Pub staff undergo eight-day snow lock-in
Five members of staff endured an involuntary eight-day lock-in at a pub on the North York Moors because of heavy snow.
Around 6m of snow drifted against the Lion Inn at Blakey Ridge near Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, which stands at the highest point of the North York Moors National Park (404m above sea level), according to the BBC.
The staff and a couple staying at the pub were snowed in from Friday 26 November until a snow plough arrived and led the couple back to the nearest town. The staff remained until the road was officially opened on Saturday 4 December. The Lion Inn is also a bed and breakfast and the staff were able to stay in the bedrooms.
Speaking to the BBC before the pub reopened, chef Daniel Butterworth said the staff, all aged under 25, drank to ease the boredom but eased off on the third day.
"We haven't been getting ratty," he said. "It's been fun and we have had a laugh.
"We have been getting on with little jobs, having our tea, a drink, playing games and then going to bed. We have had people phoning up asking to get trapped in, but it's kind of boring now and I would like to go home."
The staff also enjoyed television and wireless internet. They also got out in the snow on improvised sledges made from beer trays.
The beer did not run out and there was plenty of food at the inn.
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By Neil Gerrard
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