Selwyn Gardens

Established in the Victorian period, the beautiful College gardens have been developed into a landscape of extensive lawns, mature trees, richly planted flowering borders and beds, and collections of shrubs from around the world.

A tour of the gardens

Visiting Selwyn? Read the printable gardens guide and suggested tour of the gardens. Packed with useful information to help you ensure you don’t miss anything.

Season by season

Find out what happens in the gardens throughout the year.

Past, present, future

Past and present gardeners have contributed in their own way to harmonise the garden with the imposing buildings that Sir Arthur Blomfield designed. Read more...

Victorian Border Plant List

Victorian Border Plant List 2016

Latest News

Musical honours
Fri, 19/02/2021 - 14:28
Michael Stephens-Jones, the college’s Percy Young senior organ scholar and currently in his third year reading music, has been awarded the Fellowship diploma of the Royal College of Organists (FRCO), widely recognised internationally as the most prestigious qualification for organists in the world.
Women in science
Wed, 17/02/2021 - 11:31
Hundreds of school students from year 10 joined a Selwyn taster day for women in STEM. The term STEM covers science, technology, engineering and mathematics; and on February 17th prospective students were given a glimpse of what it’s like to undertake study in these fields at the University of Cambridge. Among the speakers were (left to right) PhD student Francesca Firth; student natural scientist Rosie Lester; and schools liaison officer Grace Glevey.
Flying the flag
Mon, 01/02/2021 - 14:08

The college flew the rainbow flag on February 1st to mark the start of LGBT+ history month. Two student representatives - Jennie Rodowicz on behalf of the MCR and Ted Kehoe from the JCR - are seen with the flag in Old Court before it was taken to the top of the Tower.
Graduates’ champion
Mon, 04/01/2021 - 21:10
Sentamu honoured
Wed, 23/12/2020 - 10:49
Our alumnus John Sentamu, the former archbishop of York, has been given a peerage in the political honours list published just before Christmas. He will become a member of the House of Lords in the New Year, and will sit on the crossbenches as a non-party member.

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