BLETCHLEY PARK TRIP

We had a general walk around and were then greeted by a guide, who took us to watch a film about Bletchley’s history.

One reason Bletchley was chosen was because of it’s great location. There was a railway station close enough that a tunnel was built, so tworkers were not seen coming onto the site. If people were arriving by bus, and were questioned as to where they were going, they would say a party. I’m sure people got suspicious after a while!

The worry was if German spies could go back to Berlin and say that Britain had cracked the enigma. With the information we have today, it is impossible to say that there were any proper spies. A lot of the German spies were actually double agents, which meant any secret information they had would be given to MI6.

After lunch, we had another look around the site and then took the bus back. A big thank must go to our Maths Department for organising the trip.