Uncover Britain’s secret war on a short break with expert talks, coach transfers and visits to key WWII sites including Bletchley Park, RAF Tempsford and the National Museum of Computing, based at a comfortable four-star Northampton hotel.
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Hear Dr Mark Baldwin and examine his rare four-rotor Enigma machine.
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Explore RAF Tempsford and Gibraltar Farm, agents' final dispatch point for SOE.
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See the SOE-configured Lysander at Shuttleworth Old Warden Collection.
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Discover the Carpetbagger Aviation Museum and the USAAF Carpetbaggers' Station 179.
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Visit the Intelligence Museum, a former RAF Y-station intercepting Luftwaffe communications.
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Explore Bletchley Park, home of the Enigma codebreakers.
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Visit the National Museum of Computing to see the rebuilt Colossus.
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Hear Bletchley Park researcher Kerry Howard deliver an evening talk.
Stay at the modern, four-star Delta Hotels by Northampton Marriott, close to J15 off the M1, featuring a welcoming bar and restaurant, a gym, and comfortable bedrooms with private bath or shower, TV and telephone. Complimentary car parking is available for guests at the hotel.