Jeremy Clarkson has hinted he may open a second pub after a fan suggested a village in the Wye Valley as a potential location. The Clarkson's Farm star, who already owns The Farmer's Dog in Asthall, Oxfordshire, responded to the suggestion on X with a single word: "Hmmm."
Fan Suggestion Sparks Speculation
The suggestion came after a user on X noted that Symonds Yat East, a village in the Wye Valley, is currently on the market. The user wrote: "A beautiful part of the country. Maybe someone can scoop up this little piece of heaven? It would be a fantastic spot for @JeremyClarkson to run another pub in a popular area."
Clarkson reshared the tweet on Thursday (24 September), appearing to tease fans with his brief response. Fans have already encouraged him to go ahead with the idea, with one writing: "Buy it. It's just up the road from me, and I need a #farmersdog near me. Need that sweet sweet draught Hawkstone." Another quipped: "A real-life Clarkson Island," while a third joked: "'Clarkson's Village coming soon to @amazonprime'...Nice ring to it, don't you think?"
Balancing Pub and Farm
The Farmer's Dog has become hugely popular, with fans travelling from far and wide to Oxfordshire to try his Hawkstone lager and ciders, courtesy of Diddly Squat Farm. Clarkson continues to balance running the pub with the daily demands of the farm, as well as filming for Clarkson's Farm.
Speaking to Radio Times this month, the TV star said: "We've nearly wrapped on six. A couple of weeks away from finishing that, and then it'll be edited and translated and so on. But nearly done six, and then who knows?" He added: "It was an enormously challenging year for farming. What I've realised, again, I've been stupid. So, I have a pub as part of the farming enterprise."
Weather Challenges and Farming Pressures
Clarkson also spoke about the challenges of balancing the pub and farm, saying: "When it's sunny, the pub does really well, but the farm does really badly. When it rains, the farm does really well. I can never be completely happy. Whatever happens with the weather, I'm going, 'Oh, it's disastrous at the pub.' 'Oh, it's disastrous at the farm.'"
Back in July, the Grand Tour favourite told The Sun about the difficulties farmers face, saying: "Action is needed now because farmers have reached the point where it is quite simply impossible to make money from growing food. This year, I have 200 acres on my farm where we grew nothing at all. We knew that if we planted it with wheat or barley, we would definitely make a loss." He argued that "things will be even worse" in 2027, due to the introduction of a net zero carbon tax on fertiliser.
