A visit to Bletchley Park was high on the agenda for this trip to the UK. Being only just over half an hour by car from here in Duston Jessica and Andrew see it as a must do for their visitors.
Bletchley Park is the home of the Codebreakers during World War 2. Here at Bletchley up to 10 000 workers secretly toiled away during the war, intercepting, deciphering, analysing and distributing the information intercepted from the German's 'Enigma'. It is estimated that the war was shortened by two years because of the work done at this site. As it was all done under secrecy and it wasn't until 50 years later that any of the work done here has come to light. Two movies have now been made - "The Enigma" and "The Imitation Game" giving us some insight, and now the site is available to visit.
We had an excellent visit, starting with a guided tour by a volunteer Jeff. He gave us a good overview of how it was for the workers and the life that they lived. After a picnic lunch in the grounds, we self guided ourselves through the exhibits. This included a working demonstation of the 'Bombe' developed by Alan Turing. This machine was the fore-runner to computers, and it helped speed up the rate of deciphering the codes. We also saw some of the props and sets from 'The Imitation Game'.
This is a attraction that could be repeat visited as there is much more to see than can be done in one day. In fact your ticket can be used again for another visit within twelve months as Jessica and Andrew have done on past occasions.
The link to the website is http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/
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