Northern Ireland · Castlerock, Co. Londonderry
Downhill Strand and Mussenden Temple
The beach was Dragonstone, where the idols of the Seven are burned.
A free Blue Flag beach; you can drive on the sand with care. Lifeguards in July and August.
Northern Ireland played The North, Dragonstone, The Iron Islands and The Stormlands. The Dark Hedges, County Antrim, 2024.
Game of
Thrones
Westeros was cut from five real countries. Open a shard, find where each realm really is, and go and stand in it.
The realms
One kingdom,
five countries.
Dragonstone
2 places · Northern Ireland and Spain · up to 1,335 km apart
Spain · Bizkaia, Basque Country
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe
Digital effects turned the islet into Dragonstone; you climb 241 steps to the chapel.
Free, but on busy days book a free slot online (1,462 people a day). 241 steps; avoid orange weather alerts.
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The banner colours are this page’s, not the show’s.
Bregagh Road
The Kingsroad
is losing its trees.
86 trees standing
A survey of the avenue counted 86 trees and found 11 in poor condition.
Counts on this page are worked out from the survey and the two reports; the number standing today may differ.
Free and always open, on foot only: no cars on Bregagh Road. Park at the Dark Hedges Estate; go early, late or midweek.
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McComb’s
Game of Thrones coach tour from Belfast
From Belfast · Daily · £35
A day on the Antrim coast: Carnlough, Carrick-a-Rede, Ballintoy, the Causeway and the Dark Hedges.
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Ballygally Castle
Ballygally Castle Hotel
Ballygally, Co. Antrim
A 17th-century castle hotel on the Antrim coast with a carved door made from Dark Hedges trees that fell, and a themed afternoon tea. Not a filming location.
Check roomsKing’s Landing
The capital
changed countries.
Mdina
Mdina was King’s Landing. Then the capital moved 816 km north-east, to the Adriatic.
A free, mostly car-free walled town, entered through its main gate.
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Tvrđava Klis
Klis Fortress
Klis, near Split · Daily 9am–7pm · €12
Meereen’s walls above Split, with the interpretation centre and museums on one ticket.
Plan a visitBizkaia
241 steps
to Dragonstone.
Digital effects turned the islet into Dragonstone; you climb 241 steps to the chapel. The other half of Dragonstone is a beach in County Londonderry, 1,335 km away.
Free, but on busy days book a free slot online (1,462 people a day). 241 steps; avoid orange weather alerts.
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Diputación Foral de Bizkaia
Book a slot for Gaztelugatxe
Bizkaia · Free · booking on controlled days
Free, but on busy days you need a free timed ticket to climb the 241 steps.
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Dwejra, Gozo
8 March 2017.
The arch behind Daenerys and Khal Drogo’s wedding in the first episode collapsed into the sea in a storm on 8 March 2017.
The arch is gone; Dwejra Bay, the Inland Sea and the cliffs are free to visit.
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The people
The people
who made it.
Emilia ClarkeDaenerys · 2013
Kit HaringtonJon Snow · 2013
Peter DinklageTyrion · 2013
Nikolaj Coster-WaldauJaime · 2013
Lena HeadeyCersei · 2019
Maisie WilliamsArya · 2019
George R.R. MartinAuthor · 2017
Strangford, County Down
Winterfell
was a farmyard.
The National Trust says the old farmyard was the location and backdrop of Winterfell. Admission in 2026 is £15 for adults; the grounds are open 10am–5pm in October.
A National Trust estate: adults £15 (2026), free for members. October grounds 10am–5pm. Use the postcode BT30 7BA.
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National Trust cottages at Castle Ward
Strangford, Co. Down
Holiday cottages and a caravan park on the estate whose farmyard was Winterfell.
See the cottages
Linen Mill Studios
Game of Thrones Studio Tour
Banbridge · Daily 10am–6pm
The show’s sets, costumes and props in Banbridge, open daily; packages run from Belfast and Dublin. Pictured: Castle Ward.
Book ticketsWhere it is now
19 places you can visit, country by country. The caves at Cushendun and Castillo de Zafra are on private land: see them from the public way.
Pins mark public places; private homes are named but not pinned.
General reference · Public access · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. Daily 10am–6pm, with free parking; buy tickets online.
General reference · Public access · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. Free and always open, on foot only: no cars on Bregagh Road. Park at the Dark Hedges Estate; go early, late or midweek.
General reference · Public access · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A free public harbour at the bottom of a narrow, steep lane, with a small car park; the rocks are slippery.
General reference · Public access · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A National Trust estate: adults £15 (2026), free for members. October grounds 10am–5pm. Use the postcode BT30 7BA.
General reference · Public access · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. Open all year; parking is £5 a car (2026/27).
General reference · Restricted access · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A short walk from the village; the caves are on private land, so respect any signs.
General reference · Public access · Coordinate precision: site · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A free Blue Flag beach; you can drive on the sand with care. Lifeguards in July and August.
Banbridge, Co. Down
Game of Thrones Studio Tour
A studio tour of the show’s sets, from Castle Black and Winterfell to Dragonstone and King’s Landing; open daily 10am–6pm.
Daily 10am–6pm, with free parking; buy tickets online.
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The Dark Hedges, August 2024, after the trees were lost. Thomas Fuhrmann · CC BY-SA 4.0 Bregagh Road, Co. Antrim
The Dark Hedges
The beech avenue played the Kingsroad; Bregagh Road is now for walkers only.
Free and always open, on foot only: no cars on Bregagh Road. Park at the Dark Hedges Estate; go early, late or midweek.
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Ballintoy Harbour, 2018. Sonse · CC BY 2.0 Ballintoy, Co. Antrim
Ballintoy Harbour
Fans know it as Lordsport, the harbour of Pyke in the Iron Islands, where Theon is baptised in season two.
A free public harbour at the bottom of a narrow, steep lane, with a small car park; the rocks are slippery.
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Castle Ward, 2021. Dieglop · CC BY-SA 4.0 Strangford, Co. Down
Castle Ward
The National Trust says the old farmyard was the location and backdrop of Winterfell.
A National Trust estate: adults £15 (2026), free for members. October grounds 10am–5pm. Use the postcode BT30 7BA.
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Foley’s Bridge, Tollymore Forest Park, 2020. Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 Newcastle, Co. Down
Tollymore Forest Park
Tourism Ireland calls it the Haunted Forest, where the White Walkers began their march.
Open all year; parking is £5 a car (2026/27).
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The caves at Cushendun, 2024. Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0 Cushendun, Co. Antrim
The caves at Cushendun
A cove in the Stormlands in season two, where Melisandre gives birth to the shadow; the caves are on private land.
A short walk from the village; the caves are on private land, so respect any signs.
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Mussenden Temple above Downhill Strand, 2017. D LN · CC BY-SA 4.0 Castlerock, Co. Londonderry
Downhill Strand and Mussenden Temple
The beach was Dragonstone, where the idols of the Seven are burned.
A free Blue Flag beach; you can drive on the sand with care. Lifeguards in July and August.
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Stay
A castle on the coast.
A castle hotel with a door carved from the fallen hedges, and cottages on the Winterfell estate.
Ballygally Castle
Ballygally Castle Hotel
Ballygally, Co. Antrim
A 17th-century castle hotel on the Antrim coast with a carved door made from Dark Hedges trees that fell, and a themed afternoon tea. Not a filming location.
Check roomsNational Trust
National Trust cottages at Castle Ward
Strangford, Co. Down
Holiday cottages and a caravan park on the estate whose farmyard was Winterfell.
See the cottagesGo there
Ride out.
The studio tour, coach days from Belfast, Klis, the Alcázar and the steps at Gaztelugatxe.
Linen Mill Studios
Game of Thrones Studio Tour
Banbridge · Daily 10am–6pm
The show’s sets, costumes and props in Banbridge, open daily; packages run from Belfast and Dublin. Pictured: Castle Ward.
Book ticketsMcComb’s
Game of Thrones coach tour from Belfast
From Belfast · Daily · £35
A day on the Antrim coast: Carnlough, Carrick-a-Rede, Ballintoy, the Causeway and the Dark Hedges.
Book a seat
Game of Thrones Tours
Iron Islands and Giant’s Causeway
From Belfast · From £45
A day from Belfast with costumes and props at Ballintoy and entrance fees included. Independent of HBO.
Book a seatTvrđava Klis
Klis Fortress
Klis, near Split · Daily 9am–7pm · €12
Meereen’s walls above Split, with the interpretation centre and museums on one ticket.
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Real Alcázar
Real Alcázar de Sevilla
Seville · €15.50 · October 9.30am–5pm
The palace and water gardens of Dorne.
Book ticketsDiputación Foral de Bizkaia
Book a slot for Gaztelugatxe
Bizkaia · Free · booking on controlled days
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At the studio.
Halloween and Christmas among the sets in Banbridge.
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The books and the music.
The first novel, the making-of books and Ramin Djawadi’s scores.
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Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon
James Hibberd
The making of the series, from the people who made it.
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Inside HBO’s Game of Thrones
Bryan Cogman
The first two seasons, from inside.
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Game of Thrones: Music from the HBO Series
Ramin Djawadi · CD, 2011
The first season’s score.
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Game of Thrones: Season 7
Ramin Djawadi · 2 × LP, 2017
The seventh season’s score on vinyl.
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The chronicle
Every place and moment behind this page, with sources.
19 of 19 places · 19 of 19 Moments
Game of Thrones Studio Tour
Banbridge, Co. Down
The sets
The sets are on show in Banbridge.
The Dark Hedges
Bregagh Road, Co. Antrim
The Kingsroad
The beech avenue plays the Kingsroad.
Ballintoy Harbour
Ballintoy, Co. Antrim
Pyke
Theon is baptised at the harbour of Pyke.
Castle Ward
Strangford, Co. Down
Winterfell
The farmyard is Winterfell.
Tollymore Forest Park
Newcastle, Co. Down
The Haunted Forest
The forest plays the lands around Winterfell.
The caves at Cushendun
Cushendun, Co. Antrim
The shadow
Melisandre gives birth to the shadow in a Stormlands cove.
Downhill Strand and Mussenden Temple
Castlerock, Co. Londonderry
Dragonstone: the beach
Stannis rejects the Seven; the idols burn.
The city walls of Dubrovnik
Old Town, Dubrovnik
King’s Landing
Dubrovnik is King’s Landing.
Fort Lovrijenac
Pile, Dubrovnik
The Red Keep
Lovrijenac plays the Red Keep.
The Jesuit Staircase
Old Town, Dubrovnik
The walk of shame
Cersei walks down the steps.
Klis Fortress
Klis, near Split
Meereen
Daenerys arrives at the walls of Meereen.
The cellars of Diocletian’s Palace
Split
The dragons’ cellar
Daenerys keeps her dragons in the cellars.
Þingvellir National Park
South Iceland
The waterfall
Öxarárfoss is a filming location.
Grjótagjá
Lake Mývatn
The cave
Jon Snow and Ygritte in the cave.
The Real Alcázar, Seville
Seville
Dorne
The Alcázar is the palace of Dorne.
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe
Bizkaia, Basque Country
Dragonstone: the steps
The islet becomes Dragonstone.
Castillo de Zafra
Campillo de Dueñas, Guadalajara
The Tower of Joy
The castle is the Tower of Joy.
Mdina
Malta
King’s Landing, first
Mdina is King’s Landing.
The Azure Window site
Dwejra, Gozo
The wedding
Daenerys and Khal Drogo marry before the arch.