The traditional town by the River Ouzel that is to the southwest of Milton Keynes, retaining its own identity, is Bletchley. It grew up originally under the Normans but expansion really happened when the railway arrived in 1870. The vibrant new town of Milton Keynes has much to offer (including accommodation) but so does Bletchley, with the river and the Grand Union Canal (forming part of National Cycle Network) providing scenic towpaths, the Windmill Hill Golf Course (18-hole, par 73), the Blue Lagoon Nature Reserve, the Brunel shopping centre, bustling High Street and plenty of parking. Undoubtedly Bletchley is most famous for Bletchley Park, or Station X as it was known in its former capacity! The beautiful Victorian mansion with 4 acres of grounds can now be hired for conferences and housed the secret Enigma code-breakers during World War II. The world’s first electronic computer, Colossus, came into being in 1944 (a code-cracking computer) and played a major role in the D-Day Landings. 10 Colossi, each an improvement on the last, were created and helped Allied victory but at the end of the war all machines were dismantled and technical information destroyed. A Colossus has however been rebuilt, work continues to this day and can be seen at the museum here.
Attraction
Church
Dentist
Oxford House Dental Practice
T Yee
Doctor
Dr N Fagan
Dr R Ho-Yen
Drayton Road Surgery
Golf Club
Health and Fitness Club
Pub and Bar
Bletchley Arms
Chequers
Crooked Billet
Eight Belles
Enigma Tavern
George Inn
London Pride
Maltsters Arms
Old Swan
Pickles Newt
Plough
Restaurant
Café Ganges
Crooked Billet
Dinajpur Tandoori Restaurant
Domino’s Pizza
Eight Belles
Enigma Tavern
Golden Curry Tandoori Restaurant
Lorraine Blake Fitness Club
Modern Thai Restaurant
Old Swan
Plough
Rainbow Chinese Restaurant
Rose of India
Three Trees
Voong’s Restaurant
School
Bishop Parker Catholic School
Drayton Park Combined School
Eaton Mill Combined School
Knowles First School
Leon School
Wind in the Willows Day Nursery
Solicitor
Taxi
Ace Cars
Direct Cars
J Coyle
Wheelchair Taxi Service
Sports Clubs
Bletchley RC (Rugby Union)
Shops
Halfords
Fenny Lodge Gallery
Wickes
Threads and Patches
Superdrug
B&Q
Biggs Afro Caribbean Grocers
Provikam Food Centre
Carolanne Flowers
Fresh Apeel Greengrocers
D P Clarke
Nearby Stores
A & H Stores
Upper Crust Bakery
Aba Continental Foods
Tony's Bakers
Best One Food & Wine
Knights Pharmacy
Kennelgate Ltd
The Flower Co
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