We started the year at the Arboretum with snow on the ground and frost on the leaves, transforming our inspirational landscape into a sparkling winter spectacle. You can explore incredible stories of service and sacrifice throughout the 150-acres of gardens, memorials and woodlands at the National Memorial Arboretum in any season. Right now, you can spot the vibrant colours of the Hamamelis trees in our National Collection, join one of our free daily talks or explore the Arboretum on a Buggy Tou

Discover incredible stories of service and sacrifice at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, the Nation’s year-round place to Remember. The National Memorial Arboretum is free to visit, and our 150-acres of grounds and woodlands are home to more than 420 memorials commemorating the service and sacrifice by members of the Armed Forces, Emergency Services, and civilian organisations. And this year, our ‘The Year was 1945…’ programme of exhibitions, trails and walks at the Arboretum ex

Discover incredible stories of service and sacrifice at the UK’s year-round place to Remember. Throughout 150-acres of woodlands, memorials and gardens, the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire celebrates lives lived and commemorates lives lost in service. It’s free to visit the Arboretum, but we recommend booking on our website in advance to guarantee entry: https://www.thenma.org.uk/ | National Memorial Arboretum

Dan Simpson, the Arboretum’s Poet-in-Residence, has written this new poem for #NationalPoetryDay which explores grief and its refuge at the Arboretum. Today Dan is working with visiting Key Stage 3 and 4 students to create their own masterpieces that draw inspiration from the Arboretum and ‘refuge’, the theme of this year’s National Poetry Day. This session is one of many free learning activity days that schools can take part in on a school trip to the Arboretum. Visit our website to find out mo

In the past 12 months, ten new memorials have been dedicated at the Arboretum, including the Submariner Memorial, HMS Sheffield Memorial, Desert Rats Memorial and the RAF Mountain Rescue Memorial. If you haven’t been to the Arboretum for a while, why not book your next visit? There is always something new to see or do at the Nation’s year-round place to Remember. https://thenma.org.uk/ | National Memorial Arboretum