Real places, grouped for a visit
Game of Thrones filming locations
Every confirmed Game of Thrones filming location, what it played on screen and whether you can visit. This guide covers HBO's Game of Thrones (2011–2019, eight seasons) and House of the Dragon (2022 onwards, three seasons so far), with full coverage of Northern Ireland and Great Britain and a short note on locations abroad.
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County Down
The heart of Game of Thrones filming: the Studio Tour at Banbridge, Winterfell at Castle Ward on Strangford Lough, Inch Abbey outside Downpatrick and the Haunted Forest at Tollymore under the Mourne Mountains. All four fit into a long day from Belfast.
Game of Thrones Studio Tour
The original Linen Mill Studios, now showing the sets, costumes and props
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Castle Ward (Winterfell)
Winterfell courtyard; Robb's camp and the Whispering Wood
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Inch Abbey and the River Quoile
Robb's camp at Riverrun; the Tully funeral on the river
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Tollymore Forest Park
The Haunted Forest and the direwolf discovery
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Antrim coast and glens
The Iron Islands and the Kingsroad: Ballintoy Harbour, Larrybane Quarry and the Dark Hedges sit close together near the Giant's Causeway, with Cushendun, Glenariff and Sallagh Braes further south along the Glens of Antrim.
Ballintoy Harbour
Pyke harbour and the Iron Islands coast
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The Dark Hedges
The Kingsroad
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Larrybane Quarry
Renly Baratheon's camp; the Ironborn Kingsmoot
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Cushendun Caves
Stormlands cove where Melisandre's shadow appears
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Glenariff
The Vale of Arryn, around Runestone
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Sallagh Braes
The Riverlands village where the Hound is found
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Londonderry, Fermanagh and Armagh
Outlying Game of Thrones sites: Dragonstone's beach at Downhill Strand and the Binevenagh escarpment on the north coast, the Brotherhood's cave in Belmore Forest, and Gosford Forest Park in County Armagh.
Downhill Strand
Dragonstone shore, where the Seven are burned
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Binevenagh
Dothraki country, where Daenerys is found
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Pollnagollum Cave, Belmore Forest
Hollow Hill, the Brotherhood Without Banners' hideout
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Gosford Castle and Forest Park
Exterior around Robb's camp in season three
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Cornwall
House of the Dragon's Velaryon and Stepstones country: St Michael's Mount at Marazion, Kynance Cove on the Lizard and Holywell Bay near Newquay, all managed by the National Trust or the St Aubyn family.
St Michael's Mount
High Tide, the Velaryon seat on Driftmark
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Holywell Bay
The Stepstones coast
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Kynance Cove
Daemon's Valyrian camp in the Stepstones
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Peak District and Surrey
House of the Dragon's first-season landscapes in England: Castleton's market place and Cave Dale in Derbyshire, and the heath and woodland around Farnham, where Caesar's Camp hosted the opening tournament.
Castleton and Cave Dale
A Westerosi marketplace; Westeros countryside in Cave Dale
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Caesar's Camp
The tournament grounds outside King's Landing
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Bourne Woods
Westeros woodland
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North Wales and Anglesey
House of the Dragon's second and third seasons in Snowdonia and on Anglesey: Dinorwig's slate terraces and Llyn Padarn, the Ogwen Valley, the Roman Bridge at Penmachno, and the coast at Penmon, Llanddwyn and Beaumaris.
Dinorwig Quarry and Llyn Padarn
Harrenhal; series-three landscapes at Craig yr Undeb
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Penmachno Roman Bridge
A river crossing in Westeros
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Ogwen Valley and Ffynnon Llugwy
Riders crossing Westeros; mountain scenery in season three
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Penmon Point
Westeros coastline
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Llanddwyn Beach and Newborough Forest
Westeros shore and woodland
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Beaumaris Pier
A Westerosi port
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These are documented but either private, too broad for a useful visit or only briefly used, so they do not have their own pages.
- Cairncastle slopes, near Ballygally
Ned Stark and the Night's Watch deserter, Game of Thrones season one, episode one. Hillside farmland in County Antrim with no single public viewing point. Enjoy the coast road at Ballygally instead of searching the fields.
- Shillinavogy Valley, County Antrim
The Dothraki grasslands. Private farmland seen only from the public road. Please do not enter the fields or block gateways.
- Leitrim Lodge and the Mourne foothills
Bran and Rickon's flight from Winterfell. Upland countryside near Hilltown in County Down, much of it farmland. Use mapped rights of way and seek local advice before walking.
- Quintin Bay, near Portaferry
The coast at Stokeworth. A small bay on the Ards Peninsula, viewed from the public shore road. The castle above it is a private home.
- Hartland Peninsula, Devon
Coastline in House of the Dragon. VisitBritain lists Hartland's cliffs among the show's locations, without naming a cove. The South West Coast Path at Hartland Quay is the easiest place to see this coast.
- Dubrovnik Old Town and Fort Lovrijenac, Croatia
King's Landing exteriors in Game of Thrones. The best-known foreign location for the original series, though widely reported rather than officially catalogued. House of the Dragon did not film here.
- Mdina, Malta
King's Landing in Game of Thrones season one. A walled hilltop town with public streets, listed by Visit Malta.
- Royal Alcázar, Seville, Spain
The Water Gardens of Dorne in Game of Thrones. A ticketed royal palace and gardens, listed by Andalusia's tourism board.
- Osuna bullring, Spain
The fighting pit of Meereen in Game of Thrones. Listed by Andalusia's tourism board; check local opening before travelling.
- Kirkjufell, Iceland
Arrowhead Mountain beyond the Wall in Game of Thrones. Seen from public viewpoints near Grundarfjörður. Do not climb without a guide.
- Essaouira, Morocco
Astapor in Game of Thrones. The ramparts and medina of the Atlantic port, listed by Morocco's tourism board.
- Cáceres old town, Spain
King's Landing streets in House of the Dragon. A walled historic town with public streets.
- Monsanto, Portugal
Dragonstone landscape in House of the Dragon. A hilltop village among granite boulders; take care on the paths to the castle ruins.