Selwyn College Family Day

We are delighted to welcome you back to Selwyn for our annual Family Day which will take place from 2.00pm until 5.00pm on Saturday 18 July.

The programme for the day is as follows:

Roaming Children’s Entertainer – Lower & Chapel Gardens

Look out for Owen along with his puppets and balloons!

2.00 – 5.00pm 

Facepainting – Lower Gardens

A stunning range of creations by Olivian

2.00 – 4.00pm

Mad Science shows - Chadwick Room

2.15 - 2.45pm: Watts Up?! The Electricity Show

3.45 - 4.15pm: Up, Up and Away! The Science of Flight & Fantastic Forces

Children's Book Talk & Signing – Lower Gardens

Join Selwyn alumnus Jenny Moore (SE 1994, English) to hear about her books…step into the world of time-machines, robots and adventures!

2.30 - 3.15pm

3.30 – 4.15pm 

Olly’s House of Jazz Band - Chapel Gardens

Relaxing tunes for a Summer afternoon led by Olly Wedgewood (SE 1993, Engineering)

2.00 – 2.40pm

3.00 – 3.40pm

4.00 – 4.40pm

Libraries - Old Library and Bartlam Library

Visit the Alumni Parlour, Anatomage table and Archives in the Old Library followed by the stunning new Bartlam Library

2.00 – 3.00pm 

4.00 – 5.00pm 

Garden Games – Lower & Chapel Gardens, Croquet Lawn

A range of games to play at your leisure

2.00 – 5.00pm 

Cream Tea – Old Court

Join us for a quintessential cream tea in Selwyn’s Old Court

3.00 – 4.00pm

Jack’s Gelato – Old Court

Cool down with Cambridge’s premier gelato shop

3.45 – 4.45pm

Pre-booked Selwyn Cellar Wine Tours – College Wine Cellars (Meet at B Staircase, Old Court)

Led by Cellar Manager Phil Shephard **FULLY BOOKED**

2.15 – 3.00pm

3.15 – 4.00pm

4.15 – 5.00pm

Pre-booked Selwyn Gardens Tour – (Meet outside Chapel)

Led by Head Gardener Alex Turner **FULLY BOOKED**

2.30 – 3.15pm

3.30 – 4.15pm

There is limited parking available at College available on a first come, first served basis; we are unable to reserve parking for this event. Cambridge has five excellent Park and Ride sites, serving the city from all directions: Cambridge park & ride 

Queens Road and West Road nearby have metered parking, payable by phone.

If you need any additional information, please contact Siân or Jessica at alumni-office@sel.cam.ac.uk who will be pleased to help. 

Parents are responsible for the supervision of their children at Family Day. Development Office staff will be taking photos throughout the afternoon for internal use by college.

Bookings for Family Day are now closed.