Mysterious affairs at Bletchley

When I first saw the itinerary for the Bletchley Park visit I wondered whether 4 hours was rather a long time to spend there. Towards the end of the day I realised that 4 hours was not quite long enough. There was a tremendous amount of history on offer, along with many exhibitions and museums. I learnt much about Alan Turin which I wasn't previously aware of, as well as the development of the Enigma machine, which, surprisingly (to me anyway) was invented shortly after WW1, purely for commercial use. Many of the various forms of this machine were on display. I was also impressed by the full scale mock up of the Bombe machine in Hut 11a. Although Bletchley Park is mainly remembered for those things, it was the WW2 centre for all intelligence gathering and code breaking. As well as the dozen or more huts and blocks to look around, there is the original mansion in all its glory. The grounds are also splendid. It was a good thing that our entry tickets are valid for a year as I imagine many of us will be making a return visit. Many thanks to Sue Troman for organising this visit.