Visiting the Wren Library in Cambridge 📚 Isaac Newton’s Hair, Winnie the Pooh, & Lord Byron! 🍎✨

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Come with me to visit the Wren Library in Cambridge - one of the world’s most famous and beautiful libraries in Trinity College.

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The Wren Library was designed by Christopher Wren in 1675, Wren also designed St Paul's Cathedral after the Great Fire of London.

It was funded by subscription and cost £15,000. It opened up for college use in 1695.

The college has amassed a collection of over 80,000 historic volumes, 1250 medieval manuscripts, 750 incunabula, and countless modern manuscripts.

There are also some intriguing artefacts on display such as Shakespeare's First Folio, a lock of Isaac Newton’s hair and a controversial first copy of Winnie the Pooh.

There's a life-size statue of the controversial Lord Byron inside that was sculpted after his death. It was first rejected by Westminster Abbey and Poet's Corner before finding a home here.

It’s well worth visiting if you’re in the city and is completely free of charge. But, it’s good to know that it is only open to the public for two hours a day.

You also have to enter through The Backs as a non-student and this can be a little complicated if it’s your first time navigating the city.

So, in this video, I’m going to explain how to visit the Wren Library in Cambridge with opening times, directions and what to expect on your visit!