Newnham College, University of Cambridge

Newnham College has a big and spacious garden with beautiful flora and fauna. Surrounding the garden are buildings which look unique in their own ways yet blends in nicely with each other. Great place for a scenic stroll.

The history of Newnham begins with the formation of the Association for Promoting the Higher Education of Women in Cambridge in 1869. The progress of women at Cambridge University owes much to the pioneering work undertaken by the philosopher Henry Sidgwick, fellow of Trinity.

Recently visited for the 150 year anniversary ❤. I was an undergraduate here from 1987 - 1990. There have been so many developments since then and it is more stunning than ever. From the sumptuous gardens to the new cafe you are really in for a treat as a visitor or a student. The college is obviously very important in the history of women's education. The new Iris cafe and bar is a very welcome addition with the new block and the fantastically well thought through new accommodation block with the lavender roof terrace and the gym for students. Just fantastic. Book your weddings and parties here. You are also stay here during the summer and book this online. Details on the website and even available through booking.com
Many happy returns Newnham and here's to many more years of celebration and study to come.

A lovely college which had been good to Cambridge university kickboxing society for many years

We had a great weekend stay at Newnham College. The rooms are quite small and basic but they are modern and clean. The staff were all very friendly and helpful. There was plenty of choice at the canteen style breakfast with hot cooked and continental foods available. What made Newnham College so great are the beautiful grounds and fabulously maintained gardens. The college architecture is beautiful and being able to walk to and from the centre of Cambridge easily made this a superb place to stay.

A beautiful, friendly and excellent school at Cambridge University!!

Choosing Newnham for our wedding venue was natural to us as we have always lived around the Cambridge area, and wondered what was behind the big gates and archway at the end of the Newnham Walk. It was quite literally discovering a truly secret garden, with a mixture of formal and rambling natural garden designs, and so many unique varieties of flowers. After getting engaged, and when we realised how amazing Clough Hall is with its lovely light big windows and decorative ceiling, it felt like a no-brainer to have our wedding there.

The conference manager Mel is a lovely person to work with – she is communicative, organised and honest, and was so understanding throughout our prolonged planning period (due to lockdown restrictions). She really helped us to have the individual and creative wedding we had dreamed of, with lots of personal touches – no question was ever too much for her to follow up with the rest of the college team. The catering team are professional and we had a lot of positive feedback from our guests on how impressed they were with the team and with the delicious food they provided! Ash was especially helpful and calm throughout our wedding day, and always seemed to have everything under control.

If you would like a beautiful and unique venue, Newnham is definitely the place – amazing hall and gardens, brilliant catering team, and much more worth its value than the other venues we looked around – all of our guests loved it.

Wonderful college and very beautiful and friendly people 😊