Tucked away on a tiny peninsula in the Scottish Highlands is a village so remote that it’s mentioned in the Guiness Book of World Records. This village is unreachable by road, meaning anyone who wants to visit – or indeed anyone who lives there – must walk, or ferry to the spit of land where it lies.
It’s the most remote place in mainland Britain, and the area around it is commonly known as ‘Scotland’s last wilderness’ due to its rugged and isolated terrain. It lies along the Knoydart Peninsula, and has no through roads, nor connection to any UK road network. The village of Inverie is not unpopulated, despite how shut off it is from the outside world.
It has a tight knit community of around 100 full time residents, as well as a school, a post office and community hall and a single community-run shop. Of course, there’s a pub too.
This pub is mentioned in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most remote on mainland Britain.
The Old Forge in Inverie is the most remote pub in Britain, and is entirely owned and operated by locals. According to the pub’s website, the building was originally a cottage, constructed in the 1770s before being transformed into a blacksmith’s forge.
Over the centuries, it developed into a workers’ social club and finally a pub as it is now. However, in 2021, the pub was put up for sale, and the community stepped up to protect it.
The site reads: “The Old Forge Community Benefit Society Ltd was formed and a group of nine dedicated local volunteers took the project forward. After 14 months of hard graft, our dream became a reality… Community is at the heart of everything we do here, and you don’t have to live on Knoydart to be a part of that. Come along, get the craic, and join the pub family – we’d love to see you.”
If you want to visit the village, leave the car behind. Instead, you can catch the Western Isles Ferry from Mallaig, or if you want to really and truly earn your pint, you can hike the 18 miles from Kinloch Hourn or up and down Sgurr Coire Choinnichean, which stretches for 10.5 miles.
However, if you choose to take this hike, it’s best to go with a guide or local as the path can be challenging – and you are out in the middle of nowhere.
This story originally appeared on Express.co.uk
