A magical place of peace with some amazing memorials.
A must visit place if you are in the area.
New memorials and events happen regularly.

Amazingly peaceful place.

Nice quiet place to visit and walk round

Fantastic place to remember those who gave their lives for others and for for those taken away from their loved ones. Very moving and peaceful, can spend all day walking around the various memorials. There are good facilities on site, but remember to take £3 for parking.

It's so relaxing, and peaceful,

Went with my dad and partner to see a new memorial be unveiled, very emotional place

Supernb place excellent day out so much history you need a good few days to get round this the little train car is good aswell

This is a wonderful place and you must go on the land train, the music, information and scenery are fantastic, well worth £6 for an adult. The views are wonderful and my camera was out of my pocket more times than it was in. There is a small memorial wood for navy personal, a river nearby for a riverside walk, at least three Education huts (basically enhanced information centres), of course the main monument which is breathtaking and stands proud above the rest but all in keeping. Even the most modern looking of the memorials to the navy seems to fit. There are so many monuments, dedications, stories, pictures and of course memories. It is a time for thought but wonder, adventure and amazement too.
It is a must go place when sunny, just take your sun cream and sunglasses, but if rain falls keep going and be that soldier who conquers. It will be well worth the toil.

It's a very humbling experience to visit the Arboretum. Everybody should make a visit.

Used the land train very informative tour, beautifully kept grounds, the monuments are impressive, well worth a visit.

Very good well worth a trip

Brillant and tranquil place to visit.

It was suggested that this might be a good place to take young children to play and enjoy themselves. The advertised Stick Man trail and children's play areas on the map seemed to bode well.
I was disappointed to be quite abruptly accosted by a uniformed teenager on arrival at the car park asking for cash for car parking - especially when the place is so poorly served by public transport. The car park itself is badly laid out with no segregated footpaths for walking from your car to the visitor centre, and barriers between the rows of car that mean we have to walk in the path of cars. A few minutes after arrival, the car park was signed as 'full' (it wasn't) and people started to parking (for free) on the road outside...
Once we got in, the friendly welcome from the staff was really great. However, was disappointed to be told our 3yr and 5yr olds wouldn't be allowed to use their balance bike and pedal bike. It's a big place for little legs to walk around! I can kind of understand that bikes zooming around the place might be considered a hazard, but given that there are good wide surfaced roads, a road train and golf buggies, I don't see why children can't be allowed to cycle responsibly.
Our children enjoyed the Stick Man trail, and the chocolate eggs given out as prizes were more generous than we expected.
I was hoping to see some more mature trees as it's an arboretum. I suppose that can't be helped though as the place isn't so old. I was disappointed that the layout of all the trees was so formal.
Neither of the chidren's play areas is terribly good for very young children.
Our children had lots of energy to burn off, which is why we had chosen to take them to a large outside space, but I felt letting them run around and shout was not appropriate as the place seems more for quiet sombre contemplation, not for celebrating lives.
We only stayed a couple of hours, and then left and took our children to the woods instead... which was more what they wanted and needed!
I'm glad this place exists and provides a suitable place for quiet reflection for those that want it (and it seems that plenty of people do appreciate love the place), but we won't be going back any time soon.

Very peaceful and though provoking place

Loved it

Very moving experience

Amazing, Emotional, Needed a longer day.

A wonderful moving place

Was a little disappointed with the overall care and maintenance of the memorials. The brass plaques there in a poor state. And the general areas around a lot of stones was unkept some looked lost in the undergrowth. I feel that the money raised should go into the upkeep of the memorials and not new buildings and cafeterias. As a veteran I was not inpressed. I'm sure if the military associations where to visit the site, I'm sure there would be looking for a new home to move too.

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Lovely day out for all the family. Very touching and emotional. Excellent in every way.

I try very hard to not quote Gary Neville, but this place is unbelieeeeeeeeevable

Excellent and reflective experience during our recent visit to the National Memorial Arboretum. There is so much to see and do. The memorials themselves come in a variety of shapes and sizes each representing an individual or group of service men and women. The trees and landscaping is also impressive with many areas to reflect and explore. We will be going back as we didn't have time to look at everything. Paths are all pushchair friendly.

Beautiful place... Exhibition over priced for what it is but everything else was fab

most amazing place that I've ever been to. I would recommend that people visit probably a few times has there is loads of memorial to see there also a museum to see , cafe for food drink

Always a fab day x