Inch Abbey, Game of Thrones filming locations tour, County Down, Northern Ireland

This film takes you on a tour of the Game of Thrones filming locations at Inch Abbey in County Down, Northern Ireland.
Inch Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery that was founded by Anglo-Norman John de Courcy in the twelfth century. It is located in a beautiful scenic location on the banks of the Quoile river.
Filming of season one started in Northern Ireland in July 2010. Studio filming took place at the Paint Hall Studio in the Titanic Quarter of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
After Robb Stark’s army successfully defeated the Lannisters at the Battle of the Whispering Wood, Robb sets up camp near Riverrun. During the battle Jaime Lannister had been taken prisoner. All of the camp scenes in Riverrun take place in and around the Inch Abbey ruins, so, it’s the perfect place to visit for Game of Thrones fans.
Inch Abbey was used as a filming location in episode ten of season one, “Fire and Blood”.
Key scenes filmed here:
Houses of the north proclaim Rob Stark as king.
Catelyn and Rob Stark (spoiler alert!) learn of Ned Stark's death.
Catelyn Stark interrogates captive Jamie Stark (spoiler alert!) and learns that he had pushed Bran from the tower.
Actors who filmed on location at Inch Abbey included:
Richard Madden as Robb Stark.
Michelle Fairley as Catelyn Stark.
Alfie Allen as Theon Greyjoy.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jamie Lannister.
The episode title “Fire and Blood” is the motto of House Targaryen.
There are tours that can take you to visit the Game of Thrones locations but we stayed in Belfast and rented a car and visited a number of location on a self-guided tour. I will be posting videos of the other locations that we visited. Other locations to visit in this area include:
1/ Castle Ward, Strangford, County Down
2/ Audley’s Field, Strangford, County Down
3/ Quoile River, near Downpatrick, County Down
4/ Tollymore Forest, Foothills of Mournes, County Down
About Inch Abbey
Located on the north bank of the Quoile River, Inch Abbey was founded by John de Courcy in atonement for his destruction of Erenagah Abbey. The buildings are mainly from the 12th and 13th centuries while it is believed the church is older than that at Grey Abbey which was built about 1193.
Visit
Explore the atmospheric Inch Abbey ruins, the site is gently undulating and some wheelchair users may find access difficult away from the path which leads from the car park to the ruins. You’ll see lots of signboards telling you about the history of the abbey as well as some plans of what it used to look like. The abbey used to be a thriving centre and home to many monks, largely from England at one time. Today the ruins are very romantic with the main area still having the frames of the stained glass windows. There are lots of steps and foundations to explore. I would allow about 30 minutes to an hour to explore the ruins.
The path from the car park is a hard surface, walking around the abbey ruins is grass so wear suitable walking shoes if it has rained recently.
The onsite car park is small. The car sat nav struggled to find the exact location and I needed google maps for final directions to locate the site.
Address
Inch Abbey Road
Downpatrick
County Down
BT30 9AX
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