Overview

• West Oxfordshire District Council agreed to strip a picnic site designation from Wingmill Pub land, clearing the way for Jeremy Clarkson to buy the village tavern.
• Five weeks before opening The Farmer’s Dog pub, Clarkson paid Richard Hammond £20,000 to strip, lighten and chrome a Massey Ferguson tractor for suspension from the ceiling.
• Inspections of The Windmill Pub revealed roughly £150,000 in roof repairs and £100,000 for toilets, prompting Clarkson to seek virtual advice from pub-owning friends.
• The Farmer’s Dog has grappled with theft and overheads, including 104 missing pint glasses in one week alongside generator fuel and staffing expenses.
• At Diddly Squat Farm, Clarkson and farm manager Kaleb Cooper were startled by a piglet mounting incident, highlighting new livestock management challenges.