Three Peaks Challenge Whisky Tour
Summit by day. Savour by night.
This is a way of doing the UK Three Peaks Challenge over three days and combining it with visits to whisky distilleries along the way. The point of spreading it out is simple: walking, driving and whisky never overlap.
You climb the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales, then once the day’s walking and travel are finished, you visit a distillery in the same region. Whisky comes at the end of the day, not during it.
Typical pairings people look at are:
- Ben Nevis: Ben Nevis Distillery in Fort William, or Glengoyne Distillery when heading south
- Scafell Pike: The Lakes Distillery in the Lake District
- Snowdon / Yr Wyddfa: Penderyn Distillery in the Brecon Beacons
How you put the days together is up to you. Some people book tastings, some do tours, some just stop at a distillery shop and save the bottles for later. The important thing is that all driving is finished before any alcohol is involved.
No drinking and driving
This idea only works if you have a dedicated non-drinking driver. If you don’t, you should not attempt to combine driving with distillery visits.
Done properly, this turns the Three Peaks into a three-day journey through mountains and whisky, instead of trying to cram everything into one continuous effort.