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  • 70 of 70 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    4 Stars Fetch me a ticket to Bletchley Review with images 07/05/2012
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Very informative, great antiquities and machines on display, friendly staff, value for money

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Activities only open on certain days, not overly interactive, not too much for kids

    Bletchley Park found fame from exploits in World War II as being a hub of intelligence able to break even the toughest code with some work reportedly shortening the war by as much as two years. The estate became known as Bletchley Park in 1877 when it was purchased by Samuel Lipscomb Seckham who then sold it to Sir Herbert Samual Leon, a Liberal MP, in 1883. In 1938 there were plans to demolish the mansion and surrounding buildings but Admiral Sir Hugh Sinclair, Head of MI6, purchased it secretly, mainly for its proximity to railway links to the Oxbridge universities where all the code ... more
  • 33 of 33 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    5 Stars "The geese that laid the golden eggs and never cackled" Review with images 06/06/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Vast range of exhibits, historically important site, friendly atmosphere, tickets last 12 months

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Too much to see in a day, somewhat unfocused at times

    That was what Winston Churchill said about the staff at Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire. This was one of Britain's most important military sites during the Second World War. It didn't host soldiers or Spitfires, however; instead it was the home of the Government Code and Cypher School, the forerunner of today's GCHQ. Its most important function was to decrypt coded messages sent by Germany and its allies using ciphers such as Enigma, and to pass this information on to the British government. Huts were built in the grounds of the mansion to house the hundreds of workers, and they stand to ... more
  • 66 of 66 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    5 Stars Britain's Best Kept Secret, Literally Review with images 29/12/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great Day Out, Informative, Interesting

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None

    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 ... more
  • 38 of 38 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Discerna

    5 Stars The secret is out .... 04/08/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Interesting place with lots to see, guided tours, fascinating collections

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Limited meals available, not possible to see everything in a day

    At a time when the activities of our security services are under more public scrutiny than ever before, it seems particularly worthwhile to enquire how they have been handled in the past. One place where this can be done is Bletchley Park, the site of GCHQ during World War II. I have visited twice already this year and I will be returning for a third time in the autumn. Thanks to the success of the film Enigma, many people know that Bletchley park was the place where work was carried out to crack the Enigma code, thereby enabling regular interception of enemy messages. On display at Bletchley ... more
  • 68 of 68 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    offy

    4 Stars Top secret 12/08/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Fascinating, important piece of history

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Tatty and quite expensive

    ‘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 ... more
  • 5 of 7 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    minibus10

    5 Stars britains best kept secret 22/08/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages The ticket allows a years free entry

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Not very interesting for younger children

    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 ... more
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