What to do if you’ve been snowed in in a pub for three nights? Around 60 guests in the north of England were confronted with this question.
London – After three nights in a snow-covered pub in the north of England, the around 60 guests left their involuntary quarters. The snow plow “finally got through” on Monday, said Nicola Townsend, landlady of the Tan Hill Inn, of the PA agency late Monday evening.
59 of the 61 guests left. The two remaining guests wanted to hang on for another day and then leave on Tuesday.
The 61 guests were stranded after an Oasis cover band performed on Friday night. The autumn storm Arwen had also caused traffic chaos in other parts of Great Britain and caused the electricity to fail in many households.
The visitors in what is said to be the highest pub in England passed the time with karaoke, quizzes and board games, as Townsend reported. Something was improvised at night: Many guests were accommodated in the hostel rooms, others slept on sofas or on mattresses on the floor. Everyone was given the opportunity to shower regularly.
Supplies were also provided. Townsend went on to limit the serving of alcohol to after three in the afternoon. dpa
