The US vice president appears to have left the Cotswolds for Scotland after a week-long holiday with wife Usha and their three children – though according to locals, he is expected back.
However, it has emerged that award-winning pub The Bull in Charlbury, Oxfordshire – situated near Dean Manor where Mr Vance stayed – had to cancel a reservation he made because staff refused to serve him, according to the Daily Mail.
The venue was named National Pub & Bar of the Year in The National Pub & Bar Awards 2025.
Richard Fairhurst, who runs a Charlbury community blog, told the paper: “It’s very widely believed locally [that staff refused to serve Vance], but The Bull are keeping schtum.”
Another local, Clare Shakya, told the Mail: “I am told by a reliable source that Bull staff did indeed object to JD Vance’s visit, and their regulars have been backing them for it.”
Meanwhile, showbiz blog Popbitch said: “Attempting to hide from protestors, the VP booked dinner at The Bull, the local gastropub.
“There was just one problem.
“The mutinous staff all said they wouldn’t come to work if they had to serve Vance and his wife.
“Facing staff grumbles and a barrage of negative press attention, The Bull refused his patronage.”
A crowd of between 50 to 100 reportedly gathered in Charlbury during Mr Vance’s holiday saying the vice president was ‘simply not welcome here’.
A van was additionally spotted driving round the area with a screen showing an image of a bald Mr Vance.
According to the Daily Mail, a source close to JD Vance said: “The Bull was included as a potential option for lunch, but the family ultimately decided not to go.
“There was never any indication from the Bull that he or his family were not welcome.”
The Bull is reportedly owned by The Bull Charlbury Limited, which has directors including James Selwyn Gummer.
His father, Tory peer Peter Selwyn Gummer, reportedly owned Dean Manor until recently and sold it to Pippa and Johnny Hornby, friends of David and Samantha Cameron, who rented the manor to Mr Vance.
Much of the vice president’s Cotswold trip was apparently organised by George Osborne after Mr Cameron was reportedly contacted for advice on where to go and delegated the job.
Mr Vance visited the Daylesford Organic food shop near Stow-on-the-Wold and addressed personnel at RAF Fairford during his stay.