Shared Off-site College Accommodation (College Hostels)

The Malting House

The Malting House is a Grade II listed building on Newnham Road overlooking the former mill and mill pond, and across to the trees and streams of Sheep’s Green and the main arm of the River Cam. The name, appearance and features of the Malting House are a reminder of its original nineteenth century use as a malt house for the converting of barley to malt for brewing beer. In the 1920s the building housed a famous and influential progressive school. The house was acquired by the College in 2003 and after sensitive restoration it became a student hostel. It is a short walk from the main College site.

The property has 12 student rooms and two en-suite guest rooms, most facing either the Malting House gardens or the quiet side lane which retain an historic gas street light still in use.

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45a Newnham Road

45A and 49A Newnham Road are two hostels that are situated above ground-floor shops on Newnham Road, a short walk from the main College site. These are surprisingly spacious properties with rooms that overlook either Newnham Road at the front or a quiet courtyard and Gwen Raverat House at the rear of the property. The rooms in each hostel share modern kitchens, dining rooms, toilets and showers.

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49a Newnham Road

45A and 49A Newnham Road are two hostels that are situated above ground-floor shops on Newnham Road, a short walk from the main College site. These are surprisingly spacious properties with rooms that overlook either Newnham Road at the front or a quiet courtyard and Gwen Raverat House at the rear of the property. The rooms in each hostel share modern kitchens, dining rooms, toilets and showers.

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Gwen Raverat House

Gwen Raverat House is a large purpose-built accommodation block named after Charles Darwin’s granddaughter, a renowned artist and writer. It has three floors, each floor having eighteen student rooms, nine showers/toilets and three kitchens. All rooms have fitted furniture, a wash basin and internet connectivity. Laundry facilities are provided in the largest kitchen on each floor.

Built in 1996, this self-contained modern building is positioned behind Newnham Road, making it ideal for those looking for a quiet place to study. The hostel is only five minutes walk from the main College site.

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2 Summerfield

No 2 Summerfield is a pleasant former family house situated down a quiet lane near the Gonville and Caius College playing field. The ground floor has two bedrooms, a kitchen, dining room and a toilet. There are three bedrooms on the first floor as well as a toilet, a shower room and a bathroom with shower. There are three further bedrooms on the second floor.

There is a small garden at the rear of the hostel.

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5 Wordsworth Grove

5 Wordsworth Grove is a large semi-detached house with a garden on a quiet residential street just a short distance from Frank Young House and a ten minute walk from the main College site.

There are two bedrooms, a single toilet, a spacious kitchen with a communal area and shower room on the ground floor. On the first floor there are three bedrooms, a bathroom with shower and two toilets. There are three further bedrooms on the second floor.

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Frank Young House

Frank Young House is named after the first Master of Darwin College, Professor Sir Frank George Young, a renowned biochemist, who contributed to the study of diabetes. The purpose built and architect designed building is on Wordsworth Grove, a quiet residential street, and overlooks Gonville and Caius College’s sports ground. There are a few car-parking spaces, so students who need to have a car and have permission from the Motor Proctor are likely to be accommodated here.

Outside, the hostel has a large wooden decking area providing a pleasant communal space for residents to enjoy. Frank Young House is only a few minutes walk from the College.

The hostel has four floors with kitchens, bathrooms and showers on each of the first three levels. There are ten student rooms on each of the ground and first floors, six rooms on the second floor and two on the top floor of the building, All rooms have a wash basin.

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10 Barton Road

10 Barton Road is a large house converted into student accommodation, set back from the road and benefitting from a very large back garden with an extensive lawn and mature trees.

A spacious open kitchen on the ground floor serves the main rooms of the property. Other facilities include a ground floor toilet, a ground floor bathroom with toilet and sink, a toilet on the first floor and bath with a shower and sink on the second floor. Two of the ground floor rooms have doors that open out on to the rear garden. There is also an annex to the side where two rooms have a self-contained area that includes a kitchen and a shower room.

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Hardwick House

Hardwick House was newly purpose-built in October 2017 in the centre of the Newnham village area, with nearby shops and amenities. It is a short walk to and from the College’s main site.

Block A has 14 full en suite single student rooms in total, five on each of the ground and first floors and four on the top floor. Block B has 12 full en suite single student rooms over two floors, six on each floor.
Each level in both blocks has a shared fully fitted kitchen, including fridge, freezer and washing machine. The showers in each room will be cleaned by a member of Housekeeping on a weekly basis.

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51 Newnham Road

The 51 Newnham Road hostel is a newly renovated building on Newnham Road, a 3 minute walk from the Main College site. It comprises a mixture of en-suite and standard student rooms that overlook either Newnham Road at the front, or a quiet courtyard and Gwen Raverat House at the rear of the property.

The building consists of three floors, with student rooms on all floors. A large shared fully equipped kitchen is located on the first floor, along with a small common room for students to relax.

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Mount Pleasant Halls

Mount Pleasant Halls is recently built accommodation at St Edmund’s College in which Darwin and other colleges are able to house some of their students. The Darwin blocks comprise 32 single ensuite bedrooms and 12 studios, in buildings positioned around light and airy courtyards.

The en suite bedrooms are in one block with five floors, eight rooms on each floor with three studios on the ground floor. Another block of three floors has three studios on each floor. Each floor is accessible by lift and the facilities include kitchens, a study area, launderette and IT hub room.

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