To open the hatch, you need the golden apple. Heart of Gold is 
the key tool...use it to escape.

To walk without walking with the towel wrapped around your head, 
you have to be by the monument before putting on the towel.

After Ford takes you to the pub, go back to the house and wait 
for something to happen.

To get out of the bar with Ford, whenever Ford says to drink the 
beer, drink the beer. If he doesn't say to drink the beer, then 
wait. When Ford runs out, follow him. Always follow Ford. He will 
drop something. Pick it up and examine it. There is a button to 
push and when you push it, you will end up in a place where you 
can do anything (see, smell, fell, hear, etc.). Keep waiting. 
When the part about smelling disappears, then type "smell".

Also, when you get to the bar, say "Bartender, give me a cheese 
sandwich." When you leave the bar after drinking three times 
(no more, no less), give the sandwich to the dog. That way you 
won't have to start the game over later on.