Bletchley Park visit

Here are some notes of the visit penned by Alastair Sutcliffe.

Tuesday 19th June – Oxford

The Museum of the History of Science

30 members set off by coach for this 3 day visit starting with a 5 hour stop in Oxford where most people went on a guided introductory tour through the heart of the historic city centre.

Bust of JRR Tolkien in Exeter College chapel

The tour gave an illustration of the history of Oxford and its university, describing the architecture and traditions of its most famous buildings and institutions, ending with a visit to the 15^th century Divinity School, the oldest surviving purpose-built building for university use.

Wednesday 20th June – Bletchley Park

Maurice welcomes the group to Bletchley Park

Wednesday was spent on a full day visit to Bletchley Park, the historic site of secret British code breaking activities during WWII and birthplace of the modern computer.

Hands on testing!

After a brilliant guided tour of the site by volunteer guide Maurice, we finished the day in the National Museum of Computing

– a fantastic journey in computer development over the last 60+ years.

Coffee time!

Thursday 21st June – The final day was spent in Cambridge with another historic tour covering the most important aspects of the city, University and colleges with fascinating stories regarding the famous people connected to the city and a visit to the magnificent King’s College and Chapel.

Fitzwilliam Museum

Thanks to Alan Nolan for a well run and extremely interesting trip.