Everyone should visit at least once. Beautifully laid out .Will make you think about the sacrifices people made for our freedom today. Good cafe and very clean toilets too.

What better place to remember and show our appreciation to those who lost their lives. Well worth the trip.

A place everyone should visit. So much to see. Great for forces reunions etc

Very enjoyable even the weather couldn't spoil it

Great day but the weather was against us.wet wet and wetter. Hopefully the next visit it will be sunny

Fantastic place everyone should visit.....more than once

Excellent. Staff and volunteers really helpful.

A great place for all to visit & learn

I came to the Arboretum whilst they were building their huge new cafe and exhibition centre. Now that it has opened, we came back to see what it is now like, and it is so much better.
We visited following the Manchester bombing, and so armed police were present, which was a sad sign of the times, but did make us feel more secure. The memorials are all so well looked after and maintained, and you really can lose yourself in them.
The Arboretum is bizarre - the car park is almost always full, and the visitor centre has lots of people milling about, but as soon as you head outside to visit the memorials, you can feel like the only person there. It is so tranquil and peaceful, a great place either to reflect or to visit with friends and family for a social get-together or picnic on the grass.

I can't recommend coming here enough, whatever your background is and wherever you're from. There is no religious influences at the memorial, it truly is open for all.

My girlfriend and I stumbled upon this beautiful arboretum. Such a lovely memorial for the fallen soldiers. We had a nice coffee and cake here and walked around and it was beautiful.

The National Memorial Arboretum is the national site for remembrance and is dedicated to the people who have served this country in the many wars and conflicts over the last century or so.
The main focus of the memorials and tributes is for the military, but there are also areas of tribute to the police, fire and ambulance services that have also played a major part whenever conflict arises.
Set in over 100 acres of grounds, the memorials and gardens are set out in areas that are easily accessed by footpaths and roads, with the additional option of a buggy-hire service (with driver/tour guide) for small groups and also a road train that can take many more passengers around the site.
Also on site is a well-managed, large restaurant and also coffee shops for a quick break. there is also a shop with many gifts and souvenirs for those who wish to purchase them.
Our main aim was to find the memorial to my late uncle who was killed aboard HMS Barham in November 1941, which we did, and were able to purchase a poppy from the on-site Royal British Legion area and place it at the memorial.
An easy to use, interactive screen in the main building allows visitors to search the many memorials that are dotted around the grounds and this also lists the locations of where they are to be found.
We spent the day walking around the site and viewing not only the various memorials, gardens and displays, but also the surrounding landscape (the Rivers Tame and Trent run nearby) and the abundance of wildlife that is also noted on informative boards placed around the pathways at convenient point (making them an ideal educational tool for young children).
Whilst being a very attractive place to visit, it also makes one realise the sacrifices that have been made over the years for our country by so many people of all nationalities and the fact that we must never, ever forget them.

Such a lovely peaceful thought provoking place to be

Very moving and we'll laid out

Been wanting to visit for a while. So glad we went. Lovely peaceful grounds , thought provoking memorials. friendly staff who answered all our questions. Flat and easy to walk around, road train for anyone who has difficulty walking any distance.

Very interesting and inspiring place, with stunning memorials, beautiful trees and gardens and thought provoking pieces.
Must visit this free entry site.

Awesome what a breath taking place

Wonderful memorial for all the brave armed forces ,very moving but beautifully placed.well worth a visit again and again.

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This is well worth a visit if you are in the area. Plan your trip though it is so large you might ont see all the things you want.

Had the guided train tour which teaches alot of the history behind it, would recommend.

Beautiful peaceful place. Recommended.

It is a very nice and quiet place to walk and think about human sacrifice

Love this place....always get a lump in my throat

The National Memorial Arboretum is a collection of over 300 (predominantly military) sculptures and memorials to military groupings ranging from a single ship's crew to the Armed Forces Memorial, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Memorials. Some memorials have been moved here from other locations as barracks and former HQs have been sold off. The memorials are not all military and there are sculptures and gardens dedicated to cot deaths, scouting etc.
All these are laid our in over 100 acres of park and 10 year old woodland forming part of the National Forest. Most things are outside so best to pick good weather. Sensible shoes also required.
For a first visit the land train tour would be a good investment to get to grips with the site layout - particularly since the map does not relate to the ground as well as it might and the all singing all dancing IT guide does not have grid references (despite the paper map having labelled grid squares and space to write the references of individual memorials down (not helpful when planning a route to take in several sites).

Absolutely amazing place, spent all day here, too much to take in, easily accessible for wheelchair, pushchair, visually impaired , land train available for those who are unable to walk but would like to see the whole arboretum. Lovely coffee shop and restaurant at reasonable prices, I can recommend the scones 😀