C.S. Lewis and the Kilns

If you plan to visit the Kilns, then make arrangements and reservations ahead of time. They are very happy to have you. The tours are small and have limited space.

The Kilns is what everyone refers to as the homestead of C.S. Lewis during his writings. They were called such because that is where they used to dig for clay to make building bricks many years ago. Lewis and his brother and a few others basically pooled their money together to purchase the place and he would walk in to Oxford to teach and meet with his friends at the Eagle and the Child pub.

The group was known as “the Inklings” and also included J.R.R. Tolkien. After many years of its wasting away, the house has been refurbished, the garden replanted and the nature preserve established for people to visit and enjoy. The boys loved it and the visit made C.S. Lewis into a real person for them.

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