Jeremy Clarkson seeks second pub outside UK after refusal

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 11 Oct, 09:43 · Archive

Jeremy Clarkson is looking to open a second pub outside the UK, after declining a free offer from former racing driver David Coulthard.

Jeremy Clarkson is exploring the possibility of opening a second pub, but says it will not be in the United Kingdom. Speaking at the Conservative Party Conference, he said he was 'looking, as we speak, quite hard into the possibility of opening another pub', adding: 'Why would anybody set up a business in this country right now?'

Clarkson's existing pub venture is The Farmer's Dog in Asthall, Oxfordshire, which he opened in August 2024 after purchasing The Windmill for around £1,000,000 a few years earlier. The pub has become popular with both tourists and locals and has featured in his Prime Video series, Clarkson's Farm.

The news of Clarkson's expansion plans follows an offer from former racing driver David Coulthard. Coulthard owned The Brown Dog in Barnes, south-west London, which struggled financially. He approached Clarkson with an unusual proposal: to give him the pub outright, with the condition that Coulthard would receive a share of any profits once the venue became profitable.

Clarkson did not accept Coulthard's offer. Coulthard explained in an interview with broadcaster and former racing driver Jodie Kidd that he felt the Barnes location was unsuitable for the presenter. Coulthard said of his own experience: 'I bought a pub in Barnes which just didn't work. It was The Brown Dog, and we couldn't make it work.'

How it is being reported

• Jeremy Clarkson wants second pub after celebrity offered his for freeJeremy Clarkson wants to open a second pub after a celebrity offered the Clarkson's Farm and Top Gear star his for free.Gazette & Herald · 11 Oct, 09:18
• Jeremy Clarkson wants second pub after celebrity offered his for freeJeremy Clarkson wants to open a second pub after a celebrity offered the Clarkson's Farm and Top Gear star his for free.Swindon Advertiser · 11 Oct, 09:18
• Jeremy Clarkson wants second pub after celebrity offered his for freeJeremy Clarkson wants to open a second pub after a celebrity offered the Clarkson's Farm and Top Gear star his for free.Wiltshire Times · 11 Oct, 09:18

In this story: Jeremy Clarkson · David Coulthard · The Farmer's Dog · The Brown Dog · Asthall · Barnes

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