Take a tour round the magical locations for smash-hit Game of Thrones prequel
by AFTER a long three-year wait, Game of Thrones fans are finally able to escape back into their world of warring tribes and flying dragons.
The long-awaited prequel House of the Dragon, on Sky Atlantic, is based on George RR Martin’s 2018 novel Fire & Blood and is set 300 years before Game Of Thrones.
The saga shows how the Targaryen dynasty ended and its star-studded cast includes Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Steve Toussaint, Emily Carey and Rhys Ifans.
The £170m drama used some of Britain’s loveliest places to create the show’s fantasy backdrops, as well as the Spanish towns of Cáceres and Trujillo, and the lovely medieval village of Monsanto in
Portugal.
Use today’s exclusive guide to explore these locations and uncover the hidden secrets of the new 10part series. laura.connor@ reachplc.com
MATT Smith and Emma D’arcy, who play Daemon and Rhaenyra Targaryen, were spotted filming with a boat and near a wooden shack on the golden sands of this popular National Trust site.
With exposed rocky headlands and grassy dunes, the bay was perfect for filming scenes set in the pirate-infested islands of the Stepstones.
Inside Holywell Bay Cave is natural spring flowing through a pink and green grotto.
The wreckage of a 700-ton steam-powered Argentinian coaster, the SS Francia, can also be seen at low tide.
The beach, close to
Newquay, is hugely popular with surfers and is included in a good range of walking trails.
Holywell Beach is already a superstar in its own right: it was often seen in Poldark and also stood in for North Korea in the James Bond movie
Die Another Day.