Jeremy Clarkson’s pub, The Farmer’s Dog, shared an important update on Instagram this morning (January 5), after the Cotswolds were blanketed in snow on Saturday – urging customers not to be deterred by the weather.
In the aftermath of the bad weather, which shut down airports, cancelled football matches and halted public transport across the UK, the humble pub in Burford, Oxfordshire, has assured its punters that doors will open as usual today, with the pub’s Sunday carvery on offer as usual.
The Farmer’s Dog posted a snowy photo of its exterior on Instagram, writing: “Come rain or shine, we’ll be here… Doors are open now, until 10.30pm this evening. Some walk-ins available for our Sunday carvery.”
It comes just days after the pub posted about some changes being made in 2025, including being able to book lunch in advance, rather than solely offering walk-ins. However, the pub announced that some room would still be left for walk-ins.
The pub will now also be open six days a week, closing only on Mondays, and that doors will now be opening earlier, from 11am.
What’s more, those who live locally to the pub will also be able to get exclusive access on a Monday evening, while the pub is closed to the rest of the public, for drinks and bar snacks only.
In a post shared on January 4, the pub’s Instagram account wrote: “This is just the beginning. 2025 is full of things to look forward to… what are you most wanting to see from us here?”
The open-ended question was met with the same answer from several people – that the pub sell its Hawkstone pint glasses a souvenirs.
One commented: “You should sell your glasses so people aren’t tempted to steal them, or do as the Christmas markets do and charge a refundable deposit when they are returned, so you have a choice to return or buy.”
Another echoed this sentiment, writing: “Why don’t you do like at the Christmas markets where you pay a deposit for the glass, so you can either keep it or then get your deposit back. £5 a glass.”
And a third simply posted: “Why not have the glasses for sale in your pub?”
Clarkson, 64, also admitted recently in his column for The Times that his pub has faced a “total disaster”, writing: “Behind the scenes, then, everything is a total disaster. But the fact is that when you go there you just wouldn’t know,” reports The Express.