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20-22 October 2017

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Student days

Cambridge
Visit King’s College, where Alan Turing studied mathematics and went on to lay the theoretical foundations for modern computers. Marvel at the chapel’s famous Gothic architecture and medieval stained glass. Our guided tour of the city includes the American Cambridge cemetery and the Eagle pub, where Francis Crick first announced that he and James Watson had discovered the structure of DNA. After dinner, enjoy a talk by intelligence expert Mark Baldwin and a demonstration of a rare four-wheel Enigma machine.

Code breakers

Bletchley Park

Soak up the atmosphere of the huts where Enigma messages sent by the Germany military were decrypted. Visit Turing’s office to see how it would have looked during the second world war. Discover the ingenious mathematical techniques and devices that Turing and his colleagues designed to crack the Enigma code. At the nearby National Museum of Computing, see a rebuild of Colossus, the world’s first electronic computer. Reminisce over the museum’s collection of home computers from the 1970s and 1980s.

What’s included

• Two nights’ bed and breakfast
• Welcome reception, dinner and lecture
• Second night dinner with wine and talk
• Private coach
• Local expert guides
• All talks, admissions and guided tours

From £465 per person