National Memorial Arboretum (Alrewas, Staffordshire)

The National Memorial Arboretum is one of the most important memorials to service personnel and others as there is a garden for children who have died before their time and a memorial for war horses. There are several other memorials, some quite spectacular, others quite moving. It is a beautiful place for reflection. Parking is good and there is a cafeteria, rest rooms and a shop. It is easy for people with a disability as well.

Very humbling, a haunting reminder of the ultimate sacrifice. A place of remembrance in order to pay respects to thousands upon thousands of brave men and women. A day out for everyone of all ages, dogs welcome, over 400 memorials, gift shop, cafe. All staff are pleasant, friendly and helpful. I can't thank the staff enough nothing is to much trouble for any of them. In short get yourself down there and see for yourself, I'd be very surprised if you didn't enjoy your day out.

Amazing place that I didn't know existed. You could spend a day here and still not see everything. It is so peaceful and the grounds are very well kept. The restaurant is lovely too and has crosses that can be taken (for a donation) to be planted on the grounds. I would recommend it to anyone and I will definitely visit again.

What a wonderful place to visit. The memorials are all so different, created with much thought and a wonderful way to celebrate life, remembrance & inspiration to do our best.
The staff were friendly & helpful and for those less able to walk far there is a land train & mobility scooters for hire. These can be booked in advance. The website is full of useful information & worth checking out before your visit.

We recently visited and had a lovely walk around the vast site. Some great sculptures &
Memorials in a lovely grounds. You can walk around for hours.
It was nice that they allow dogs in the grounds and the restaurant.
The restaurant was quite busy but the choice of food was great, especially the cakes.
There is a separate cafe across the courtyard that serves decent coffee (compared to the machines in the restaurant) so I nipped over there to get some coffees to go with the cake.
A tasteful memorial area.

Fantastic day out for us two. We found it quite emotional as well as being very interesting and thought provoking. Beautiful setting surrounded by trees from all over the world. Lots of helpful staff around to let you know what was going on and where to go. Some visitors took their dogs in on leads. Also, the children have not been left out as there are a couple of play areas for kids as well as a ‘Stick Man’ adventure trail. Good large and well staffed cafe (recommend soup + roll) and gift shop. We were extremely lucky with the weather today, it was sunny and warm and we eat our lunch outside on the patio.

Amazing humbling and emotional. staff are helpful, polite and knowledgeable. The land train tour is well worth it. Had 2 course Sunday lunch at onsite restaurant which was delicious and good value. Would recommend a visit. A worthy tribute and memorial to all those who have served and sacrificed.

First visit for me and the wife, went with friends who'd been before, absolutely stunning place? we we're blown away. Did the Xmas light show as well as a day time visit, great! Cafe and shop are really good, will definitely revisit, a gem accessible to all. Worthy of the 5 stars I've given.