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
> -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk <cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org> On Behalf Of Jack Harper via > cctalk > Sent: 06 July 2019 17:31 > To: cct...@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: > >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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ > Jack Harper, President > Secure Outcomes Inc > 2942 Evergreen Parkway, Suite 300 > Evergreen, Colorado 80439 USA > > 303.670.8375 > 303.670.3750 (fax) > > http://www.secureoutcomes.net for Product Info.
