Clare College — Local services in Cambridge

Had a phenomenal time here pursuing a PhD here at Cambridge. Came back to visit after 8 years away. Was hoping to catch a glimpse of Clare but the college is under construction. While they are open to "alumni," they only mean Clare alumni. Other colleges' alumni are prohibited unfortunately.

Here are the admissions policies of all colleges we visited (or attempted to visit) between July 28 and August 3:

Open to all visitors Jesus (open to all visitors) St. John’s (open to all visitors) King’s (open to all visitors) Downing (open to all visitors) Emmanuel (open to all visitors) Corpus Christi (open to all visitors) Queen’s (open to all visitors) Newnham (open to all visitors) Pembroke (open to all visitors, closed on one day for a wedding)

Open to any alumni, regardless of college Trinity (only open to any alumni, likely due to construction work) St. Catherine’s (only open to any alumni) Magdalene (only open to any alumni)

Only open to their own alumni Peterhouse (only open to their own alumni; exceptions may be made for other alumni) Christ (only open to their own alumni, likely due to construction work and wedding on one day) Sidney Sussex (only open to their own alumni – could not visit) Gonville & Caius (only open to their own alumni – could not visit) Trinity Hall (only open to their own alumni – could not visit) Clare (only open to their own alumni, likely due to construction work -...

I stayed at Clare College this week and my experience with the cleaning staff was poor. They took all my belongings and shoved them into the closet days before I had to check out. I also previously wrapped a gift, which I placed away in my room and I noticed it was unwrapped after my room got cleaned. Some of my important personal items went missing after that, as well. My friend, who also stayed at the College found her dirty laundry shoved under the sofa by the...

Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college was founded in 1326 as University Hall, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse. It was refounded in 1338 as Clare Hall by an endowment from Elizabeth de Clare, and took on its current name in 1856. Clare is famous for its chapel choir and for its gardens on "The Backs" the back of the colleges that overlook...