Maritime & Military

Group at the National Memorial Arboretum

D-Day 80: where to go to commemorate the anniversary with your group

A round-up of special exhibitions, events, coach trips and holidays to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Normandy landings in 2024. 

Faye Brant-Key, who looks after groups, at the National Memorial Arboretum with a colleague touching one of the memorials

Faye Brant-Key: the National Memorial Arboretum’s appeal to groups

Faye Brant-Key at Staffordshire’s National Memorial Arboretum on working with a variety of groups, the different seasons and 2024 events. 

Remembrance Sunday service at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire

Experience more at the National Memorial Arboretum

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Here’s exactly what groups can look forward to at Staffordshire’s National Memorial Arboretum, the nation’s year-round place to remember.

The Tank Museum, Dorset

Handle tank rounds and see hidden vehicles on exclusive tours at the Tank Museum

The Tank Museum at Bovington in Dorset is offering groups the opportunity to dig deeper into history with a selection of guided tours. 

The Historic Dockyard Chatham

Historic Dockyard Chatham on why groups are important and what they can offer

Olivia Horner, head of visitor enterprise at The Historic Dockyard Chatham in Kent, tells us about what groups can get out of a visit and what’s coming up this year.

The Intelligence Factory

Bletchley Park’s Intelligence Factory showcases war life like never before

The Intelligence Factory is the largest exhibition space to open at Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire. We headed down to the home of the codebreakers to dig out some of the highlights for groups.

Shot at Dawn Memorial, National Memorial Arboretum

6 reasons to visit the National Memorial Arboretum

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The National Memorial Arboretum is the nation’s year-round place to remember, helping people reflect and be inspired and providing a space to celebrate lives lived and commemorate lives lost.

The Mansion at Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park unveils major permanent exhibition showcasing personal stories

Bletchley Park’s largest ever exhibition, The Intelligence Factory, will open in a newly restored wartime building at the heart of the World War Two codebreaking site in Buckinghamshire, alongside a new gallery for temporary displays. 

Armed Forces Memorial, National Memorial Arboretum

Battlefield sketches displayed to mark 40th anniversary of the Falklands War

The National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire has opened a free exhibition featuring frontline sketches of the Falklands War by Linda Kitson, who was appointed as the official war artist to document from the battlefield.

Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London

Old Royal Naval College extends welcome to coach groups with new initiative

The Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich has announced a new Coach Tourism initiative which allows coach operators and groups to pre-book entry and drive onto the historic site for the first time.