Jeremy Clarkson's brutal reason for banning Richard Hammond and James May from £1m pub

Richard Hammond chats about Jeremy Clarkson's farming

Richard Hammond has revealed that he’s been banned from Jeremy Clarkson’s £1m pub, The Farmer’s Dog. The pub, which opened earlier this year, became an overnight success.

But it seems Jeremy isn’t keen on hosting his former Top Gear and The Grand Tour TV co-stars, as Richard joins James May on the banned list. Richard made the surprising admission during a chat with James in a video for their DriveTribe YouTube channel, filmed in James’s own pub.

During the discussion, Richard joked: “My stated intention when you said you bought a pub was to get myself banned. What do I have to do?”

James replied: “A pub is a place for discussion, difference of opinion, so we’re not going to bar you for holding a radical view.

“However, if you damage any of the artworks, break the windows, or insult any of my delightful young staff, then [my colleague] Jamie will assist you in leaving through the window.”

James (C) and Richard (R) have poked fun at the pub ban (Image: Getty)

That’s when Richard revealed his pub-going privileges were already revoked by Jeremy, saying: “I’ll go for a ban. Jeremy’s told me I’m already banned from his pub.” James couldn’t resist taking a dig at Jeremy’s decision, quipping: “He told me that, but I said to somebody that’s like being banned from the golf club.

“I’ve been banned from somewhere where I wasn’t going to go anyway, so what does it mean?” Jeremy first announced during the launch of The Farmer’s Dog that James, along with Labour leader Keir Starmer, was banned. A "banned list" in the pub even includes their names scribbled on the wall.

Jeremy has also sparked outrage over the Oxfordshire establishment announcing restrictive new rules ahead of the festive season. Diners hoping to book a table at the pub during the Christmas week are being met with the news that they can only stay at their table for an hour.

But Jeremy doesn't seem at all bothered about all of the fuss as he's been focused elsewhere. He's been pounding the pavements to send an even bigger message.The ex-Top Gear and Grand Tour host, 64, shrugged off doctors' orders to join the farmers' protest despite the biting cold and heavy sleet.

Jeremy at his successful new pub (Image: PA)

Before the event, Jeremy told The Sun he would head to London "despite having letters from doctors telling me not to go on the march and saying I must avoid stress".

In recent times, there's been concern about the health of the seasoned presenter following his talk of life-saving heart surgery, dietary changes, and voicing worries over potential dementia. Despite these health worries, Clarkson made his opinions heard loud and clear at the Westminster event.

Criticising Chancellor Rachel Reeves' strategy, he pointed out: "If [Rachel Reeves] would have wanted to take out the likes of James Dyson and investment bankers and so on, she would have used a sniper's rifle, but she's used a blunderbuss and she's hit all this lot."

He beseeched the Government to recognise its error, saying: "I beg the government to be big, to accept that this was rushed through. It wasn't thought out, and it's a mistake. That's the big thing to do – admit it and back down."