Top 10 Tours in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland

BREATH FIRE into your day with a visit to the Winterfell Castle movie set, the film location where Bran Stark was pushed from the windowsill back in Season One.....plus many more pivotal scenes. Your Game of Thrones private tour guide (who by the way has acted in the show!) will take you around Winterfell Castle & its vast 1000 acre estate (20 key film locations onsite) sharing fascinating stories about how the film sets where created onsite and some insider gossip about what the cast got up to behind-the-scenes. Key locations on this exclusive Game of Thrones private tour can include: • Winterfell Castle courtyard (Including exclusive access to Winterfell Archery Range Movie Set Experience or Axe Throwing Range) • 'The Archway' from Kings Roberts Arrival to Winterfell • 'Castle Windowsill' where Bran Stark falls from • 'The Mystical Tree' under which Robb & Talissa secretly marry • 'Twins Castle' and the Red Wedding

Inclusions: Wear Game of Thrones Costumes & Props from the filming days - just imagine the photos you will be able to post online!, Private access to the Winterfell Archery or Axe Throwing Range, A bottle of Exclusive Winterfell Ale for each guest (over 18yrs), Private transportation, Customize your tour by contacting us directly, Exclusive access into Castle tower Bran Stark was pushed from back in Season One

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Be a pilgrim for a day and walk Saint Patrick's Camino - Saint Patrick's Way - through one of its most beautiful stretches. Your guides are former Adoration Sisters turned Tour Guides Martina Purdy and Elaine Kelly. Share their fascinating story and learn about Saint Patrick and Saint Donard on Saint Patrick's Way. Have refreshments in the quaint seaside Harbour Bar as an introduction, take a transfer to the Mourne Mountains and walk 8 miles through stunning scenery back to Newcastle through Tollymore Forest Park in time for an ice cream by the beach.

Inclusions: Coffee refreshments at the Harbour Inn., Private transportation, Have an Ice Cream when you return to Newcastle and a walk on the promenade.

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Discover the epic story of Saint Patrick at the Saint Patrick Centre and walk in his footsteps on our Pilgrim’s Way around the Medieval Town of Downpatrick. Explore the stunning countryside and visit important sites in Patrick’s story with our Irish Language Guide who will bring Saint Patrick’s story to life and discuss townlands and Irish names in our countryside. Pilgrims lunch included. After lunch walk to the top of Slieve Patrick and see the tallest statue of Saint Patrick in the World before walking along country lanes to the first healing wells in Ireland at Struell. Return to Downpatrick to see the mosaic shrine to Saint Patrick in Saint Patrick’s Church and finish at the Medieval Cathedral of Down and Saint Patrick’s Grave. The Pilgrim’s Walk and Lunch is completely guided by an Irish language Guide, follows paths and country roads and observes social distancing principles. This tour always starts from the Saint Patrick Centre at 12.00 Noon.

Inclusions: Pilgrim's Lunch of Soup, Sandwiches, Tea and Coffee at The Barn at Saul.

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We are the largest Game of Thrones Tour company in the world. This is our Winterfell Trek from Belfast, visiting lots of filming locations south of Belfast. We trek you around the grounds of the castle location for Winterfell in season 1, deep into an old growth forest and into the crumbling medieval ruins of Inch Abbey. We show you VFX breakdowns on tablets to reveal how each scene was brought to life. We have Stark cloaks, swords and banners for everybody as part of the tour at no extra cost. Join our guides, who worked as extras on Game of Thrones® seasons 1-8, for a totally authentic experience. All entrance fees, ferry rides and other extras are included in your ticket price. The only extra expense is your pub lunch. Lunch will be in a pub that hosts one of the world famous Game of Thrones® Doors. The doors were fashioned from fallen 200 year old beech trees which came from the Dark Hedges.

Inclusions: Cloaks, swords & Stark banners, Live commentary on board, Driver and Local Guide, Entrance/Admission - Castle Ward Estate, Entrance/Admission - Tollymore Forest Park

Exclusions: Lunch

Discover the epic story of Saint Patrick at the Saint Patrick Centre and walk in his footsteps on our Pilgrim’s Way around the Medieval Town of Downpatrick with Adoration Sisters turned pilgrim guides Martina Purdy and Elaine Kelly. Once professional talkers now professional walkers the former-BBC political correspondent and former-barrister will bring Saint Patrick’s story to life and discuss spiritual aspects of his journey. Explore the stunning countryside and visit important sites in Patrick’s story and have a Pilgrim’s Lunch at The Barn in Saul (included). The Pilgrim’s Walk and Picnic is completely guided, follows paths and country roads and observes social distancing principles. It can be complete in a day doing the entire trail or as two half-day trips. The tour always starts from the Saint Patrick Centre in the morning.

Inclusions: Pilgrim's Lunch of Soup, Sandwiches, Tea and Coffee at The Barn at Saul.

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We are the largest Game of Thrones Tour company in the world. This is our Winterfell Trek from Dublin, visiting filming locations south of Belfast. This tour is a fully immersive and inclusive experience. Our guides have worked as extras on Game of Thrones®. We trek you through an old growth forest (3kms), along a lake shore path at the original Winterfell castle in season 1 (3kms) and into a crumbling, ruined medieval abbey. We use tablet clips and VFX breakdowns to show you how each scene was brought to life. We have Stark cloaks, swords and banners for everybody to use at no extra cost. All entrance fees & other extras are included in the ticket price. The only extra expense is your pub lunch. Join us, our tours are the real experience!

Inclusions: Cloaks, swords, shields and banners, Rainproof ponchos, Behind the scenes DVDS and tablet clips, All taxes, fees and handling charges

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Merchandise

Discover the epic story of Saint Patrick at the Saint Patrick Centre and walk in his footsteps on our Pilgrim’s Way around the Medieval Town of Downpatrick with Adoration Sisters turned pilgrim guides Martina Purdy and Elaine Kelly. Once professional talkers now professional walkers the former-BBC political correspondent and former-barrister will bring Saint Patrick’s story to life and discuss spiritual aspects of his journey. Explore the stunning countryside and visit important sites in Patrick’s story and have a Pilgrim’s Lunch at The Barn in Saul (included). The Pilgrim’s Walk and Picnic is completely guided, follows paths and country roads and observes social distancing principles. It can be complete in a day doing the entire trail or as two half-day trips. The tour always starts from the Saint Patrick Centre in the morning.

Inclusions: Pilgrim's Lunch of Soup, Sandwiches, Tea and Coffee at The Barn at Saul.

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This 9-hour tour from Belfast includes a visit to more than 20 filming locations including Winterfell, Riverrun and King Robb’s Camp. An informative, fully-guided day tour.

Inclusions: Guide, Transport

Exclusions: Gratuities, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Food and drinks

A 3 day exploration of the highlights of Northern Ireland including the iconic sites of The Giants Causeway, Belfast and the Titanic Quarter, one of the world’s great gardens at Mount Stewart, the brooding granite peaks of the Mourne Mountains and several of the dramatic locations used in the TV series “Game of Thrones”. For an in-depth insight into the wonderful scenery and history of this small country, this is the tour to choose.

Inclusions: 2 nights en-suite accommodation with breakfast, Driver Guide, Small-group tour (maximum 16 passengers), Transport by top of the range Mercedes mini-coach

Exclusions: Gratuities, Lunch, Food and drinks, Admission fees

See the World of Game Of Thrones on our Village and Countryside Tours of Northern Ireland. Heading south from Belfast, you’ll witness the majesty of popular attractions such as Castle Ward and Inch Abbey, which cover a variety of the series’ most breathtaking vistas, our tour puts you right in the world of Westeros. Get in touch with Scenic Tours NI in Belfast today for further details. This will be a private tour, in a top of the range vehicle, car, minibus (numbers dependent) were you are not constrained by particular times, schedules etc, only realistically your own limits apply. You have the option to stop at unexpected points if you wish for photo stops etc as and when requested. This tour can be tailored to clients requests, to visit, somewhere not mentioned. (dependent on time and geographical limits)

Inclusions: Bottled water, Snacks, Mobile Wi-Fi

Exclusions: Entrance fees to Castle Ward & Strabo Tower