I had a free visit to Bletchley Park today. The reason: I’m taking our Y5-children on a trip to Bletchley Park this year, as the Imperial War Museum in London is busy undergoing renovations and will open only partially in July and I had to do my ‘pre-visit‘, which is free for teachers to complete the risk assessment before the trip. I’m overexcited about this trip as I wanted to take my class to Bletchley Park two years ago. I have blogged before about Bletchley Park on this link, if you have time to go and read about MI5, chess, the cold war and the link to Bletchley Park. There are lots to see at Bletchley Park, and I particularly enjoyed the Churchill collection today. Churchill used a little teddy as a place holder when he removed a book from his shelf and I’ve thought it was a ‘cool‘ idea. Bletchley Park is also undergoing a big change after campaigns to save this interesting and special place, though they need more money to save it for future generations. A few years ago, it was discovered that the buildings started crumbling down and few people started campaigning. Today, after my visit of two years ago, I could already see a major change and I can honestly recommend a visit to Bletchley Park [in Milton Keynes] if you are near enough to visit. The train station is about 5 min walk from it, which makes it even more accessible for non-drivers. Bletchley Park is where the WW2 Code breakers worked in secrecy and WW2 could have lasted about two more years, if it wasn’t for them! Just think how many more people could have died as well. Feel free to click on photos for a larger view.
Chessalee 