Visiting the College
Open days
The next University-wide Open Days are:
- Thursday 9 July 2026: Undergraduate Open Day (Subject Departments, Colleges and support services will be open)
- Friday 10 July 2026: Undergraduate Open Day (Subject Departments, Colleges and support services will be open)
- Friday 11 September 2026: Colleges Open Day (Colleges and some support services will be open. Subject Departments will not be open)
We are happy to welcome school groups to our Open Days. In order to capture all the information we need, and so that everyone receives appropriate preparatory information and a ticket ahead of the event, both the teachers and each student in your group must make individual bookings via our website. Once a booking has been made, separate reservations to visit Colleges are not normally required.
The Open Day is not suitable for a very large groups and so we ask that you only bring Year 12 and 13 students thinking of applying to Cambridge. Our Open Day events are very popular and we restrict numbers to ensure all prospective applicants have the opportunity to visit and to protect the health and safety of our visitors. If you would like to arrange a visit for a larger group or an aspiration-raising visit at an alternative time of year, we recommend contacting your Area Link College in the first instance.
The Student Admissions and Access Team are able to advise on coach and minibus parking as well as support with other Open Day related enquiries. You can get in touch with them on caoevents@admin.cam.ac.uk.
Upcoming July Open Days
Girton College will be open from 9:30am - 4:30pm on both Thursday 9 and Friday 10 July. To maximise your day in Cambridge, we would recommend starting or ending your day at Girton, where we have some free on-site parking available. In the case of extreme weather, this will be unavailable.
Join us at 9:45am each day in the Old Hall to'How to Make the Most out of your Cambridge Open Day hear our Admissions and Outreach team give tips on 'How to Make the Most out of your Cambridge Open Day'. Booking not required.
Our Admissions and Outreach team will be available throughout the day for prospective students to drop in with any queries they may have. Our fantastic team of current Student Ambassadors will be available to tour visitors around the College, including a chance to see on-site student accommodation.
Girton College are also providing a free shuttle-bus service to and from the city centre, every 20 minutes (depending on traffic). Shuttle-buses will have the Girton College logo on them, and visitors should look out for Student Ambassadors in red Girton t-shirts for directions. Buses will depart from the Visitor Entrance of Girton College (Old Kitchens) and drop off at The Backs (Queen's Road), and vice-versa, for easy walking access into the city centre.
If you are visiting Cambridge and would like to look around Girton College, please email us at access@girton.cam.ac.uk for further details on a self-guided tour. If you have admissions specific questions, we would recommend you take a look at our subject pages in the first instance. If you have further questions, please contact admissions@girton.cam.ac.uk.
Visitors are welcome to look around the College grounds between 9.00 and 17:00 daily. The College is closed for tours in December, March, and during the May/June exam period. Please note, the Library is open to current members of the College only and to others by appointment or as part of a guided tour. The Archive and Special Collections are open by appointment only.
You can find the Virtual Tour for Girton on the University of Cambridge webpage.
Please see the Schools Liaison & Widening Participation page for more information on events for school groups.