HBO's Game of Thrones is lauded for the lush ... were filmed at Northern Ireland's Ballintoy Harbour, known as a raised beach because the water meets a chalky cliff face instead of flat sand.

A mere 10 miles west lies picture-postcard-pretty Ballintoy, with its wonderful sea views. Admire the tiny harbour - which doubled as the Iron Islands in Game of Thrones. Afterwards, fortify ...