Kettle's Yard

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!

I don’t usually write reviews, but after visiting Kettle’s Yard with my mum, I felt it was worth sharing our experience. The space is truly beautiful and peaceful, with an incredible collection of art. We arrived a bit later than we should have, but we were still able to explore the house. One of the guides gave us a wonderful introduction, and we had the chance to explore the other floors. However, when we reached the second floor near the attic, we were a bit disappointed by the lack of greeting or acknowledgment from two female staff members. They didn’t say hello or make eye contact with us, and instead continued chatting about their day. It was a bit uncomfortable for us, as we felt overlooked. Thankfully, towards the end of our visit, we met a lovely guide who was kind, engaging, and interested in our thoughts on the artwork, despite us not being experts. I understand we arrived late, and the staff may have been ready to wrap up, but a simple greeting would have made a big difference. Despite this, my mum and I are definitely planning to return and spend more time exploring next time.

I really enjoyed the modern art in this dedicated space renovated and furnished to the same period. A personal collection by a professional curator shown in a personal environment designed for public and private display. Naively entering the small first room, I was shocked when one of the members of my very small tour group said this was her fifth visit. Later, upon ascending to the first floor stretching across what was originally four properties, I understood what attracted her to come back so many times. It is a unigue place filled with a lifetime of intriguing pieces.

I love this house and art gallery. Visiting it was a wonderful, cultural experience and highly recommend. If you're into art and beautiful artifacts it's a real treat.

Absolutely amazing art gallery. Most of the pieces are not named on the spot, so it's kind of playful to figure out who's the artist. The story of the house and the art collection is very interesting. You have to enter in small groups, and I am grateful that a very friendly member of the staff told us the story of the house and the collection in a very engaging way. The entry price totally worths it. Super recommendable.

I enjoyed the house, but I enjoyed the gallery even more! The current exhibition is children's artwork and these pieces are so very creative and beautiful, and I'm amazed at how artistic these children are. It gives me hope for the future generation.

Quite a fascinating place and story. The guides working there make the experience very special. There is also a small gallery with free temporary exhibitions.

Lovely little museum, perfect for a casual day out.

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.