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Sausages and Malbec delivered to snowed-in pub punters

10 January 2025 By Louis Thomas

Patrons left trapped at Britain’s highest pub by heavy snowfall have received a care package containing vital supplies, including several bottles of wine.

The Tan Hill Inn in Richmond, Yorkshire, claims to be the highest pub in the UK, standing at 528 metres above sea level. However, while the boozer’s elevation is certainly a selling point, it does also mean that in the event of extreme weather, it can prove to be perilously isolated.

23 visitors and six members of staff, were snowed-in by blizzards at the weekend. While some guests managed to leave on Tuesday, the staff were only able to return home from the prolonged lock in yesterday (Thursday 9 January).

While the pub was well-stocked with food to keep the guests well-fed over the course of their stay at Tan Hill Inn, they did complain about running out of sausages – fortunately, given the sheer number of news reports on what has happened at the pub, their wish was answered.

The delivery, organised by budget supermarket chain Aldi and brought by a farmer’s snow plough, consisted of de-icer, dog treats, toilet paper, board games, sausages, and bottles of the retailer’s Buenas Vides Argentine Malbec (which has a RRP of £6.29 per bottle). A photo of the bags dropped off at the pub also reveals bottles of Freeman’s Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc (RRP: £6.99) and a sparkling wine.

“Everybody needs a good pork sausage,” commented pub manager Nicole Hayes.

However, while the weather in the last week has certainly been unusually cold, it is far from unprecedented for visitors to the Tan Hill Inn to find themselves staying for longer than planned due to snowfall. In late 2021, weather conditions left around 60 pub-goers, alongside Oasis-themed tribute band Noasis, stranded in the pub over the course of a weekend.