A LANDLORD is selling his quaint country pub after a bust-up with “woke” locals who say he is too grumpy. Andy Gascoigne, 59, says villagers called him “miserable” online. And they were furious when he brewed a beer named after his response to them — “Jog On”. They also accused him of booting the darts […]
A LANDLORD is selling his quaint country pub after a bust-up with “woke” locals who say he is too grumpy.
Andy Gascoigne, 59, says villagers called him “miserable” online.
And they were furious when he brewed a beer named after his response to them — “Jog On”.
They also accused him of booting the darts team from the Yorkshire Dales pub.
Andy, from elsewhere in the county, said of the farming village: “They don’t like me because I’m a lad from Wakefield who’s made a bit of money and I speak my mind.
“They are woke people who would rather be keyboard warriors and post on social media about me.”
He and wife Mandy bought the 19th century Farmers Arms in tiny Muker in 2020. They quickly earned five-star reviews on Tripadvisor for her cooking.
But one-star reviews also appeared, with one telling of “unfriendly rudeness”. Another called Andy a “miserable bloke”.
And a villager yesterday said: “He’s rude, abrasive and argumentative.
“He even brewed a beer called Jog On after making it his catchphrase to throw at anyone who complained.”
Ex-squaddie Andy, also a former pro rugby league player, said he had warned the darts team he was closing for renovations but they quit his pub.
He admitted focusing on meals for tourists, adding: “For some reason, the people in this village have turned against us.”
The pub is on the market for offers in the region of £575,000.
