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has passed to Jesus College while the House continues on Castle Street.\n\n[Official site]()\n\nFounded 1921\n\nWhere Central-N\n\nAccess Check before visiting\n\nType Theological college\n\nThe college\n\n### A closer\n*look.*\n\nCentral-n — Castle Street\n\n**Founded 1921.** It opened in 1921 to bring Methodist ministerial training to Cambridge, realising the vision and initial £50,000 gift of the draper-philanthropist Michael Gutteridge, and in 2025 its historic Jesus Lane site was sold back to Jesus College when the House moved to St Giles Court on Castle Street.\n\nIts Tudor-revival brick quadrangle of 1925–30 on Jesus Lane, designed by Maurice Webb, now forms part of Jesus College. Since 2025 the House itself works from St Giles Court on Castle Street, below Castle Hill.\n\nNearby on foot · Central-N **Find Wesley House and the closest colleges.**\n\nExplore around Wesley House\n\n The map will load when you reach it.\n\n52.2117°N, 0.1140°W [Get directions]()\n\nOn the same walk\n\n### Closest to\n*this one.*\n\n[2 min walk **Westminster College** West]()[3 min walk **Magdalene College** Central-N]()[3 min walk **Lucy Cavendish College** North]()[5 min walk **St Edmund's College** North]()\n\nOn a visit\n\n### Don’t *miss.*\n\n1. 01 Maurice Webb's former quadrangle on Jesus Lane, now part of Jesus College\n2. 02 St Giles Court frontage on Castle Street\n3. 03 St Giles' Church at the foot of Castle Street\n4. 04 Kettle's Yard and Castle Hill moments away\n\nConnected to\n\n### Notable\n*names.*\n\n- Michael Gutteridge, founding benefactor\n- Donald Soper, Lord Soper, Methodist preacher and peer\n- Gordon Rupp, church historian and Principal\n- Founder member of the Cambridge Theological Federation in 1972\n\nBefore you go\n\n#### Visiting Wesley House\n\nWesley House is a small working study community and receives visitors for study and library purposes rather than sightseeing. Its visitor pages cover office opening times and library access only, so general public entry cannot be assumed.\n\nOpening hours, admission and access change often — check the [official site]() before you travel.\n\nFounded\n\n1921\n\nArea\n\nCentral-n — Castle Street\n\nType\n\nTheological college\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 wesley.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]()" }