Bletchley Park Renovation
 

http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/cont...storation.rhtm

I wonder if anyone has visited BP since the restoration work completed?

It sounds wonderful and is certainly on my list for next UK visit.

I've not visited it, but are you aware of the hornet's nest that's been created?

The Bletchley estate houses two different institutions. The government- and National Lottery- funded Bletchley Park Trust commemorates the history and consequences of the code-breaking on the site. The (entirely voluntarily funded) National Museum of Computing in Block H reviews the impact the code-breaking on the site had on the development of the computer: in the standard British history, far more important than the later and less advanced work done by IBM and Harvard.

The renovations at the Park have made the division more clear, and visitors to the facilities maintained by the Trust aren't automatically made aware of (or encouraged to visit) the Museum

The tension has escalated, apparently with the kind of zeal rival Christian guardians of Holy Land sites have displayed over the centuries.

http://www.theguardian.com/technolog...s-codebreaking

I was in 'BP' for the second time only a month or two ago with my son - we live only 10 miles away!

It hasn't changed that much, as far as I remember from my first visit a couple of years ago, and it still feels 'authentic' - though I'm not convinced that's really Alan Turing's old mug chained to the radiator in hut 8!

BP is a stroll across the road (more or less) from Bletchley railway station, with frequent trains from London Euston station in central London, www.nationalrail.co.uk

We went to TNMOC last year, and thoroughly enjoyed the whole place. A bit amateurish maybe, but it is run by enthusiastic volunteers.
The sun was shining for the first time in months the following day so we didn't bother with Bletchley Park. No doubt many will consider that heresy :).

Turing was a native of Manchester and I've sat alongside him on the bench in this link, which has a precis of his life:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ester-25499447

Two great links and fascinating history. Too bad both the National Museum of Computing and the Bletchley Park trust can't come to an agreement to make it one uniform venue for everyone to enjoy with one joint ticketing scheme.

I have read reviews on trip advisor from visitors who complain about the fee for the computing museum because they don't understand that it is not funded the same way as the trust. Politics rains everywhere.

For the visitor both sites sound wonderful to see.

A couple of months ago I read in the Telegraph similar accounts to flanner's link from the Guardian

quick search found it http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/w...war-again.html

I subscribe to the Bletchley Park podcast on iTunes and enjoy it quite a bit. Lots of interviews with people who worked there over the years, and many good stories.

Thanks for the posted links - I learned a great deal.