National Memorial Arboretum
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Great day out,peaceful with lots of memorials & memories about our fallen heroes. Massive grounds beside the river so fantastic for a walk on a sunny day. Lots of benches to take a rest all around the memorials.
Good cafe with hot food & coffee & cake shop too.Train runs around the whole site & has audio to explain each memorial. Train tour is 45 minutes. Tip book parking online & save .£6 parking fee if not pre booked. Train tour is £7 50 per adult. Great place to remember the sacrifices our armed forces made & still to this day !
Good cafe with hot food & coffee & cake shop too.Train runs around the whole site & has audio to explain each memorial. Train tour is 45 minutes. Tip book parking online & save .£6 parking fee if not pre booked. Train tour is £7 50 per adult. Great place to remember the sacrifices our armed forces made & still to this day !
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What a fantastic but very humbling place
Restrooms: Very Clean
Restrooms: Very Clean
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Amazing day out free apart from a reasonable £6 for entire day parking
Restrooms: Very clean
Dog-friendliness: Dogs allowed
Picnic area: Outside seating available
Restrooms: Very clean
Dog-friendliness: Dogs allowed
Picnic area: Outside seating available
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Having been left behind by our local coach company (Applegates) on the 30th June, driver error. We decided to visit on our return from a long weekend away in Yorkshire with family. What a beautiful place this is, as an veteran Parachute Regiment soldier I was keen to see the Parachute Regiment memorial, and what a stunning work it is, felt quite emotional.
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So many national memorials spread across a well maintained site which attract many visitors.
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Beautiful, peaceful and moving. The whole family with an age range of 3 to 80 absolutely loved the experience.
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A great place to reflect and honour those that sacrificed for us.
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Spotted a sign en route to elsewhere, lovely surprise. A huge park with hundreds of memorial tributes. Unexpectedly moving, we wished we’d allowed more time.
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Beware of the extra £2 if you don't book ahead. Although advertising says it's free, they charge for parking. That said, it's an amazing place, very moving, especially the Shot at Dawn Memorial.
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Attended on a school trip, Teaching Remembrance. A stunning day, the children will have taken away so much, as will the staff. Beautiful memorials with so much thought put in. Everyone should go to pay their respects.
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A wonderful place for a day out.
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Great day out Great place to visit..
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One of the best places you will ever visit. So much atmosphere!
Restrooms: Very clean and functional
Dog-friendliness: Yes
Picnic area: Yes
Restrooms: Very clean and functional
Dog-friendliness: Yes
Picnic area: Yes
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A fantastic place. Immaculately kept. 5 stars is not enough.
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Well worth a visit amazing..
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Fantastic place 😀
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As old soldier fab
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Very moving place to visit but also very interesting, fun and informative day for kids. Has transport to take you round the memorials ie trsin and buggies so good for people with walking difficulties
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Such a lovely place for wandering & remembering. Loved the environment; the trees, the wildlife, the river, etc.
And of course the many memorials. Sad that they're needed, but a very respectful & fitting way to do it.
Well worth a visit.
And of course the many memorials. Sad that they're needed, but a very respectful & fitting way to do it.
Well worth a visit.
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A wonderful place. So many memorials to see and appreciate what these people did for our country.
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Wow I was so in awe of this place , steeped in traditional history, I felt humbled to be amongst such brave soles and happy to see how we valued those who gave so much for their country and kin
Restrooms: Excellent facilities
Dog-friendliness: What can I say to this other than dogs were welcome
Picnic area: Plenty of space to eat outside and an excellent cafe
Restrooms: Excellent facilities
Dog-friendliness: What can I say to this other than dogs were welcome
Picnic area: Plenty of space to eat outside and an excellent cafe
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Extremely well kept, such a respectful, beautiful place. Staff are very helpful.
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This is a really good place to visit. We spent two hours non -stop trying to take it all in and could easily have spent another couple of hours. Amazing number and variety of memorials and remarkable the efforts that have gone here on a site that was once a worked out gravel pit or similar. It does evoke feelings and thoughts and reminds you of what the human race does not learn from war . Its a great place for someone , who understands the impact of loss of a dear one, to come to. It is well maintained, has good facilities and it was, for us, a high-impact visit. I wish we had had longer to read more of some of the details. For instance for the police memorial, which represents a door slightly ajar (not immediately obvious,) but its maybe the threshold over which a policeman has to step every day in terms of risk etc. There are similar explanations re the conning tower and confined spaces (submariners memorial).Well worth a visit. It also happens to be free
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Going to a memorial place, I was expecting a quiet place where you feel like whispering is appropriate and reflecting in silence about all these heroes who died for our freedom.
Instead of that, we found a lively place, nice and smiley staff, stunning gardens, modern buildings and toilets and of course all sorts of tributes to the differents army corps, illustrated with beautiful sculptures. The grounds are massive, but you can hop on a small train which will take you for a round trip of 30 minutes.
There was also a large stage with a jazz band, singers and children performing acts and singing. I have to say that the sound was excellent too.
There is also a huge dinning room, very clean and the food was great too.
Dogs are welcome and you can picnic if you want to.
There is more to say about this place, you'll have to see it by yourself!
I do not often give a 5 stars, but in that case, I think it deserves it.
Instead of that, we found a lively place, nice and smiley staff, stunning gardens, modern buildings and toilets and of course all sorts of tributes to the differents army corps, illustrated with beautiful sculptures. The grounds are massive, but you can hop on a small train which will take you for a round trip of 30 minutes.
There was also a large stage with a jazz band, singers and children performing acts and singing. I have to say that the sound was excellent too.
There is also a huge dinning room, very clean and the food was great too.
Dogs are welcome and you can picnic if you want to.
There is more to say about this place, you'll have to see it by yourself!
I do not often give a 5 stars, but in that case, I think it deserves it.
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Always nice to visit here for a quite walk, it never feels busy once you are in.
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