Kristian Nairn, who played gentle giant Hodor in Game of Thrones (GoT), surprised fans on tour in Belfast last week when he popped out from behind a door at Ballintoy Harbour, a scene made famous as part of the Iron Islands of House Greyjoy in the hit series.
Participants on the Giant’s Causeway Tour were also invited to recreate Hodor’s famous “hold the door” scene, after being treated to insider tidbits about the show and its characters.
Nairn “holds the door”
The surprise was arranged for by TripAdvisor as it released its analysis of annual search activity data for GoT filming locations since 2012, a year after the series began to air.
Most locations have experienced significant increases in traveller interest, with some even seeing a 2,270 per cent spike since appearing on the show. Spain and Iceland are the most popular GoT tourism destinations, TripAdvisor revealed.
