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Willow Throne greets Northern Ireland tourists

/ 22nd August 2022 /
Fiona Keeley

The Willow Throne has gone on display at Belfast International Airport to promote the new Game of Thrones studio tour in Banbridge.

The Willow Throne was created by weaver Bob Johnston for the Game of Thrones Season 8 premiere in Belfast and was built with four layers, using thousands of willow rods. There are also around 200 individually woven swords incorporated into the piece.

Built 30% bigger than the actual Iron Throne from the HBO TV series, the Willow Throne invites visitors to NI  to experience the new Game of Thrones studio tour at Linen Mill Studios in Banbridge.

Brian Carlin of Belfast International Airport with Tourism Northern Ireland’s Aine Kearney. (Pic: Matt Makey/Presseye.com)

The tour opened earlier this year, bringing sets and costumes from Winterfell, Dragonstone, and Kings Landing together.

General Manager of the Game of Thrones Studio Brad Kelly commented: “This is the only only place where a visitor can genuinely journey through Westeros.”

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The immersive tour features 140 costumes from the show, weapons, jewellery, and the prosthetics used to create characters like the White Walkers and the Night King.

Naomi Waite, director of marketing at Tourism Northern Ireland, said: “The Willow Throne display is a fantastic opportunity to give visitors from near and far a giant welcome to the land of Game of Thrones.

“Data from OAG paints a positive picture of a bounce back in access to Northern Ireland this summer, with air seat capacity to Northern Ireland expected to be at 89% of the level seen in the same period in 2019.

“As consumer sentiment shows a strong pent-up demand to travel, we look forward to seeing the smiles and sharing the social media posts from visitors coming through Belfast International Airport.”

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