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<\/a><\/p>\nTourism Northern Ireland\u2019s Director of Product Development Laura McCorry said: \u201cWe are absolutely delighted that the Causeway Coast and Glens has been placed third in the list of film and TV destinations adults most want to visit. We join some of the biggest names in film and TV including locations where blockbuster films Lord of the Rings, Indiana Jones and Harry Potter were filmed as well as hit TV series Sex and the City, Downton Abbey and Broadchurch.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt comes as no surprise to Tourism Northern Ireland that the Causeway Coast and Glens has been placed in the top three of this list. It is an absolutely stunning part of the world with rugged landscapes, breath taking scenery and a fascinating history of myths and legends and also offers visitors lots to see and do along the route.<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks to Game of Thrones\u00ae, Northern Ireland\u2019s stunning mountains, forests, lakes and countryside are now familiar to millions of people around the world having helped create the magical backdrop that much of the show\u2019s action is filmed against. Whilst the scenery is amazing onscreen, there is nothing like seeing the stunning sights for yourself and we look forward to continuing to welcome TV viewers from around the world in the years to come,\u201d Laura added.<\/p>\n
Some of the locations based across the Causeway Coast and Glens that Game of Thrones\u00ae fans can visit for themselves include The<\/strong> Dark Hedges<\/strong> which is King\u2019s Road, Downhill Beach<\/strong>\/Dragonstone, Larrybane<\/strong>\/The Stormlands, Ballintoy Harbour<\/strong>\/Pyke, The Iron Islands, Cushendun Caves<\/strong>\/The Stormlands, Cairncastle\/North of Winterfell, Murlough Bay<\/strong>\/Storm\u2019s End and Slemish<\/strong>\/Dothraki Grasslands.<\/p>\n The Northern Ireland industry has really embraced the global interest in Game of Thrones\u00ae and developed a range of exciting visitor experiences\u2013 self guided, guided tours and immersive experiences such as replica costumes, themed menus and interactive adventures.<\/p>\n For further information on the Games of Thrones\u00ae filming locations or to book a short break in Northern Ireland click on www.discovernorthernireland.com<\/a>\/gameofthrones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A new study commissioned by HBO has revealed that one in four adults choose where to go on their next getaway based on their favourite TV show or movie. And with Northern Ireland playing a starring role in HBO\u2019s Game of Thrones\u00ae, Tourism Northern Ireland has welcomed news that The Causeway Coast and Glens has … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9459"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9459"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9462,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9459\/revisions\/9462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}