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The Dark Hedges

Filmed as The Kingsroad

📍 Stranocum, County Antrim, United Kingdom

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The Dark Hedges
Photo: Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Scene breakdown

  1. The Kingsroad

    Game of Thrones S02E01 Mild spoilers

    Arya, disguised as a boy, marches with Yoren’s recruits under the beech tunnel.

    Arya Stark Gendry Hot Pie

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

Real-world history

A 1775 beech avenue on Bregagh Road, planted as a formal approach to Gracehill House. Season 2 used it as the Kingsroad as Arya flees south disguised among Night’s Watch recruits. The road is now closed to through traffic.

Logistics & accessibility

Admission: Free. Walk in from the official parking.

Parking & accessibility: The Hedges Hotel / designated lots. Do not drive the tree tunnel.

Best time to visit: Before 09:00 or after 17:00. Mid-morning coach tours pack the avenue.

What else to see here

  • Ballintoy Harbour

    Harbour

    25 min drive

  • Giant’s Causeway

    Coastal UNESCO site

    30 min drive