Running a pub isn't cheap

Brenna Cooper

Jeremy Clarkson has shared his financial fears after dropping a whopping £1,000,000 on his new pub, The Farmer's Dog.

You'd think that after being the face of not one, or two, but three hugely successful TV shows money would be the least of the 64-year-old TV presenter's worries.

But it turns out that running the local boozer isn't a cheap venture.

Earlier this year it was announced that Clarkson was building the success of his Prime Video show Clarkson's Farm by purchasing a nearby pub in the Cotswolds.

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This August The Farmer's Dog opened its doors and was swiftly rushed off its feet as loyal fans filed in to sample Clarkson's Hawkstone Lager and his take on traditional pub grub.

A home run, right?

During an interview with MailOnline, the presenter admitted the pub's £1,000,000 price tag was a concern.

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"This place is ­costing us a fortune. God knows if we’ll ever make our money back," he said.

Here's hoping Clarkson and co can pour enough £5.50 pints to earn their money back. Meanwhile if you're feeling peckish during your visit, expect to spend around £9 on small plates and up to £19 on a full meal.

Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper has since defended the price of food and drink at the establishment, telling Metro: "I’ve spent a little time there. It’s fantastic, it’s great, it’s really just a good traditional pub with good food, highlighting the quality of British produce.

"I don’t think there’s any difference in prices to any other pub."

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This isn't the first time Clarkson has spoken about the costs which come along with running a pub, previously writing that he loses an average of about £10 per customer due to his determination to serve exclusively British produce.

"It’s possible that for every customer who comes through the door I’d lose about £10," Clarkson wrote in The Times, adding that it would cost around £45 to serve a 'fully British' hotdog at The Farmer's Dog.

Breaking the financial impact of his all-British decision even further, he went on to explain that importing sausages from abroad would cost 18p each whereas making sausages from his own pigs would cost 74p each.

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While the menu prices and costs associated with running a pub may be an adjustment for the customers and Clarkson respectively, it appears The Farmer's Dog is good for the local economy as a nearby farmer has repurposed a field as an overflow car park, charging punters £2 to park up.

"Far more profitable than maize," he told MailOnline of the venture.

Topics: Clarkson's Farm, Jeremy Clarkson, Celebrity, Money

Brenna Cooper is a journalist at LADbible. She graduated from the University of Sheffield with a degree in History, followed by an NCTJ accredited masters in Journalism. She began her career as a freelance writer for Digital Spy, where she wrote about all things TV, film and showbiz. Her favourite topics to cover are music, travel and any bizarre pop culture.

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