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Capel Curig / Blackhorse Valley

Filmed as The Vale — Sheepstealer's ground

📍 Capel Curig, Eryri, Conwy, Capel Curig, United Kingdom

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Capel Curig / Blackhorse Valley
Photo: GerritR · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Scene breakdown

  1. The Vale — Sheepstealer's ground

    House of the Dragon S03E01 Mild spoilers

    Rhaena claims and mounts the wild dragon Sheepstealer. Cave interiors were a set.

    Rhaena Targaryen

    Spoilers for House of the Dragon are hidden — tap to reveal, or change it under Spoilers in the menu.

Real-world history

Season 3 put Rhaena Targaryen in the Blackhorse Valley around Capel Curig to meet the wild dragon Sheepstealer. The cave work was a set; the lonely mountain pasture is real Eryri.

Logistics & accessibility

Admission: Open access / rights of way. Stay off farm stock and nesting ground.

Parking & accessibility: Village and Moel Siabod trail lots.

Best time to visit: June–September. Midges and weather both bite.

What else to see here

  • Ogwen Valley

    Valley

    10 min drive

  • Ffynnon Llugwy

    Confirmed Season 3 location.

    Mountain lake

    20 min drive