Over 100 tourists stranded at Agatha Christie's UK home for hours

London: More than 100 tourists found themselves stuck for several hours at Greenway, the former residence of renowned British mystery author Agatha Christie, located in Devon, United Kingdom, on Friday.

The visitors were left trapped after a tree was knocked down by bad weather, blocking the road leading to the property.

Caroline Heaven, one of the tourists visiting Greenway, reached out to a local news outlet to report the situation and the predicament of the trapped tourists at the old holiday home of the British author.

The British National Trust, which manages the historic site, promptly posted a notice on its website informing visitors about the fallen tree on the single-track road to Greenway. A spokesperson for the National Trust acknowledged that there were visitors, staff, and volunteers still at Greenway who were unable to leave. They assured that the National Trust was making every effort to ensure the comfort of those stranded until they could be safely escorted out. The report mentioned that the trapped visitors occupied themselves by enjoying cups of tea at the house's tearoom and playing rounds of croquet on the lawn.

The incident drew comparisons from several internet users to Agatha Christie's famous novel "And Then There Were None." In the book, ten strangers are mysteriously invited to a secluded mansion off the Devon coast. As the story unfolds, the guests realise that one among them is a murderer, and the group gradually diminishes in size as each guest is killed.

Fortunately, unlike the suspenseful novel, the stranded tourists experienced a less harrowing ordeal as they were eventually able to leave the property on Friday evening after rescue services successfully reopened the road. However, the National Trust has informed future visitors that Greenway will remain closed due to the extensive storm damage it sustained.