Discover where A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was filmed in Northern Ireland. Visit real Dunk and Egg filming locations from the HBO series.
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🛡️ The Dunk and Egg Show
If you’ve watched the A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms trailer and thought, “That looks exactly like Westeros,” you’re right. HBO didn’t CGI most of this world. They drove a production truck into Northern Ireland and said, “Yes, this hill. This forest. This castle. Perfect.” 🏰
Watching Ser Duncan the Tall bumble honorably from one historic disaster to the next, I realized he’s basically the Forrest Gump of Westeros. 😂
Loved the casting, seriously – Peter Claffey as Dunk and Dexter Sol Ansell as Egg slayed it. The first few episodes truly brought the novellas to life and had me grinning like a knight at a feast. 🍖
Set about 90 years before Game of Thrones, the first season consists of six episodes, adapting The Hedge Knight, the original Tales of Dunk and Egg novella by George R.R. Martin.
⚔️ Where Was A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Filmed?
For fans of the Dunk and Egg books, these are the exact places where A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was filmed. The forests Dunk walked through, meadows where the tourney took place, and the mountain where Ser Arlan was buried.
Whether you’re here because you love Game of Thrones or have read the Dunk and Egg books and are planning a fan pilgrimage, this is where the Dunk and Egg show came to life.
Pack boots. Westeros is muddy.
🌄 Mourne Mountains – Ser Arlan’s Burial
This is where the series opens with emotional weight and cinematic flexing. The rugged Mourne landscape doubles as the Crownlands countryside, and it’s where Dunk buries Ser Arlan beneath that unforgettable twisted tree.
The production literally placed a prop tree here because the real mountain backdrop was too perfect to fake. The windswept hills, long sightlines, and lonely beauty sell the idea that Dunk is truly alone in the world.
If you’ve read The Hedge Knight book, this is the moment that sets the entire Dunk and Egg timeline in motion. HBO chose a location that feels ancient, harsh, and heartbreakingly real.
Standing here, you understand why HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms looks so grounded compared to fantasy shows shot on green screens. This place feels like a land where hedge knights actually wander.
What was filmed here:
- Ser Arlan’s burial scene under the twisted tree
- Opening countryside travel shots of Dunk alone
- Wide establishing shots of the Crownlands terrain
- Early journey visuals from Episode 1
Related tours:
Fan trivia: This area was also used in Game of Thrones. The production team clearly said, “If it worked for Stark misery, it works for Dunk sadness.”
🌲 Tollymore Forest Park – Dunk and Egg on the Road
Whenever Dunk and Egg are walking through wooded paths, talking philosophy, arguing, or being generally adorable, you’re in Tollymore Forest Park. This forest plays the role of “generic Westeros countryside,” but in the best way.
Rivers, mossy stones, twisting trails – it looks like a place where hedge knights get lost, meet strangers, and accidentally stumble into trouble (which, if you know the Dunk and Egg novellas, is their specialty).
It makes sense that A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was filmed here because so much of the story is about travel. The road is a character in the Dunk and Egg show, and Tollymore gives that road texture and realism.
What was filmed here:
- Forest journey scenes between settlements
- Dialogue moments while traveling
- River crossings and woodland paths
- Transitional travel sequences across multiple episodes
Related tours:
- From Newcastle: Game of Thrones Tollymore Forest Trek
- From Belfast: Game of Thrones Winterfell Locations Tour
Fan trivia: If you hike this park, you’ll 100% feel like you’re about to meet a mysterious knight, a thief, or a Targaryen in disguise.
🌿 Glenarm Castle Estate – The Ashford Tourney Grounds
This is the big one. The jousting. The knights. The banners. The drama. The reason fans of The Hedge Knight were screaming when the trailer for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms dropped.
The open lawns and formal grounds of Glenarm Castle became Ashford Meadows – the site of the tournament that drives the entire story. It’s beautiful, green, and wide enough to stage cavalry charges without CGI fakery.
If you’ve read the Tales of Dunk and Egg, you know this tourney is where Dunk’s life changes forever.
What was filmed here:
- The Ashford tournament fields
- Jousting preparations and knight camps
- Gathering of noble houses and spectators
- Major mid-season set pieces
Fan trivia: This is the most “Instagrammable Westeros” location. Bring a cloak. Commit to the bit.
⛰️ Cave Hill Country Park – Westeros From Above
Cave Hill Country Park provided sweeping landscape shots used when the story transitions across regions. Whenever the show needed to say, “They’ve traveled far,” this is the kind of terrain you’re looking at.
What was filmed here:
- Elevated establishing shots
- Long-distance travel visuals
- Terrain transitions between story beats
Explore Cave Hill Country Park
🏰 Myra Castle & Strangford – The Town of Ashford
Ashford is central to A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms episodes, and these castle ruins and surrounding landscapes give the town its outer look. This is where Dunk and Egg arrive before the famous tourney.
The stone textures, coastal air, and old ruins make Ashford feel lived-in and medieval without needing heavy set dressing. HBO basically found a place that already looked like Westeros had tax records.
For fans still wondering what A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is about (seriously, read the Dunk and Egg books), this is where the plot truly kicks off. Politics, knights, and bad decisions begin here.
What was filmed here:
- Ashford exterior approach shots
- Town establishing visuals
- Arrival sequences of Dunk and Egg
- Background shots of Ashford’s outer structures
Related tours:
Fan trivia: You can stand here and recreate Dunk’s “I definitely belong here” energy. Spoiler: he does not.
🏙️ Titanic Studios, Belfast – Taverns, Tents, and Interiors
Not all of Westeros is outdoors. The intimate scenes – taverns, inns, noble halls, tents – were built inside Titanic Studios, the production heart of HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms series.
This is where Dunk first properly interacts with Egg indoors, where conversations happen without wind ruining audio, and where sets could be built with obsessive book accuracy.
What was filmed here:
- Tavern/inn interiors
- Tent encampments
- Noble interiors and halls
- Dialogue-heavy indoor scenes
Related tours:
Fan trivia: You won’t see these sets, but you can visit the area and know this is where the Dunk and Egg show was literally constructed from timber and torchlight.
❓ FAQ – Dunk and Egg Filming Questions
Where is A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms filmed in the story?
These locations represent the Crownlands and Ashford from The Hedge Knight novella.
What is A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms about?
It follows Dunk and Egg decades before Game of Thrones, based on George R.R. Martin’s Dunk and Egg books.
Who are Dunk and Egg?
Ser Duncan the Tall and a young Aegon Targaryen in disguise.
When does Dunk and Egg take place in the timeline?
About 90 years before Game of Thrones.
Where to watch A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms?
On HBO / Max.
When did A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms air?
It premiered on January 18, 2026, on HBO and Max in the U.S., with new episodes released weekly on Sundays through February 22, 2026.
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