Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

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Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Best known to most as the secretive site responsible for cracking the German Enigma code during the Second World War, Bletchley Park is now a centre dedicated to its other achievement as the birthplace of the modern computer.

: Bletchley Park (photo by Magnus Manske)

Set in the grounds of a British country home, the site includes museums, playgrounds and lakes, along with a shop and cafes.

For most visitors, the chance to see Enigma, the best-known cipher machine of all time, alongside its British and Russian contemporaries is a highlight, but the site also houses the National Museum of Computing, home to the WWII Codebreaking Colossus, and a reconstruction of Colossus. (see NMC)

In block B, amateur (Ham) radio fans can find a working radio communications centre, where regular demonstrations of Morse code are held, while at the weekends, the Projected Picture Trust shows old wartime films in the small vintage cinema at the weekends.

The site is easily accessible in a day by train from London (regular services depart London Euston).

Bletchley Park

Address: The Mansion, Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes, MK3 6EB

Admission Price: £10, £8 concessions

Opening Times: Mon – Fri (summer) 9.30 AM to 5.00 PM, Sat, Sun (summer) 10.30 AM to 5.00 PM.

Online: http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/

Rating: 10.0/10 (1 vote cast)

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