Nicole Knepper is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor whose blog, Moms who drink and swear, became the basis for her first book, Moms Who Drink and Swear: True Tales of Loving My Kids While Losing My Mind..
Key locations on this exclusive Game of Thrones tour can include: 1  The track through Irelands oldest Scots Pine forest where 'Hold the Door' Hodor pushes disabled Bran along in Kart as they travel North of Winterfell.  The mystical mountain & grasslands used for the 'Horse Gate' approach to the sacred Dothraki city.
The grounds of Castle Ward Forest Park housed the Lannister encampment in the first season. The Tourney of the Hand, filmed at Shaneâs Castle. Shaneâs Castle is a ruin on the shore of Louth Neagh, and as such is a very versatile location for Game of Thrones.