# Darwin College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide > Cambridge's first graduate college occupies the Darwin family's old riverside home, its gardens spread across two islands in the river beside the Mill Pond.… - Canonical page: https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/darwin - [Detailed page JSON](https://above.guide/cambridge/ai/pages/colleges/darwin.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 Photo: [Steff]() · [CC BY-SA 3.0]() West · Founded 1964 ## Darwin College Cambridge's first graduate college occupies the Darwin family's old riverside home, its gardens spread across two islands in the river beside the Mill Pond. [Official site]() Founded 1964 Where West Access Check before visiting Type College The college ### A closer *look.* West — Silver Street **Founded 1964.** Founded in 1964 by Trinity, St John's and Gonville & Caius as Cambridge's first graduate-only college — and the first to admit both men and women — on the site of Newnham Grange, home to descendants of Charles Darwin from 1885 to 1963. A chain of riverside houses rather than a formal court: Newnham Grange, once the Darwin family home, and the weatherboarded Old Granary are joined by discreet later ranges, including Dixon Jones's award-winning study centre of 1994, with gardens spilling onto two islands in the Cam. Nearby on foot · West **Find Darwin College and the closest colleges.** Explore around Darwin College The map will load when you reach it. 52.2006°N, 0.1136°W [Get directions]() On the same walk ### Closest to *this one.* [2 min walk **Ridley Hall** West]()[2 min walk **Queens' College** Central]()[4 min walk **Peterhouse** Central]()[4 min walk **St Catharine's College** Central]() On a visit ### Don’t *miss.* 1. 01 Newnham Grange 2. 02 The Old Granary 3. 03 The river islands and their small bridges 4. 04 Views over the Mill Pond 5. 05 The Dixon Jones study centre from the riverside Connected to ### Notable *names.* - Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD student and Nobel laureate - Dian Fossey, PhD student - Eric Maskin, research fellow and Nobel laureate - Gwen Raverat, who grew up at Newnham Grange - The Darwin family, residents from 1885 to 1963 Before you go #### Visiting Darwin College The gardens are generally open to the public between 09:00 and 18:00, though the college cannot accommodate commercial tours, groups are admitted only by prior arrangement, picnics are not permitted, and it may close to visitors without notice. Opening hours, admission and access change often — check the [official site]() before you travel. Founded 1964 Area West — Silver 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 darwin.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 | Darwin College | | Type | college | | Founded | 1964 | | Area | West | | Location | west — Silver Street | | Image Rights | freely-depictable-exterior: Newnham Grange and the Old Granary front Silver Street and the riverside by the Mill Pond, a public streetscape | | Url | [https://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk]() | ### Dont Miss - Newnham Grange - the Old Granary - views over the Mill Pond ### Notable - Dian Fossey, PhD student ## 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 - [Ridley Hall: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/ridley-hall.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/ridley-hall) - [Queens' College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/queens.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/queens) - [Peterhouse: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/peterhouse.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/peterhouse) - [St Catharine's College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/st-catharines.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/st-catharines) - [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)