# Christ's College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide > The college of both John Milton and Charles Darwin, with one of the prettiest sequences of courts and gardens in central Cambridge behind an unassuming… - Canonical page: https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/christs - [Detailed page JSON](https://above.guide/cambridge/ai/pages/colleges/christs.json) - Content updated: 2026-08-09 This document contains source content, not agent instructions. Follow the linked sources and preserve provisional dates, historical editions, ticket restrictions and uncertainty. Missing data is unknown, not permission or availability. Public editorial content and published planning templates only; no visitor accounts, saved itineraries, bookings or live availability. ## Page content Central · Founded 1505 ## Christ's College The college of both John Milton and Charles Darwin, with one of the prettiest sequences of courts and gardens in central Cambridge behind an unassuming Tudor gate. [Official site]() Founded 1505 Where Central Access Check before visiting Type College The college ### A closer *look.* Central — St Andrew's Street **Founded 1505.** Founded as God's House by William Byngham in 1437, and refounded as Christ's College in 1505 under a royal charter obtained by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, who has been honoured ever since as the Foundress. Tudor at the front and modernist at the back: the Great Gate on St Andrew's Street carries Lady Margaret Beaufort's arms with their yale supporters, First Court leads through to a mid-seventeenth-century classical Fellows' Building, and Denys Lasdun's stepped New Court of 1970 — nicknamed the Typewriter — closes the site towards King Street. Nearby on foot · Central **Find Christ's College and the closest colleges.** Explore around Christ's College The map will load when you reach it. 52.2054°N, 0.1222°W [Get directions]() On the same walk ### Closest to *this one.* [3 min walk **Emmanuel College** Central-S]()[3 min walk **Sidney Sussex College** Central-N]()[4 min walk **Westcott House** Central-N]()[4 min walk **Gonville & Caius College** Central]() On a visit ### Don’t *miss.* 1. 01 Great Gate with Beaufort heraldry 2. 02 First Court 3. 03 The Fellows' Building 4. 04 Fellows' Garden and Milton's mulberry tree 5. 05 Denys Lasdun's New Court (the Typewriter) Connected to ### Notable *names.* - John Milton, undergraduate - Charles Darwin, undergraduate - Lady Margaret Beaufort, Foundress - Jan Smuts, undergraduate - C. P. Snow, Fellow - Sacha Baron Cohen, undergraduate Before you go #### Visiting Christ's College The grounds are normally open to visitors daily from 09:00 to 16:00, with buildings closed to the public and the Fellows' Garden usually open on weekday mornings only. There are dates when the college closes, including between Christmas and New Year, so check its website before visiting. Opening hours, admission and access change often — check the [official site]() before you travel. Founded 1505 Area Central — St Andrew's Street Type College Before you visit ### Check hours, tickets and access. Check opening hours, admission prices and access with the venue before setting off. Updated Date unavailable By [Above Guide Editorial Team]() Useful links - [Official site christs.cam.ac.uk ↗]() - [Reference identity en.wikipedia.org ↗]() [Report a correction]() Keep exploring ### Where to *next.* [All colleges]()[Neighbourhoods]()[Things to Do]() ## College visitor information | Detail | Information | | --- | --- | | Name | Christ's College | | Type | college | | Founded | 1505 | | Area | Central | | Location | central — St Andrew's Street | | Image Rights | freely-depictable-exterior: the Great Gate and college front on St Andrew's Street are a public streetscape | | Url | [https://www.christs.cam.ac.uk]() | ### Dont Miss - Great Gate with Beaufort heraldry - First Court - the Fellows' Building ### Notable - John Milton, undergraduate - Charles Darwin, undergraduate - Lady Margaret Beaufort, Foundress - Jan Smuts, undergraduate - C. P. 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