National Memorial Arboretum
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Respectfully peaceful.
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I regularly visit the NMA and would strongly recommend it to everyone.
Check out the events listing before you go as the volunteers are so knowledgeable and yesterday I was fortunate to hear two presentations, one about the Gibraltar monument and the second about V.C. winners from the Commonwealth. Both excellent, informative and very well researched talks that inspire you to find out more .......also Lichfield Cathedral currently has its consequences of war exhibition where 3 VCs are on show.
Check out the events listing before you go as the volunteers are so knowledgeable and yesterday I was fortunate to hear two presentations, one about the Gibraltar monument and the second about V.C. winners from the Commonwealth. Both excellent, informative and very well researched talks that inspire you to find out more .......also Lichfield Cathedral currently has its consequences of war exhibition where 3 VCs are on show.
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What a great place to go. A truly inspiring monument to those who have given their lives. So much to see.
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Really humbling experience
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I came again to visit my father's regiment tree and to pay my respects. Being an ex naval rating I find this memorial superb and I thoroughly enjoy myself whenever I come. I have found hms hood memorial being a second world war fanatic. It's a must see attraction and free to get in
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Great day
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Haven't been for about 8 years, it is maturing nicely. Do check the conditions underfoot before travel if it has been raining a lot as the site is subject to river flooding.
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Possibly the most amazing and peaceful plot of land in the Midlands. An amazing array of memorials dedicated to almost every facet of our forces and other services! This is a must!
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I’ve been wanting to visit here for some time, finally managed it on a chilly April day. The site is free to get in, everything else is chargeable, parking, land train, maps etc, this is fair enough. Must admit I found the attitude of the staff curious, questioning why it had taken so long for us to visit, and why we wanted to walk round without a dog. The site is next to the river, and some of the memorials were almost in an island surrounded by water, so tricky to visit, which was a pity. There has been a lot of thought put into the memorials, there are many traditional and more innovative and modern designs to look at. The site is split into zones, I found the most interesting one to be the Far East zone, with a good display concerning the war against Japan and treatment of POW’s. You could literally spend all day wandering about here. As someone who has visited war graves all over Europe I did find that the Arboretum didn’t have the same emotional connection as the CWGC sites though. There’s a reasonable cafe in which you can partake of refreshments, and a well stocked shop. Overall well worth a visit.
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A poignant day out.
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Military and history interest
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Lovely place,lots of memorials to see,so good idea to use the land train. Restaurant is nice, we thought the sandwiches and some smaller food items a bit expensive.and the shop is also a bit pricey. But a great day out.well worth a visit.
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Much bigger complex than I thought it was. Very interesting historically and relevant right up to present day.
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It would be difficult to give this place anything less than a 5 star rating! The peace and tranquillity of this place is unreal. The work that has gone into it is countless , with so many memorials here to see you really need to spend the best part of the day here to actually walk round it all and take everything in. I would highly recommend a visit here.
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Interesting, peaceful walk. Need full day to explore the whole arboretum.
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We visited here today as it was as if summer had finally arrived,there were a lot of veterans walking about and we heard the last post being played so there must have been some sort of meeting but we don't know what it was.
There is so much to see and it is such a beautiful place,it makes you feel quite emotional when you see some of the remembrance crosses and the messages on them.The sculptures and statues are fantastic and the whole place is well looked after. We decided we will go back with a drink and sandwiches so we can spend longer there next time,although there is a cafe which we went into and a shop selling reasonably priced souvenirs.
There is so much to see and it is such a beautiful place,it makes you feel quite emotional when you see some of the remembrance crosses and the messages on them.The sculptures and statues are fantastic and the whole place is well looked after. We decided we will go back with a drink and sandwiches so we can spend longer there next time,although there is a cafe which we went into and a shop selling reasonably priced souvenirs.
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Beautiful place.
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Amazing
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A must to visit.
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This is a place you have to visit Once in your life some of the monuments will make the hair on your neck stand up a remarkable place if I could I'd give 6 STAR'S
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Just back from another good day at the arboretum, with a 4yr old, 7yr old, 2 'gownups' & a 94 yr old. We had great fun wading to do the Easter egg hunt, but we all really enjoyed making the planes! Big thank you to the staff in the craft room, especially the lady on duty at about 1.
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Nice walk, very nicely set out and presented.
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Visited here for the first time during the Easter Event, with 2 7.5 year olds. They enjoyed the concept of finding the letters by means of a map. They did enjoy looking at all the different memorials, despite the concept being missed somewhat. They loved meeting and handling some of the resident animals, and even making an arty Stone. It is a beautiful place and even when there is a fair number of visitors it can still be deemed peaceful and awe inspiring. We had a lovely couple of hours here.
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Lovely place to visit. Took some photos. The memorial at the top of the steps is calming and relaxing place to walk and look at different statues.
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amazing place, very special
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