The Real Kingsroad — The Dark Hedges | BestForTravel

This haunting avenue of intertwined beech trees became the Kingsroad in Game of Thrones . It appears in Season 2, Episode 1, “The North Remembers,” as Arya Stark—disguised as a boy—travels north from King’s Landing with Yoren’s group. In the real world, the road is known as The Dark Hedges , a historic tree-lined section of Bregagh Road in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The trees were originally planted around 1775 as an impressive entrance to the nearby Gracehill estate. Exact location The Dark Hedges Bregagh Road, Stranocum, Ballymoney, County Antrim, BT53 8PX, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom