Bletchley Park Sightseeing National

Bletchley Park

 
Description: During WW2 the German armed forces top secret codes were broken at Bletchley Park, providing the allies with vital ... more
Bletchley Park ... infomation towards their war effort. The world's first programmable computer and other technologies we take for granted today were initiate

Newest Review: ... and conferences. The weddings would take place in the mansion in one of the rooms downstairs; there are rooms of different sizes. Bletchley Park is made up of different areas Block B - The Exhibition Centre is the main entrance, where you buy your ticket and get a map, as the name is quite explanatory it also has an exhibition centre (like a museum) where you can read and see a variety of ... more

 ... information and items from the war itself. In Block B, there is also an introductory video that lasts about 10 minutes and tells you about the site. The Bletchley Park Garage is where some cars were used for the film Enigma plus others from the previous...more

Absy_Baby
Crowned Review Bletchley Park: What were the Germans planning? (1492 words)
by - written on 08/09/09 (Very useful, 88 readings)
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Background ----------------- Bletchley Park was a station commissioned by MI6 just before the Second World War. It was due for demolition by its current owner Captain Hubert Faulkner but the government stepped in and brought the grounds in 1938 with war on the horizon and Hitler having just invaded Austria. Bletchley Park was brought to house both MI6 and the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS). Being located only 50 miles from London in the Buckinghamshire, the GC&CS had a safer environment from the London grounds they currently had to work on the intelligence they had. The station was given the code name 'Station X' by Commander ...  Read the complete review

MisterReview
Premium Review Spend as much time as you like on one ticket for a year. (425 words)
by - written on 09/09/08 (Very useful, 84 readings)
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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 ...  Read the complete review

minibus10
Premium Review Bletchley Park: A once best kept secret (224 words)
by - written on 21/08/08 (Very useful, 65 readings)
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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 ...  Read the complete review

sandyback75
Crowned Review Britain's Best Kept Secret, Literally (1514 words)
by - written on 05/04/06 (Very useful, 829 readings)
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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 ...  Read the complete review

offy
Premium Review Bletchley Park: Top secret (1048 words)
by - written on 01/12/01 (Very useful, 679 readings)
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So secret that some still won’t talk about it!’ Apparently that is true. Bletchley Park (also known as Station X) is the famous place where we managed to decypher the German enigma codes during World War II and the birthplace of modern computing and communications. During the war it was a highly kept secret and the workers were threatened with death if they ever told anyone where they were working (although most did not understand the significance of their work). Amazingly, this was all kept secret until 1974 when details started to be revealed. Since the war, the site has been used for various things, such as a training college and the ...  Read the complete review

 

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