FORGING AHEAD: A new dawn for Britain’s most remote pub
IN JANUARY 2021, the owners of Knoydart’s iconic pub, The Old Forge, announced that they were putting it up for sale.
Situated in the village of Inverie on the Knoydart peninsula, The Old Forge holds a Guinness World Record for the ‘remotest pub in mainland Britain’. Despite being part of the British mainland, Inverie is not connected to the main road network and can only be reached by a 17-mile (27km) hike through ‘The Rough Bounds’ of Knoydart, or a 7-mile ferry from Mallaig.
The pub’s location and its past reputation for bonhomie, singalongs and community spirit have made it legendary amongst hill-walkers. But under the most recent owners, the
