Official Game of Thrones Studio Tour

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Location
Banbridge,
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Neil
Jul 28th, 2024

Was a very interesting and nostalgic look at how GOT was made, gift shop was a little expensive, but hey, it's a gift shop, so no real surprises there! Interesting to see behind the scenes and look at the screen used props. Staff were very attentive when approached, but, were kind of absent when not, which is a good thing, they just let us take our time and do our own thing, but, any questions needed asking they just appeared and helped you with information, then disappeared again, seemingly without notice lol. Nice way to kill a few hours if you're not a fan, brilliant way to kill a few hours if (like us) you are.
Cafe nice, food looked good, couldn't comment on quality as only had drinks.
Highly recommend!!!!!

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Jj R.
Jul 27th, 2024

It's an amazing place where you can feel and see the world of Game of thrones. Amazing atmosphere and lots of activities also for younger ones who haven't watched the series yet.
The staff is very nice and helpful, and there is a lovely cafe and shop.
We also had a photo taken on the iron throne.
We loved it and definitely will come back again.

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nancy g
Jul 25th, 2024

LOVED IT! If you’re a fan it’s a must do! Lots of costumes, sets and props! Loved the painted floor of the Red Keep court yard and the war table of Dragonstone! Loved the “traitor” sign and Sansa’s poison necklace. Just know this is not filming site. This exhibit was moved from Titanic Studios. Took 3+ hours to explore it all.

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AsHammer
Jul 24th, 2024

Incredibly detailed experience for fans of the show. All of the real props, costumes, and set designs are brilliant to see in real life and it's cool they've put this together for fans of the series to come and enjoy. The staff we did encounter throughout worked hard to engage us and offer additional insights into different parts of the tour.

Much of the studio tour was kind of set in dark lighting (I get it for setting the mood/scene) and some of the signage was really small and sometimes kind of far away from where you could stand, making it hard to read at times. It was fantastic to be that close to the real show props & costumes, but if you make the signs unreadable in dark corners, you kind of lose a little of that important context.

Secondly - I thought it a bit disappointing that the actual penultimate prop - The Iron Throne - in the gift shop is paid photography only. I get it, capitalism right, but the fact that to purchase a photo on the Iron Throne costs you a 35-euro package is a bit rich (and slightly greedy in my mind). We passed on the photo, but would have loved to have had that memory to take with us. I would have been happy to pay a small amount for a digital print or copy, but that wasn't an option.

I will say being able to travel through from Belfast to Dublin via the bus transportation was a giant plus - that was really well done and convenient.

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Jake S
Jul 22nd, 2024

The studio tour was one of the highlights of all of Northern Ireland/Ireland itself. The different sets and props/costumes that were on display were very neat. Was a kid in a candy store again it felt like.

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Nicholas R
Jul 19th, 2024

Even as a local (not a visiting) tourist we all found this experience brilliant. We also got food and cocktails during the tour which exceeded our expectations for an ‘experience tour’ cafe / restaurant.

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Voyager60059293455
Jul 18th, 2024

I’ve visited this twice ! It is a fantastic experience for GOT fans . A must see!!! The staff are so friendly and helpful. The food in the restaurant is beautiful. Well worth a visit . Highly recommend this .

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shm1771
Jul 17th, 2024

A must visit for GOT fans. Easy to get there, we booked the ticket package with transport from/to Belfast which picked up from Visit Belfast near City Hall and took around 30-40 mins on the coach.

The experience itself was good, to see all the props, costumes and production details was great. The on-site refreshments were of good quality. Opportunities for merch photos but packages expensive.

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TAmember13
Jul 15th, 2024

We went on this tour as a family of 3 (2 adults with our 9 year old son). It was a nice adventure for our son to catch the bus to the studios from The Boulevard, he loved that. Overall, a fantastic experience for all of us. Me and my husband are huge fans and we were a bit mesmerised by the detail which went into the making of the programme. I was blown away by the level of detail in the costumes which you really can’t see on screen, they were phenomenal. Our son absolutely loved all of the interactive displays and that kept him really busy and engaged while we were reading the information on display. It was a great way to introduce him to the series in a completely age appropriate way. We ate in the restaurant and the food and the service were both excellent and we would recommend. The gift shop was fabulous, so much choice. The only minor things I would recommend would be to please have some items in the shop just saying Game of Thrones (others have said this too). I would have loved a hoodie simply saying Game of Thrones as opposed to Game of Thrones Studio Tour. Also please get kids sizes in store. Our wee boy was disappointed not to have anything in his size. The photos taken by staff were great. We happily purchased the £35 package and have come away from this whole experience very happy indeed. So great to see it so busy with lots of different nationalities visiting.

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Roam61101916735
Jul 11th, 2024

Loved the TV show and the tour did not disappoint. Living in Northern Ireland and never thought the tour would be good but was proven very wrong when we went. I’m actually disappointed in myself we didn’t go sooner, it was epic. Learnt so much extra about the show and the props on set from walking round and talking to the guides in different areas. Don’t be afraid to approach the guides and asking questions, they are all super friendly and the information they have is worth the chat. They have a restaurant half way round and the food was incredible. Not badly priced either and again the staff in there were super friendly and helpful. If wanting to tip the restaurant staff bring cash as they don’t get tips from card transactions, they deserve a tip for the service they provide. Going back again around Xmas time to do the tour again, it’s like rewatching the show over and over you’ll see something new each time you do it.

Whether or not you’ve watched the show, superfan or just wanting a day out it’s worth a visit. Spent over 3hrs at it including food. If getting photos, don’t buy them using the QR code they give you wait until the end of the tour as they give print outs and a folder. I jumped the gun and bought mine using the QR code and seen others with the folders and realised my error, don’t be like me.

Merch shop at the end is pretty reasonably priced for everything, only thing that bothered me about the merch was that it said Game of Thrones Studio Tour on it, rather than just Game of Thrones, seems like you work at the tour wearing it, maybe I’m just overthinking it.

Anyway, definitely worth a visit.

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