Tollymore Forest Park

Filmed as Haunted Forest / Wolfswood

📍 Newcastle, County Down, United Kingdom

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Tollymore Forest Park — Photo: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Scene breakdown

Haunted Forest / Wolfswood

Game of Thrones S01E01 Mild spoilers

Ned executes a Night’s Watch deserter, then the Stark party finds a dead direwolf and six pups.

Eddard Stark Robb Stark Jon Snow Bran Stark Theon Greyjoy

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Real-world history

The oldest state forest in Northern Ireland, in the foothills of the Mournes. Season 1 used its beech and pine trails as the Haunted Forest and the stream where the Starks find the dead direwolf.

Logistics & accessibility

Admission: Vehicle parking fee (around £5). Pedestrian entry free.

Parking & accessibility: Main lot at the forest entrance off Tullybrannigan Road.

Best time to visit: Year-round. The river trail is the most accessible GoT loop.

What else to see here

Mourne Mountains

Range

adjacent
Castle Ward

Estate

40 min drive