oxfordmail.co.uk | Oxford Mail By Madeleine Evans
Digital reporter

The Clarkson's Farm presenter said The Farmer's Dog pub in Burford has been the latest victim of cyber criminals, the same ones who launched massive attacks on M&S and Co-op in recent months.

Writing in his Sun column, the TV presenter-turned-farmer explained that the popular country pub had been hit too.

The former journalist wrote: "So, Jaguar Land Rover had to shut down its production lines this week after systems were breached by computer hackers. And we are told similar attacks were launched in recent months on both M&S and the Co-op.

"But no one thought to mention that my pub, The Farmer’s Dog, has been hit too. It was though.

"Someone broke into our accounting system and helped themselves to £27,000."

The former Top Gear host purchased The Windmill pub in Asthall near Burford for around £1,000,000.

The pub reopened to the public one year ago on August 22, 2024, at midday after being renamed The Farmer’s Dog.

Since it's opening, the 65-year-old celebrity owner has described running it as "more stressful" than running the farm.

The cyber attack comes as the latest set back in a string of difficulties facing the Diddly Squat farmer, as he's come up against local councils, Oxfordshire residents and farming issues all documented in his hit Amazon Prime series Clarkson's Farm.

Series four of the documentary show was released across May and June this year, with eight new episodes dropping on Prime Video.