Visits and Open Days
Visit us in person, or take a tour online.
Churchill College offers a stunning purpose-built campus, set in 50 acres of grounds. If you can’t visit us in person, you can view a student-guided virtual tour or have questions answered in on one our our webinars.
We sometimes open our grounds to the public, providing a chance to show off our sculpture trail as well as our grounds. Follow us on our social channels to stay up to date, or contact [email protected] if you’d like to organise a group tour.
You can view information about our site’s accessibility but please contact us if you have any special requirements.
Undergraduate Open Days
Our next College Open Days coincide with the University’s Open Days in 2025. Click on the dates to find out more.
If you represent a school or college and want to arrange a group visit, please contact [email protected].
For other events including webinars, visit our Tasters and Applicant Events page.
Thursday 10th and Friday 11th July
Our general approach to these days is to welcome visitors any time to explore College and meet our lovely Admissions Tutors, Directors of Studies, and undergraduate ambassadors.
You don’t need to book to attend Churchill’s Open Days. However, if you want to book for other Cambridge University provision happening the same days then head over to Cambridge Open Days.
Come and meet our Directors of Studies and learn more about studying at Churchill!
Archaeology: 12:45-13:15 (Friday only), Elizabeth DeMarrais
Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology**: 12:00-13:00, Jethro Akroyd
Classics: 10:00-14:00, Jerry Toner
Computer Science: 12:00 – 16:30 (Thursday), 09:30 – 11:00, 14:30 – 16:30 (Friday), John Fawcett, Alison Ming
Economics: 09:30 – 16:30, Nigel Knight
Engineering*: 09:30 – 10:00, 10:30 -12:30, Rachel Thorley
Maths: 10:30 – 12:00, 15:00 – 16:30, Paul Russell, Alison Ming
Medicine and Veterinary Medicine: 10:00 – 16:00, Will Watson, Clare Sander, Emma Rocheteau, Jason Ali
MML, HML: 13:30 – 15:00, Ellamae Lepper
Natural Sciences (Biological): 10:30 – 12:00, Adrian Barbrook)
Lead Admissions Tutor: 10:00 – 14:00, Jerry Toner
**Admissions Tutor for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Natural Sciences: 09:30 – 12:30, Sonja Dunbar
*Engineering Subject Talk followed by Q&A: 10:00 – 10:30, Rachel Thorley
Friday 12th September
Our general approach to these days is to welcome visitors any time to explore College and meet our lovely Admissions Tutors, Directors of Studies, and undergraduate ambassadors.
You don’t need to book to attend Churchill’s Open Days. However, if you want to book for other Cambridge University provision happening the same days then head over to Cambridge Open Days.
We look forward to meeting you – more information will be shared in due course.
Overnight accommodation for Open Days
If you’re seeking overnight accommodation around a College or University Open Day, you can check availability at Churchill using the links on our Bed & Breakfast page. Note that this accommodation booking process will stipulate that all guests must be over 18. However, around Open Days, we can accommodate visitors of minimum age 16. Therefore, if you are 16 or 17, just mention this and the fact that you’re attending an Open Day in the Special Notes section of our booking process, so we can validate your booking. Please note that if you are 16 or 17, you must still be accompanied by an adult.
We can often accommodate overnight school or college groups around Open Days too, at a VAT exempt rate. To check availability and pricing, email [email protected] If we have availability, you’ll need to send a full rooming list, showing the names and roles (student or staff) of each attendee. We’ll also ask you to complete a VAT exemption form and send full payment in advance. Note that overnight school or college groups must be accompanied by an appropriate number of responsible adults.
Informal visits
Prospective postgraduate and undergraduate students are welcome to visit Churchill informally, most days (including weekends), between 09:00 and 17:00.
Note that College is routinely closed to visitors each year from Easter Sunday through to the middle of June, during our “Quiet Period” surrounding exams. There may be ad hoc closures at other times too so, to avoid disappointment, please call our Porters’ Lodge on +44 (0) 1223 336000 before you plan your visit.
The College’s private areas, such as accommodation and the Libraries, are not available to drop-in visitors but you can get a great sense of the College as an environment by looking around its public spaces.
Postgraduate students should contact our Postgraduate Office, and they will be able to help you plan your visit.
Regretfully, we can’t offer individual tours for undergraduates.
If you represent a school or college and want to arrange a group visit then contact our Outreach team. And, if you want to know more about undergraduate admissions, download, our pre-applicant pack.
School visits
Our Outreach Officer works in the Admissions Office, heading up the College’s work in outreach and widening participation. They’re regularly out and about visiting schools and colleges, working in person with students and their supporters. They also run online resources like webinars and Q&As, to demystify university admissions and the Cambridge process in particular.
Churchill’s link areas in England are Sussex, Surrey, and the London boroughs of Merton, Sutton, and Croydon. We are also the link area College for Mid- and South-Wales, and are the proud co-authors of the University’s Applying to Cambridge from Wales webpage.
We especially welcome contact from students, teachers, and supporters at all secondary schools and colleges in these link areas. We’re always open to all inquirers however.
If you represent a school or college and want to arrange a group visit then contact our Outreach team.
Teacher mailing list
If you’re a secondary school or college teacher and want to be informed about our latest opportunities for you and your students, sign up to our email list.
Postgraduate Open Days
We’ll share details of upcoming Open Days here. If you can’t make it, or there isn’t one coming up soon, take our virtual tour instead.
If you are a prospective postgraduate student interested in visiting Churchill College, please email [email protected] as a tour may be able to be arranged.
Postgraduate Open Days
The next Postgraduate Open Days will take place in the Autumn of 2025. Please see the Postgraduate Open Days page on the University website for up-to-date information on bookings for Postgraduate Open Days.
Overnight accommodation for open days
If you’re an individual seeking overnight accommodation around a College or University open day, you can check availability at Churchill using the links on our Bed & Breakfast page. Note that this accommodation booking process will stipulate that all guests must be over 18.
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