Kettle's Yard

An absolute gem for art lovers- the house is old and creaky (I think there was an elevator to one floor). It has art that the owner collected during his lifetime and downstairs there are modern art pieces on display. There is a cafe and a small gift shop. Maybe a little ‘add on’ to your Fitzwilliam visit the other side of town. I recommend longer than an hour if you’re interested in art. Get a ticket before you come. Tickets can last for beyond your visit! Staff helpful.

Beautifully curated home filled with art, sculpture and found objects to create a unique environment. Not an art gallery, not an exhibition but it's own space for creative reflection. A wonderful place to experience a fresh perspective on home and creativity. Would recommend booking a ticket. Make sure to ask the guides in the rooms questions, they are enthusiastic experts!

Very nice cafe just slightly off the main tourist area in Cambridge. Attached to a gallery and the museum of Cambridge. We had tea and sat in the courtyard area.

It was a joy. Firstly the staff in every area are delightful, and so knowledgeable. I have wanted to see the house for years. This was a birthday treat to myself & a friend. The house is beautiful, the content a delight, the collection remarkable. A tranquil space, serene, a joy.

One of the most pleasant arty spaces, with hardcore contemporary art exhibitions, a historic house to visit, an exciting small shop and a delicious café, and garden, free entry to exhibitions. In the heart of Cambridge and connected to the university. Brilliant space

It was the private home of Jim and Helen Ede. He used to be a curator at Tate, which shows in his tasteful but subtle decoration of the house. The house comprises two sections: their private home and a later addition which served as a gallery. Their private home is, IMHO, a gem of warm, inviting and not too large space. Leaves a lasting impression.

This is one of the hidden gems of Cambridge - if you are coming here,don’t miss out on Kettles Yard. A new building houses exhibitions but the real gem for us was the tour of the house itself: Kettles Yard was the home of Tate gallery curator and art collector Jim and his wife Helen Ede who left it to Cambridge University in 1966. Everything has been left in the house as it was.It is such a beautiful serene place to visit and inspiring from a design point of view with it’s own art collection of 20th century art - the highlight to me was the French young sculptor/artist Gaudier Brzeska who died aged 23 in WWI. We were really lucky to have Kate a fantastic guide who has a background in art, explain each room as we went round. Wonderful!

Fabulous art gallery and home, lots to see. You are encouraged to sit in the various chairs and that gives different perspectives

Kettle's Yard House is awesome! It is a free museum which displays the personal art collection of Jim and Helen Ede. Jim was a curator for the Tate in the 1920s, and made friends with lots of young artists...and acquired their work before they were famous. I guess he was the ultimate hipster - he knew all the best artists before they became well known...so he was hipster half a century before the word was invented. Anyway the "house" is actually four cottages that have been knocked together to create light, interesting spaces on several levels. It seems pretty small until you climb the stairs and find room after room of art, sculpture and prettily arranged pebbles and house plants. It doesn't feel like a museum - there are no plaques explaining the works, and visitors are encouraged to sit down, read books from their library and enjoy the space as if it was your own home. It seems to be run by volunteer enthusiasts...so I really liked chatting to the staff as we wandered around the space. It is also a venue for concerts. If I lived in Cambridge I'd definitely want to pop in to hear their grand pianos!! To be honest, I wasn't that keen on quite a large proportion of the pieces BUT I loved the architecture and enjoyed wandering around.