# Clare Hall: Visitor Guide | Above Guide > A small, deliberately egalitarian graduate college with one of the highest Fellow-to-student ratios in Cambridge and an outsized roll of Nobel-laureate… - Canonical page: https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/clare-hall - [Detailed page JSON](https://above.guide/cambridge/ai/pages/colleges/clare-hall.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 West · Founded 1966 ## Clare Hall A small, deliberately egalitarian graduate college with one of the highest Fellow-to-student ratios in Cambridge and an outsized roll of Nobel-laureate Visiting Fellows. [Official site]() Founded 1966 Where West Access Check before visiting Type College The college ### A closer *look.* West — Herschel Road **Founded 1966.** Founded in 1966 on the initiative of Clare College as an all-graduate college, drawing inspiration from Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study and established on the former Cambridge home of Lord Rothschild off Herschel Road. Low-rise Scandinavian-influenced modernism by Ralph Erskine, completed in 1969 as a village-like weave of courtyards, walkways and family houses with striking triangular rooflines, deliberately domestic in scale rather than collegiate-grand. Nearby on foot · West **Find Clare Hall and the closest colleges.** Explore around Clare Hall The map will load when you reach it. 52.2040°N, 0.1042°W [Get directions]() On the same walk ### Closest to *this one.* [1 min walk **Robinson College** West]()[5 min walk **Selwyn College** West]()[6 min walk **Newnham College** West]()[8 min walk **Ridley Hall** West]() On a visit ### Don’t *miss.* 1. 01 Ralph Erskine's angular main buildings 2. 02 Clare Hall Art exhibitions 3. 03 The courtyard walkways and roof terraces 4. 04 The quiet Herschel Road setting near the University Library Connected to ### Notable *names.* - Sir Brian Pippard, first President - Dame Gillian Beer, President - Joseph Brodsky, Visiting Fellow and Nobel laureate - David Thouless, Visiting Fellow and Nobel laureate - Kim Dae-jung, Visiting Fellow and Nobel Peace laureate Before you go #### Visiting Clare Hall A working graduate college rather than a visitor attraction: its programme of public art exhibitions is open to all, but general access to the college cannot be assumed and arrangements are set out on its website. Opening hours, admission and access change often — check the [official site]() before you travel. Founded 1966 Area West — Herschel Road 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 clarehall.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 | Clare Hall | | Type | college | | Founded | 1966 | | Area | West | | Location | west — Herschel Road | | Image Rights | freely-depictable-exterior: Erskine's main building fronts Herschel Road, a public residential street west of the river | | Url | [https://www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk]() | ### Dont Miss - Ralph Erskine's angular main buildings - Clare Hall Art exhibitions ### Notable - Sir Brian Pippard, first President - Dame Gillian Beer, President ## Detailed data The linked page JSON retains map geometry, transport network data, image assets, identifiers and schema alongside all public facts. ## Guide and hub links - [Cambridge Visitor Guide: Colleges & River | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/index.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge) - [Cambridge: 31 Colleges & 4 Theological Houses | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/explore.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/explore) ### Related pages linked from this page - [Robinson College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/robinson.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/robinson) - [Selwyn College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/selwyn.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/selwyn) - [Newnham College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/newnham.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/newnham) - [Ridley Hall: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/ridley-hall.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/ridley-hall) - [About Above Guide Cambridge | Editorial Trust](https://above.guide/cambridge/about.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/about) - [Corrections Policy | Above Guide Cambridge](https://above.guide/cambridge/corrections.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/corrections) - [Cambridge Neighbourhoods & Areas Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/neighbourhoods.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/neighbourhoods) - [Things to Do in Cambridge | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/things-to-do.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/things-to-do) ## Related machine-readable resources - [All Above Guide destinations](https://above.guide/llms.txt) - [Guide index](https://above.guide/cambridge/llms.txt) - [Complete guide bundle](https://above.guide/cambridge/llms-full.txt) - [Manifest](https://above.guide/cambridge/ai/manifest.json)