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  1. Cheltenham

    The largest construction site in Europe at the time, our HQ was officially opened by HM Queen Elizabeth II in 2004 and today it houses our 24/7 operations centre, the GCHQ archive which contains around 16 million historical artefacts, cafes a restaurant and a gym. GCHQ first came to Cheltenham in the 1950s. The site in Oakley opened in 1952 ...

  2. Inside The Top Secret Doughnut: A Visit To GCHQ

    According to the article, GCHQ had a hand in foiling 19 terrorist attacks, arresting at least two sex offenders, and prevented about £1.5 billion of tax evasion. The agency wasn't even ...

  3. FAQs

    GCHQ's headquarters are in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. There are smaller sites in Cornwall, North Yorkshire and Manchester. ... Can I visit GCHQ? For security reasons, GCHQ does not offer public tours. You can, however, read more about what it's like here, and see some pictures of what it looks like inside our building, on our 'Who we ...

  4. Inside the UK's top secret GCHQ base in Cheltenham

    Government Communication Headquarters, better known as GCHQ, is one of the most top secret sites in the UK. Its high-tech offices on the edge of Cheltenham are surrounded by a two-metre high ...

  5. Inside GCHQ as it celebrates 100 years

    GCHQ was formed on 1 November 1919 under the original name of the Government Code and Cypher School. ... while others show inside the modern Cheltenham headquarters - known as the "doughnut ...

  6. The Doughnut

    The Doughnut is the nickname given (due to its resemblance to a doughnut) to the headquarters of the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), [1] [3] a British cryptography and intelligence agency. It is located on a 71 hectares (176 acres) site in Benhall, in the suburbs of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in South West England.

  7. GCHQ

    Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is an intelligence and security organisation responsible for providing signals intelligence (SIGINT) and information assurance (IA) to the government and armed forces of the United Kingdom. Primarily based at "The Doughnut" in the suburbs of Cheltenham, GCHQ is the responsibility of the country's Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth ...

  8. Cheltenham

    This year's Cheltenham Science Festival went digital, featuring an interview with our Director and some tricky GCHQ puzzles in the Virtual Discover Zone ... His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales pays Centenary Visit to GCHQ. His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales paid a special visit to GCHQ's Cheltenham Headquarters, as part of the ...

  9. Behind the scenes at five of GCHQ's secret sites for the first time

    12:30, 1 NOV 2019. The white cliffs of Dover - close to where a wartime listening post was located in a manor house. The Government's intelligence listening post, GCHQ, is shrouded in secrecy and ...

  10. What is GCHQ and why is it called 'the doughnut'?

    You can visit the site directly here where you will get the latest news, events and sport. ... GCHQ's Cheltenham history. It first came to the town in the 1950s. The site in Oakley opened in ...

  11. INSIDE GCHQ: Welcome to Cheltenham's cottage industry

    Geek's Guide to Britain For staff at the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in Cheltenham, there's an air of Fight Club about the place. The first rule about GCHQ is you don't talk about GCHQ. It's a well observed tradition, even though there are road signs and a bus route directing you to this highly secret establishment, the nerve centre of Britain's communications ...

  12. Prince Charles and Camilla visit GCHQ in Cheltenham

    Prince Charles and Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, have paid a private visit to GCHQ's headquarters in Cheltenham. The Prince of Wales toured the famous "doughnut" building for the second time ...

  13. GCHQ Cheltenham (The Doughnut), Gloucestershire

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  14. GCHQ reveals its 66-year-old secret site for the first time

    GCHQ reveals secret site for the first time, 66 years after moving in. The Cheltenham-based government intelligence agency says where its home in London was. News. By. Robin Jenkins Chief ...

  15. GCHQ

    We'd like to set additional cookies to understand how you use our website so we can improve our services. Accept optional cookies. Reject optional cookies. ... Welcome to GCHQ We are the UK's intelligence, security and cyber agency. ... National Language Competition 2023 winners visit GCHQ. New Director GCHQ announced. Follow Us . MISSION ...

  16. The Prince of Wales visits GCHQ Cheltenham

    Today, The Prince of Wales, in his role as Patron of the Intelligence Agencies, visited the Headquarters of GCHQ in Cheltenham. The visit came as part of the Agency's Centenary celebrations, marking 100 years of the organisation working to keep the UK safe. View this post on Instagram.

  17. Cheltenham's GCHQ to get a massive, cyber-oriented tech ...

    In 2019, Cheltenham Borough Council spent £37.5 million purchasing 45 hectares of land adjacent to GCHQ, with the goal of capitalizing on the burgeoning cybersecurity and technology community.

  18. The truth about those 'secret tunnels' under GCHQ

    GCHQ base in Cheltenham. ... East 17 are here this week and here's how you can see them; ... When you think Cheltenham, you do not usually word-associate with Chav. Far from it.

  19. See Photos of Queen Elizabeth's Visit GCHQ Headquarters for First

    The British monarch visited GCHQ headquarters in Cheltenham, and met with Bletchley Park codebreakers. By Caroline Hallemann Published: Feb 14, 2019 11:13 AM EST Save Article

  20. Could you be a secret agent? See if you can crack these GCHQ ...

    The GCHQ website explains: "In order to keep up with the ever-changing environment we work and live in, and to protect it effectively, we need to have the right mix of minds approaching every ...