Bletchley Park 2013 and 2014

Day trip to Bletchley Park, where the Brits worked to break the German enigma codes, and pretty much invented modern computing, during WWII. Unfortunately, we couldn't get in to see the interior because there was filming going on -- a movie called The Imitation Game. The mansion house is also seen in the opening of The Bletchley Circle episodes. Update: I saw The Imitation Game, and they used an entirely different mansion house (Joyce Grove, Nettlebed, Oxfordshire) for the exterior shots, which really makes no sense. But I think some of the interior shots were done inside.

Recognize that green dome from The Bletchley Circle (or any number of Brit WWII dramas)?

I think this is the best griffin I've ever seen. At the front entrance to the mansion, Bletchley Park.

Pair of fab griffin at the front entrance to the mansion, Bletchley Park.

The day we were at Bletchley Park, there was filming going on of the movie The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch (as Alan Turing) and Keira Knightly. We only saw the extras.

The day we were at Bletchley Park, there was filming going on of the movie The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch (as Alan Turing) and Keira Knightly. We only saw the extras -- these guys were at the craft service truck.

Apparently, there are a bunch of vintage cars behind these doors.

Next to the car shed, where the vintage cars are kept.

Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable and informative. I've seen scads of movies and tv programmes about the breaking of the enigma code, but I never understood how the machine worked until he demonstrated it.