British pub patrons stranded for three days after major snowstorm
Global News
The patrons of The Tan Hill Inn were stranded alongside staff and an Oasis cover band.
Dozens of pub patrons showed up at a British pub last Friday night to see an Oasis cover band play. Little did they know they’d end up spending their entire weekend snowed in, with no one coming to save them for three days.
Patrons and staff at The Tan Hill Inn, in Yorkshire, England, showed up at the venue Friday for a few hours of drinks and songs from the cover band, Noasis.
In that time, however, a mighty snowstorm blew through the area, blocking all of the pub’s exits with approximately three feet of snow, the New York Times reported.
To make matters worse, the pub sits at a high elevation in a fairly remote area, meaning the roads were impassable, and downed power lines on the road leading out of the pub posed a threat to drivers.
On Sunday, pub manager Nicola Townsend told the BBC that all of the 61 stranded guests were in good spirits — some were so happy with the arrangement they didn’t want to leave.
“They’ve formed quite a friendship, like a big family is the best way I can describe it,” she said.
Guests cozied up around the pub’s large fireplace and played trivia, watched movies like Mamma Mia! and Grease, and, unsurprisingly, sang a whole bunch of karaoke with Noasis.
Some of the unexpected guests found places to sleep in the inn’s guest rooms, while others camped out on makeshift beds on the floor.