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Please note, this is a draft programme and sessions are subject to change.

All 29 undergraduate Cambridge Colleges will be open for the July Open Days. Check what will be on at each College.

Before you visit, find out what Cambridge Colleges are and how to choose one.

We recommend that you visit a few different Colleges at the Open Day. Usually, visitors have time to drop-in to 3-5 Colleges.

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Christ's College

Location: Christ's College, St Andrew's Street, CB2 3BU [Google maps]

Contact: admissions@christs.cam.ac.uk
Christ's Open Day webpage

Activity Time Location
Information stand

9:30am to 4:30pm

Hall, between First Court and Second Court, Christ’s College

Guided tours (including accommodation)

Every 15 minutes, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 25 minutes

Hall, between First Court and Second Court, Christ’s College

Churchill College

Location: Churchill College, Storey’s Way, CB3 0DS [Google maps]

Contact: outreach@chu.cam.ac.uk
Churchill Open Day webpage

Activity Time Location
Information stand

9:30am to 4:30pm

Follow signs from the Porters' Lodge, Churchill College

Guided tours (including accommodation)

Every 15 minutes, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 20 to 30 minutes

Follow signs from the Porters' Lodge, Churchill College

Self-guided tours

Every 15 minutes, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 20 to 30 minutes

Follow signs from the Porters' Lodge, Churchill College

Meet Directors of Studies and Fellows

Check the Churchill Open Day webpage for a list of times and subjects.

9:30am to 4:30pm

Follow signs from the Porters' Lodge, Churchill College

Display from Churchill College Archives Centre

10:00am to 4:00pm

Churchill College Archives Centre, Churchill College

Engineering Subject Talk - Making a Competitive Application

10:00am to 10:30am Follow signs from Porters' Lodge, Churchill College
Clare College

Location: Clare College, Trinity Lane, CB2 1TL [Google maps]
Also enter via Memorial Court for tours: Queen's Road, CB3 9AJ [Google maps]

Contact: admissions@clare.cam.ac.uk
Clare Open Day webpage

Activity Time Location
Guided tours (including accommodation)

Every 15 to 20 minutes, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 30 to 40 minutes

Old Court Porters' Lodge, Clare College

Self-guided tours (including accommodation)

Every 15 to 20 minutes, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 30 to 40 minutes

Old Court Porters' Lodge and Memorial Court entrance, Clare College

Q&A with Clare Admissions Team

10:30am to 11:00am

1:00pm to 1:30pm

Latimer Room, Old Court, Clare College

Subject Fair

11:00am to 1:00pm

Memorial Court Lawns, Clare College

Corpus Christi College

Location: Corpus Christi College, Trumpington Street, CB2 1RH [Google maps]

Contact: admissions@corpus.cam.ac.uk
Corpus Christi Open Day webpage

Activity Time Location

Guided tours (including accommodation)

On demand, 9:30am to 4:30am

Duration: 20 to 25 minutes

Porters' Lodge, Corpus Christi College
Talk to Corpus Admissions Team

9:30am to 4:30pm

Porters' Lodge, Corpus Christi College

Downing College

Location: Downing College, Regent Street, CB2 1DQ [Google maps]

Contact: access@dow.cam.ac.uk
Downing Open Day webpage

Activity Time Location
Welcome desk

9:30am to 4:30pm

Magenta gazebo, outside College library, Downing College

Guided tours

Every 20 minutes, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 30 minutes

Magenta flag, outside College library, Downing College

Self-guided tours

9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 30 minutes

Magenta gazebo, outside College library, Downing College

Drop-in desks

9:30am to 4:30pm

Grace Howard Room, Howard Theatre, Downing College
Welcome and admissions talk

9:45am to 10:45am

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Howard Theatre, Downing College

Arts and Humanities Subject Panels

10:45am to 11:45pm

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Howard Theatre, Downing College

Music Performance

11:00am to 12:00pm (Thursday 10 July only)

3:15pm to 4:15pm (Friday 11 July only)

Chapel, Downing College

Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths Subject Panels

11:45am to 12:45pm

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Howard Theatre, Downing College

Emmanuel College

Location: Emmanuel College, St Andrew's Street, CB2 3AP [Google maps]

Contact: admissions@emma.cam.ac.uk
Emmanuel Open Day webpage

Activity Time Location
Information stand

9:30am to 4:30pm

Main entrance, Front Court, Emmanuel College

Guided tours (including accommodation)

On demand, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 40 minutes

Fiona's Cafe, Chapman's Garden, Emmanuel College

Self-guided tours

On demand, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 40 minutes

Fiona's Cafe, Chapman's Garden, Emmanuel College

Fitzwilliam College

Location: Fitzwilliam College, Storey's Way, CB3 0DG [Google maps]

Contact: admissions@fitz.cam.ac.uk
Fitzwilliam Open Day webpage

Activity Time Location
Information stand

9:30am to 4:30pm

The Grove Lawn via Porters' Lodge, Fitzwilliam College

Guided tours (including accommodation)

On demand, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 30 to 45 minutes

The Grove Lawn via Porters' Lodge, Fitzwilliam College

Meet the Admissions Tutors drop-in sessions

10:00am to 4:00pm

The Grove Lawn via Porters' Lodge, Fitzwilliam College

Girton College

Location: Girton College, Huntingdon Road, CB3 0JG [Google maps]
Shuttle bus to Girton: 9:30am to 4:30pm from Queens Road bus layby [Google maps]

Contact: access@girton.cam.ac.uk
Girton Open Day webpage

Activity Time Location
Information stand

9:30am to 4:30pm

The Stanley Library, Girton College

Guided tours (including accommodation)

On demand, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 30 to 40 minutes

The Stanley Library, Girton College

Introduction to Girton (including financial welfare)

10:00am to 11:00am

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Old Hall, Girton College

Gonville & Caius College

Activities across 2 locations. Check where each activity is happening when you plan your day.

Contact: admissions@cai.cam.ac.uk
Gonville & Caius Open Day webpage

Location: Gonville & Caius College, Trinity Street, CB2 1TA [Google Maps]

Activity Time Location
Information stand

9:30am to 4:30pm

Tree Court, Gonville & Caius College

Guided tours (including accommodation)

On demand, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: Flexible

Tree Court, Gonville & Caius College

Funding Your Studies: UK HE Finance Talk

Loans, bursaries, and other sources of income for UK-domiciled HE students

10:30am to 11:15am

Bateman Auditorium, Caius Court, Gonville & Caius College

Q&A with Admissions Tutor

11:30am to 12:30pm

Bateman Auditorium, Caius Court, Gonville & Caius College

Meet Directors of Studies drop-in sessions

Open to prospective applicants only.

1:00pm to 3:00pm

Tree Court, Gonville & Caius College

Location: Harvey Court, West Road, CB3 9DP [Google Maps]

Activity Time Location

Personal statement talk

Open to prospective applicants only.

2:30pm to 3:15pm

Cavonius Centre, Harvey Court

Admissions tests talk

Open to prospective applicants only.

3:30pm to 4:15pm

Cavonius Centre, Harvey Court

Homerton College

Location: Homerton College, Hills Road, CB2 8PH [Google maps]

Contact: admissions@homerton.cam.ac.uk
Homerton Open Day webpage

Activity Time Location
Information stand

9:30am to 4:30pm

The Great Hall, Homerton College

Guided tours (including accommodation)

Every 15 minutes, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 20 to 45 minutes

The Great Hall, Homerton College

Admissions talk by Admissions Tutors, followed by Q&A with current students

10:00am to 11:00am

Fellows' Auditorium, Homerton College

Hughes Hall (21+)

This College is for mature students (aged 21+) only

Location: Hughes Hall, Wollaston Road, CB1 2EW [Google maps]
College closed from 12:30pm to 1:30pm

Contact: outreach@hughes.cam.ac.uk
Hughes Hall Open Day webpage

Activity Time Location
Guided tours (including accommodation)

On demand, 9:30am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 4:30pm

Duration: 30 minutes

Porters' Lodge, Hughes Hall

Applying as a mature student session

11:00am to 12:00pm

Council Room, Hughes Hall 

Follow directions from staff on site

Jesus College

Location: Jesus College, Jesus Lane, CB5 8BL [Google maps]

Contact: undergraduate-admissions@jesus.cam.ac.uk
Jesus Open Day webpage

Activity Time Location
Information stand

9:30am to 4:30pm

First Court, Jesus College

Guided tours (including accommodation)

Every 15 minutes, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 30 to 40 minutes

First Court, Jesus College

Self-guided tours (including accommodation)

On demand, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 20 to 30 minutes

First Court, Jesus College

King's College

Location: King's College, King's Parade, CB2 1ST [Google maps]

Contact: slo@kings.cam.ac.uk
King's Open Day webpage

Activity Time Location
Information stand

9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry at 4:00pm)

Chetwynd Room, King's College

Guided tours (led by current students)

On demand, 9:30am to 1:00pm and 2:00pm to 4:30pm

Duration: 30 to 40 minutes

Bar, King's College

Subject information stands

9:30am to 4:30pm

Chetwynd Room, King's College

Admissions Team information desk

9:30am to 4:30pm

Chetwynd Room, King's College

Q&A with King's students

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Keynes Theatre, King's College

Drop in with Admissions Tutor

1:00pm to 2:00pm

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Chetwynd Room, King's College

Interview workshop with Admissions Tutor

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Keynes Theatre, King's College

Lucy Cavendish College

Location: Lucy Cavendish College, Lady Margaret Road, CB3 0BU [Google maps]

Contact: admissions@lucy.cam.ac.uk
Lucy Cavendish Open Day webpage

Activity Time Location
Information stand

9:30am to 4:30pm

Café, New Building, Lucy Cavendish College

Guided tours (including accommodation)

Every 15 minutes, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 30 minutes

Café, New Building, Lucy Cavendish College

Drop-in meetings with Admissions Director and Deputy Admissions Director

9:30am to 4:30pm

Café, New Building, Lucy Cavendish College

Drop-in meetings with Student Support Team

9:30am to 4:30pm

Café, New Building, Lucy Cavendish College

Magdalene College

Location: Magdalene College, Magdalene Street, CB3 0AG [Google maps]

Contact: access@magd.cam.ac.uk.cam.ac.uk
Magdalene Open Day webpage

Activity Time Location
Information stand

9:30am to 4:30pm

Porters' Lodge, Magdalene College

Guided tours (including accommodation)

Every 15 minutes, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 30 minutes

Porters' Lodge, Magdalene College

Self-guided tours (including accommodation)

On demand, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 30 minutes

Porters' Lodge, Magdalene College

Meet Directors of Studies

9:30am to 4:30pm

Porters' Lodge, Magdalene College

Admissions Talk

11:00am to 12:00pm

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Benson Hall, Magdalene College

Murray Edwards College (women only)

This College is for women only.

Location: Murray Edwards College, Huntingdon Road, CB3 0DF [Google maps]

Contact: outreach@murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk
Murray Edwards Open Day webpage

Activity Time Location
Information stand

9:30am to 4:30pm

Walkway, via Front Entrance, Murray Edwards College

Guided tours (including accommodation)

Every 30 minutes, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 30 minutes

Walkway, via Front Entrance, Murray Edwards College

Self-guided tours (including accommodation)

Every 30 minutes, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 30 minutes

Walkway, via Front Entrance, Murray Edwards College

JCR and society stalls

9:30am to 4:30pm

The Library, via Front Entrance, Murray Edwards College

Meet Heads of Wellbeing, Gateway, Accommodation and Catering

9:30am to 4:30pm

The VSR, via Front Entrance, Murray Edwards College

Meet Fellows and Director of Admissions

9:30am to 4:30pm

Walkway, via Front Entrance, Murray Edwards College

Newnham College (women only)

This College is for women only.

Location: Newnham College, Sidgwick Avenue, CB3 9DF [Google maps]

Contact: admissions@newn.cam.ac.uk
Newnham Open Day webpage

Activity Time Location
Drop-in desk with Admissions Team

9:30am to 5:00pm

Porters' Lodge, Newnham College

Guided tours (including accommodation)

On demand, 9:30am to 5:00pm

Duration: 20 minutes (short tour) or 40 minutes (long tour)

Porters' Lodge, Newnham College

Café open for refreshments

9:30am to 5:00pm

Porters' Lodge, Newnham College

Pembroke College

Activities across 2 locations. Check where each activity is happening when you plan your day.

Contact: adm@pem.cam.ac.uk
Pembroke Open Day webpage

Location: Pembroke College, Trumpington Street, CB2 1RF [Google maps]

Activity Time Location
Information stand

9:30am to 4:00pm

Old Court, Pembroke College

Guided tours (including accommodation but not the library)

On demand, 9:30am to 4:00pm

Duration: 20 to 40 minutes

Old Court, Pembroke College

Self-guided tours (including accommodation but not the library)

On demand, 9:30am to 4:00pm

Duration: 20 to 40 minutes

Old Court, Pembroke College

Subject Tutor information stand

10:00am to 4:00pm

Old Court, Pembroke College

Library tours

10:00am to 3:30pm

Duration: TBC

Library, Pembroke College

Lunch service open to visitors

11:45am to 1:30pm

Old Court, Pembroke College

 

Location: Pembroke College, Mill Lane accommodation, Trumpington Street, CB2 1RF [Google maps]

Activity Time Location
Mill Lane self-guided tours (including accommodation)

On demand, 9:30am to 4:00pm

Duration: 20 minutes

Mill Lane, Pembroke College (across the road from main College entrance)

Café open for refreshments

10:30am to 4:30pm

Millstein House, Mill Lane, Pembroke College (across the road from main College entrance)

Peterhouse

Location: Peterhouse, Trumpington Street, CB2 1RD [Google maps]

Contact: admissions@pet.cam.ac.uk
Peterhouse Open Day webpage

Activity Time Location
Information stand

9:30am to 4:30pm

Bar lounge, Peterhouse

Guided tours (including accommodation)

On demand, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 40 minutes

Main entrance, Peterhouse

Subject fair with Directors of Studies drop-in

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Deer Park, Peterhouse

Queens' College

Location: Queens' College, Silver Street, CB3 9ET [Google maps]

Contact: admissions@queens.cam.ac.uk
Queens' Open Day webpage

Activity Time Location
Information stand

9:30am to 4:30pm

The Round, Queens' College

Guided tours (including accommodation)

On demand, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 45 minutes (shorter tours available)

The Round, Queens' College

Self-guided tours (including accommodation)

On demand, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 45 minutes (shorter tours available on request)

The Round, Queens' College

Drop-in with Director of Studies

Check Queens' Open Day webpage for a list of represented subjects.

10:00am to 12:00pm

Old Hall, Queens' College

Tours of medieval library

On demand, 10:30am to 4:00pm

Duration: TBC

Old Court, Queens' College

Drinks and light refreshments in QBar

10:30am to 4:00pm

Bar, Cripps Court, Queens' College

Engineering Subject Talk with Director of Studies

11:30am to 12:30pm Cripps Court, Queens' College

Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Subject Talk with Director of Studies

11:30am to 12:30pm Cripps Court, Queens' College

History, History and Politics, History and Modern Languages Q&A with Director of Studies

12:00pm to 12:45pm (Friday 11 July only) Cripps Court, Queens' College 
Lunch service in Buttery

12:30pm to 1:30pm

The Round, Queens' College

Robinson College

Location: Robinson College, Grange Road, CB3 9AN [Google maps]

Contact: apply@robinson.cam.ac.uk
Robinson Open Day webpage

Activity Time Location
Information stand

9:30am to 4:30pm

Crausaz Wordsworth Building, Robinson College

Guided tours (including accommodation)

Every 30 minutes, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 45 minutes

Crausaz Wordsworth Building, Robinson College

Self-guided tours (including accommodation)

Every 30 minutes, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 45 minutes

Crausaz Wordsworth Building, Robinson College

Meet with Admissions Tutors and Directors of Studies

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Crausaz Wordsworth Building, Robinson College

Selwyn College

Location: Selwyn College, Grange Road, CB3 9DQ [Google maps]

Contact: admissions@sel.cam.ac.uk
Selwyn Open Day webpage

Activity Time Location
Information stand

9:30am to 4:30pm

Grange Road entrance, Selwyn College

Guided tours (including accommodation)

On demand, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 30 minutes

Grange Road entrance, Selwyn College

Self-guided tours (including accommodation)

On demand, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 30 minutes

Grange Road entrance, Selwyn College

Admissions talk

10:00am to 11:00am

Grange Road entrance, Selwyn College

Parents talk

10:00am to 11:00am

Grange Road entrance, Selwyn College

Director of Studies drop-in

10:30am to 12:00pm

Grange Road entrance, Selwyn College

Sidney Sussex College

Location: Sidney Sussex College, Sidney Street, CB2 3HU [Google maps]

Contact: admissions@sid.cam.ac.uk
Sidney Sussex Open Day webpage

Activity Time Location
Information stand

9:30am to 4:30pm

Masters' garden, Sidney Sussex College

Guided tours (including accommodation)

Every 5 minutes, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 25 minutes

Masters' garden, Sidney Sussex College

Interview workshop (Science, Engineering and Technology subjects)

For prospective applicants only.

10:00am to 11:00am

Mong Hall, Sidney Sussex College

Talk for parents, teachers and supporters

10:00am to 11:00am

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Old Library, Sidney Sussex College

Interview workshop (Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences)

For prospective applicants only.

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Mong Hall, Sidney Sussex College

Meet Directors of Studies

Times to be confirmed on the Sidney Sussex website

Masters' garden, Sidney Sussex College

St Catharine's College

Location: St Catharine's College, Trumpington Street, CB2 1RL [Google maps]

Contact: undergraduate.admissions@caths.cam.ac.uk
St Catharine's Open Day webpage

Activity Time Location
Information stand

9:30am to 4:30pm

Trumpington Street entrance, St Catharine's College

Guided tours (including accommodation)

Every 10-15 minutes, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 30-45 minutes

Trumpington Street entrance, St Catharine's College

Wellbeing drop-in session

9:30am to 4:30pm

Trumpington Street entrance, St Catharine's College

Admissions talk

10:00am to 11:00am

2:30pm to 3:30pm

McGrath Centre, St Catharine's College

Directors of Studies drop-in sessions

TBC

Trumpington Street entrance, St Catharine's College

St Edmund's College (21+)

This College is for mature students (aged 21+) only

Location: St Edmund's College, Mount Pleasant, CB3 0BN [Google maps]

Contact: admissions@st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk

Activity Time Location
Information stand

9:30am to 4:30pm

Mount Pleasant Halls Common Room, St Edmund's College

Guided tours (including accommodation)

Every 30 minutes, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 20-30 minutes

Mount Pleasant Halls Common Room, St Edmund's College

St John's College

Location: St John's College, St John's Street, CB2 1TP [Google maps]

Contact: admissions@joh.cam.ac.uk
St John's Open Day webpage

Activity Time Location
Information stand

9:30am to 4:30pm

The Hall, St John's College

Guided tours (including accommodation)

On demand, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 35 minutes

The Hall, St John's College

Admissions Tutor talk and Q&A

10:00am to 11:00am

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Palmerston room, Fisher building, St John's College

Director of Studies drop-in

Check the St John's Open Day webpage for Director of Studies' availability.

11:00am to 2:00pm

The Hall, St John's College

Trinity College

Location: Trinity College, Trinity Street, CB2 1TQ [Google maps]

Contact: admissions@trin.cam.ac.uk
Trinity Open Day webpage

Activity Time Location
Information stand

9:30am to 4:30pm

Last entry 4:15pm

Main Dining Hall, Great Court, Trinity College

Guided tours (including accommodation)

Every 30 minutes, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 30 minutes

Last entry: 4:15pm

Main Dining Hall, Great Court, Trinity College

Admissions process and procedures talk

10:30am to 11:30am

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Ante-Chapel, Trinity College

Student life at Trinity talk

11:30am to 12:30pm

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Frazer Room, Trinity College

Subject drop-in sessions

Check the Trinity Open Day webpage for a list of represented subjects.

Various Various rooms in Trinity College
Trinity Hall

Activities across 2 locations. Check where each activity is happening when you plan your day.

Contact: outreach@trinhall.cam.ac.uk
Trinity Hall Open Day webpage

Location: Trinity Hall, Trinity Lane, CB2 1TJ [Google maps]

Activity Time Location
Information stand

9:30am to 4:30pm

Front Court, Trinity Hall

Guided tours (including accommodation)

Every 10 to 15 minutes, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 30 minutes

Front Court, Trinity Hall

Self-guided tours (including accommodation)

On demand, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 30 minutes

Front Court, Trinity Hall

Cambridge from the Inside: Admissions Q&A

12:00pm to 1:00pm Graham Storey Room, Central Site

 

Location: Wychfield Site, Storey's Way CB3 0DZ [Google maps]

Activity Time Location
Information stand

9:30am to 4:00pm

Wychfield Porters Lodge, Wychfield Site

Guided tours (including accommodation)

Every 10 to 15 minutes, 9:30am to 4:00pm

Duration: 30 minutes

Wychfield Porters Lodge, Wychfield Site

Wolfson College (21+)

This College is for mature students (aged 21+) only

Location: Wolfson College, Barton Road, Cambridge, CB3 9BB [Google maps]

Contact: sro@wolfson.cam.ac.uk
Wolfson Open Day webpage

Activity Time Location
Information stand

9:30am to 4:30pm

Porters' Lodge, Wolfson College

Guided tours (including accommodation)

On demand, 9:30am to 4:30pm

Duration: 50 minutes

Porters' Lodge, Wolfson College