James May recently invited his former colleague and old friend Richard Hammond to his pub in Wiltshire.
The 61-year-old owns The Royal Oak pub in Swallowcliffe, having originally bought the pub near his family home in 2014 and reportedly took over in 2021.
Despite being 'banned' from Jeremy Clarkson's pub in Oxfordshire - the third member of Top Gear/Grand Tour - May has seemingly set about rekindling relationships with Hammond.
The beloved trio recently announced they were parting ways after the final Grand Tour episode screened on Amazon Prime.
As the (part) owner of a rural pub, I disagree. I’d love to have government ministers in for a pint. I believe the locals would have some interesting questions for them. https://t.co/6pomA3y8p1
— James May (@MrJamesMay) November 14, 2024
Having worked together on the show and, before that, Top Gear, for a combined 22 years, the gang called it a day with one final special.
After Clarkson recently announced he had bought The Windmill in Asthall, near Burford for around £1,000,000, May responded to reports that his former co-star was experiencing difficulties.
He told The Telegraph: “I gather he [Clarkson] has realised that running a pub is actually quite expensive.
“I just like being able to say I own a pub, even though it sounds a bit naff when a famous person off the telly says that sort of thing.”
Disclaimer: There is some bad language in the following clip.
Richard Hammond visits James May's pub
In a video posted by DRIVETRIBE, Hammond could be seen visiting May's pub and asking predictably pertinent - yet hilarious - questions.
The caption reads: "Richard Hammond’s first visit to James May’s pub—what could possibly go wrong?"
In a short clip, Hammond is seen arriving at the pub for the first time.
Hammond grabs himself a Guinness before May shows him around the establishment.
"This door is terrific, it farts," May excitedly exclaims.
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He then opens and closes a door, which, sadly, does not provide them with the desired flatulence.
"Oh, the f*****s have greased it", he says dejectedly.
Hammond then asks: "Do the people that run your pub for you believe you to be a "t***", to which May candidly replies: "Yes, of course they do."
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