National Memorial Arboretum
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A vast, wide-open green space, created to commemorate our fallen in all wars. Areas set aside for commemorative tree planting, and many sculptures, statues, and monuments to different regiments, groups, organisations, and induvuduals who gave their lives to secure liberty for us all from invasion and attack.
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Amazing place done rttw there, looking forward to tomorrow which is the tenth anniversary of “ride to the wall” 2017, they do our armed forces proud and all services memorialised there. The place has a majesty with all the monuments, and while you walk around it’s hard not to notice it’s beauty, but then you stop and read a plaque and the words and reality of why such a place exists hits home. It’s a place our country can be proud of.
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Amazing experience, would recommend for all age groups. The memorials leave it as a very poignant day.
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It's a lovely place to go . It's a very interesting place . It has so much history.
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Wasn't really sure what to expect but what a stand out place it turned out to be. We spent several hours walking round all the different main memorial sites. How very moving they all were. The place is serene, tranquil and very thought provoking. Everyone should be made to come here and understand how many people have given their lives for their country! As entry is free I left a large donation and hope everyone else does the same. The place deserves support!!
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Absolutely amazing in every way although so sad at the same time.....plan for more visits and take the train first.
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Definitely a full day out. Peaceful and good walkways.<br>Land-train is a good option to take a view round.<br>WW1 trench is good hands on for kiddies - the volunteers/staff taking part really are brilliant.<br>Toilets (portaloo) are situated around the grounds.<br>Cafe was a bit pricey for breakfast - but we do have 2 teen boys!<br>Shop is ok.
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A good visit, allow a day for your visit because there are lots of memorials to see. The Volunteers are very helpful & friendly. A very moving place.
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Fantastic place
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Lovely place to visit
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This was well worth the visit and the weather was not great, but the well worth the day out with a good breakfast here too!
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It's a great place to see if you have the chance,definately well worth a visit
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Near to our house and we are very proud of it.
Our friends came and they were interested in visiting they were not disappointed it is beautiful
Very impressive
Our friends came and they were interested in visiting they were not disappointed it is beautiful
Very impressive
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My husband and I visited here on our way to Shrewsbury, our main reason being my husband was coming to a dedication service the following week and was taking another ( disabled ) veteran with him.
It was pouring with rain when we arrived so we had a look round inside, checking out the disabled facilities, which are the best I've ever seen ( I am disabled). We then took advantage of the self service restaurant, it was excellent we had a light meal which was Superb. Due to the weather my husband had a quick walk to where he would be going the following week. This done we left but returned 3 days later on our way home to have a good look round as the sun was out.
Parking is £3 and there are plenty of spaces both for disabled and non disabled. Entrance is free but you can pay for a tour on a land train which was £6 and takes approximately 45 minutes. We did not take the tour,as I had my scooter with me. Everywhere was accessible and we spent a good 2 hours looking round. The Wall with all the names of those that have Fallen plus the empty space for more names to be added was a poignant reminder of how senseless war is.
Again we ate in the self service restaurant, this time having a full lunch, the food was lovely and is not over priced.
As with all places there is the inevitable Gift Shop which had some lovely items.
Would we visit again? The answer to that is Yes.
My husband went back for the service and was quite annoyed that the Household Cavalry decided to have their reception afterwards at a local Hotel and not at the Arboretum, commenting that having had 2 lovely meals at the Arboretum he was not impressed with sandwiches and a sausage roll!!
It was pouring with rain when we arrived so we had a look round inside, checking out the disabled facilities, which are the best I've ever seen ( I am disabled). We then took advantage of the self service restaurant, it was excellent we had a light meal which was Superb. Due to the weather my husband had a quick walk to where he would be going the following week. This done we left but returned 3 days later on our way home to have a good look round as the sun was out.
Parking is £3 and there are plenty of spaces both for disabled and non disabled. Entrance is free but you can pay for a tour on a land train which was £6 and takes approximately 45 minutes. We did not take the tour,as I had my scooter with me. Everywhere was accessible and we spent a good 2 hours looking round. The Wall with all the names of those that have Fallen plus the empty space for more names to be added was a poignant reminder of how senseless war is.
Again we ate in the self service restaurant, this time having a full lunch, the food was lovely and is not over priced.
As with all places there is the inevitable Gift Shop which had some lovely items.
Would we visit again? The answer to that is Yes.
My husband went back for the service and was quite annoyed that the Household Cavalry decided to have their reception afterwards at a local Hotel and not at the Arboretum, commenting that having had 2 lovely meals at the Arboretum he was not impressed with sandwiches and a sausage roll!!
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A wonderful place.
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Absolutely beautiful peaceful place
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What an amazing and poignant place. So beautifully kept. Wonderful breakfast in the restaurant to start our day.
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Lovely place to honour our fallen civilian and military personnel
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Lovely but moving
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A unique and quite special place in wonderful grounds.
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Amazing place to visit
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Beautiful place. Good facilties and landscaping. Impressive place for the nation to remember its heros.
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Amazing memorials to so many who gave their lives. Just needs a section for Christian martyrs.
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The National Memorial Arboretum is one of the most moving places I have visited in the UK. There are memorials for every event, it is not just aimed at the military and other uniformed services, if you want to remember anything you could find it here. If there isn’t a memorial to sit and ponder by then you will find a quiet spot just to sit.
The staff are very helpful and informative about the whole site and will help locate any specific memorial you may be looking for. Wear sturdy shoes/boots as a lot of the site does not have footpaths and the grass can be very wet.
It will be of interest to all ages young and old and you can spend hours here just soaking up the history of conflicts and loss. As I said it is a very moving experience.
The staff are very helpful and informative about the whole site and will help locate any specific memorial you may be looking for. Wear sturdy shoes/boots as a lot of the site does not have footpaths and the grass can be very wet.
It will be of interest to all ages young and old and you can spend hours here just soaking up the history of conflicts and loss. As I said it is a very moving experience.
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We visited recently as there was a sensory event on for pre-school children.
For starters the event was good and the facilities excellent for the children.
We then had a wander round the grounds. There gardens are beautiful and very well maintained and the memorials are beautiful too. There was a beautiful man made stream to hollow down a path and there is a small Park for older children.
They do have a land train however we didn't have time to go in this.
The cafe was well stocked with a large choice of food and some delicious cakes! There was plenty of seating both inside and outside.
The staff were extremely friendly and helpful.
Really worth a visit especially on a sunny day.
For starters the event was good and the facilities excellent for the children.
We then had a wander round the grounds. There gardens are beautiful and very well maintained and the memorials are beautiful too. There was a beautiful man made stream to hollow down a path and there is a small Park for older children.
They do have a land train however we didn't have time to go in this.
The cafe was well stocked with a large choice of food and some delicious cakes! There was plenty of seating both inside and outside.
The staff were extremely friendly and helpful.
Really worth a visit especially on a sunny day.
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