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.

We’re delighted to share that we are updating and extending our opening times

From week beginning 11th May, we will be open:

Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
…and SUNDAY!

11am – 4pm 🕰️

This step forward has only been possible thanks to the dedication, goodwill, and hard work of our fantastic volunteers and site team whose commitment has given us the confidence and capacity to expand our opening.

Thank you, too, to our many visitors for your continued encouragement and support — it means a great deal

We look forward to welcoming you