Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom - June 24, 2006: Students in the Great Court of Trinity College in Cambridge University with its historical fountain in the center of the courtyard.

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Trinity Hall College

Cambridge

Wedged cosily among the great and famous colleges (but unconnected to better-known Trinity), diminutive Trinity Hall was founded in 1350 as a refuge for lawyers and clerics escaping the ravages of the Black Death. The college's chapel is one of the most beautiful in Cambridge; you can visit for evensong during some terms; check with the college for details.

Graduates include writer JB Priestley, astrophysicist Stephen Hawking and actor Rachel Weisz. The college's 16th-century library (not normally open to the public) has original Jacobean reading desks and books chained to shelves.

Contact

Address

Trinity Lane

Get In Touch

01223-332500

https://www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk

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