A woman snowed in at Britain’s highest pub has missed the birth of her grandchild.
The story of how guests and staff have been coping at Tan Hill Inn since becoming trapped on Saturday evening has been closely followed by the public and media, sparking jokes that ‘it can’t be all that bad’. But it’s not only the food and drink supplies that have been causing concern in recent hours, but what those inside are missing back at home.
In a post on social media, bosses at the pub, in North Yorkshire, said that barmaid Kelly missed her daughter’s 18th birthday on Tuesday and on Wednesday, housekeeper Babs discovered she had a new grandchild. They shared a photo of baby Amelia, who arrived safely weighing 6lb 9oz.
It comes after Aldi came to the aid of the stranded group, organising for a local farmer to drop off some supplies including sausages.
“We were preparing ourselves for an evening without Malbec and breakfast without sausages when we had a surprise visit from a snowplough in shining armour,” said the post. “Supermarket chain Aldi had heard of our red wine and banger shortage and hired a local contractor with a tractor to bring us supplies.
“The mercy mission was driven by Harry, a farmer from Leyburn in Wensleydale, who said it was “touch and go” but smashed his way through the last miles to us.”
Some staff and guests have been trapped at the pub since Saturday night
(Image: Paul Wright© SWNS)
They said despite snowploughs escorting most guests from the Tan Hill Inn to safety, 10 of them, including two German guests, remain stranded as high winds and drifting snow swiftly closed the road to Reeth behind the convoy.
They’re keeping themselves busy with a Yorkshire Dales version of Monopoly. The pub, which is completely off-grid, is well-prepared for such emergencies.
In 2017 it was chosen for the filming of Waitrose’s Christmas advert, portraying guests being snowed in and making their own seasonal dinner. In November 2021, the pub made headline news when 61 guests, including an Oasis tribute band, were trapped by heavy snow during Storm Arwen.