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Oasis tribute band and 50 customers trapped in pub for three days by Storm Arwen blizzard
You could say they were trapped behind a Wonderwall of snow…
In what could be one of the most peculiar situations ever, an Oasis tribute band and fifty customers wound up trapped in a pub by a snow blizzard for three days.
The Tan Hill Inn, Britain’s ‘highest pub’ up in the Yorkshire Dales, became buried by around 5ft of snow on Friday night, trapping fifty customers and Oasis tribute band, ‘Noasis’, who were billed for the evening’s entertainment.
However, at around 9pm it became apparent that nobody would be able to leave, with both customers’ cars and the country roads leading up to the pub becoming fully blocked by snow and fallen power cables.
The Tan Hill Inn / Facebook
The Tan Hill Inn / Facebook
The snow drifted so high that, at one point, staff and customers had to dig a tunnel from the front door.
In total, sixty-one people were stranded in the pub for the whole weekend, with guests being forced to camp down and sleep on makeshift beds by the bar.
Despite the peculiar scenario, however, the punters, band and staff all rallied together ‘like a big family’ to make the best of a sticky situation. They enjoyed a pub quiz, movie night, karaoke and even a traditional Sunday lunch.
The Tan Hill Inn / Facebook
The Tan Hill Inn / Facebook
The pub’s general manager Nicola Townsend told The Guardian: “They’ve formed quite a friendship. Like a big family is the best way I can describe it.
“One lady actually said ‘I don’t want to leave.'”
Noasis were also posting regular updates on Twitter, writing on Saturday November 27th: “Sorry to announce we’re stranded @tanhillinn Yorkshire.”
The band then added the following night on November 28th: “Oh it’s a lovely war! Stranded for a third night – hope it rains tomorrow.”
@noasis_oasistributeband / Instagram
While punters are now gradually making their way home, The Tan Hill Inn wrote on Facebook: “We will ALWAYS remember this group of amazing people who came together, and hopefully, in challenging circumstances, enjoyed what we all think was a life – changing experience.
“IF YOU are one of those people in the crowd, you could honour us by saying a few words in review and tag us in. I know as owners we are incredibly proud of our staff – each and everyone.”