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Mainland Britain's 'most remote' village is beautiful - but there's no roads in or out

Britain's most remote mainland community is a stunning Scottish village, but it has no roads in or out and is only accessible by boat or a 24-mile mountainous hike.


The network of single-track roads surrounding the village is not actually connected to the rest of the British road network, leaving transport options limited.


Britain's most remote mainland community is a stunning Scottish village, but it has no roads in or out and is only accessible by boat or a 24-mile mountainous hike.


The network of single-track roads surrounding the village is not actually connected to the rest of the British road network, leaving transport options limited.


Those who don't fancy the gruelling hike through the unforgiving terrain can opt for a six-mile ferry journey that runs several times a day from Mallaig on the west coast of the highlands.


There's also a second ferry service, MV Western Isles, but this one is not as regular, only running on weekdays from April to October.


Inverie boasts two Guinness World Records because of its remoteness. One for being the most remote village in the UK, and another for the Old Forge pub - the remotest pub in mainland Great Britain.


It's the furthest pub from roads connected to the national network in time and journey distance, and is a community-operated public house.


TikTok user PhilC84, who has built up a following by visiting and reviewing places not typically frequented by tourists, went to the pub and documented his experience.


After "pointing his car towards the Arctic and driving foer 600 miles", Phil found himself at the Old Forge, which he said was "only for hardcore pub-goes".


He said in his video: "Inverie is basically just a pub, a little shop and a post office. There's a community hall, a restaurant for tourists and a brewery, which annoyingly was shut."

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