National Memorial Arboretum
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Everyone should visit here, the memorials are very moving and the atmosphere tranquil.. We will remember them.
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Brilliant place to visit need to have a good few hours
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Had a great time very interesting
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Splendid memorial - great facilities.
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This is a wonderful place to visit for anyone who wishes to show respect for those who have died protecting our freedom and way of life. It has facilities for all ages and abilities. I had some difficulty finding it but that may say more about me than the local directions. Once inside I also had some difficulty finding monuments from the signposts again it might just be me having senior moments. Definitely worth a visit.
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Very moving visit to the arboretum. Staff lovely and very helpful. Would recent a visit to anyone.
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Took elderly mother and partially sighted aunt. Land train was useful, too much to see in a day. Cafe very good and reasonable price. Would recommend and will return. No admittance charge just voluntary contributions, £3 car parking which is for all day.
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A very moving place to come to remember and reflect to see memorials of names those lost in conflict. And to see all the armed forces units memorials keeps growing all the the time spent 5 hrs here.
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We called here as part of a coach holiday and were very impressed, there were lots of cars parked but it was still peaceful and not crowded once inside. We didn't get chance to use the train or cafe. The small chapel was lovely, I loved the carvings. I'd like to come again, and if we lived nearer I'm sure I would be a regular visitor. Lovely helpful staff too.
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Great xx
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Beautiful place. Very quiet..
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Pretty amazing site / sight. A spitfire! RAF and WWI Army displays. So peaceful maybe prayerful / place to reflect. We loved flag making...thank you. So many reminders of those who died so we can live! Cafe looked lovely but we took a picnic. 4/5 stars because pricing information isn't clear. £3 to park, absolutely fine. Suggested donation £5ea no problem. £15 for 3 of us on the land train, i feel should have been detailed in reception. We hadn't planned for £28.
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Beautiful memorials for those who lost their lives fighting for our country
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More memorial theme park than arboretum so not really for botanists!
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Great atmosphere, interesting monuments. Enthusiastic volunteers but the cafe is a rip off. Two coffees cost over £5.00!
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Moving and thought provoking monuments in beautifully kept woodland/parkland
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A very nice site, peaceful and thought provoking. Covers a lot of land so be prepared for plenty of walking.
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Very nice place gives you time to reflect
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A lovely place to spend some time. To wonder and remember.
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Really nice place to visit very poignant.
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Very disappointed with this visit to a 'free' attraction. Firstly there is a £3 charge to park your car. Secondly the first thing you see on entering the visitor centre is a suggested donation of £5 each. You'd have to have a lot of brass neck to ignore the smiling assistant. Thirdly, the land train costs £6 each. The ' free' entry has so far cost us £25. No leaflet showing the layout of the arboretum was given out....you had to pay another £3 for that! Ihave no objection to paying for entry, but don't try to make out that it will be free.
I was disappointed in the arboretum as well. Hopefully it will improve as trees mature. Memorials were often just seemingly plonked blobs of stone with no thought given to the setting. Trees had no indication of which type ( and this is an arboretum!). I also wondered what was the purpose of the arboretum? I assumed military or uniformed connections, but there was a garden for SANDs which seemed out of kilter with the rest of the memorial. I had so looked forward to seeing this national memorial arboretum but came away very disappointed. This review is no reflection on the hard working volunteers, but on the whole concept and implementation.
I was disappointed in the arboretum as well. Hopefully it will improve as trees mature. Memorials were often just seemingly plonked blobs of stone with no thought given to the setting. Trees had no indication of which type ( and this is an arboretum!). I also wondered what was the purpose of the arboretum? I assumed military or uniformed connections, but there was a garden for SANDs which seemed out of kilter with the rest of the memorial. I had so looked forward to seeing this national memorial arboretum but came away very disappointed. This review is no reflection on the hard working volunteers, but on the whole concept and implementation.
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Great place to spend time. Good walking routes. Clear information. Friendly staff. Excellent food in restaurant.
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lovely reflective gardens and memorials. Spent a number of hours here and only scratched the surface. Need to come back and do the other part of the site.
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I found the land train quite appalling. It was far too crushed and the only seats we could find were backward facing and by the time we were level with the object of interest it was lost behind us. My neck was quite tender by the end of the trip from constantly trying to see the memorial being pointed out. Definitely won't use that again.
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Great walks around all the gardens, cafe, gift shop.
Photo is of my dads regiment, ox and bucks
Photo is of my dads regiment, ox and bucks
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