We tried hiking 3 days to Britain's most remote pub - The Old Forge, Knoydart

On the West coast of the Scottish Highlands is the Knoydart peninsula, often referred to as Britain’s Last Wilderness.

Knoydart contains the UK’s most remote village, Inverie. And, within Inverie, there is a pub, the Old Forge - Britain's most remote pub.

We chose to walk there, a treacherous route through the mountains of over 50km, arguably the world’s longest and most dangerous walk to a pub.

This would be a long way, for a pint.

Please note - the four of us are experienced hikers with thousands of hours spent in wild terrain since we were young. We went as a group, with a well prepared plan, satellite phone and a lot of equipment. Be safe out there.

Photos: Tom Garland

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[jockroach]

I was one of those runners!! We stayed in Inverie so got to have more than 1 pint. The run back out was tough, self inflicted as well as meteorological

[martinmilner]

Many years I was the school dentist and my patch covered the Inner Hebrides and Inverie. Normally I would take a boat but I decided it would be more fun to walk in to inverie. So with dental equipment in the rucksack, I walked in on Sunday, camped and turned up at the school to everyone's' surprise. Not only did I see the kids but a number of adults turned up as well. Pulling teeth in someone's kitchen was a new experience. Job done and then a long walk out. No time to visit the pub but a very memorable couple of days.

[roderickgreig]

“Hey Honey, just off for couple of pints with the boys.” - “Fine...but when will you be back？” - “Tuesday.”

[greenghoul]

I love how much rugged isolated land Scotland has, lonely for some perfect for others

[BairdJoshua]

In truth, there was no wind as they stumbled back from the pub. What they claimed to see was nothing more than the fanciful tricks of their minds, dulled by the excesses of drink.

Fun idea! Well done! 👏

[AVS_uk]

Taking us to a world most of us won't be able to visit - that's the beauty of this video

[severiner]

First night: we decided to keep our tents dry... I think that's fair. Great trip!

[TrilliumHikes]

Great video! Interesting route in from the end of that road. My hiking partner and I opted to hike 3 days one way into Inverie from Glenfinnan. There was considerably more climbing - 800m Day 1, 370m Day 2, and 775m on Day 3 getting into Inverie. There's an old rail sleeper car in Glenfinnan that was very quaint where we stayed before heading out the following morning. Some local spots to check out (Jacobite Monument, Glenfinnan viaduct (though you would hike directly under this on route to Inverie) and he Glenfinnan House Hotel (wonderful meals). In the end we opted to take the ferry back to Mallaig, and rail back to Glasgow before flying home to Canada after a couple nights.

The Old Forge was an unreal experience on our last night in Inverie. Friends we made at the Bunkhouse ended up getting engaged on the makeshift dancefloor in the pub, dancing to live music played by 9 musicians who sailed in on a tall ship. Definitely looking to make this hike at least once more.

[c.w.martin]

What an absolutely beautiful landscape.

[michaelstone]

I went to a remote pub once. It was on zoom during Covid 🍻 very difficult hiking conditions from the sofa to the fridge.

Also Harry is a storytelling master 🤝

[remka]

5:45 Tom says the Scotish scenery is one of the best of the world. As a man who visited around 65 countries from Svalbard down to Patagonia I say yes he is right. All the best guys.

[stevetierney]

Fantastic adventure, lads. Thanks for documenting and sharing.

[bbjunkie]

Absolutely love your videos Harry! The scripting as much as the video itself is a work of art

[MrMonk]

I really appreciate the accurate pronunciation of "loch". Well done on the long walk as well, though.

[dfcusaf]

You sir, have the best pub story for years upon years to come!!🎉🎉🎉

[JamesHall-xbdw]

Brilliant video Harry. I've been waiting with baited breath for the next JogOn video for a while and this certainly did not disappoint.

[TalesFromAbroad-SJ]

What an epic adventure! 😍Hiking 50km through the Scottish Highlands just to reach Britain’s most remote pub is quite the journey. The Knoydart peninsula looks rugged and beautiful - definitely not an easy trek, but I’m sure that pint at the Old Forge was well-earned! Thanks for sharing this incredible experience.

Cheers,
Simon - Tales From Abroad

[ColdHarborOP]

The antler alone justified that amazing hike.

[jassaljs]

This is just wonderful!! Enjoyed every bit of your adventure🤗

[hollyschallenges]

I guess you could say this video has.. blown me away