Famous writers Walking Tour

“Our rich legacy of famous writers has been a vital element in our successful bid for City of Culture 2013,” said Anne.

“And taking the tour gives you a very good introduction to the things which motivated them to write.

“There are literally hundreds of writers associated with the city.”

“Our tour focuses on fifteen of them who have left their unique literary mark on Derry-Londonderry just as it has left an indelible mark on them.”

“The tour takes you back to the 6th century and forward to the present day,” says retired teacher Jim.

“The tour is both informative and entertaining with a good dollop of humour.”

“In what other city in the world would you find two Nobel Laureates who went to the same school at the same time- one, a poet and teacher, the other a statesman who is also a writer.

“One, a winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Seamus Heaney, the other, the winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace, John Hume.”

The one and half hour tour departs Mondays and Wednesdays at 2.30pm during July and August from the Tourist Information Centre, 44 Foyle St.

Tickets cost 6 each and are available from the Tourist Information Centre, telephone 028 71267284.