An enchanting roadway of large beech trees on both sides is a popular spot for tourists looking to capture the beauty in photographs and to visit one of the locations for the popular television series Game of Thrones. The trees were planted by the Stuart family who wanted to impress visitors as they approached their home.
The trees look imposing and beautiful in different lighting at different times of the day, in different weather, and in different seasons. When we visited, it was partially-sunny and in the early evening.
The road was slightly tricky to locate, but the postcode should lead you to the right area and there's a restaurant or hotel nearby that uses part of the name 'dark hedges'. Basically, just drive around the vicinity of the postcode and look out for a row of trees. I believe the postcode took us around to the other side of the road where we could not see the trees, near an old field, so we continued around.
When we arrived, there was one other parked on the road ahead of us. They had just got out and were taking photographs. They were there a lot longer than we were, still snapping away. Not long after we entered the road, another car turned up. Then another. And another. Pretty soon there were eight cars on this road spoling the view. (Being early evening and approximately 6:30, I would not have expected it to be this busy).
Snapping photographs of the beautiful Dark Hedges was impossible as there were so many people and cars, so we did not stay long. As there was at least one car in most of my photographs, I had to do some photoshop work to a couple of the pictures.
The road is meant to be haunted by a ghost called the 'grey lady' that disappears as soon as she passes the last beech tree.
The beech-tree-lined road is picturesque, so I do recommend it. Perhaps a better time to visit would be very early in the morning, and I think that this would be a beautiful photograph with some fog.
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