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HISTORY Visit the home of The Codebreakers this summer B letchley Park is a great place to visit during the summer: for adults and children alike! This local museum and heritage attraction provides much to see and do as you learn about the amazing people who were at Bletchley Park during World War Two, and how their remarkable work impacts us today. This summer, for the first time in Bletchley Park’s history, visitors can explore Block A, a newly restored wartime building at the heart of the historic World War Two codebreaking site. This Block houses the new permanent exhibition, The Intelligence Factory, telling the story of Bletchley Park at the peak of its operation. Visitors will learn more about Bletchley Park’s crucial work from 1942 to 1945, as its multi-skilled workforce rapidly increased to meet operational demands.
The site expanded hugely to become the world’s largest intelligence factory with a workforce of nearly 9,000, 75% of whom were women. The exhibition thrusts visitors into the action at the peak of the Bletchley Park operation and shines a spotlight on the personal stories of those who worked to keep the organisation running. From tracking positions of Allied and enemy vessels, to handling millions of items of data, to recruiting, feeding, and housing thousands of staff, the scale and complexity of Bletchley Park at its peak as surprising as it is remarkable. Hands-on interactive displays allow visitors to try their hand at real intelligence-management techniques used at Bletchley Park, and experience some of the daily challenges faced by managers in keeping the operation afloat under wartime conditions. There’s an interactive recreation of the Naval Plotting Room used by naval intelligence officers to track the movements of ships.
A close-up look at wartime machinery, explains more about the processes used to manage the enormous amount of data generated. Throughout the school summer holidays families will be able to enjoy free drop-in workshops to learn more about codebreaking, free children’s multimedia guides (with stories and puzzles) and a brand-new Top-Secret Mission Pack (available for £1), as well as an outdoor playground and lots of wide-open space for children to run around. With so many different areas to explore, go on an adventure and uncover some surprising stories! Children under 12 are admitted free and residents living with a 10-mile radius of Bletchley Park can enjoy 50% off standard admission prices all year round! Your ticket also is an annual pass so you can visit Bletchley Park again and again. With all this and more, you will surely have an astounding time at Bletchley Park this summer. > Please visit bletchleypark.org.uk for further information and to book your tickets
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Bletchley Park’s largest ever exhibition 9,000 people, working around the clock, producing intelligence on an industrial scale, secretly helping to turn the tide of World War Two. Discover their story. Book tickets at bletchleypark.org.uk
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