Jeremy Clarkson makes major change to Cotswolds pub

The team at Jeremy Clarkson's Cotswolds pub, The Farmer's Dog. <i>(Image: The Farmer's Dog / Instagram)</i>
The team at Jeremy Clarkson's Cotswolds pub, The Farmer's Dog. (Image: The Farmer's Dog / Instagram)
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Jeremy Clarkson has made a significant change at his Cotswolds pub after a customer's request.

The former Top Gear and Grand Tour star purchased The Windmill in Asthall near Burford for around £1,000,000.

He then set about renovating the boozer, renaming it The Farmer's Dog and opening its doors to the public last August.

Mr Clarkson's pub has proved popular since opening with large numbers of tourists and locals arriving for a pint of Hawkstone each week since.

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It has become so popular that the 65-year-old was even asked over the weekend to open the pub earlier on Mondays.

A fan on social media site X asked Mr Clarkson: "Can you open your pub for me about six hours earlier on Monday, please?

"I was going to visit, but didn't realise you don't open until 5pm."

Mr Clarkson responded: "Mondays are when our brilliant staff catch their breath."

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It seems as though the interaction got the Oxfordshire farmer thinking as he proceeded to make a significant change to the pub today (Monday, July 21).

Making an announcement via The Farmer's Dog Facebook page, the 65-year-old revealed that the Cotswolds pub would be shut on Mondays from now on.


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Alongside a photograph of the team, the statement said: "We are giving our team Mondays to spend time recharging.

"We will be fully open Tuesday to Sunday in both the pub and the Grand Tour tent."

The Farmer's Dog's website has been altered to reflect this with Mondays now stated as "closed" under the opening hours section.

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