Visits to College do not need to be arranged in advance, and you may bring a maximum of four guests. Please show your Trinity Members’ Card at the Porters’ Lodge at Great Gate, or at the Queen’s Road end of The Avenue.

Please note that occasionally there may be exceptional circumstances which will result in members and their guests not being able to gain entry to some areas of the College. We also ask that you respect the privacy of current members living in College and note that it is generally not possible to visit your old rooms.

The College has a small number of rooms available for alumni overnight stays during visits to Cambridge, which are available at a special alumni rate. Please contact the Accommodation Office to check availability.

Please note – available rooms are single occupancy. We are unable to accommodate under 18s.

Eligibility:

The College is pleased to welcome back Members of the College on up to four occasions per year to dine at High Table, at no charge. Wine may be taken in the Combination Room following dinner, also at no charge. To be eligible to take advantage of these Dining Privileges you must either:

• Have Matriculated and completed a BA degree at Trinity and hold the status of (or be eligible to be awarded) the Cambridge MA, or
•  Have Matriculated and completed the minimum of a 1 year course (e.g. MLitt, MPhil, PhD), and be at least six years and one term since your Matriculation

Cancellations:

Please note there are likely to be a number of occasions each year on which MAs cannot be accommodated in this way – e.g. special dinners or other College events. Out of term time, High Table may, unfortunately, be cancelled at relatively short notice due to a small number of Fellows dining that day. Any cancellations will be communicated with as much notice as possible.

Guests:

For reasons of space, MAs may not bring guests when exercising their Dining Privilege. Once per year, an MA may apply for the Vice-Master’s permission to bring (and pay for) a guest. Again, due to limited space, we regret that groups numbering greater than six in size will not be able to dine using their MA Dining Privileges (if larger groups would like to dine in College, please contact catering.bookings@trin.cam.ac.uk to find out more about available packages).

Booking:

If you wish to dine, the first step is to enquire with the Catering Office for availability, either in writing (The Catering Manager, Trinity College, Cambridge, CB2 1TQ) or by email (catering@trin.cam.ac.uk) or by telephone (01223 338547 between 9am and 4pm, Monday to Friday). Please also let us know if there are any Fellows whom you would particularly like to meet when you come to dine (although we cannot guarantee that they will be able to dine). A list of upcoming alumni diners is published in the Fellows’ Parlour each week.

Dinner is at 8pm during Full Term and at 7.30pm in vacation; sherry is available in the Fellows’ Parlour half an hour beforehand. Please note that a gown should be worn only by those MAs who are resident in Cambridge.

The Wren Library is normally open to the public between 12 noon and 2pm on Monday to Friday, and 10.30am to 12.30pm on Saturdays in term time. Please note that alumni are welcome any time from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday, and from 10.30 to 12.30pm on Saturdays. Access is via Garrett Hostel Lane. No bookings required. Don’t forget to bring your Members’ Card  with you!

Cambridge MAs are entitled to use the University Library and to borrow 20 books for eight weeks. In order to obtain a Reader’s Ticket, you will need to make an appointment with the Library’s Admission Office at least the day before you would like to use the Library. You will need to provide two pieces of supporting documentation, ie personal ID and current proof of home address. If you have only recently received your MA, you should also bring your MA certificate with you. Alumni with a BA can also obtain reader only access.

Alumni are welcome to attend the Trinity Chapel services. Choral Evensong is typically run at 6:15pm on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday during term time. For up-to-date service times and events, please see the Trinity College Chapel website.

Alumni are able to ballot for tickets for the May Ball each year. The Alumni Office will be in touch when the ballot opens for alumni, so please keep an eye on communications at the start of the new year.