Game of Thrones Winterfell Trek from Belfast: A Comprehensive Visit to Season 1&2 Filming Locations
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Belfast
Embark on a comprehensive Game of Thrones Winterfell Trek from Belfast, exploring iconic filming locations from seasons 1 and 2. Immerse yourself in the world of Westeros with authentic costumes, swords, and expert guides who were extras on the show.
Duration: 9 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Game of Thrones Tours - Departure Point - 08:00 Depart Leonardo Hotel, Great Victoria Street, Belfast

  • Inch Abbey - Photo stop with Stark cloaks, swords and banners at the location where Robb became King in the North

  • Castle Ward - Arrive Old Castle Ward, location of Winterfell Castle in season 1. Morning wallking tour (3kms total) of locations including Walder Frey’s Twins and Robb Stark’s Camp in the Riverlands.

  • Tollymore Forest Park - Afternoon trek (3kms walk) in the forest where the Night’s Watch first encounter the White Walkers and where the Stark’s find a dead direwolf and her pups.

  • Game of Thrones Tours - 17:30 Drop off all passengers at Jurys Inn hotel, Great Victoria Street, Belfast.

What's Included
  • Professional driver and local guide
  • Entrance fees for Castle Ward Estate included
  • Cloaks, swords, and Stark banners provided
  • Enjoy live commentary during the tour
  • Admission to Tollymore Forest Park covered
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

We hold the title of Northern Ireland’s biggest Game of Thrones Tour provider, taking enthusiasts to crucial outdoor shooting locations from all eight seasons. This specific tour is our Winterfell Trek from Belfast, which takes you to numerous filming spots primarily from seasons one and two located south of Belfast.

The tour includes visits to renowned locations such as Old Castle Ward, otherwise known as Winterfell’s castle and courtyard in season 1, and the ancient Inch Abbey ruins where Robb Stark was declared King in the North. We use tablets to display VFX breakdowns, explaining how each scene was created. We’re delighted to provide Stark cloaks, swords, and banners for every tour participant at no additional charge. Our guides, who played extras in Game of Thrones® from seasons 1-8, assure you a truly authentic experience.

The tour cost covers all entrance fees, outfits and weapons. From 12:00-13:00, we stop by the Barn pub in Saul, Downpatrick, where you have the option of bringing your own lunch or pre-ordering hot food from the pub. Please note that the cost for lunch is separate from the ticket.

  • Minimum age is 18 years
  • Adult pricing applies to all travellers except students with valid student identification
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
Leonardo Hotel Belfast - Formerly Jurys Inn
Great Victoria Street
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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C4025lbpamw
Apr 4, 2024
Robbie the archer - My daughter and I had an amazing day with Robbie the excellent guide and Philip the excellent driver! Robbie had loads of stories from his time as an extra on GoT and gave us so much detail about behind the scenes. It was wonderful to see some of the places where filming had been done. This tour was great value and we would love to do the Studio tour and Iron Islands tour next time we go to Belfast.
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Culture32125632460
Apr 3, 2024
How about a little appreciation! - I want to write a long detailed review as though how good the trip was, but honestly it can be explained in a few words: Excellent, Flawless and Wonderful. Our guide for the trip, I believe the name was Richie (I could be wrong) was so full of life! Properly enthusiastic in his passion, he delivered every information with charm and wit. I loved that he mentioned his experience on the working set of Game Of Thrones. it made the trip more personal, and may I add, more enjoyable! You can really connect to the world of GOT by just walking straight into it yourself, and come out with information a whole fandom would kill to know. What made this trip, in my opinion unique, is even though Game of Thrones is the theme of this tour, we get to know more of Belfast. He ensured us to know brief things about past history from places we drove past, and had us glued to his attention for the whole ride. Before I end this little review, I want to give a proper thanks to the bus driver of this tour, Philipp (I believe his name is). Thank you for driving us, had a good and safe time on the bus! Thank you so much for this experience, it is a memory I will cherish into old age. Sincerest, A fan
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Lgc
Mar 29, 2024
King in the North! - This was a fabulous tour! If you're a true Game of Thrones fan, you do not want to miss this. Andrew was an incredible guide who was extremely entertaining and a brilliant GOT expert. This tour included so many great stops, and I loved seeing the clips played at each location to remind us of the exact scenes. I would absolutely recommend this tour to solo travelers, couples, friends or literally anyone who wants to immerse further in the GOT characters and stories. I loved hearing about Andrew's personal experiences and connection to the series!!
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Jorahcolorado
Oct 4, 2023
GREAT TOUR AND BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER! - Let's start with the tour. I did both the Winterfell and Iron Islands tours and both were equally brilliant. Guided by actual extras from the show, they not only pointed out popular film sites from the show, but the background info on their experiences in helping make the show took the tour to a whole new level. Richard (guide for Iron Islands) and Andrew and Lar (guides for Winterfell) kept us entertained the entire time. They provided insight into the show as well as Irish culture in between stops and helped everyone have the best experience possible. You could easily tell they enjoyed their job guiding us through the Game of Thrones realm. They gave us cloaks, swords and shields for great photos, took photos of us with their cameras as well as our own cameras and even shared the photos they had taken on their own phones with us! Personally, I had a few problems getting these tours done (through NO fault of the company or it's employees). I had signed up for both tours. The day before I flew from the States, I got an e-mail from Rob the Tour Director saying that my guide for the Saturday Winterfell tour tested positive for Covid. He gave me several options to choose from (including a full refund, but I chose to reverse the tours I had signed up for and go to the Iron Islands on Saturday and Winterfell on Wednesday. The Saturday tour was great as expected and even included the Giant's Causeway as well as the GoT sights. On Wednesday, the weather forecast didn't look good for us (Hurricane Agnes remnants), but the tour van showed up as scheduled and off we went. We got through the morning portion (Castle Ward/ Inch Abbey) without a problem, but by lunch we were informed that due to high winds, Tollymore Forest was closed. Richard told us that Director Rob would refund us for half the cost that we were unable to complete. They took us back to Belfast and I contacted Rob to see if I could catch the Saturday Winterfell tour so I could complete it rather than get my refund. The Winterfell tour out of Belfast was booked full, but he told me a way I could catch their Winterfell tour out of Dublin that same day! Although it took three tries, Rob went out off his way to ensure that I could complete both tours I had booked! I NEVER expected to see customer service like that ever in my lifetime! Most companies would simply say something like " Sorry, it's out of our control", keep the cash and wave good-bye. Not this company! As great as the tour was, it was the director, the guides and even the drivers that I will remember most! They all went out of their way to give their customers the best experience possible - even at their own expense! I cannot speak highly enough for this company, it's service and the incredible tours that they offer.
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Evelienl574
Sep 17, 2023
Winterfell GoT sightseeing, another amazing tour from Game of Thrones tours! - On this tour we had Robbie as a guide, another great guide who was an extra on the show. He told us so many awesome stories from his time on the set and just random GoT related stories. So much fun to hear! Another amazing time with GoT tours, I can only recommend this tour and the Iron Islands one, so much! You are in for an amazing time with lots of info! No dull guide sightseeing for sure! Tollymore was such a great catch for the eye! If I ever come to Belfast again, I would do both tours again as it is just too much fun and you get to see all these. great locations along the road !!!
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Lisa
Sep 7, 2023
Unforgettable House Stark experience - I went on this trip with my grown up son and daughter ( both GOT fans) as part of my birthday present. From the moment we got onto the coach we knew this would be a wonderful day . Mainly due to our guide Andy McClay. He was excellent in every way, telling tales from the GOT sets, sharing his vast knowledge of the show , and having us in stitches most of the time. Andy was an extra in 5 seasons of GOT and we got to see him in action many times, using his photos and videos. The locations were amazing and it was great to actually be where the scenes were shot , with Andy telling us plenty of inside information at each. For any GOT fan this day trip is a must! Great fun all day with a few surprises along the way. Then of course a GOT episode playing on the journey back to Belfast! Brilliant!
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403axs
Aug 24, 2023
Great anecdotes throughout and great organisation with a lot of enthousiasm - We had a great time in this tour with Robbie the Archer et Bob the driver. Great anecdotes throughout and great organisation with a lot of enthousiasm from the guide without negativity towards some of the stragglers. Probably not as breathtaking as the Giant's causeway, but still worth every pound spent for this awesom day in nature.
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Reneecss
Aug 16, 2023
The ultimate experience for any GOT fan - What an incredible experience for any Game of Thrones fan! Our guide, Robbie, spoke about the series in a way that showcased his genuine passion for it, sharing his personal experiences as an extra and how the show shaped the community of Belfast. The places we went were so beautiful and historically interesting in their own right in addition to being filming locations for big moments in GOT. As a longtime fan, I got emotional seeing Winterfell, castle Frey, and the forests of the north in person. Robbie was so funny, upbeat, and high-energy throughout, always willing to answer any and all questions, geek out about fan theories, and talk us through other parts of North Ireland's history. I absolutely loved this tour, and plan to book the Iron Islands tour if I'm ever back in the area. The North remembers :)
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A9228qsedgarr
Aug 11, 2023
A must in North Ireland! - Andrew was the best!!! So GOT knowledgeable and amazing storyteller - wife and I had an amazing tour and loved every minute of it!!! Learned so much!
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Rosemary_m
Aug 29, 2023
Game of Thrones Tour for the really passionate - I liked seeing the first two sites including Winterfell site. However it’s really a misnamed tour , because it’s two 1 mile walks to see any other sites after the bus lets you off. I had to opt out to go on the walks due to health issues but was told most of it was just walking to a site of trees or some rocks . The guide would tell them what scene took place there. I was with two family members- one liked it and the other was sos-so about it. The guide was enthusiastic about his job. I will say the lunch place - The Barn was a very good choice.
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