The guests, who spent five days snowing together in Britain's highest pub, exchanged phone numbers and vowed to stay in touch.
Freddie Swift, 39, was stranded at the Tan Hill Inn in North Yorkshire, 1,732ft above sea level, while traveling with his partner, boss and friends.
They were part of a group of 23 customers and six staff who had been stranded in the pub for five days.
Staff had been in the pub since New Year's Eve but remained trapped with the two remaining patrons until Thursday, when another shift finally succeeded in rescuing them.
Among the relieved employees were inn housekeeper Babs Phillips, 51, who missed the birth of her new granddaughter Amelia, and bartender Kelly Dunn, 42, who missed her daughter's 18th birthday. It was included.
“It's a good thing we were stuck and snowed in. Back to reality, there are people everywhere in London,” Swift said. “It was a great experience and a great adventure. Of course you have to come back to reality at some point, but it was a bit of a shock to be honest.”
Swift said Tuesday's escape happened with little notice, as guests were told to evacuate quickly.
“Chef said there was a little window where we could be rescued and get out. Farmers would be coming in with snowplows, but they didn't know what time it would be,” Swift said. added.
“We just had to get ready. We had to pack our suitcases and be ready to leave as soon as they arrived. They weren't going to wait, so it was… It was kind of like, 'Let's just get in the car and go,' and that was a case.
“My partner Nathan was in the shower at the time and I was like, 'Get out of the shower, I'm ready to go.'
Once they hit the road, the exit was never quick.
The seven-mile journey from the pub to the A66 road took bar patrons an hour.
“It was very winding and windy and there was obviously ice under the snow, so I had to go really slow and be careful and really follow the tractor,” Swift recalled. “All I could see was a white field.The sun was out so visibility was better, but all I could see was a white field.
Swift is happy to finally be able to eat something different.
“When we were trying to move forward with the menu, we only had certain things. It would be great to have chicken fajitas or noodles,” Swift said. “We ate most of the starters, Yorkshire pudding which is one of our specialties, fish and chips, all the typical pub staples and we worked on that menu for four days.”
Andrew Heales, owner of the Tan Hill Inn, said: “It's been a long and tough week for our staff and we'd like to give them a shout out to our guests who made it snow with us.” .
“The inn's isolation presents unique challenges, not just the weather. You have to be a special kind of person to work there.”
The owner said his staff goes about their day-to-day operations to make sure the 23 visitors are comfortable.
“These traditions date back to the days when Tanhill's doors were never closed to inclement weather travelers, and that's not something to start with now,” Heals said.
