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Christ's occupies a spacious site in the centre of Cambridge, allowing College members easy access to the cultural, historic, and intellectual heritage of the city. Christ's offers strong tutorial support to its students as they pursue their academic work.
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college includes the Master, the Fellows of the College, and about 450 undergraduate and 250 graduate students. [7] The college was founded by William Byngham in 1437 as God's House .
Check opening dates & times. If you are visiting on a day when there's no Open Day or Student-led College tour, we invite you to walk through the grounds on a self-guided visit during our opening times, and we have a pdf for you to download with a map and details as you explore.
In 1505, with a royal charter from the King, the College was re-founded as Christ's College. Lady Margaret has been honoured ever since as the Foundress. Surviving the twists and turns of the Reformation, Christ's became one of the leading Puritan colleges of Elizabethan Cambridge.
Location and student life. Christ’s is centrally located, with instant access to the shops and cafés of the city centre. The College's extensive gardens offer an oasis of calm amidst the hubbub, and conceal a 17th century swimming pool and (occasionally) the College cats.
For more information: Visit our College website. Connect with us on Instagram or Twitter. Christ’s College. Christ’s students often compare the College to the Tardis: the inconspicuous vessel that transports sci-fi hero Doctor Who through time and space.
Christ's College is a venerable institution at more than 500 years old. Its gleaming Great Gate is emblazoned with heraldic carvings of Tudor roses, a portcullis and spotted Beaufort yale (mythical antelope-like creatures). Its founder, Lady Margaret Beaufort, hovers above like a guiding spirit.
