Bletchley Park

This has got to be one of the best days out in Britain, but bring a picnic! A quick overview of Bletchley Park for those that are unfamiliar: Bletchley Park refers to the site where The Allies decrypted Axis intelligence during the Second World War. It is also the site where, it is claimed the first computer to be invented, was used to decrypt these messages. What went on at this site, was materially destroyed after the war, in order that no-one would ever find out how the Allies managed to be one step ahead. What remained in peoples heads remained top secret, until the 1970s. It would be fair to say that this heritage site could only appeal to the ...

Bletchley Park was once Britains best kept secret and is now a heritage site and museum,it is situated in a beautiful parkland setting.This place has a fascinating history,the story of a desperate race against time to crack Germanys coded communicationssuch as those sent by the famous Enigma machine. Bletchley Park was Churchills secret passion, he called the codebreakers the"geese that laid the golden eggs that never cackled." Exhibits include the Enigma machine. World War Two Aviation disply. Home Front exhibition A display of toys and playthings The Churchill Collection The Bletchley Park Post Office..where you ...

What Happened At Bletchley Park? =========================== In 1939 a large collection of mathematicians, chess champions, linguists and many others made their way to a country mansion in the Berkshire countryside. However, until 1979, if you'd ask them what they were doing they would have been unable to tell you. It's not that they didn't know, it's just that they were bound by a small piece of red tape known as the official secrets act. For at Bletchley Park they were playing a vital role in the war effort. They were breaking the German Enigma code. It is estimated that the work done at Bletchley shortened the war by two years, saving ...