"We don’t want to live anywhere else" : in Scotland, Inverie hides a small pub at the end of the world in the middle of nature

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There are beers that are more deserved than others. “I walked 7 hours today to get my beer. I crossed the mountain”confides a man. In Scotland, it is the most remote pub in the United Kingdom. “It may be the most isolated, but the drinks are good.” reassures another customer. To reach the pub in Inverie in the north of Scotland, you have to walk for three days. There are no roads, little network and a grandiose setting. With a motivated step and a light heart, meeting Mathias and Sean, a Grenoblois and a Breton on the rise.”That has always appealed to me, to be a little lost, far from everything.” slips Sean.

“My first trip outside of France was last year, so obviously, I only wanted to continue, to go even further and do even crazier things. And as soon as you’re a little far from civilization, you want to live there. You want to buy a small house, to have sheep…” trust son côté Mathias.

The France Télévisions team will take to the sea, the other means of accessing the village. For those in a hurry, or those less daring. Three quarters of an hour crossing and here is Inverie: 130 inhabitants and seven small roads connected to no other. Among the elders, Jan Marriott and Dave Marriott, 83 and 86 years old. “We love it, we don’t want to live anywhere else“, they assure. Dave was a cook in the British army. He traveled the world, but in retirement, he was looking for tranquility. “There are around a hundred residents, we all know each other, everyone is friendly, we help each other, we don’t feel alone“, he explains.

“I was a city girl, but I don’t like it anymore. I prefer here, I don’t miss anything, apart from the theater”confides Jan for his part. While waiting for the two French hikers, there are sumptuous landscapes to admire, and a chapel where beer is brewed. It replaced sacramental wine. “This Catholic chapel was built in 1884 and deconsecrated in 1992“, explains Samantha Humphrey, from the Knoydart brewery. Here, we brew 800 liters per week. Quite a logistical challenge. “The water is free, it comes down from the mountain and we treat it. The malt, the hops, the yeast, we import them”continues Matthew Humphrey.

The French will finally be able to quench their thirst. For three days, they raised the colors of Brittany in their photographs. With not many people on the horizon, and sometimes not even really a path. The pub is in sight, and the beer served. “Still, that’s what made us get up a little early this morning anyway. It took a little break from our big adventure but it felt good“, they slip.

Because for them, Inverie is only a first step: at 23 and 25 years old, the two friends still have three weeks of walking on the most remote trails in Scotland.