Jesus College, Cambridge

Geschichte

Jesus College was founded in 1496. It took over a site and buildings from the twelfth-century Benedictine nunnery of St Mary and St Radegund and swiftly embarked on a major rebuilding. The nuns’ church, much modified, still serves as the college Chapel. Noteworthy former members of the college include the poet and philosopher Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the novelist Laurence Sterne, the first Astronomer Royal, John Flamsteed, and two of his successors.

Over the centuries, the college’s Tudor buildings have been preserved and restored and new buildings have been added; the result is a delightful and harmonious mixture of tradition and modernity. The newer buildings include the Quincentenary Library, designed by Evans and Shalev and opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1996 to mark the quincentenary of the founding of the college. The college is also a centre for contemporary art, holding regular sculpture exhibitions and acquiring new works for display in the college grounds.

Speisen & Getränke

A full English and continental breakfast buffet is included in our rates and is provided in the main Hall each morning from 8.00 to 9.00 a.m. This is a good chance to experience the ambience of an impressive traditional college Hall.

Many good restaurants, cafés and shops are within easy walking distance.

Grounds & Gardens

The grounds at Jesus College are the largest of all the colleges’, with an extensive variety of beautiful gardens. These include idyllic, sheltered courts and more informal areas such as the “Orchard”. Recent improvements to the woodland walk through “The Grove” at the perimeter of the College Close have earned our gardening team an award for the promotion of biodiversity.

Andere Einrichtungen

Free wireless internet connection in bedrooms.

We can offer car parking for our resident guests - a nominal fee of £5 per car is payable directly upon check-in at our Porters Lodge. Please be aware; we cannot guarantee there will be parking spaces available at the time of booking.

Fresh crisp linen, complimentary toiletries and tea/coffee making facilities in the rooms. The housekeeping staff keep the rooms clean and bright.

Most of our rooms have excellent views to various courts and outside spaces. There are lifts to some rooms, which can be allocated on request to those who cannot use stairs.