Bletchley Park

on Sunday June 3 i attended a Polish Day in Bletchley Park. it is an annual event that has been taking place since 1999. it is a commemoration of death of three Polish mathematicians and cryptographers who played a crucial role in breaking codes to a German Enigma machine during WW2. the Enigma was used by Nazi for a military communications. After its codes were decrypted in 1932, they were then passed on to the Brithish and the French in 1939. the decryption of Enigma's highly protected codes helped to end WW2 in Europe two years earlier.
Polish Day at Bletchley Park was attended by both Poles and Brits. There were guided tours and talks in both languages, Polish mass, Polish Folk Dances and a speach made by a Polish Ambassador in London.
Bletchley Park is not a traditional park however it has got the lake and wildlife too. the main attractions are Enigma machines and Churchill collection, National Museum of Computing, wartime Garage , wartime mini cinema, Victorian Mansion that was headquarters to intelligence staff during the War and Polish Monument.
i had only a couple of spare hours that day and it wasn't enough to see everything that the park offers. The good thing is that it is situated 5 min walk from where i live and once purchased ticked allows you to come back free of charge over a period of one year.
you are very welcome to visit me and the park :)

Polish Memorial


Abwehr Enigma


Enigma Cinema


Polish children wearing traditional Polish folklore costumes