Jeremy Clarkson admits his pub the Farmer's Dog is a 'total disaster' in the wake of thefts, £27,000 to 'keep the council off his back' and disgusting loos
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Ex-Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson has confessed his pub - run only on British produce - is a 'total disaster' behind the scenes as thefts, traffic chaos and toilet nightmares run rampant. When the Farmer's Dog first opened in Oxfordshire last August many had travelled from far and wide to the picturesque spot for a chance of a pint, with the car park rammed within an hour of its opening.
![[Pubgoers waited in a long row, often for hours, for a chance to have a pint in Clarkson's Farmer's Dog pub August]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/22/88860559-14219843-Pubgoers_waited_in_a_long_row_often_for_hours_for_a_chance_to_ha-a-19_1734908226781.jpg)
Despite pubs closing their doors up and down the UK, and amid warnings that his strict British products-only policy would mean much smaller profit margins, the broadcaster steamed ahead. And although punters have flocked to his watering hole, Clarkson has recently revealed that being a publican isn't at all what he imagined it to be, sharing that it required 'much effort' for 'little money' in return.
![[Ex-Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson (pictured with his partner Lisa) has confessed his pub - run only on British produce - is a 'total disaster' behind the scenes]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/22/93411083-14219843-image-m-21_1734908278907.jpg)
'It’s galling to see how much effort is required to make so little money on the farm. It’s worse at the pub,' he wrote in his most recent Times column. 'The customers are coming. There’s no problem there. But turning their visits into a profit is nigh-on impossible.'.
![[He divulged the myriad of issues he has faced as a pub-owner, from 104 glasses going missing in a single day to £500 spent weekly on keeping the property and terrace warm]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/22/93411079-14219843-image-a-24_1734908309242.jpg)
He divulged the myriad of issues he has faced as a pub-owner, from 104 glasses going missing in a single day to spending £500 weekly on keeping the property and terrace warm. However his troubles don't end there, as he shared that he was having to cough up £27,000 in fees for parking and traffic marshals to keep the local council on side.
![[On the stroke of noon Clarkson emerged through the front doors of the pub and shouted: ‘We are open’ back in August]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/22/88855285-14219843-On_the_stroke_of_noon_Clarkson_emerged_through_the_front_doors_o-a-17_1734908209086.jpg)
