Skip to content
TravelHub
Cambridge · United Kingdom

Clare College: what's nearby, how to get there and when to go · 2026

Students pace daily between quiet residential courts and the busy gardens along the Backs, balancing private academic routine against public river walks.

Map of places
Around here21
Exchange rate£0.75per 1 $GBP — the local currencyas of Nov 2, 2026
Loading the map

What is around21

Within two hours
About the place

Clare College is an ancient university foundation defined by river gardens and a celebrated choral tradition.

The institution began under university chancellor Richard Badew as University Hall before early financial hardship prompted an intervention by Elizabeth de Clare. Her endowment refounded the collegiate body as Clare Hall, securing support for fellows and scholars behind only Peterhouse in institutional seniority. The community later adopted its current title and continues work as an educational registered charity.

Read on

Academic life centers on riverside gardens along the Backs and an internationally recognized chapel choir. The institution broke collegiate conventions by admitting women to undergraduate study among the earliest historic men's colleges to integrate. Its heraldic shield displays the founder's personal seal with golden droplets surrounding the arms, where her familial crest occupies the dexter half of superior honour.

Associations
  • The BacksRiverside gardens flank the college grounds and attract frequent visitor punts.
  • Chapel ChoirChoral performances form an active part of the collegiate musical tradition.
  • Elizabeth de ClareHer medieval endowment established long-term support for scholars and fellows.
  • Heraldic ShieldGolden droplets frame the arms and honour the founder on her historical seal.
  • Visitor CongestionTourists along the river paths reduce quiet around the central college courts.
Facts
  • The college was originally established as University Hall by university chancellor Richard Badew before being refounded through an endowment by Elizabeth de Clare.
  • The institution ranks behind only Peterhouse in seniority among the surviving colleges of the university.
  • Undergraduate admission opened to women as part of the first group of previously all-male colleges to desegregate.
  • The college coat of arms places the founder's familial arms in the dexter position of greater honour, framed by golden droplets.
  • The collegiate foundation operates as a registered charity alongside maintaining its choral foundation and riverside grounds.
Source: Wikipedia
Clare College in pictures6 photos
Ed g2s · cc-by-sa-3.0 · May 20, 2006
Gmauri · cc0 · Apr 25, 2011
Jim Linwood from London · cc-by-2.0 · Aug 16, 2008
Ed g2s · cc-by-sa-3.0 · Jun 20, 2005

Getting there and staying

No free-housing hosts here yet — the nearest city with them:

Paris5,030 hosts · 3 hr 45 min
2 sources · As of November 4, 2026
Source: TravelHub · OurAirports (public domain)

Google reviews

What visitors say on Google Maps

Rating and recent reviews from Google Maps load on request.

Open in Google Maps

Similar nearby

Cities of United Kingdom
Places in Clare College
Countries nearby
Frequent questions about Clare College

Can’t find the place you need? Search understands any language. Open search