National Memorial Arboretum
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It's a wonderful place to visit educational fantastic memorials excellent staff it's a most relaxing enjoyable place plenty to see and do some great shows and excebitions please visit and support 1st class
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Everyone should visit this place just once.
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This place is amazing! Absolutely brilliant.<br>There is so much to see. The sculptures are so interesting and poignant. The landscaping is beautiful.<br>I walked 6 miles here and still didn't see it all. There is a slow train people can use if they don't want to walk so much.<br>It's free entry but they take donations. The car parking is £4 if you pay in advance or £6 on the day. Such good value.<br>The cafe was a bit of a let down, pricey and the good mediocre. When I visited I had a hot turkey sandwich, which was like warm served on cheap bread with cold chips. When I go again I'll take a picnic. There are loads of nice place with picnic benches.<br>There's a ghost ship with lots of nice items for sale.<br>Definitely worth a visit or 3!
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Lots of parking spaces,£6 to park but no entrance fee.<br>Staff and volunteers helpful, enthusiastic and knowledgeable.<br>Engaging and thought provoking display in the main building.<br>Cafe offering a range of sandwiches,hot food options and a good variety of cakes at reasonable prices.<br>Plenty of outdoor space for exploring monuments.<br>Children's trails, activities and play area.<br>Great day out.
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Very special place. Had an amazing tour and talk today. Finished off with a lovely lunch.
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Went for a 1944's day but was a little disappointed. There were singers performing through the day, actors putting on plays about war time and that was about it. The only static display was an American jeep and army truck. This may have been because it was a 1944 day and not a 1940's event which we have been to before where there was more going on and a number of stalls outside.<br>It was, however, quite a poignant day as there were around 200 bikers there from the British Legion Bikers Club who had gathered to remember fallen servicemen and women.<br>We will still go back if there is a 1940' s weekend on at some time.
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Really nice place to visit
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Lovely place, free to go in just pay for parking it's a brillaint day out, thw stick man trail is good for the kids
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A great if somewhat poignant day out. Love the fact it's exceedingly dog friendly, the land train tour is definitely recommended as it gives great insight into Memorials that would otherwise be missed or overlooked.
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Absolutely blown away by this place. We had no idea what to expect and were not disappointed.<br>Superbly thought out environment. The symbolism palpable.<br>Beautifully manicured environment, despite the adverse weather conditions of late.<br>Eateries on site good value. Little coffee shop has lovely coffee and equally lovely barista.<br>All the staff very friendly, chatty and clearly enjoy their jobs....unpaid!! Their enthusiasm and regard for the place very obvious.<br>It felt like a hallowed place where those who have given their lives in service to others are fittingly and respectfully remembered.<br>I can only imagine how those who have lost friends and family in the services feel when they spend time there.<br>Thank you for a great and thought provoking day.
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I have visited this lovely site on numerous occasions and always found it to be very moving expression. Last week I took our Australian visitor along to the Anzac Day Service and Laying of the Wreath which both of of enjoyed very much. What I did not enjoy as much was whilst walking around the Arboretum afterwards was coming across two deposits left behind from dogs, surely the owners should be made to clean up after their dogs. Sadly I spoke to one of the lovely volunteers who said this is happening all to often, I believe that now the Arboretum are encouraging dog walkers to visit this lovely site, if this is the case more needs to done to make sure the owners clean up after the dogs, it's not the dogs fault
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Beautiful place- hundreds of memorials, the entrance building has a toilet, gift shop, restaurant/coffee shop and a couple of galleries and the bulding itself feels very modern and looks stunning. The memorial grounds are peaceful and would probably take 2-3 visits to cover fully so there's plenty to do. For kids, there's a Stickman trail, so anyone of any age can visit. There's a land train covering the key memorials so you can also do that. Thoroughly recommend, fantastic family day out.
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Main building contains restaurant toilets a gift shop and a museum. Outside large gardens yo walk and contemplate
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Beautiful gardens filled with trees and numerous stunning memorials to well known and lesser known organisations and people. Heavy rain the day we visited so took the land train trip which is about 45 mins with a recorded commentary which allowed you to see a large area and was a good introduction to the place. Walked around the main central monument which is spectacular and the blank area of wall obviously left for future inscriptions to those killed in action seemed especially poignant. The Visitors centre is lovely and there is a facility to search the records if you want to find a memorial to a group or individual person. Restaurant good too. Will definately return on a drier day to explore more on foot.
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April 2024<br>Had a great time here, arrived with 6 motorbikes we all paid on line beforehand £2. Immediately greeted and ushered towards the motorcycle bays. All staff very friendly and professional just a very cool vibe about this place. Made a point of visiting the memorials which were personal to me, see my YouTube Chanel if you want an idea of what its like, (Im not beyond a plug please subscribe)<br>Great venue if planning a day out on the bikes. Large seating area with Cafe. Good parking be prepared to walk its a large site.
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Excellent staff & a moving experience and will definitely visit again
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Such an important and needed memorial for the country. It was so much more than I expected, and the staff were fantastic at explaining the background to some of the memorials. Everyone should go.
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Great and moving experience would recommend to any one and all ages .
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Amazing place to visit, even more so on Ride to the Wall days.
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Hundreds of fascinating memorials, many of them less well known regiments as well as some spectacular monuments to regiments like the kings and the paras
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The Wobbly Wanderers visited here to view the monuments to the fallen service personnel.<br>The area is very well laid out and is mainly flat.<br>Where you need to climb the area is gradually ramped and is not steep making access very easy for the disabled and people in wheelchairs.<br>The site offers a gift shop cafe and easily accessed toilets facilities.<br>If you don't want to eat in you're able to picnic outside.<br>As it's so vast there are buggies to hire and a land train that takes about 45 minutes to get around the site.<br>If you're able enough then it's possible to wander at your own pace.<br>It's easy to find along the A38 just past Derby.<br>Entrance is free but there is a charge for parking.<br>The whole site is exceptionally clean...no litter/cans/cigarette butts to be seen.<br>Allow a good day in the museum.<br>Then go back again to view what you missed the first time.
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An amazing place ,from the car park attendants thru reception cafe and restaurant every one was cheerful,pleasant and very helpful. The food was well prepared and tasteful.To be recommended
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Brilliant day out for all the family, very friendly, helpful staff.<br>Beautiful memorial to our servicemen/women, in a beautiful setting. Plenty there for children too, the stickman trail.<br>Excellent restaurant too.
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A very interesting and moving land train journey to gain some measure of this wonderful tribute. The volunteer staff are very friendly and helpful. A very nice café and restaurant. Very good gift shop.
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Went here for a walk, didn't realise it was such a big place. It's very beautiful and very well kept, had a lovely visit
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