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# National Memorial Arboretum up for three tourism awards
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/national-memorial-arboretum-up-for-three-tourism-awards/
- Published: 2020-09-09T14:28:11.000Z
- Updated: 2020-09-09T14:28:48.000Z
- Description: The National Memorial Arboretum has been shortlisted for three categories at the tourism industry’s Group Leisure and Travel Awards.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Alrewas, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:14, News

The National Memorial Arboretum has been shortlisted for three categories at the tourism industry’s Group Leisure and Travel Awards.

The 150-acre site is up for Best Garden Visit, Best Guided Tour and Best UK Attraction.

![The National Memorial Arboretum](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/national-memorial-arboretum-armed-forces-memorial-staffordshire-2.jpg)

The National Memorial Arboretum

The winners will be announced during a virtual ceremony on 7th October.

Sarah Oakden, head of marketing at the National Memorial Arboretum, said:

> “Group visitors are incredibly important to us and our team are continually developing new packages specially for this market.  
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> “This amazing news that we have been nominated in three categories, including Best UK Attraction, follows our recent recognition by Tripadvisor as one of the world’s top 10% of visitor attractions thanks to the exceptional feedback we regularly receive from visitors.   
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> “In recent months, we have been working with our partners in the group travel sector to adapt our offer so that we can deliver a first-class visitor experience while complying with Government and industry best practice.  
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> “We look forward to welcoming hundreds of groups to explore the Arboretum throughout the remainder of 2020.”  
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> Sarah Oakden, National Memorial Arboretum