background and 77.8% were from a Protestant background. Transport Castlerock railway station opened on 18 July 1853. Northern Ireland Railways currently run a mostly hourly service in both directions (west to Londonderry Waterside or east to Coleraine and onward to Belfast Lanyon Place and Belfast Great Victoria Street) daily, and only five trains each way on Sunday. Ulsterbus services tend to coincide roughly with the times of the railway service and proceed either west towards Limavady or east to Coleraine. Facilities Castlerock is home to Guysmere Summer Camp, which is owned and run by the Presbyterian Church. Castlerock Golf Club has the Mussendan course, an 18 hole Championship links course and the Bann course, a 9 hole links course. Education Hezlett Primary School Ballyhacket Primary School (Closed in 2021 due to dwindling pupil numbers) People The actor James Nesbitt lived in Castlerock as a teenager. The village was a holiday destination for the famous author C. S. Lewis. Born in Belfast, he holidayed in Castlerock as a child and took inspiration from Downhill House for some of his books including The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. See also List of towns and villages in Northern Ireland References External links Villages in County Londonderry Seaside resorts in Northern Ireland Causeway Coast and Glens district