Guests and staff still stuck in Britain’s highest pub amid high levels of snowfall have received crucial supplies, including sausages and wine.
Four guests and six staff remain at the Tan Hill Inn in the Yorkshire Dales, after being snowed in since Saturday. Some people got out yesterday when a farmer ploughed a trail through the snow.
However, some opted to stay and not risk the route. Yesterday it was reported they have food and drink to last 40 days but breakfast items and red wine were gone. Now those still at the pub have been restocked thanks to supermarket Aldi, who commandeered a local farmer’s snow plough to get them their items.
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The delighted pub goers look through the selection
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A spokesman for Aldi said: “When we saw the guests had run out of key supplies and faced further days trapped by the snow, our store team at Catterick sprang into action. They commandeered a farmer’s snow plough and set off to deliver a care package”.
The consignment included Malbec wine, sausages, de-icer, loo-paper, as well as board games and colouring books to stave off boredom. Dog treats were also included for Agatha – the pet stranded inside the pub with its owner.
Pub manager Nicole Hayes said the supermarket supplies would lift the spirits of her remaining snowed-in guests. She added: “Everybody needs a good pork sausage – and when we realised Aldi had come to the rescue, we were absolutely chuffed. It definitely livened up our lock in.”
Those stranded at the pub receive their care packages
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Landlord Andrew Hields, added “Cheers Aldi for sorting us with our sausages and wine…our knights in shining snow plough.”
Yesterday, Farmers came to the rescue of those at the Tan Hill Inn, in North Yorkshire, as the pair navigated a windy moorland road to lead the group pub to safety. Mr Hields expressed relief upon hearing about the successful escort, adding: “We got a call at 2.30pm to say they had made it.
“The route is still treacherous, the staff will be going home as soon as it is safe for them. We are very exposed at 1,732ft and although it does not snow as often or as heavy as it used to problems can occur with snow drifts.
The pub has been snowed in since the weekend
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“We are miles away from villages and towns and the roads can be fine there but it only takes one big drift to cut off the road. We have bad weather in the past when there is no warning, we have had weather warnings and then it’s been fine at Tan Hill.
“Often, when the main A66 is closed, traffic diverts and stops at Tan Hill. It might not be the norm or the done thing by some people’s standards but we offer hospitality in the oldest sense of the word and have done for centuries against the weather and we are not stopping now.”