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college after Peterhouse.\n\nOld Court, rebuilt between 1638 and 1715, wraps harmonious classical ranges around a single court beside King's College Chapel; Thomas Grumbold's Clare Bridge of 1640 is the oldest surviving bridge on the Cam, and Giles Gilbert Scott's Memorial Court carries the college across the river.\n\nNearby on foot · Central **Find Clare College and the closest colleges.**\n\nExplore around Clare College\n\n The map will load when you reach it.\n\n52.2051°N, 0.1152°W [Get directions]()\n\nOn the same walk\n\n### Closest to\n*this one.*\n\n[1 min walk **Trinity Hall** Central]()[2 min walk **King's College** Central]()[2 min walk **Gonville & Caius College** Central]()[3 min walk **Trinity College** Central]()\n\nOn a visit\n\n### Don’t *miss.*\n\n1. 01 Clare Bridge of 1640\n2. 02 Old Court\n3. 03 The Fellows' Garden on the Backs\n4. 04 The eighteenth-century chapel\n5. 05 Memorial Court by Giles Gilbert Scott\n\nConnected to\n\n### Notable\n*names.*\n\n- David Attenborough, undergraduate\n- James Watson, research student during the discovery of DNA's structure\n- Hugh Latimer, Reformation martyr\n- Siegfried Sassoon, undergraduate\n- Paul Mellon, philanthropist and alumnus\n\nBefore you go\n\n#### Visiting Clare College\n\nVisitors are asked to report to the Porters' Lodge in Old Court or Memorial Court, and the riverside gardens are open at advertised times; access has varied with building works and the academic year, so current arrangements are set out on the college website.\n\nOpening hours, admission and access change often — check the [official site]() before you travel.\n\nFounded\n\n1326\n\nArea\n\nCentral — Trinity Lane\n\nType\n\nCollege\n\nBefore you visit\n\n### Check hours, tickets and access.\n\nCheck opening hours, admission prices and access with the venue before setting off.\n\nUpdated\n\nDate unavailable\n\nBy\n\n[Above Guide Editorial Team]()\n\nUseful links\n\n- [Official site clare.cam.ac.uk ↗]()\n- [Reference identity en.wikipedia.org ↗]()\n\n[Report a correction]()\n\nKeep exploring\n\n### Where to\n*next.*\n\n[All colleges]()[Neighbourhoods]()[Things to Do]()" }