We came as part of the RTTW (Ride to the Wall) in remembrance of our fallen friends who we served in the armed forces with.
The place is immaculate and very well kept.
The Arboretum team certainly take care of the grounds and it shows.
Shedding unmanly tears, remembering my lost friends and sharing stories with the other fellow veterans.
What an amazing, respectful place.

Brilliant place

Wonderful visit, well worth a visit. Enjoyed the whole experience.

Fabulous place, staffed by passionate people who are always eager to help.

Wonderful place. Extremely interesting and time to reflect.

Very moving, lovely to see so many of our service personnel remembered and rightly so

Every adult and child should visit here to appreciate the sacrifice made by so many

A beautiful setting to remember our brave soldiers and history
No smoking anywhere in the grounds of the Arboretum so cut our visit short due to a few in our party who smoked

Have been many times over the years. Very different from when it first opened.
Also go for RTTW..

Very relaxing place

Such a lovely place to reflect

Lovely place for contemplation and remembrance.

Absolutely gorgeous place, really interesting and lots to look at. Kids really enjoyed the stickman trail. Lots of picnic benches and dog friendly in certain areas

Very humbling experience visiting the National Memorial Arboretum.. especially with the Lancaster bomber flying over..
Great to see & meet so many fellow bikers on RTTW day.

Very nice to wander around or use the land train. You buy the tickets at the the enquires desk on the left when you enter. They also hav an excellant cafe.

Toilets: To the right just before the cafe. Also have disabled toilets.

Picnic area: Wooden tables and seating in a paved area outside the main building

Beautiful place to remember all that sacrificed their lives for their country. A true testament to their honour.

A really lovely place to visit, very well thought out with lots of grounds to walk and plenty to see.

Loved this.
Such a beautiful place and so enlightening.
Lovely cafe to get a nibble.
Such nice staff too.
Worth going. Will definitely make it a place to visit more often.

Toilets: So clean and there are enough of them around. No waiting on a line.

Dog-friendliness: Lovely for dogs.
Yet not seen dog poo all over like other places I've been.
Water bowls for dogs around.

Beautiful place

The arboretum is an absolutely wonderful place to visit , and it’s free to get in , car parking was £4 for the day . As I cannot walk for more than a few yards I was going to take my powered chair , my batteries were low , so we hired a scooter for the day , bargain at £10 for the day , the staff mainly volunteers were fantastic and sorted us out in minutes . They rely on donations and very good people as volunteers , most of whom are very knowledgeable about the site ! We did the longest walk which was a kilometre each way and the memorials were stunning all set among beautifully kept grounds and with part being alongside the river Trent . Many of the memorial’s were set among the trees , I couldn’t get to some but my partner could and some of those were heartbreaking with thousands of names not all armed forces but civilians as well , we listened to the shot at dawn memorial talk and it was heartbreaking to hear stories of young men who went to war with a false sense of heroism to break down with ptsd and not all of them were of age to fight some as young as 14 , were shot . This definitely brings into perspective the amount of folk , men women and children that died for this country and it’s freedoms .
The monument on the hill commemorating our armed services personnel lost since 1947 and updated yearly , apparently 2023 was the only year no names were up there . They also commemorate all allies , polish , Sikh , Canadian, anzacs and many others too numerous to mention but never forgotten , a haunting and beautiful place not just for families of the fallen but for anyone who wishes to pay homage to those people who died for our freedoms .
There is a lovely restaurant and coffee shop on site serving lovely meals drinks and cakes . And a gift shop selling a range of items.
There are remembrance gardens and quiet haunting spaces to ponder , at this time of year the trees are a fabulous tapestry of colours and if the sun shines all the better , a truly wonderful experience looked after by dedicated people who truly care what they are doing and are so kind , helpful and willing to chat !

Along with 15000 other ex-military bikers I attend the annual 'Ride to the Wall' event and had an amazing time. The Monuments themselves are beautiful, and the grounds were impeccably clean and tidy. A lovely testament to our fallen

Ride to the wall. Brilliant every year. 1st Saturday in October.
Motorbikes from all over the country, thousands of Veteran's on Motorbikes. Road convoys stretching for hours and miles. Brilliant day.

£4 parking or £6 on the day, we went on a tour, excellent at £7.50, there is a good restaurant with fair prices, very friendly and helpful staff. This is a very moving place to visit. There are lots of volunteers about to help find memorials. Everyone should go to thank our wonderful armed forces

Excellent day out, large carpark and buggies, Excellent cafe with fair prices, very helpful and friendly staff. We went on a guided tour and it was very good and informative. Well worth a visit to this moving place.

First visit what a beautiful and moving place to lost lives came on a coach trip visited the chapel and the land train good way to see everything but would like to visit again soon and walk round cafe good with plenty of choice