Holly James: On the opening of former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson's pub

Brits have been queuing up ahead of the opening of former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson's pub.

Hundreds of people queued for hours to be among the first customers at The Farmer's Dog in the Oxfordshire countryside.

Holly James say told Mike Hosking her group camped outside the pub for nine hours, after driving from Leicester the night before.

She says everyone in front of them in the queue were diners, meaning they got the first pint poured at the pub.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Jeremy Clarkson's bar opened over the weekend. The que was
four hours long. Apparently Holly James camped outside. It's called
the Farmer's Dog, the pub the Farmer's Dog and anyway,
Holly James as well as Holly morning to you, good morning.
I was looking at some video over the weekend of
the place looks beautiful. Is it beautiful in person?

Speaker 2 (00:17):
Oh? Definitely. And we had a really sunny, nice day
to overlook all the fields surrounding as well.

Speaker 1 (00:22):
Fantastic And youqueued for how long?

Speaker 2 (00:27):
Well we we was there from opening at seven point
thirty in the morning and the pub opened at twelve, so.

Speaker 1 (00:32):
You were wait And what did you do when you
get inside? Did you drink and eat?

Speaker 2 (00:37):
So I personally was just a drinker, which meant we
got the first pint poord at the pub as everyone
in front of the queue was diners.

Speaker 1 (00:45):
No way.

Speaker 2 (00:47):
Yeah, it was a milestone for yourself. We may not
get a trophy for it, but it was great to
see the first pipe pod.

Speaker 1 (00:53):
So you've got up for posterity. What did you water
by the way, and how much did it cost?

Speaker 2 (00:59):
So I had the Hawkstone just regular Laga, which was
six pound, I believe. I believe they all sit about
the same price each brand of the Hawkstones.

Speaker 1 (01:11):
So is it all Hawkstone, which is his beer? Of course?
Is it all Hawkstone beer? Or can other breweries are involved?

Speaker 2 (01:18):
I believe the whole draft tabs are all Hawkstone. I'm
not sure what he has behind the bar, but he
does have quite a wide variety with Hawkstone.

Speaker 1 (01:26):
And from looking at the video as well, they were
all there, Jeremy and Lisa and Gerald. They were all there, right,
Yes they were. Did you meet and talk with them?

Speaker 2 (01:36):
Yes, it was just Jeremy and Lisa. I missed out
on as you can imagine the crowds that surrounded him,
and I didn't want to add to that overwhelmingness.

Speaker 1 (01:44):
No, So, so you didn't sample the food. Did the
people you were with sample any of the food?

Speaker 2 (01:50):
No? So we had food from the Farmer's Puppy, the
little food Shock outside rather than the actual restaurant, as
we knew majority of people were going there to dine in.

Speaker 1 (02:01):
So there's the Farmer's Dog which is the pub, the
Farmer's Puppy which is the sheck which is different to
have you been to his original Orlissa's original shop.

Speaker 2 (02:11):
We went there on the same day, so.

Speaker 1 (02:14):
You did the whole thing. Are you a local or
did you come in from outside?

Speaker 2 (02:18):
We came in from outside.

Speaker 1 (02:20):
What do you make of it all the whole area
and the noise and the fans and what's happened and
what he's done for the region.

Speaker 2 (02:28):
Well, Clarkson has done wonders for the farming industry and
that's why we drove to go and support him for that.
And everyone was concerned about the traffic with the opening
of the pub. However, he did really control systems. He
had people guiding and directing drivers. He had a massive
overflow car park in case you can't park near the
cup the pub, and it was Diddley Squatt still has

(02:52):
a lot of parking on the road, but he's made
sure to listen to the locals with the pub and
regarding parking and traffic.

Speaker 1 (03:00):
Fantastic, Holly. I'm glad you had a good day and
it was well worth your while and I appreciate your
insight very much. Holly. James, who's with us from Britain?
Six pounds for a Hawkstone. One of the people here
brought me back a bottle of the Hawkstone lager when
they went to Britain last year, and it's sitting in
my fridge and there's only one bottle, and that's my problem.
You know what my problem is, don't you, Because once
it's gone, there is no more, and so.

Speaker 2 (03:20):
Beer doesn't keep.

Speaker 1 (03:21):
That's the second problem. It's completely ruined there now. No,
I don't think it is ruined, but it's on the verge.
In fact, the only beer in my fridge at the moment.
I got three different brands of beer in my fridge
at the moment. All of them are expired. So I
don't know really what to do about that. But anyway,
that's a problem for another day. For more from the
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