C.S. Lewis Trail

Avalon House, 278-280 Newtownards Road, Belfast, Co Antrim, BT4 1HE

Book Tickets Online

About

This trail will take you to the places that inspired the young C.S. Lewis, one of our most famous literary sons, best known for his magical world of Narnia.

Clive Staples Lewis was born in Belfast on 29 November 1898 and grew up in family homes on Dundela Avenue and Circular Road in the east of the city.

The trail starts at 'The Searcher' sculpture outside Holywood Arches Library on the Holywood Road and includes sites such as C.S. Lewis Square (containing 7 Narnia inspired sculptures), St. Mark's Church, where his grandfather was rector and where Lewis himself was baptised, and No. 47 Dundela Avenue where a Blue Plaque marks where the writer was born.

The trail can be downloaded from www.communitygreenway.co.uk/trails

Website

Call direct on:

Tel+44 (0) 28 9045 1900

Map & Directions

View Map & What's Nearby

Opening Times

* Self- guided trail can be undetaken at any time.

What's Nearby

C.S. Lewis Square

An exciting public space at the heart of the Connswater Community Greenway. It features…

0.1 miles away
EastSide Visitor Centre

EastSide Visitor Centre provides a base from which visitors can explore the east of the…

0.15 miles away
ArtisAnn Gallery

ArtisAnn Gallery is a gallery based on Bloomfield Avenue in East Belfast You will be able…

0.17 miles away

Keith Drury Art

Months of exacting work go into each of Keith Drury’s detailed artworks and they often…

0.51 miles away
St Mark's Church

This was CS Lewis’ local church in which he was baptised on 29 January 1899 and confirmed…

0.65 miles away
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)

PRONI holds an extensive range of private archives and is the main venue for researching…

0.95 miles away
Harland & Wolff Cranes - Samson and Goliath

Although not officially classed as wonders of the world, the two massive cranes in…

0.99 miles away
SS Nomadic

Built in 1911, Nomadic provides the story of Titanic's little sister, the only tangible…

1.07 miles away
Titanic Belfast

Welcome to Titanic Belfast, an award-winning visitor experience offering the opportunity…

1.11 miles away
W5

W5 is an award-winning science and discovery centre, firing the spirit of discovery with…

1.14 miles away
HMS Caroline

The World War One warship HMS Caroline is the last surviving ship from the 1916 Battle of…

1.23 miles away
The Great Light & Titanic Walkway

The Great Light is one of the largest optics of its kind ever built in the world, and is…

1.23 miles away
The Belfast Barge

Belfast’s first floating visitor attraction, moored on the River Lagan, just minutes from…

1.27 miles away
Ormeau Park

Ormeau Park is the oldest municipal park in Belfast, officially opening to the public in…

1.39 miles away
Albert Memorial Clock

Designed by the architect William J Barre, the figure of Prince Albert was sculpted by…

1.45 miles away
Sinclair Seamen's Presbyterian Church

Built in 1856 at a cost of £4,500 in memory of Mr John Sinclair.

1.46 miles away