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Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial

Tourist attraction Historical landmark Memorial park Chapel Military cemetery

One of the Top rated Tourist attractions in South Cambridgeshire


Address

Madingley Rd, Cambridge CB23 7PH, United Kingdom

Website

www.abmc.gov

Contact

+44 1954 210350

Rating on Google Maps

4.80 (182 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Friday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Saturday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Sunday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Monday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Tuesday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Wednesday: 9 am to 5 pm

Featured Reviews


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  • 4/5 Lily C. 1 year ago on Google • 74 reviews
    This cemetery was very beautiful, I felt very emotional reading about how amazingly brave the soldiers were in the war. I felt it was insensitive to take pictures of the crosses themselves so i only took pictures of a few of the lovely decorations. The place is very well looked after as it should be. It's a perfect place to remember those who fought and lost their lives for their country
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Michael M. 9 months ago on Google • 359 reviews
    Beautiful cemetery and memorial to keep our fallen hero’s memory alive and their souls cherished. Easy bus ride from the train station. The chapel was beautiful. Grounds kept immaculate. The memorial wall was remarkable. I also really enjoyed the visitor center. Powerful. My only slight suggestion is not to power wash during visiting hours. It was very noisy and in front of the beautiful chapel and reflection ponds.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Moi P. 1 year ago on Google
    Like the WWII cemeteries in France, visiting this cemetery is a sobering and an awe-inspiring experience. The grounds are so well laid out and maintained that it is well worth strolling alone the reflecting pool and to stop and ponder at the names of the young men, killed in their prime. There are good 3D wall maps explaining the various campaigns of the war. We spent well over an hour here as a stop over on the way to a weekend stay in Cambridge. Glad we did so and were able to pay our respectful thanks for the ultimate sacrifices made. We would certainly come again.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bob R. 2 years ago on Google
    A moving but peaceful place to reflect on lives lost. Found Glen Miller’s name, the bench dedicated to the cemetery mason and spoke to a very friendly & helpful custodian.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kathryn H. 7 months ago on Google • 521 reviews
    A very beautiful and peaceful place to visit. I came with my friend and we hopped off the tour bus to arrive. We had a good walk around and felt very humbled seeing all those men and women that died for our liberty. I saw JFK’s brother’s name on the wall of the missing, and said a prayer for him.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Matt B. 1 year ago on Google • 147 reviews
    This is a must visit place. The only US cemetery in the UK, and it is stunning. The chapel is gorgeous, plus it displays the theatres of war and the amount of missions by air. Graves are immaculate, and the wall of the missing is rather long. Visitors centre is also worth a visit and really interesting.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kevin F. 1 year ago on Google • 68 reviews
    Visited England from the states and this was a must stop visit. A very well maintained cemetery and quiet place. It really makes you reflect on the sacrifice these men and women payed to protect our freedom. They will never be forgotten. May their souls rest in peace
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Yee 2 years ago on Google
    A beautifully well kept cemetery. The grounds are kept pristine. The on site museum is clean and very informative. The chapel is beautiful.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 HistoryNeedsYou 8 months ago on Google • 189 reviews
    An extraordinary place to visit, so beautiful and yet so sad. So many young lives recorded by headstones and names carved into a wall. There is also an excellent museum on site telling the story of many of the people whose names are remembered here. Free parking and level access.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 The G. 1 year ago on Google
    A heart warming tribute to all the brave men and women that lost their lives for our freedom. The grounds are immaculate and clean I thoroughly enjoyed paying my respects and having a look at the history on show. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dean 2 years ago on Google
    Beautiful but touching place! So peaceful and the grounds are kept immaculately as expected. Parking is free and also coach parking. I visited when on the A14 travelling home from work. It it literally 5 minutes off the main road and didn’t see any city traffic. I would 100% recommend stopping by some day.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nina S. 1 year ago on Google
    It was Memorial Day, 2019. I had been given the great honor of laying the wreath in honor of the 357th Fighter Group which had been stationed at the Steeple Morden air field during WWII. My brother, Charles M. Lee, was a member of the 357th FG as a P-51 pilot (KIA 8-8-44/France) and this was my first opportunity to tour the site of the former airfield and then the cemetery. To have been able to lay the wreath, along with the 100+ other wreath layers, was a most moving experience. To gaze upon the more than 7,000 names engraved upon the wall of those who are MIA gave me tears, as did looking out over the exquisitely-tended burial grounds of the more than 3,000 resting there. This hallowed place should give pause to those who think of WAR in abstract. It is not ... it is up close and personal. I extend my thanks to those who tend this cemetery in which are listed and buried those who gave their lives so that we may live free.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nadeem C. 1 year ago on Google
    Beautiful but touching place! So peaceful and the grounds are kept immaculately as expected. Parking is free
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Paul 11 months ago on Google • 152 reviews
    Like all ABMC cemeteries, Cambridge was meticulously kept and honors our fallen heroes with grace and compassion. The visitor center was well done and very informative, even to someone with extensive knowledge of WWII. Many thanks to those who keep the grounds and share the stories of our soldiers.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dan P. 6 months ago on Google • 264 reviews
    A truly humbling place to visit. A place where over 3,800 American service personnel are buried, a further 5,127 names are listed on the wall of the missing. The entire site in immaculately maintained and is a fitting tribute to those buried, or commemorated, here.

  • 5/5 Jon 8 months ago on Google • 54 reviews
    Such a gorgeous cemetery for the fallen. Quite amazing how immaculate it’s kept. It’s well worth a visit if you’re in the area. The visitors centre is fantastic too, so many amazing stories.

  • 5/5 River Z. 1 year ago on Google
    A tranquil but powerful place. The unique spectacle makes me feeling like floating in the sea of history. Among a lot of reflections come out after the visit, the stronger part comes from those heroes' families or the one who loves them. History always means one or several generations. But for most individuals, it seems no meaning at all. The only option is to be coerced.

  • 5/5 keith r. 1 year ago on Google
    Very moving, worth going to the visitor center to get a full understanding.

  • 5/5 David H. 1 year ago on Google
    What a fitting tribute to our fallen comrades in the heart of Cambridgeshire.. only found out about this cemetery due to a plaque at all hallows in Kent where a bomber from its first mission crashed into the Thames estuary.. took some pictures, said a prayer and cried.. they gave their tomorrow's for our todays..may they rest in peace x

  • 5/5 Durgaprasad N N. 8 months ago on Google • 10 reviews
    This cemetery have a rich history to be told and purely a historical place to visit. Visitors charge at Cambridge American Cemetery is totally free. And worth the effort. Its a calm and quiet place. They organised the place very clean and tidy.


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