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\n The former BBC Top Gear presenter turned farmer made the comments while appearing at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham on Monday (October 5).\n<\/p>\n
\n He also warned that farmers are being “attacked” from all directions by rising costs, taxes and global instability.\n<\/p>\n
\n The Farmer’s Dog pub in Oxfordshire. (Image: The Farmer’s Dog)\n<\/p>\n
\n Mr Clarkson, who has owned The Farmer’s Dog near his Diddly Squat Farm in in Oxfordshire since August 2024\u00a0after purchasing the former Windmill pub, said he is actively exploring another pub venture.\n<\/p>\n
\n The news follows recent fan speculation on X that Mr Clarkson might open a pub in Symonds Yat East, a village in the Wye Valley, which currently up for sale.\n<\/p>\n
\n However, despite previously teasing plans for a second venue, he suggested it is unlikely to be in the UK.\n<\/p>\n
\n Speaking on stage alongside his Amazon Prime Video co-star and land agent Charlie Ireland, he said: “I am actually looking, as we speak, quite hard into the possibility of opening another pub.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It’s not going to be in the UK. Why would anybody set up a business in this country right now?”\n<\/p>\n
\n He was speaking during a discussion led by the Conservatives’ shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins, where much of the conversation focused on the pressures facing British farmers and rural businesses.\n<\/p>\n
\n Reflecting on the past year, the television star described it as “terrible” for farming, blaming poor harvests and wider economic challenges.\n<\/p>\n
\n He said: “We worked really hard all year and we ended up with, I think I’m right in saying, three ounces of hen food.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It was an absolute disaster on the farming side but, luckily, we’ve got other projects going on now. But the farming is very, very difficult at the moment.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Jeremy Clarkson on stage during the Conservative Party conference at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham on Monday, October 5 (Image: PA)\n<\/p>\n
\n Clarkson added that many farmers do not have the luxury of alternative income streams.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I’m very fortunate that I do have other income streams and newspaper columns, but if you’re an ordinary farmer, it’s not just the weather,” he said.\n<\/p>\n
\n “The attacks come from everywhere – whether it’s Iran or Ukraine or taxes or energy costs – whatever it might be, it’s just relentless.”\n<\/p>\n
\n The broadcaster has been one of the most high-profile critics of Labour’s proposed inheritance tax changes for family farms and has repeatedly used his platform to campaign on behalf of the agricultural sector.\n<\/p>\n
\n Despite his concerns about the current state of farming, Clarkson told the audience he remained optimistic about the long-term future of the industry.\n<\/p>\n
\n He also joked about the atmosphere inside the conference hall, quipping that “a lot of people have come dressed as seats” after noticing empty places in the audience.\n<\/p>\n
\n For fans hoping to see another Clarkson-run pub open in Britain, however, the TV personality’s latest remarks suggest any future venue could be much further afield.\n<\/p>\n
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