PEASANT NIGHT OUT; Iron Age rebels run away to pub.(News)

From: The Mirror (London, England) | Date: May 22, 2001 | Copyright information

Byline: SUE CASTLE

A REBEL group from the BBC's Iron Age documentary went stir crazy and escaped to the pub when living as ancient Britons became unbearable.

After four weeks of existing on porridge and herbal tea, they became desperate for a pint.

Six of them hatched an escape plan and sneaked off in the middle of the night to find the boozer nearest to their camp in isolated Castell Henllys, west Wales.

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