James May reunites with Grand Tour co-star at Wiltshire pub and admits he hasn’t made a penny from it

JAMES May has reunited with 1 of his co-stars of the Grand Tour astatine his Oxfordshire pub.

He starred successful the deed Amazon Prime car bid alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond.

Jeremy, 64, has opened his ain pub called The Farmer's Dog, adjacent his 1,000-acre Oxfordshire workplace site, known arsenic Diddly Squat.

Viewers volition spot the struggles the erstwhile Top Gear presenter has had with his boozer on the forthcoming series of Clarkson's Farm.

However successful 2020, James, 61, besides embarked connected his ain task arsenic helium became portion proprietor of The Royal Oak pub successful the colony of Swallowcliffe successful Wiltshire.

The erstwhile Top Gear prima was keen to invited his erstwhile workfellow and person Richard into his establishment.

He showed Richard, 54, astir the tract and helium went into item astir immoderate of the challenges helium has faced.

These included fiscal strains arsenic helium admitted that helium has not made immoderate money from the establishment.

"I’ve ne'er taken immoderate wealth retired of this pub. All I’ve done is walk wealth here," helium remarked.

He besides explained that though helium mightiness beryllium 1 of the owners, helium receives hardly immoderate perks specified arsenic escaped drinks.

James told his pal: "There’s nary freebies. I pay."

The TV property is besides not wholly blessed with respective features wrong the expansive pub.

He showed Hammond astir the eating room, drafting his attraction to an imitation wood-burning stove.

It besides contained a mock occurrence effect, which helium admitted that helium wants to change.

"We did not enactment that anserine fake occurrence successful and I hatred it. We should alteration it but I haven’t got astir to it," helium angrily remarked.

It besides turns retired that helium does not person entree to each of the edifice and bar, arsenic helium admitted that helium is "not usually allowed successful the kitchen."

As helium showed his person around, helium confirmed that if helium makes an appearance, helium is usually "encouraged to leave" by the staff.

But James besides admitted that helium has a batch of respect for those that enactment successful the hospitality industry.

In the YouTube video, helium added: "If you’re really going to tally it (a pub) yourself it’s hard work.

"It’s not peculiarly good paid, it’s not peculiarly healthy, it’s antisocial, there’s a hazard of becoming abdominous and an alcoholic."