- Beauties around County Antrim serves locations
- The Dark Hedges is known as a frame, the highway has
- Antrim County had the largest increase in the interest of tourists
- TripAdvisor investigation of foreign tourists by 65%
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A county in Northern Ireland, which had a role in Game of Thrones has become one of the most popular destinations in the UK, research has revealed.
Beauty spots as dark hedges, one of the most scenic landscapes of the popular HBO series have fueled a massive rise in interest in the County Antrim.
During the past 12 months, the county has experienced the largest increase in the search on the website of international travel to any destination in the UK.
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The Hedges is dark the scene, on the highway, the main road through the Seven Kingdoms
Located in the province of Ulster, the county has seen a robust 65 percent interest of tourists from around the world and an increase of 47 percent of domestic travelers.
It was almost twice as high as Bristol, the second came with an increase of 37 per cent of foreign travelers.
Yorkshire (36 percent), Tyne and Wear (34 percent) and Belfast (32 percent) completed the top five.
London remains the most visited destination, followed by Edinburgh and Yorkshire.
Northern Ireland introduced as a filming location for Game of Thrones as the first series, with dark hedges silver bullet to a parameter on the main road through the Seven Kingdoms.
Cushendun Caves location scouts chose as the setting for the scene in which Melisandre gives birth to the murderer of the shadows.
Shanes Castle, near Randalstown, and the surrounding gardens appeared in several episodes, including the controversial episode in which Gregor Clegane behead a horse.
Game of Thrones also has a studio in Belfast, most of which located in County Antrim.
Magheramorne left the race provides a backdrop for the Black and The Wall Hard Home Castillo.
Cushendun Cuevas was the backdrop for the scene in which she gives birth Melissandre Shadow Assassin
Stephanie Boyle, spokeswoman for TripAdvisor, said: "Studies like this show how fast external influences can affect tourism to a particular destination, with County Antrim is the ultimate destination to watch the movie to enjoy Tourism Television".
Not only in Northern Ireland sees a tourism boom with Game of Thrones.
Similar trends are in Malta, Croatia and Spain, where available Girona occur as the location for the next series.
Tour operators take advantage of the popularity of the program, which offers a range of themed tours or hospitality packages to attract fans of the fantasy series.
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