The Farmer's Dog

This article is about a pub. For working farm dogs, see herding dog.

The Farmer's Dog
General information
Coordinates	51°47′23″N1°35′2″W / 51.78972°N 1.58389°W / 51.78972; -1.58389
Opened	2024
Owner	Jeremy Clarkson
Website
https://thefarmersdogpub.com/

The Farmer's Dog is a pub and restaurant next to the Asthall barrow roundabout on the A40 road in West Oxfordshire near Burford, owned by television presenter Jeremy Clarkson, featured in his "Clarkson's Farm" series.

The pub exclusively uses produce made in Britain, completely banning any foreign ingredients. Also on the pub grounds sits The Grand Tour tent, where ancillary services are provided, including an outdoor kitchen, a butchers shop, and a Diddly Squat farm shop merchandising outlet.

History

The building was originally built as a barn for a large farm. It was used as a soup kitchen by the Mitford sisters during the Second World War. In 1983, the barn was converted to a pub and restaurant by Alan and Jackie Walker, who named it The Windmill. The business was leased to tenants when Alan Walker died in 2013, and the property subsequently abandoned. In 2024, it was sold to Jeremy Clarkson, reportedly for less than one million pounds, ^{[1] [2]} and renamed The Farmer's Dog.

Clarkson renovated and expanded the business, adding more catering, outdoor seating and some ancillary services using the marquee from The Grand Tour situated in the pub grounds. The unique selling point of the pub is that it exclusively relies on produce made in Britain, not featuring anything including foreign ingredients. Service additions to the pub include an outdoor kitchen named "The Farmer's Puppy", a butchers shop named "Hops & Chops", and a farm shop named after the original situated on Clarkson's Diddly Squat Farm. ^[3] The process was filmed for Clarkson's Farm series 4 and the re-opening on 23 August 2024 was attended by hundreds of customers who queued for hours. ^[4]

Upon the pub's opening, Clarkson banned Prime Minister Keir Starmer, his Top Gear and The Grand Tour colleague James May and a local named Maddy Hornby. ^{[5] [6]} In December 2024, Leader of the Opposition and Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch was invited to the pub in 2024. ^[7]

The Red Bull Formula 1 Team celebrated Christmas in December 2024 with a festive meal at The Farmer's Dog. During the event, Christian Horner and the team gave the establishment an engine cover from one of their F1 cars, a unique piece of memorabilia now showcased at the pub. Christian wrote a message on the engine cover "To everyone of The Farmer's Dog. Forget Alpine," a joke to Jeremy, as he is known for supporting the Chipping Norton-based Alpine Formula 1 Team. ^[8]

See also

Clarkson's Farm

References

1. Lily Waddell (23 August 2024), "What we know about Jeremy Clarkson's new pub The Farmer's Dog", Yahoo
2. Nick Rufford; Jeremy Clarkson (30 June 2024), "Welcome to the Clarkson Arms", Sunday Times, p. 3
3. Jacob Stolworthy (27 May 2025), "Jeremy Clarkson names pub after unfortunate discovery about local area", The Independent
4. Charlotte Andrews (23 August 2024), Jeremy Clarkson's pub opening attracts huge crowds, BBC
5. Jennie, Buzaglo (2 September 2024). "Jeremy Clarkson issues warning as he bans another person from pub after Keir Starmer". ExpressUK. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
6. Tom, Earnshaw (2 September 2024). "Jeremy Clarkson bans third person from pub after she 'moans' about his drinks". LadBible . Retrieved 2 September 2024.
7. "Kemi Badenoch meets Jeremy Clarkson amid backlash over Starmer's tractor tax". Independent.co.uk . 20 December 2024.
8. "Jeremy Clarkson Helps The Alpine F1 Team Celebrate Its Double Brazil Podiumle". www.carthrottle.com. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2025.