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Newnham, Cambridge — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Newnham is an electoral ward of Cambridge, and the Fitzwilliam Museum, Trinity College Chapel and the Cambridge Corn Exchange all lie near it.
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Where to stay in Newnham
Where visitors usually base themselves, and why.
The Fitzwilliam Museum sets the walking distance. Newnham is a suburb and electoral ward, and the practical question for a visitor is whether a bed among its streets beats one closer to the Cambridge Corn Exchange, the Polar Museum and the Museum of Zoology. Quiet costs a few minutes.
Anyone with the Whipple Museum of the History of Science or the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences on a list books nearer the middle of Cambridge instead.
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Newnham ward
Newnham keeps Leckhampton and the Haddon Library among its nearest named sites, and the Fitzwilliam Museum stays a walk away rather than a journey. Rooms are few around here — worth securing early.Find hotels in Newnham wardDoors that open onto the Cambridge Corn ExchangeCambridge centre
The Church of St Mary the Great, St Bene't's Church and the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology are packed into the centre, which suits a museum-heavy few days.Find hotels in Cambridge centreHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Cambridge
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Museums & Galleries
3- Fitzwilliam Museum
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Churches & Religious Sites
8- Church of St Mary the Great Heritage
- St Bene't's Church Heritage
- Holy Sepulchre, Cambridge Heritage
- Trinity College Chapel Heritage
- St Andrew the Great Heritage
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- St Edward King and Martyr, Cambridge Heritage
- Church of St Mary the Less Heritage
- Emmanuel United Reformed Church, Cambridge Heritage
Castles & Historic Sites
1- Cambridge Greyfriars
Stadiums & Sports
2- Cambridge Corn Exchange Heritage
- West Renault Park
Landmarks & Notable Places
3- Christ's College, 'X' Staircase Heritage
- The Malting House Heritage
- Leckhampton
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About Newnham
What are the main landmarks in Newnham?
Museums dominate the list. The Fitzwilliam Museum, the Museum of Zoology, the Museum of Classical Archaeology, the Whipple Museum of the History of Science and the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences all fall within reach of Newnham, with the Polar Museum and the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology on the same run. Chapels and parish churches take the rest.
The Church of St Mary the Great, St Bene't's Church, the Church of St Botolph and Trinity College Chapel stand among them, and the Cambridge Corn Exchange, the Haddon Library and Cambridge Greyfriars round the roll off.
What is the history of Newnham?
Newnham reads as Newnham, Cambridgeshire in the record. The suburb and the electoral ward share the name inside Cambridge, and the buildings recorded around it run from Holy Sepulchre and St Bene't's Church to the Church of St Michael and the Church of St Mary the Less. Schools and colleges appear too.
The Memorial Chapel at The Leys School, Christ's College and The Malting House are set down among Newnham's nearest names, and no founding year is attached to the ward itself.
Where is Newnham?
Newnham falls inside the city limits. Cambridge carries the ward in England, with Leckhampton, the Haddon Library and Cambridge Greyfriars among the named sites nearby.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Newnham?
Newnham ward: An address off the museum run. Cambridge centre: Doors that open onto the Cambridge Corn Exchange.
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Updated October 2026