In the blog post
Castle Ward,Northern Ireland, I wrote about the first episode of the first season of
GAME OF THRONES, in which this castle is featured as Winterfell, the home of the Stark family. In the same episode, Tollymore Forest Park is seen as the woods surrounding Winterfell.
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| Tollymore Forest Park, 17 July 2024 |
Tollymore Forest Park is situated in Bryansford, in the south of Northern Ireland, close to Newcastle. The Shimna River winds through the forest, crossed by sixteen bridges—the oldest of which dates back to 1762. In the episode “Winter Is Coming,” Altavaddy Bridge, built between 1780 and 1800, is featured. We explored the forest independently. Visitors can choose from four walking trails, varying in length from half a mile to five miles.
Admission is free, but you have to pay for parking. It is also possible to take a guided tour of the forest, which lasts almost two hours. Coincidentally, a guide was giving a tour when we arrived at Altavaddy Bridge. For more information, visit
Game of Thrones Tours. This site also features a map with locations that can be seen in
Game of Thrones.
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| Game of Thrones, season 1, episode 1, 0:16:40 |
Lord Eddard “Ned” Stark (Sean Bean), accompanied by his sons Robb (Richard Madden), Jon Snow (Kit Harrington) and Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright), among others, crosses the bridge and finds a dead deer. A little further on, he sees a dead grey direwolf. The animals have killed each other. Part of the antlers are sticking out of the wolf's belly. The wolf had just given birth to five puppies that are unharmed.
Because the House of Stark family crest features a wolf and Ned Stark has five sons, each son is given responsibility for one of the young wolves.
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| Game of Thrones, season 1, episode 1, 0:15:18 |
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| Altavaddy Bridge, Tollymore Forest Park, 17 July 2024 |
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| Game of Thrones, season 1, episode 1, 0:15:41 |
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| Tollymore Forest Park, 17 July 2024 |
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| Game of Thrones, season 1, episode 1, 0:15:49 |
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| Tollymore Forest Park, 17 July 2024 |
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| Game of Thrones, season 1, episode 1, 0:16:55 |
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| Tollymore Forest Park, 17 July 2024 |
Back in the Netherlands, I noticed that I had positioned myself on the opposite side of the bridge from the cameraman when the Altavaddy Bridge came into view. Incidentally, I have not edited my photographs: (Northern) Ireland is truly this green.
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| Game of Thrones, season 1, episode 1, 0:18:11 |
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| Altavaddy Bridge, Tollymore Forest Park, 17 July 2024 |
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