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architecture, funded by a single benefactor's gift.\n\n[Official site]()\n\nFounded 1977\n\nWhere West\n\nAccess Check before visiting\n\nType College\n\nThe college\n\n### A closer\n*look.*\n\nWest — Grange Road\n\n**Founded 1977.** Founded in 1977 through a gift from the businessman Sir David Robinson and formally opened by the Queen in 1981, making it the newest full undergraduate college in Cambridge.\n\nFortress-like red brick by Gillespie, Kidd & Coia, built 1977–81 and entered by a ramped, gatehouse-like portal on Grange Road; the chapel holds two stained-glass windows by John Piper and a Frobenius organ, and the buildings back onto mature Victorian and Edwardian gardens crossed by the Bin Brook.\n\nNearby on foot · West **Find Robinson College and the closest colleges.**\n\nExplore around Robinson College\n\n The map will load when you reach it.\n\n52.2047°N, 0.1053°W [Get directions]()\n\nOn the same walk\n\n### Closest to\n*this one.*\n\n[1 min walk **Clare Hall** West]()[5 min walk **Selwyn College** West]()[7 min walk **Newnham College** West]()[8 min walk **Ridley Hall** West]()\n\nOn a visit\n\n### Don’t *miss.*\n\n1. 01 The red-brick gatehouse and entrance ramp\n2. 02 The chapel's John Piper windows\n3. 03 The Frobenius organ\n4. 04 The gardens and Bin Brook\n5. 05 Front Court and Long Court\n\nConnected to\n\n### Notable\n*names.*\n\n- Sir David Robinson, founder\n- Nick Clegg\n- Robert Webb\n- Konnie Huq\n\nBefore you go\n\n#### Visiting Robinson College\n\nVisitors are welcome free of charge, Monday to Saturday 10am–6pm and Sundays 2pm–6pm, with Front Court, Long Court and the gardens open and chapel services open to all. Public access is restricted just before and during the exam season and during the college shutdown, so check with the Porters' Lodge.\n\nOpening hours, admission and access change often — check the [official site]() before you travel.\n\nFounded\n\n1977\n\nArea\n\nWest — Grange Road\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 robinson.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]()" }