Game of Thrones studio opens door to Westeros in Northern Ireland
Game of Thrones fans are being invited to step into the world of Westeros at a £40m attraction housing sets, costumes and props from the epic TV drama, BBC News reports.
The Game of Thrones Studio Tour has opened at Linen Mill, one of the show's filming locations in Northern Ireland.
The Great Hall of Winterfell and Castle Black sets have remained in place there since filming ended in 2018.
Other sets have been reconstructed and iconic props like the Iron Throne added for the 110,000-sq-ft attraction.
Game of Thrones tourism was booming in Northern Ireland before the pandemic, with one in six leisure visitors saying the show influenced their decision to travel there in 2018.
That translated to around 350,000 people, who spent £50m in the local economy, according to Tourism NI.
"We expect to increase that," the tour's general manager Brad Kelly told BBC News. "This is a global TV phenomenon and we want to bring a global audience to Northern Ireland to get close to Game of Thrones."