Clarkson arrives as his pub The Farmer's Dog opens for its second day - with fans queuing for 90 minutes in the rain to get in and staff already advertising for reinforcements
Jeremy Clarkson's new pub has been such a smash hit that he is now advertising for more staff.
The TV host and farmer turned publican arrived at his new venture, The Farmer's Dog, on its second day of opening. as fans queued for 90 minutes in the pouring rain to get in.
Friday saw hundreds travel for miles to the picturesque spot and queue for four hours before Clarkson opened the pub.
Today fans braved the downpours with umbrellas, while expensive cars, including Ferraris and Aston Martins filled the car park.
The new watering hole, located next to Clarkson's Diddly Squat farm shop, has been such a success that Clarkson is already hiring more staff.
Jeremy Clarkson smiling as he turned up to his new pub for its second day trading today
People were queueing for up to 90 minutes to get into The Farmer's Dog in the Cotswolds today
Some arrived in expensive cars, including Aston Martins and Ferraris to get a glimpse of the TV star turned publican
The Farmer's Dog is located next to Clarkson's Diddly Squat farm shop in the Cotswolds
The pub is now advertising for a local chef de partie or sous-chef to join the team.
The ideal applicant for the £35,000-a-year role would be 'experienced at running a high volume site' as well as 'fast on their feet, smiley, unflappable and genuinely excited to be part of a new team', the job listing on Indeed reads.
But the chef must live locally as 'there is no accommodation available', and be ready to start this week.
In a video posted on the pub's official Instagram page, three kitchen staff members promoted the latest position.
Describing the new role, they said: 'We opened the pub yesterday and it was so successful. But we need some more staff.
'We are looking for a senior chef de partie or a sous chef to join our team. If it's you, please get in touch today and let's have a chat about that.'
Visitors queue up in the rain to get a glimpse of the former Top Gear presenter and to try his exclusively British menu
The exterior of the The Farmer's Dog, set in a picturesque spot where Clarkson purchased the Windmill pub for just under £1million two months ago
The pub features an outdoor terrace, for diners only and benches on the lawn
Visitors to The Farmer's Dog brave the pouring rain as they queue outside Clarkson's new pub
The TV star said he hoped to make a success of The Farmer’s Dog but added using only British produce meant that profit margins would be much lower. He said using pork from his Diddly Squat farm would cost 0.74p to turn into sausage to be sold at the pub
Clarkson opened the doors to his latest venture at noon on Friday to a large crowd.
Pointing to an A-board outside the establishment he said: ''Pay attention to this. Every single thing you are going to consume in here was grown by British farmers, apart from the quinine and the tonic.'
Clarkson's new pub, set in a picturesque spot near the village of Burford, Oxfordshire where the former Top Gear presenter bought what was the Windmill pub for almost £1million just two months ago.
It features a stylish decor, complete with an eye-catching centrepiece - a tractor hanging from the ceiling.
Clarkson said becoming a publican was a step into the unknown and joked that his next venture might be to open a cinema.
While he said he hoped The Farmer's Dog would be a great success, he added that using exclusively British produce would mean much lower profit margins.
Citing an example, he said it would cost 0.74p to turn pork from his farm shop into a sausage to be sold at the pub, far more than the 0.18p it would cost using imported pig meat.
Clarkson opening his pub on its first day yesterday. The TV host was followed around by film crews as he launched his newest venture
A board placed outside The Farmer's Dog stressing that everything served and sold at Clarkson's pub is produced in Britain
One of his shop's most popular items was a candle in a tin with the less than flattering name of ‘This smells like B******ks’. Each candle
Beers on offer at Clarkson’s pub include five varieties and a cider from his co-owned Hawkstone brewery.
The IPA is the most expensive at £6 a pint while Hawkstone Session lager is £5.50 a pint, alongside the Hawkstone Pils, Hawkstone Breeze, and cask ale.
Products available at the Diddly Squat farm shop next door include mechanics hand soap at £6.80, Jeremy’s Hot Seed Beer mustard at £6.80 a jar and Habanero Chilli Chutney also at £6.80.
But one of the store's most popular items is a candle in a tin with the less than flattering name of ‘This smells like B******ks’.
