Memorial visit

Today we took a trip to the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire – our first visit, even though it opened in 2001.

It’s probably not the best season to be able to appreciate the landscaping but we were able to take the dogs (on a lead, of course) and saw a fair few (but certainly not all) of the 400+ memorials on the site. It is a vast area (150 acres) and easily a full day if you want to see everything. It also has a very nice shop with a good range of good quality gifts and a large cafe (the jacket potato with chilli was very tasty).

There’s not much more to say, other than it was a very pleasant day out, great to catch up with Tina & Russell (who travelled up from Hertfordshire to meet us there) and we plan to return when it’s not so wet.