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Kettle's Yard, Cambridge

Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge
ARTS & CULTURE
If you’re a fan of the Tate galleries, and Tate St Ives in particular, a visit to Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge should be obligatory. Tucked away at the north-western end of town, this higgledy-piggedy cottage was once home to former Tate curator Jim Ede and his wife, Helen. It now houses Ede’s collection of early twentieth-century art, which includes works by Ben and Winifred Nicholson, Alfred Wallis, Joan Miró, Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth. Ede wanted to show that art should be something that you live with, and not just hung behind ropes in white rooms. Hence, paintings and sculpture are intermingled with furniture, plants and an assortment of ‘stray objects’. The result is one of the most enchanting, tranquil and inspiring places in Britain.
Further information Kettle’s Yard, Castle St, Cambridge (01223 352124/www.kettlesyard.co.uk). Open Tue-Sun, bank holiday Mon 1.30-4.30pm. Free.
Getting there
By rail: Cambridge is served by First Capital Connect (0845 026 4700/www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk) from King’s Cross and by National Express East Anglia (0845 600 7245/www.nationalexpresseastanglia.com) from Liverpool St.
By road: Take A11 out of London then M11 to Cambridge.

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