AS SEEN ON TV
WINTERFELL IS CALLING Step into the world of Game of Thrones in the place where it all began – Northern Ireland.
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By Amanda Woods
WRITER AMANDA WOODS TRIES ARCHERY AT CASTLE WARD
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s I don my cloak that still has its original HBO tag, I wonder who wore it first. Was it a star? An extra? No matter. What I do know for sure is I’m about to stand in the same spot where Jon Snow, Robb and Bran Stark stood in the archery scene in the very first episode of Game of Thrones (GOT). And I’m going to find out if I can do any better than Bran. When word got out that Castle Ward in Northern Ireland was transformed into Winterfell Castle for the Game
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THE DARK HEDGES IN COUNTY ANTRIM