The best way to get a feel for Churchill is to come visit us.
Our next Open Days are in 2025.
Meantime, you can pop in to explore informally (please phone ahead to ensure availability) or take a virtual tour.
And, if you want to know more about undergraduate admissions, download our pre-applicant pack.
Open Days in 2025
Our next College Open Days coincide with the University’s Open Days in 2025.
- Thursday July 10
- Friday July 11
- Friday September 12
More information about these dates will be uploaded here nearer the time.
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 😊
Open Day overnight accommodation
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. 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.
We can often accommodate overnight school or college groups around Open Days too, at a VAT exempt rate. To check availability and pricing, email accommodation@chu.cam.ac.uk 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.
Visit College (undergrad)
Prospective 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.
Regretfully, we can’t offer individual tours.
If you represent a school or college and want to arrange a group visit then contact our Outreach team.
Virtual tour (undergrad)
Visits from prospective postgraduates
Prospective postgraduate students are also welcome to visit Churchill informally, most days (including weekends), between 09:00 and 17:00.
Please contact our Postgraduate Office, and they will be able to help you plan your visit.
Staying overnight at Churchill: prospective postgraduates
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. Please note that this accommodation booking process will stipulate that all guests must be over 18.
