Today is the day that Jeremy Clarkson opens his new pub. The Clarkson’s Farm presenter is fulfilling the dream of many blokes of owning a pub, not only that but having his own beer served behind the bar. What a life.
However, the opening is not as straightforward as he’d like, as the former Top Gear presenter has caused fear among the locals with some postings on Facebook about the possible traffic issues that its opening will cause. Many have been positive about giving the pub a new lease of life on the whole though.
One person wrote: “I’m delighted he’s breathing some new life into that pub, I do worry about traffic though. I popped by the farm shop at the weekend. It was utter chaos. The massive new car park was rammed as well as a new overflow one they have made in a field across the road. We didn’t stop as the marshals in hi viz told us the queue was over two hours. I’ve been before on a busy day, but this was insane.”
The new pub will be aptly named The Farmer’s Dog and is based in Asthall, near Burford in Oxfordshire. It’s 20 minutes from the Diddly Squat Farm and will serve Hawkstone lager and cider.
Measures have been put in place by Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) said: “Several measures have been taken to reduce the likelihood of traffic and parking related problems, and to support the safe and successful opening of the site,” a council spokesperson said.
“Footway improvements have been made to better link the existing adjacent bus stops on the B4047 with the site of the pub to provide a safe and more sustainable option for those visitors that are able to take advantage of the hourly bus service, but whom might otherwise have travelled by car. Whilst double yellow lines are not currently being considered at this time, measures have been taken to highlight the inappropriateness of parking on highway verges in the area, and to deter the same.”
Clarkson had some positive words to say about the OCC ahead of the opening posting to X: “Credit where credit is due. Our new pub opens tomorrow and this might sound odd but I’d like to thank Oxfordshire County Council for all their help. We couldn’t have done it so fast without you.”
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