National Memorial Arboretum
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This is an amazing place to visit. It would be worthy of 5 stars were it not for the two dreadful, archaic outdoor toilets it has. I would suggest the NMA finds another subcontractor who can provide decent, well-maintained toilets rather than these disgusting 'pump action' portaloos.
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Brilliant day out
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An interesting & emotional day out. Set out beautifully, value for money. Allow several hours to view
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Lovely place. All the memorials are really well thought out. Very peaceful despite the fact that it is commemorating difficult times. The train ride is really good and informative.
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An interesting and well cared for site. Each time we visit we discover a new addition or an area not previously examined. Originally we went to look for an inscription for my wife's father. On a subsequent visit we found that staff will print a certificate of your loved one to keep for posterity. It is remarkable how many different organisations are remembered at the National Memorial Arboretum both military and non military. A touching experience will be had by all who visit.
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A beautiful memorial to the fallen
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A beautiful peaceful place.
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Lovely Memorial site with a great history to learn about for all the family and beautiful walks.
Dogs welcome too
Dogs welcome too
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A brilliant family day out. Would highly recommend visiting!
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You cannot see all of this in a day as it's so vast, but what I saw was great it is also very peaceful
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Amazing place
Total respect for the work done to remember our fallen troops
Total respect for the work done to remember our fallen troops
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Had always wanted to go and so glad we did. We booked a half day buggy tour and felt like we were royalty. Lovely breakfast before we started and incredible knowledgeable volunteer Sue who took us round. She knew so much about the memorials that we would have never known by just looking. Highly recommend paying to do this.
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We visited the arboretum for several hours with family from 6-74 and there was enough to keep us all interested. Beautiful grounds and memorial sans a stick man tour for the kids. Worth the visit and staff were knowledgeable friendly and helpful.
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What an incredible place. Beautifully kept. Staff very helpful.
Stick man trail was excellent.
Stick man trail was excellent.
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Calming, quite place of contemplation.
Relaxing atmosphere helping to remember & reflect upon the sacrifices made by our armed forces.
Relaxing atmosphere helping to remember & reflect upon the sacrifices made by our armed forces.
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It's a lovely place to be . More than one day's entertainment, it's so big. Great cafe!
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Lovely peaceful place, a wonderful place to explore the many memorials to fallen heroes, and so many regiments. I think every part of the armed forces is represented here, together with civilian groups like police forces, the RNLI and others.
The trees are still young, and it will be good to come back again and again over the coming decades to see how the woodland matures.
The restaurant and shop are well served with friendly welcoming staff. And it is free (apart from a small car park charge) to visit.
The trees are still young, and it will be good to come back again and again over the coming decades to see how the woodland matures.
The restaurant and shop are well served with friendly welcoming staff. And it is free (apart from a small car park charge) to visit.
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My favourite place to go.
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Lovely area, beautiful memorials, woodland walks, riverside walk. Very peaceful and thought provoking. Booking via the NMA website...
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Very emotional.
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Visited the arboretum on 4 th Nov 2021. Found this really interesting and moving. So much to see. I had looked at the website in advance and booked a parking spot for £4 and an entrance time. Entrance is free but On arrival we booked a buggy tour at the front desk for £7 per person and l cannot recommend this enough. Our helpful guide Graham had volunteered for the last 9 years and really knew his stuff. He not only talked us through the battles and stories of the squad, boat or soldiers on the mission, he also knew the symbolism and design of the monument or memorial. He really brought the place to life for us, and on the way back we met the head of the Arboretum escorting Capt Tom Moores daughter Hannah around and they both stopped to talk to us which made our day! We would not have had this experience if we just bought a guide book. Thank you Graham. Due to COVID we had the buggy to ourselves and felt safe as there were Perspex screens between the seats.
This is not just a military installation but celebrates and commemorates everything from the ymca to the Boy Scouts! There is a lovely river to walk beside and the central memorial was very special. It has the names of the fallen inscribed and has a doorway to the afterlife specially designed to cast a ray of sunshine on to an alter at exactly 11am on the 11 day of the 11 th month. ( weather permitting). We stayed about 2 hours and had a hot meal and drink in the canteen. ( approx £7-£10 for a hot main course). Clean wash rooms and a great visit.
This is not just a military installation but celebrates and commemorates everything from the ymca to the Boy Scouts! There is a lovely river to walk beside and the central memorial was very special. It has the names of the fallen inscribed and has a doorway to the afterlife specially designed to cast a ray of sunshine on to an alter at exactly 11am on the 11 day of the 11 th month. ( weather permitting). We stayed about 2 hours and had a hot meal and drink in the canteen. ( approx £7-£10 for a hot main course). Clean wash rooms and a great visit.
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Didn't expect it to be so vast!! A very well thought out place to remember those who sacrificed their lives. Very moving and poignant
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A very special place
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Excellent
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Breath taking location so much see and remember all those who lost there life
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