Homegrown Delights

It is testament to the beauty of Northern Ireland that so much location filming for Game of Thrones was done across the region. Titanic Belfast Belfast was Titanic's home, it still is. Discover the world-famous story through the eyes of those whose hard work and ambition built her. In the self-guided Titanic Experience you will uncover the sights, sounds, smells and stories of the ship, as well as the people and city that made her. It is also the location of the filming studios for Game of Throne, for which tours can also be arranged. The Mourne Mountains County Down The Mourne Mountains are the highest and most dramatic mountain range in Northern Ireland, its summits crowned by granite tors. The mountains themselves are criss-crossed by an unrivalled network of paths and tracks. This area featured quite extensively at the beginning of the Game of Thrones series. The Dark Hedges County Antrim The Stunning Bregagh Road, otherwise known as the Dark Hedges or King's Road in Game of Thrones is two rows of beechtrees that were planted in the 18th century by James Stuart, roughly 150 beech trees where planted to line the entrance to his home, Gracehill House. Dunluce Castle (Main image of article) Portrush, County Antrim Dunluce Castle is a ruined castle that sits on a dramatic granite outcropping on the Causeway Coast in Northern Ireland. The ruins left today are from the 16th century, when Dunluce became the seat of Clan McDonnell, who overthrew their rivals, the McQuillans, who were Lords of Route. The spectacular location was used, with a bit of ‘CGI’ as the location of The House of Greyjoy in the Iron Islands, otherwise known as the home of Theon and Yara Greyjoy. Titanic Belfast The Mourne Mountains The Dark Hedges (Bregagh Road) The Westeros Way Northern Ireland The Giant’s Causeway , near St Austell, Cornwall The north Antrim coastline in renowned for its scenic beauty and the Giant's Causeway is its unique jewel in the crown, known to the Irish as the 8th Wonder of the World. It is an area of about 40,000 interlocking hexagonal basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption some 6 million years ago. 34