7 Jul
2019
7 Jul
'19
1:32 a.m.
Jack,
Note that Bletchley Park is now split into two. (don't ask) and Colossus
and the Bombe re-build are now at TNMOC not at Bletchley Park. Its on the
same site but two Museums.
Dave
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From: cctalk <cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org> On Behalf Of Jack Harper via
cctalk
Sent: 06 July 2019 17:31
To: cctech at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Wtd: advice upcoming visit to Bletchley Park / comp museum
Bill,
If I were on such a tight schedule, I would as you say rent a car, but
one-way,
from Gatwick - drive that night late to a hotel in
Milton Keynes about
five
miles north of Bletchley.
About 90 miles Gatwick to Milton Keyes - two hours or so late at night.
Avis has a return site at Milton Keynes. Leave the car there at Avis.
Thursday morning, I would take a taxi to Bletchley Park - the place opens
0930.
Spend 1.5 hours or some such max at Bletchley - Train back to Gatwick.
I know that you can easily get to London Euston from Bletchley - trains
run
about every twenty minutes I recall, but I do not know
how to get to
Gatwick
from Euston - figure that out.
It would all be very tight, but Bletchley Park is an amazing place to see
and
only 1.5 hours there would be better than nothing.
Here is a snap I took of the "Mansion" when there 15 years
ago: http://frobenius.com/bletchley/bl012.jpg
If I could see only a couple of things: Hut 8 where Turing used to
do his thing and, of course, the Colossus rebuild.
It is easy to spend two days there, which I did 2004.
Best,
Jack Harper
Evergreen, Colorado USA
At 03:54 AM 7/6/2019, Bill Degnan via cctech wrote:
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Hi...I am arriving at Gatwick Airport this weds
evening1045pm and I
have a
17 hour layover. I'd like to visit the national computer museum at
bletchley park about an hour north. I see I can rent a car from the
airport and drive to a hotel near the museum. There are a few hotels
with
24/7 desks. Concerns? Total time in England is 17 hours, 8 of which
needed for sleep, plus travel to and from the airport and museum. Not
sure how efficient the car rental return process is, etc. Need some
buffer for unknowns Thanks in advance
Bill
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