Explore the fascinating history of Bletchley Park, home to the Allied code-breaking effort.
Bletchley Park was the principal centre of Allied code-breaking during the Second World War. The estate housed the Government Code and Cypher School, which regularly penetrated the secret communications of the Axis powers – most importantly the German Enigma and Lorenz ciphers. The Bletchley Park team, which was 75% female, devised automatic machinery to help with decryption, culminating in the development of Colossus, the world's first programmable digital electronic computer. Codebreaking operations at Bletchley Park ended in 1946 and the site is now the Bletchley Park museum.
Tour details
Train depart: Meet at Milton Keynes Central at 12:45 for a train to Bletchley leaving at 13:00, which takes 5 minutes. We'll then walk to Bletchley Park, which takes less than 10 minutes. If you're late, simply grab the next train – there are several per hour.
Train return: We will leave Bletchley Park around 15:50 for a 16:09 train back to Milton Keynes, arriving at 16:15 in time for welcome drinks from 17:00 in Unity Place (opposite Milton Keynes Central). Feel free to leave earlier if you need to.
Train tickets: Please purchase your own train ticket to/from Bletchley. If you want to store any luggage during the visit, there's this facility opposite MK Central station.
Tour tickets: Please book your entry ticket to Bletchley Park in advance here. Make sure you select the correct date: 30 June 2026. An entry time is not required.
Contact: Lloyd Bingham - [email protected]
Registration: If you are planning to join the tour, please email your name to Lloyd so that he can keep track of likely numbers. As this is an informal visit, there is no formal registration requirement, and anyone is welcome to join on the day, even without prior notice.
We can’t wait to welcome you for what promises to be a fantastic start to EX:CHANGE 2026!
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