Inside ‘Banksyville’, where the elusive artist owns a pub and goes by the name ‘Dave’

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Glastonbury Festival organiser Michael Eavis at the opening of the The Crown Pilton. // Locals claim a pub near the Glastonbury Festival site is owned by Chris Martin, Michael Eavis and Banksy - where they call the street artist 'Dave' and drive him around in cabs. The Crown Pilton, just a stone?s throw away from Glastonbury Festival?s Worthy Farm site, has for four years been the subject of intense speculation after it underwent a ?1m renovation in 2022. Its current landlords Owain Powell and Rowena Draper took on running of the boozer a year earlier. But neighbours to the site say it has been bankrolled by a celebrity trio - including the famous and illusive Banksy. Photo released 26/04/2026
The village pub is allegedly owned by Banksy, who goes by the name Dave (Picture: SWNS)

A village near Glastonbury has been renamed ‘Banksy-ville’ – where the elusive artist owns a pub and locals call him Dave....

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