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About the C.S.Lewis Tour ~~~
This wonderful tour takes place in Oxfordshire, England, and
visits places of interest including Lewis's former home 'The Kilns'
and the beautiful Holy Trinity Church, Oxford, which was Lewis's
final resting place.
The tour duration which is approximately 3 hours, is organized
by Ron Brind, childhood pal of Lewis's stepson Douglas Gresham
(Doug) and a frequent visitor to Lewis's former Oxfordshire home
in the 1950's. The tour commences from outside the Randolph Hotel
in Beaumont Street, Oxford, which is noted for its connections
with Colin Dexter, who wrote the very famous Inspector Morse novels,
and frequents the Randolph. En-route you will see the remains
of the old 'City Wall', Magdalen College from Longwall Street
where Lewis was elected a Fellow in 1925, Magdalen Bridge, where
the famous Oxford May Day celebrations take place, and Magdalen
College School, which was attended by Doug.
You
will be taken through Headington to see one of the former homes
of J R R Tolkien and to The Kilns, Lewis's former home which was
purchased jointly in October 1930 by Mrs Moore, Jack and Major
Lewis. A short stroll away is the lake that yielded the Punt from
the murky depths, owned by Lewis. How did the Punt get there?
Find this out on the tour!
In leaving the Kilns, the tour passes a local watering hole used
by Jack and Warnie and travels to Holy Trinity Church in Headington
Quarry, where the vicar Mr Tim Stead will, subject to commitments,
allow you to see inside this beautiful building. Outside in the
Churchyard you will see the grave of C S Lewis and Mrs Janie King
Moore, mother of the writer's close friend Paddy Moore.
You will also see the entrance to the Mayfair Suite at the former
Wingfield Hospital, today the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, where
Jack and Joy's marriage was blessed in a bedside ceremony in December
1956 because her death was thought to be imminent.
The tour finishes at the Eagle and Child pub in Oxford's magnificent
St Giles thoroughfare. This famous watering hole was regularly
used by Lewis and his circle of intellectual and literary friends
known as 'The Inklings'. It is here that you will be presented
with a personalised Certificate recording your visit to 'The Kilns'
- a memento of your tour and a reminder that the Lewis legacy
lives on.
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Tour Booking & Lewis Awareness~~~~
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The suggested donation is £30.00 per person
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Plan your visit to the Kilns, former home of C. S. Lewis
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