Pilgrimage for a Pint

[MuddyPete]

I heard about this forthcoming, Christmas Eve, radio programme last night...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001tq1k

...to the Old Forge, Inverie, Knoydart. Only accessible by ferry or long walk.

Oodles of bivi potential. Must be similar places around the country/world. I feel ideas formulating...

[fatbikephil]

Knoydart is a bit of a bikepacking mecca in a away - that pub, several bothies and some unbelievably hard bike riding. Also plenty horrible weather and midges
Been on my list for many years so mebbes next...

[JohnClimber]

Any thing with Julie Fowlis is a win for me.
Will have to remember this link once it's been on

[boxelder]

I like to follow https://www.facebook.com/minchadventures and hope, one day, to get a boat in for a while hill bagging and riding. And Old Forge patronising......

[thenorthwind]

Sounds great! Thanks for sharing

[Al]

I walked in a few years ago and ended at the pub. Had very high hopes but was a bit underwhelmed. Seemed to have gone a bit posh and boaty and wasn't massively welcoming. Mediocre pint too

[Rasta]

I bikepacked into Knoydart last year. From Loch Arkaig. During a dry spell, which made a huge difference. I found 6 crates of beer hidden in the bushes. Been there a while. But I wasn't drinking at the time. Bummer.

[Rasta]

Never been but, Pub changed hands last year. Now owned by the locals. Previous was a Belgian bloke. I think.

[MuddyPete]

Community-owned since March 2022
https://www.theoldforge.co.uk/about

[FLV]

What an interesting area

[Mart]

I used to do Barrisdale every year for New Year.
With the mountains and weather it was a wild time to visit