Where did C.S. Lewis and the Inklings regularly meet for conversation?

C.S. Lewis and the Inklings regularly met at the Eagle and Child in Oxford.

The Eagle and Child is an Oxford pub on St Giles’ Street. Lewis and other members of the Inklings used its back room, known as the Rabbit Room, for conversation and informal literary discussion, especially on Tuesday mornings. The group was not a formal society with membership rules; it was a circle of friends who read and discussed works in progress.

J.R.R. Tolkien was the other best-known member, and the group also included writers such as Charles Williams and Owen Barfield. Members often read drafts aloud, including material that later became famous fantasy and theological works. Their discussions were social as well as literary.

The Inklings also met in Lewis’s rooms at Magdalen College, so the pub was not their only meeting place. The nearby Lamb and Flag is another Oxford pub frequently associated with writers, which makes it a plausible mix-up. The Eagle and Child is the location most specifically linked with the Inklings’ regular gatherings.