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National Gardens Scheme

The Robinson College Gardens are open to the public all year round: 
10am until 4pm weekdays 
2pm until 4pm Saturdays and Sundays

Find us on Grange Road in west Cambridge. Parking is on street and may be limited. Please report to Porters' Lodge on arrival.

Except when closed:

The examination period (last week of April, all of May and into June)
Graduation Day (normally the last Saturday of June)
Matriculation weekend (first Sunday of October when used for Freshers' recreation)
From time to time when work by contractors is in progress: some parts, or occasionally all, of Robinson College gardens may be closed for safety reasons involving work by contractors and our maintenance staff. Ask Porters' Lodge for information.

Residential areas are all private with no access.

Wheelchair access
No dogs
No picnics
Children must be accompanied by adults at all times.
Occasional plant sales (weekdays only)

For queries call the Porters' Lodge on +44 (0)1223 339100.

The Guide to Robinson College Gardens is available from the Porters’ Lodge. This includes garden history, a suggested gardens tour and lists of the main larger plants and trees together with maps and photographs, including our outdoor artworks.

The cost is £5 each.  All net proceeds (i.e. after printing costs are deducted) go to the National Gardens Scheme Charities. For more information on the Guide to Robinson College Gardens click here.

Gardens Guide prepared by Dr S. Trudgill, Chair Robinson College Gardens Committee and Head Gardener, Guy Fuller, June 2015 with 2014 Tree Survey by David Brown, BSc(Hons) DipLD MA PhD MCIHort FArborA Landscape Architect and historical aspects from Dr Martin Brett, Desmond O’Grady and Cambridge Gardens Trust. Garden artworks captions by Dr Gary Doherty, Chair Visual Arts Committee. Photography by Steve Trudgill, Donald Richards, Nikolai Koval and College archives. Booklet designed by Nicola Jones and produced by Robinson College Development Office.