Jeremy Clarkson has admitted he’s suffered a ‘total disaster’ at his Farmer’s Dog pub ahead of Christmas. The former Top Gear star, 64, opened the doors to his Oxfordshire pub in August after the success of his Diddly Squat farm and shop, but has already faced backlash over prices and revealed fears he won’t make his money back after splurging a reported £1,000,000.
Image Credit: Metro [Handout photo issued by Neil Robinson of the opening of Jeremy Clarkson's new pub, The Farmer's Dog, in Asthall, near Burford in Oxfordshire. Issue date: Friday August 23, 2024. PA Photo. The former Top Gear presenter is opening amid fears the venture may bring more traffic problems following the success of his Diddly Squat farm shop, with residents expressing concerns about traffic problems because the pub is located next to the busy A40 road. See PA story SHOWBIZ Clarkson. Photo credit should read: Neil Robinson/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.]
Recently, he faced backlash over Christmas plans after it was revealed any diners turning up for a meal in the early to mid evening would be given a one hour time limit to finish. But that’s just the start of a long list of issues The Clarkson’s Farm star is facing behind the scenes.
Image Credit: Metro [File photo dated 23/08/24 of Jeremy Clarkson at the opening of his new pub, The Farmer's Dog, in Asthall, near Burford in Oxfordshire. A spike in searches for homes near Jeremy Clarkson's new pub has been recorded by property website Rightmove, after the pub reopened to the public on August 23 after being renamed The Farmer's Dog. Issue date: Thursday August 29, 2024. PA Photo. Rightmove said that August 24, the day after the pub's opening, saw the highest number of searches for homes for sale in Burford in more than a year. See PA story MONEY Clarkson. Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA Wire]
Clarkson has now spoken about difficulties he’s faced at The Farmer’s Dog in the run up to the festive period, saying: ‘Behind the scenes, then, everything is a total disaster.’. Listing the problems he’s been facing in his column for The Times, he explained that he’d been ‘naïve’ when he bought the pub, after hearing of the difficulties of making a profit.
Image Credit: Metro [Jeremy Clarkson carrying mushrooms at the opening of his new pub, The Farmer's Dog, in Asthall, near Burford in Oxfordshire. Picture date: Friday August 23, 2024. PA Photo. The former Top Gear presenter is opening amid fears the venture may bring more traffic problems following the success of his Diddly Squat farm shop, with residents expressing concerns about traffic problems because the pub is located next to the busy A40 road. See PA story SHOWBIZ Clarkson. Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA Wire]
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video. Up Next. He shared one incident that occurred at the farm, after one of his employees called him and ‘for several minutes made retching noises down the phone’ after ‘an accident’ in one of the outside toilets.
Image Credit: Metro [File photo dated 09/06/21 of Jeremy Clarkson at the Amazon Prime Video launch event for Clarkson's Farm at the St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London. The TV presenter has revealed he underwent a heart procedure after experiencing a "sudden deterioration" in his health. Issue date: Saturday October 19, 2024. PA Photo. The 64-year-old former Top Gear host, who currently presents Clarkson's Farm on Prime Video, spoke in his column in The Sunday Times about what he called the "wearisome effects of growing old". Clarkson detailed how a swim while on holiday in the Indian Ocean appeared to cause him difficulties using the stairs, which when he returned home meant a "sudden deterioration began to gather pace". See PA story SHOWBIZ Clarkson . Photo credit should read: Ian West/PA Wire]
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