to go quite often my husband was in army and T A its just a lovely place to visit.
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Great place to visit
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Fantastic Tribute..
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Beautiful place, £3 all day parking fee ! This place is a must, shame our lost men n women will never see it, amazing day, yet sad n emotional!
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An inexpensive (£3.00 to park all day and no admission fee) but thought-provoking place to visit. Very worthwhile indeed. Beautiful arboretum with 75miles of walkways around which backs on to the river Tame and national forest (all accessible) This is not a memorial park just for the ‘services’ but other organisations too e.g railway personnel, circus folk etc. People have remembered loved ones by paying for a beautiful tree to be planted in their memory. Gorgeous blossom all around when I visited. There are regular special days (see their website) and on the day I visited it was ‘vintage’ day with 40’s live music, costumes and memorabilia plus a pop up craft market. There is access to the main monument by stairs which is a great shame for veterans in wheelchairs as I walked all the way round but couldn’t see a ramp access. The food in the cafe quickly sold out on the busy day too. Overall a fabulous place to visit and for me a place to remember dear friends from the services sadly departed too early.
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Incredible grounds. Well worth repeated visits.
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Fantastic place staff are great.
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Everyone should go and see this
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Great Sunday lunch in a beautiful environment
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everyone should take the time to visit....
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I have no words to describe this experience ... It is a must see tribute, and history lesson counted in lives of the fallen. I urge everyone to visit....
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First class experience
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A wonderful place , very thought provoking.
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We spent 5-6 hours on Bank Holiday Sunday in glorious sunshine walking around the arboretum and using the cafe facilities. Excellent, friendly & welcoming staff. Beautiful trees and loads of seats in both sunny & shady areas. Reasonable prices in the cafe, and hopefully most people give a donation as suggested. Shame it was so noisy around the chapel area (singing/music) as it spoilt the peace required, and we didn't quite understand the purpose of the entertainment. Did hear that some staff in cafe area had started at 9am and still on duty at 4pm with only a 5 min break, which really isn't acceptable and needs sorting. The memorials are very moving, especially the Shot at Dawn, where I could easily have wept.
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This is so worth a visit. The Armed Forces Memorial wall is stunning and very moving as it honours those who have given their life in service of their Country in conflicts since the Second World War. The empty panels serve to highlight the reality that more names will sadly be added in the future. The alignment and axis of the Memorial portray a greater meaning and draws inspiration from prehistoric monuments. At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month the sun's rays stream through the door within one of the sculptures, illuminating the wreath in the centre of the Memorial. I found the Shot at Dawn memorial extremely thought provoking and immensely moving.
To get the best out of a visit, make sure you allow lots of time to walk the site and allow time to simply sit and reflect.
To get the best out of a visit, make sure you allow lots of time to walk the site and allow time to simply sit and reflect.
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