Holywell Bay
Filmed as Stepstones camp shore
📍 Holywell Bay, Newquay, Cornwall TR8 5DD, Holywell, United Kingdom
Scene breakdown
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Stepstones camp shore
House of the Dragon S01E02Daemon's war camp on the pirate islands; boats and a timber shack on the sand.
Daemon Targaryen Corlys Velaryon
Real-world history
National Trust beach with dunes and the twin Gull Rocks. Season 1 used it for Stepstones shore camps in the war against the Triarchy.
Logistics & accessibility
Admission: Beach free. National Trust parking charge.
Parking & accessibility: NT car park behind the dunes; 10 minute walk to the sand.
Best time to visit: Low tide for the full cove. Avoid peak August surf-school crush.
What else to see here
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Kynance Cove
Main Stepstones battle cove.
Beach
90 min drive
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Newquay
Town
20 min drive