National Memorial Arboretum
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Although we had visited the arboretum many times, we decided to treat my 93yr old father in law to one of the golf buggy tours & were joined by a friend who had never visited before. We all enjoyed the tour, especially going to places we had never walked to, & the guide was very knowledgeable. Had a lovely lunch in the new café, staff & volunteers were all helpful & our friend will definitely be going back for a second visit.
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I was stunned at the atmosphere in this beautiful place. Extremely moving and a must do for anyone. Land train commentary very interesting, food good value and price. Two minute silence in chapel every day. All volunteers and staff very helpful. Lovely day out and will return.
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What you waiting for get down and visit this wonderful place it has everything food toilets shop so no excuse not to visit
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If you are office bound and need to escape to peace and tranquillity I can highly recommend a visit. The volunteers were very helpful and obviously enjoyed their work here. The slow land train is a must and helps plan your walk around afterwards. A perfect place to visit when you are doing a "staycation".
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Really well maintained, lovely people quiet emotional
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A vast 150 acres with memorials. I didn't think I would like it, but spent over 4 hours here and planning to return soon. This is a wonderful place to visit and I would highly recommend taking the land train (costs a fiver at time of this review) which gives you a 50 minute tour so you can then plan what you want to see. It is free entrance but they do encourage donations as it costs over £4000 a day to keep the place open. You could easily spend the entire day here.
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An outstanding experience, very moving and emotional . Learned lots and loved the land train tour. Good food and good value in the restaurant- will definitely be back!
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Amazing and humbling and thought provoking
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A must see very moving place
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An incredibly moving experience. The arboretum is extremely well planned out. There are memorial from just about all military and civilian organisations that have been involved with action overseas and at home. The centre piece is the memorial mount which lists all service personnel who have given lost their lives since WW II. It's a beautiful place, with access to all. They have a land train that tours the arboretum. Mobility scooters and wheel chairs are available to book in advance (for a small fee). There is a coffee shop and a restaurant. A chapel for those wishing to observe religious practice. Plenty of parking and easy to get to, well sign posted from all directions. As veteran, I found it quite an emotional experience. Allow a full day if you wish to see it all and at least 3 hours just to see a lot of it. There areas for children too and activities for them, as I would imaging otherwise that it would be a bit boring for youngsters.
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We have visited here twice this wk while we have been away as so much to see here.
Very enjoyable yet moving place to visit.
Kids loved pond dipping and being archaeologists looking for items in a large sand pit, parks were lovely, plenty for the children to see and do here.
Do take the guided tour and the train ride tour as we e saw so many more memorials that we had not come across when walking around along with so much information and history.
The tour guide was lovely and made it enjoyable for our children to (ages 8 and 15)
Considering the guided tour lasted 40 minutes our youngest daughter enjoyed and learnt so much along with our eldest.
Cafes, tours, train rides all so very reasonably priced..
Enjoyed it so much that we are making plans to return later in the year.
Very enjoyable yet moving place to visit.
Kids loved pond dipping and being archaeologists looking for items in a large sand pit, parks were lovely, plenty for the children to see and do here.
Do take the guided tour and the train ride tour as we e saw so many more memorials that we had not come across when walking around along with so much information and history.
The tour guide was lovely and made it enjoyable for our children to (ages 8 and 15)
Considering the guided tour lasted 40 minutes our youngest daughter enjoyed and learnt so much along with our eldest.
Cafes, tours, train rides all so very reasonably priced..
Enjoyed it so much that we are making plans to return later in the year.
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great place check the weather before visiting
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We visited two years ago, and had noticed that so much more has been added to this lovely setting. This time we have had an overnight stay in Lichfield as it is impossible to cover all of the area in one visit.
We took the advantage of a buggy ride with a volunteer who was very knowledgable of all of the memorials. Our trip the next day was to cover a few more of the areas.
Very poignant memorials and grounds so well tended by volunteers.
Any time of year would create a lovely setting with the changing colours of about 25,000 trees, representing different nations and services. A 'must' to visit.
Excellent facilities and extremely helpful volunteer staff.
We took the advantage of a buggy ride with a volunteer who was very knowledgable of all of the memorials. Our trip the next day was to cover a few more of the areas.
Very poignant memorials and grounds so well tended by volunteers.
Any time of year would create a lovely setting with the changing colours of about 25,000 trees, representing different nations and services. A 'must' to visit.
Excellent facilities and extremely helpful volunteer staff.
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A must see place to visit in the UK for everyone of all ages. A well planned-out & beautifully planted arboretum encompassing the stunning memorials of which there are thousands to see, all shapes & sizes. Not just for the Armed Services, but with memorials of ordinary & extraordinary men & women. A peaceful & thought provoking place. A great visitor centre too with interactive sections, a Gift shop, Café & Coffee shop & plenty of clean loos too! There is a 'train' which you can take which goes all around the arboretum for the less mobile (no chance to hop on & off though) but we just walked & walked & walked for 5 hours, so best to plan for a full day of a visit.
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Beautiful.
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It speak for its self
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We did not set out to visit the Arboretum, we had gone to the midlands to visit another event, and discovered that it was close to the Arboretum so decided to pay a visit. I am slightly biased as I am an Army veteran and had heard of this memorial, but it's not just a memorial to the services, to to lots of organisations, a visit is highly recommended and should be on the national curriculum for every school child to visit.
It's worth paying for a tour as there is lots to see and many stories about the memorials that you won't get to know about if you go it alone
It's worth paying for a tour as there is lots to see and many stories about the memorials that you won't get to know about if you go it alone
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Acres of views, thousands of trees and hundreds of memorials. A good place for contemplation and reflection.
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Amazing place. It's an experience like no other. Everything is symbolic.
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Very thought provoking.
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Fantastic place for a day trip. Most recommended.
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A beautiful, peaceful place. We took our three little children (aged 6, 4 and 6 months) and were a little concerned that it may be not suitable for them but they found it really interesting and particularly enjoyed the land train. We will definitely return.
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A place I've wanted to visit for some time. Truly an amazing, humbling place to visit not just for an ex squaddie but for anyone to see. To read some of the plaques, not all military, does bring a lump to the throat.
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Visited one week day morning,plenty of carparking and stewards,entrance is free with acres of land to explore and monuments etc to reflect on,plenty of seating with fast serve cafes,a very thought provoking experience.
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A beautiful day weatherwise and we couldn't have chosen a better place to visit. It is amazing! Beautifully kept, the staff we encountered were polite, friendly, knowledgable and helpful. Too large to do it justice on one visit, we enjoyed that non-military were recognised. We used the land train which at £5 a head is excellent value. The cafe and coffee shop offer a good range of food and it is not expensive. Armed Police were there following bombing in Manchester. They were friendly and happy to chat too! No charge for admission, car park £3, if you took your own food/drink it would be a very inexpensive day out. You leave feeling very humble and grateful to those who sacrified their lives so we have freedom. Whoever thought of this should feel extremely proud of themselves. We will return.
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