# Westminster College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide > It is the most architecturally rewarding of the Federation houses from the street, yet it remains a working United Reformed Church college shaped by the… - Canonical page: https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/westminster-college - [Detailed page JSON](https://above.guide/cambridge/ai/pages/colleges/westminster-college.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: [Tadmouri]() · [CC BY-SA 4.0]() West · Founded 1844 · Theological college ## Westminster College It is the most architecturally rewarding of the Federation houses from the street, yet it remains a working United Reformed Church college shaped by the remarkable 'Sisters of Sinai' rather than a tourist site. [Official site]() Founded 1844 Where West Access Check before visiting Type Theological college The college ### A closer *look.* West — Madingley Road **Founded 1844.** Founded in London in 1844 as the theological college of the Presbyterian Church in England, it moved to Cambridge in 1899 on a site given by the twin manuscript scholars Agnes Smith Lewis and Margaret Dunlop Gibson, and since 1972 it has trained ministers for the United Reformed Church. Henry Hare's red-brick and stone college of 1897–99, Tudor in general style with Arts and Crafts detailing and a landmark entrance tower, commands the corner of Queen's Road and Madingley Road at the north-west edge of the Backs. Twenty-first-century redevelopment has renewed the buildings for study and hospitality. Nearby on foot · West **Find Westminster College and the closest colleges.** Explore around Westminster College The map will load when you reach it. 52.2104°N, 0.1119°W [Get directions]() On the same walk ### Closest to *this one.* [2 min walk **Lucy Cavendish College** North]()[2 min walk **Wesley House** Central-N]()[4 min walk **Magdalene College** Central-N]()[4 min walk **St Edmund's College** North]() On a visit ### Don’t *miss.* 1. 01 Henry Hare's entrance tower at the Queen's Road corner 2. 02 Red brick and stone Arts and Crafts detailing 3. 03 Chapel windows, seen when attending events 4. 04 Portraits recalling the Sisters of Sinai, interior by arrangement 5. 05 The Backs beginning directly across the road Connected to ### Notable *names.* - Agnes Smith Lewis and Margaret Dunlop Gibson, the 'Sisters of Sinai' - John Oman, Presbyterian theologian and Principal - The Cheshunt College inheritance from Selina, Countess of Huntingdon's 1768 foundation - The Cambridge Theological Federation and the Woolf Institute, both based on site Before you go #### Visiting Westminster College Westminster College is a working United Reformed Church college rather than a tourist site; guests are welcomed chiefly through its conference, dining and events hospitality. Its archives receive researchers by arrangement, so casual entry cannot be assumed. Opening hours, admission and access change often — check the [official site]() before you travel. Founded 1844 Area West — Madingley Road Type Theological 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 westminster.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 | Westminster College | | Type | theological\_college | | Founded | 1844 | | Area | West | | Location | west — Madingley Road | | Image Rights | freely-depictable-exterior: the corner frontage and tower at Queen's Road and Madingley Road are a public streetscape | | Url | [https://www.westminster.cam.ac.uk]() | ## 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 - [Lucy Cavendish College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/lucy-cavendish.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/lucy-cavendish) - [Wesley House: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/wesley-house.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/wesley-house) - [Magdalene College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/magdalene.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/magdalene) - [St Edmund's College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/st-edmunds.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/st-edmunds) - [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)