# Cambridge: 31 Colleges & 4 Theological Houses | Above Guide

> Explore Cambridge’s 31 colleges plus four Cambridge Theological Federation houses, with founding dates, architecture and visitor guidance.

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Explore Cambridge

## Build the day around the city, not a list.

Pick a period of Cambridge history, follow the best walking cluster, and fold in the human bits that make the day work: lunch, tea, river time, museums and enough space to actually enjoy it.

**31** colleges + 4 theological houses  **6** period routes  **2** day bundle

Route Builder

### Choose a period route

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1284–1400

#### Foundations route

1. 1

   **Clare College** college · 35 min
2. 2

   **Corpus Christi College** college · 28 min
3. 3

   **Gonville & Caius College** college · 28 min
4. 4

   **Pembroke College** college · 28 min

Trip Builder

### Turn Cambridge into a proper plan.

Choose how many days you have and start with a route that already has a rhythm: colleges in a sensible order, a pub stop, afternoon tea, and realistic time on your feet.

Day 1

#### Foundations route

1. Clare College
2. Corpus Christi College
3. Gonville & Caius College
4. Pembroke College

Day 2

#### Royal route

1. Jesus College
2. King's College
3. Magdalene College
4. Queens' College

Your Draft Trip

**2** days

Planned time

3h 58m

College stops

8

Food breaks

0

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All 31 colleges & 4 theological houses

### Explore every *one.*

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[1284 **Peterhouse**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/peterhouse>)  [1326 **Clare College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/clare>)  [1347 **Pembroke College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/pembroke>)  [1348 **Gonville & Caius College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/gonville-and-caius>)  [1350 **Trinity Hall**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/trinity-hall>)  [1352 **Corpus Christi College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/corpus-christi>)  [1428 **Magdalene College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/magdalene>)  [1441 **King's College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/kings>)  [1448 **Queens' College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/queens>)  [1473 **St Catharine's College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/st-catharines>)  [1496 **Jesus College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/jesus>)  [1505 **Christ's College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/christs>)  [1511 **St John's College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/st-johns>)  [1546 **Trinity College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/trinity>)  [1584 **Emmanuel College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/emmanuel>)  [1596 **Sidney Sussex College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/sidney-sussex>)  [1768 **Homerton College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/homerton>)  [1800 **Downing College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/downing>)  [1844 **Westminster College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/westminster-college>)  [1869 **Fitzwilliam College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/fitzwilliam>)  [1869 **Girton College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/girton>)  [1871 **Newnham College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/newnham>)  [1881 **Ridley Hall**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/ridley-hall>)  [1881 **Westcott House**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/westcott-house>)  [1882 **Selwyn College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/selwyn>)  [1885 **Hughes Hall**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/hughes-hall>)  [1896 **St Edmund's College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/st-edmunds>)  [1921 **Wesley House**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/wesley-house>)  [1954 **Murray Edwards College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/murray-edwards>)  [1960 **Churchill College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/churchill>)  [1964 **Darwin College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/darwin>)  [1965 **Lucy Cavendish College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/lucy-cavendish>)  [1965 **Wolfson College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/wolfson>)  [1966 **Clare Hall**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/clare-hall>)  [1977 **Robinson College**](<https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/robinson>)



## Guide and hub links

- [Cambridge Visitor Guide: Colleges & River | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/index.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge)

### Pages in this hub

- [Christ's College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/christs.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/christs)
- [Churchill College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/churchill.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/churchill)
- [Clare College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/clare.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/clare)
- [Clare Hall: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/clare-hall.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/clare-hall)
- [Corpus Christi College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/corpus-christi.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/corpus-christi)
- [Darwin College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/darwin.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/darwin)
- [Downing College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/downing.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/downing)
- [Emmanuel College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/emmanuel.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/emmanuel)
- [Fitzwilliam College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/fitzwilliam.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/fitzwilliam)
- [Girton College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/girton.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/girton)
- [Gonville & Caius College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/gonville-and-caius.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/gonville-and-caius)
- [Homerton College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/homerton.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/homerton)
- [Hughes Hall: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/hughes-hall.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/hughes-hall)
- [Jesus College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/jesus.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/jesus)
- [King's College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/kings.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/kings)
- [Lucy Cavendish College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/lucy-cavendish.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/lucy-cavendish)
- [Magdalene College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/magdalene.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/magdalene)
- [Murray Edwards College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/murray-edwards.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/murray-edwards)
- [Newnham College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/newnham.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/newnham)
- [Pembroke College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/pembroke.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/pembroke)
- [Peterhouse: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/peterhouse.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/peterhouse)
- [Queens' College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/queens.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/queens)
- [Ridley Hall: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/ridley-hall.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/ridley-hall)
- [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)
- [Sidney Sussex College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/sidney-sussex.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/sidney-sussex)
- [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)
- [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)
- [St John's College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/st-johns.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/st-johns)
- [Trinity College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/trinity.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/trinity)
- [Trinity Hall: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/trinity-hall.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/trinity-hall)
- [Wesley House: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/wesley-house.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/wesley-house)
- [Westcott House: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/westcott-house.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/westcott-house)
- [Westminster College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/westminster-college.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/westminster-college)
- [Wolfson College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/wolfson.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/wolfson)

### Related pages linked from this page

- [Cambridge College Timeline: Seven Centuries | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/timeline.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/timeline)

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- [All Above Guide destinations](https://above.guide/llms.txt)
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