But captured she was, and dragged to the Brotherhood without Banners’ hideout, otherwise known to us as Pollnagollum Cave in County Fermanagh. It became the Kingsroad, where Arya disguised herself as a boy to avoid capture.
Nature was definitely smiling on HBO’s location scouts when they found the Dark Hedges, a haunting avenue of serpentine beech trees near Armoy, County Antrim. Listen carefully, you might still hear their howls. Ramsay, the ‘bastard of Bolton’, hunted Theon here, and it's where the Starks discover the direwolves. These 600 hectares hold ancient redwoods as well as Gothic stone arches – the remnants of an 18th century estate. Tollymore Forest Park, County Down, made its mark as the Haunted Forest, where the White Walkers began their march into the realm of men. It was here that Sansa and Littlefinger journeyed to the Eyrie, Jorah and Tyrion set sail on the Summer Sea together, and Jaime and Bronn came ashore on Dorne.
The forests, mountains and moorlands around Northern Ireland transformed into the scenic backdrops for Game of Thrones® most memorable moments.
