Bletchley Park
The Mansion
Bletchley Park
Bletchley
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK3 6EB
England
Website
Telephone
+44 (0) 1908 640404
Fax
+44 (0) 1908 274381
During WW2 the German armed forces top secret codes were broken at Bletchley Park, providing the allies with vital information towards their war effort.
The world's first programmable computer and other technologies we take for granted today were initiated at Bletchley Park.
Venue Type:
Heritage site, Science centre, Museum, Historic house or home
A number of collections are on display including:
Airborne Command: The US Army Airborne Historical Display Group;
Bletchley Park Fire Museum and Fire Engines;
Bletchley Park Garage;
Bletchley Park Post Office;
Bombe Rebuild Project;
Buckinghamshire Aircraft Recovery Group (BARG);
Churchill Collection;
Colossus Rebuild Project;
Communications Electronic Museum Trust;
Computer Conservation Society (including History of Computing Exhibition);
Diplomatic Wireless Service;
GB2BP Amateur Radio;
Holley-Cornelius Toy and Memorabilia Collection;
Home Front;
Leighton Buzzard Model Boat Club;
Mills Collection of WWII Uniforms and Memorabilia;
MK Model Railway Society;
Motor Transport Section (Military Vehicles);
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Living History Group;
Projected Picture Trust;
RAYNET;
65ste Nachrichten Abteilung (German Signals Battalion);
US Re-enactment Group 1941-45
Collection details
Aviation, Maritime, Science and Technology, Social History, Weapons and War
Key artists and exhibits
- Espionage, spies & spying
- Codes and codebreaking
- Enigma
- Computer history
- Alan Turing
- Dilly Knox
Family Fun Wednesday
The whole family can enjoy special activities including craft and spy workshops, children's guided tours, trails, quizzes and handling collections.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
Admission
Free with admission
Summer on The Lawn
Tea and music on the lawn, local craft and produce stalls, children's activities and much more.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
Admission
Free with admission
Family Fun Wednesday
The whole family can enjoy special activities including craft and spy workshops, children's guided tours, trails, quizzes and handling collections.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
Admission
Free with admission
Family Fun Wednesday
The whole family can enjoy special activities including craft and spy workshops, children's guided tours, trails, quizzes and handling collections.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
Admission
Free with admission
Family Fun Wednesday
The whole family can enjoy special activities including craft and spy workshops, children's guided tours, trails, quizzes and handling collections.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
Admission
Free with admission
Family Fun Wednesday
The whole family can enjoy special activities including craft and spy workshops, children's guided tours, trails, quizzes and handling collections.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
Admission
Free with admission
New Enigma
From World War Two to today's GCHQ.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
Admission
Free with admission
Enigma Reunion
This annual event reunites people who worked at Bletchley Park and its outstations during World War Two.
Suitable for
Admission
Free with admission
Are You Listening?
From the Post Office and pigeon carriers to radio waves and the first televisions, right up to the age of computers and the internet.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
Admission
Free with admission
Family Fun Wednesday
The whole family can enjoy special activities including craft and spy workshops, children's guided tours, trails, quizzes and handling collections.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
Admission
Free with admission
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