Welcome to John Clare Cottage!

The historic home of John Clare – poet and early environmentalist

Our beautiful heritage site boasts

a fascinating museum

a welcoming community café

gift shop

and gardens

Everyone is welcome. Entry to the museum, housed in Clare’s former home, is ticketed — but the café, shop, and gardens are free to enjoy.

Join our friendly volunteer team!

John Clare Cottage is looking to expand its team of volunteers. Could you support us?

At the moment we are particularly interested in people who might enjoy supporting our Bake Club, creating delicious homemade cakes to sell in our café, or helping with more general café duties.

If this sounds like something you might be interested in, please take a look at our volunteer leaflet and drop us an email at info@clarecottage.org.

We look forward to hearing from you.