Motorists get stuck in the snow and find shelter in a pub

England
“A real Christmas story”: drivers get stuck in the snow and find shelter in a pub

Due to heavy snowfall, some motorists in England were stuck. Her salvation was a pub that took her in. One of the participants has dem star told the story.

Heavy snow has paralyzed traffic in England. The unpredictable weather hit the people who were on the road at the time particularly hard. Lucky in misfortune: Dozens of drivers were able to save themselves from the snow flurry in a pub in the small town of Burwash – including a German with her family.

Born in Düsseldorf, Alexandra Loske, who has lived in the United Kingdom for 25 years, got caught in the snow flurry with her husband and 15-year-old daughter in the afternoon. It was too dangerous to continue and sometimes not even possible. “Within 10, 15 minutes the cars were stuck,” she reported star. “We were in the wrong place at the wrong time.” In this predicament, Loske, her family and other travelers found shelter in the pub “The Bear Inn”.

Travelers could not stay in the first pub

First they had tried to get to safety in another pub. There, however, they were told that, despite the weather conditions, they could not stay longer than a few hours. Allegedly because the staff feared insurance problems. So Loske and the others went in search of an alternative. The destination was another pub, the “Bear Inn” about three kilometers away. “I heard the rumor that people were recording,” Loske said.

In fact, the “Bear Inn” came to the rescue for the motley crew. “There were people with small children, babies and dogs,” says Loske. Luckily the car was still drivable enough to make the journey. The stranded motorists were welcomed with open arms in the pub: “The owner said: ‘Come in, we’re not sending anyone away.’ She didn’t take any money either. It ended up being like 40 people.”

Colorful mix, great atmosphere

It was already late in the evening – the “Bear Inn” also offers rooms for overnight stays, but these were fully booked long ago. Nevertheless, everyone found space, reports Alexandra Loske: “People who didn’t know each other before shared a hotel room. The babies got mattresses on the floor, some slept on blankets or chairs.”

The pub patrons made the best of their plight. The atmosphere within the community of destiny was “great”, enthuses Loske. A cellist, who was also stuck, played Bach and Christmas carols on her instrument. The pub owner provided everyone with food and hot drinks.

“A lot of great people”

Loske, who has worked as a curator in the “Royal Pavilion” in Brighton for 15 years, unexpectedly had the privilege of having her own room with her family because a guest let them have his accommodation. “I approached a man who sat at the counter and drank coffee all evening. He worked in the small supermarket across the street and didn’t come home,” she told the star. “Then he offered us his room at midnight because there were three of us and he was alone. Even with a shower!”

It wasn’t the only encounter Loske remembered. The weather conditions calmed down the next day, and around noon everyone was able to set off again. Nevertheless, the intermezzo in the small village pub left a lot of impression. “It was a real Christmas story,” says the German. “Despite Brexit and everything else, there are also a lot of great people here. And a really nice village pub is one of the nicest things here in England.”