What is the most isolated pub in the UK?

The wilds of Scotland's Knoydart region stretched before us—primal, remote, and magnetic. Somewhere out there lay The Old Forge, Britain's most remote mainland pub in the tiny village of Inverie.
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What is the most isolated pub in Britain?

The simple pleasure of a hot pub meal and a cold pint can be found just down the street for most people in Britain. Then, there is The Old Forge: perhaps the most remote pub on the mainland, lying at the end of a multiday wilderness hike through craggy mountains and glistening lochs.
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What is the most unusual pub in the UK?

Home of the highwayman

Quoted as being 'the most unusual pub in Britain,' The Highwayman Inn sits surrounded by the luscious and mysterious and mysterious countryside steeped in legend that is Dartmoor National Park.
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What is the most isolated place in the UK?

Foula, Shetland Island, Scotland

Foula is the most remote inhabitable island in Britain, it has a population of less than 40 and is 20 miles west of Wells in the Shetland Islands.
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What is the least common pub name in the UK?

The Most Unusual Pub Names in the UK
  • The Bucket of Blood. Once voted as the “quirkiest pub name” in the country, we'd say it's pretty out there. ...
  • The Pyrotechnists Arms. ...
  • The Camel & Artichoke. ...
  • The Q Inn. ...
  • The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman Corps Inn. ...
  • The Only Running Footman. ...
  • The Crooked House. ...
  • The Bright Helm.
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We tried hiking 3 days to Britain's most remote pub - The Old Forge, Knoydart

What is Britain's smallest pub?

The Nutshell pub in Bury St Edmunds proudly holds the title of smallest pub in Britain.
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What are the famous five pubs?

Just five pubs across the UK have made it into each edition of the Guide – known as the “famous five”. These pubs include the Star Tavern and the Buckingham Arms in London, the Roscoe Head in Liverpool, the Square & Compass in Dorset and the Queen's Head in Newton, Cambridgeshire.
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What is the most abandoned town in the UK?

Wharram Percy is one of the largest and best preserved of Britain's 3,000 or so known deserted medieval villages. It is also undoubtedly the most famous. For over 60 years, archaeologists have pioneered new techniques here to understand what life was like in the village and why it was eventually deserted.
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What is the least happy city in the UK?

A while back, it was revealed that Slough was the UK's most depressing place in 2024, according to the people who live there.
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What is the most secret place in the UK?

Britain's Most Mysterious Places
  • Holloways, Dorset. ...
  • Chillingham Castle, Northumberland. ...
  • Stonehenge, Wiltshire. ...
  • The Long Man of Wilmington, East Sussex. ...
  • Glastonbury Tor, Somerset. ...
  • Highgate Cemetery, London. ...
  • Wistman's Wood, Devon.
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What is the world's roughest pub?

The Pier Hotel, once crowned the “WORLD'S TOUGHEST PUB,” is set to be demolished to make way for a family-friendly park. Located 1,627 km north of Perth in Port Hedland, this pub was infamous for its chaotic past. Urban legend even claims it once held the record for the most stabbings in a single night.
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What 100 year old pub was illegally demolished?

The Carlton Tavern is a pub in the Kilburn neighbourhood of London, England, originally completed in 1921. It was illegally demolished in 2015 by Tel Aviv-based developer CLTX, after it failed to obtain the necessary planning permission. Westminster City Council subsequently ordered the pub to be rebuilt.
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What is the most photographed pub in England?

The most photographed pub in England—can anyone think why?! 😉🏰 Why not pop in for some lunch today and see for yourself 🍽️ 📍The Greyhound Inn, Corfe Castle. Where historic charm meets superb dining.
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Can you drive to Inverie?

Inverie is the only village on the Knoydart Peninsula, which is known as 'Europe's Last Wilderness. ' Knoydart has about 120 permanent residents and with no road access, the ferry service is their only link to mainland services.
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What is the most isolated house in England?

'As the only dwelling in the 3,000 acre Skiddaw Forest, Skiddaw House is the ultimate bolthole. 'Possessing endless views, Skiddaw is a source of perpetual inspiration, a place to create art, find peace and live in the sky. '
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What is the most exclusive pub in the world?

Disfrutar, Barcelona, Spain (365 day wait)
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What city in England has the nicest people?

Oxford, England

Oxford is a university city that's often celebrated for its friendliness. In 2021, the Friendship Index poll asked respondents questions about kindness, encouragement, and looking after others, and ranked Oxford as the number-one friendliest city in the UK.
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What is the most stressful city in the UK?

The most stressed UK city of all? Well, it's not London, apparently – it's York. The report says that York locals face high unemployment, the second lowest average disposable income in the country and is the sixth worst place for physical health conditions.
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What is the poorest village in England?

Jaywick, in Essex, is often referred to as the "poorest place in the UK" and has been plagued by issues including dog poo, litter and poor drainage - but the community is fighting back. The UK's 'most deprived town' is filled with gutted homes, streets lined with poo and litter and locals say they've had enough.
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What is Britain's most haunted town?

Pluckley is in the Guinness Book of records as it is reputed to be the most haunted village in Britain. It is reputed to have twelve (possibly thirteen or fourteen) ghosts. Some of these are: The spectre of the highwayman hid in a tree at the Pinnock.
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What is the loneliest town in the UK?

Camden is officially the loneliest place in the UK.
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What is the rarest pub name?

8 weirdest pub names from around Britain
  • The Drunken Duck. ...
  • 5 pampered pets who lived their best life.
  • The Pickled Parson of Sedgefield. ...
  • Bunch of Carrots. ...
  • I Am The Only Running Footman. ...
  • Poosie Nansie's. ...
  • The Pyrotechnists Arms. ...
  • My Father's Moustache. Finally, one of the weirdest names of all.
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What city in England has the most pubs?

It's no wonder that London is our mighty capital, with so many excuses to live life to the fullest with luxurious pub brunches, lunches, dinners, after-work drinks, and more. Also deserving of a shout-out is Manchester with 2,109 pubs, making it the UK city with the most pubs outside of the capital.
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What is the smallest pub in the world?

The Signal Box Inn. Have you ever been to a record breaker? You MUST visit the 'Smallest Pub on the Planet'.
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