Codebreakers

Bletchley Park 2023

We visited Bletchley Park at the end of November 2023. Previously aware of the existence and some of the role of Bletchley in World War Two, interest was heightened by the 2014 file, The Imitation Game, about the mathematician Alan Turing and the battle to break the the Enigma code. An, of course, the significant amount of unsung heroes who also worked there without recognition- the majority of whom were women,

Once the top-secret home of the World War Two Codebreakers, Bletchley Park is now a vibrant heritage attraction
Bletchley Park Trust

Probably, the most surprising part of the day was learning about the role carrier pigeons still played in World War Two!

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