{"id":60726,"date":"2017-07-14T22:30:27","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T15:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-ballycastle-county-antrim-its-all-game-of-thrones\/"},"modified":"2017-07-14T22:42:21","modified_gmt":"2017-07-14T15:42:21","slug":"lets-move-to-ballycastle-county-antrim-its-all-game-of-thrones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-ballycastle-county-antrim-its-all-game-of-thrones\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s move to Ballycastle, County Antrim: \u2018It\u2019s all Game Of Thrones\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nDo not double take if you spot armour-clad warriors in the queue at the petrol station. They\u2019re used to warlords and sorcery round hereWhat\u2019s going for it? There are boat trips round here that promise sightings of \u201cthe fictional Lordsport harbour on Pyke, the Iron Islands (which is really Ballintoy harbour), where Theon Greyjoy was welcomed home, and the beach where Theon was baptised and where the pirate Salladhor Saan pledged his support for Stannis Baratheon.\u201d Gobbledegook? Then you, like me, are among the precious few who have never seen Game Of Thrones. For the rest of you\u2026 well, the Glens of Antrim will seem terribly familiar. The landscape is all juicy green valleys capped with bluffs as gruff and rough as Sean Bean\u2019s epidermis. Do not double take if you spot armour-clad warriors in the queue at the petrol station. They\u2019re used to warlords and sorcery round here. CS Lewis grew up in these parts, honeymooned in the Glens and often returned for holidays and Narnian inspiration. There is something otherworldly about the place, though Ballycastle, with its prim cottages and municipal borders, brings life back down to earth \u2013 more Alan Bennett than George RR Martin.The case against A little on the monochrome side. Get your paintbrushes out! Small-town torpor. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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