Jeremy in his pub (Image: PA)
Jeremy Clarkson has confessed that his Cotswolds pub, The Farmer’s Dog, is “a total disaster” following a series of thefts.
The 64 year old television presenter, known for his reality show, Clarkson’s Farm, recently ventured into the pub business by taking over . Despite earning a mere £150 in the first year of running Diddly Squat Farm, Clarkson admits his latest endeavour is faring even “worse” financially.
In his recent column for the Sunday Times, he revealed: “Behind the scenes, then, everything is a total disaster. But the fact is that when you go there you just wouldn’t know.”
The former Top Gear host disclosed that he is facing a staggering monthly bill of £27,000 for parking and traffic marshals to “keep the local council off our back”, alongside hefty energy costs.
To add insult to injury, patrons are making off with pint glasses, with Clarkson reporting that 104 glasses “went missing” in a single day.
Clarkson opened up on the costs of running his pub (Image: Getty Images)
He lamented: “The theft, for example, is extraordinary. People seem to have it in their heads that if they come in for a pint, they are entitled to go home with the glass in which it was served,” reports .
“Last Sunday 104 went missing. And that cost must be added to the £100 a day we spend on fuel for the generator, the £400 a week it costs to provide warmth on the terrace and the £27,000 a month we must spend on parking and traffic marshals to keep the council off our back.”
Despite attracting a steady stream of visitors to his Oxfordshire farm and Burford pub, he lamented the difficulty in turning a profit.
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Jeremy is a farmer and pub owner (Image: Getty)
He expressed: “It’s galling to see how much effort is required to make so little money on the farm. It’s worse at the pub.
“The customers are coming. There’s no problem there. But turning their visits into a profit is nigh-on impossible.”
The ‘Grand Tour’ presenter also recounted an unfortunate incident requiring “a whole team” of “chemically trained hazmat engineers” after a customer suffered from diarrhoea.