Hordes of Jeremy Clarkson fans have descended on the Cotswolds as daytrippers visit his Diddly Squat Farm shop during the summer holidays.
Swathes of former Top Gear presenter’s fans stood diligently in long-stretching queues today as they patiently waited to visit the famed farm shop.
Meanwhile, dozens of cars began filling the fields as more visitors flocked in, as families prepared to spend a day enjoying the holidays.
One queue could be seen stretching from the shop all across the upper perimeter of the car park into the neighbouring field.
Some eager fans were seen sitting down on the floor with their pets as they waited for an opportunity to browse the shop shelves.
Diddly Squat’s fans flocking to stand and wait in lengthy queues comes amid a reignited planning war between Clarkson and West Oxfordshire District Council.
Amid the ongoing success of his television series, Clarkson’s Farm, the broadcaster has made a bid to extend his ‘temporary car park’ until 2030.
Permission to add parking spaces at Diddly Squat farm was initially granted on appeal in June 2023 to help deal with an influx of customers.
However, there was a deadline to return the land to its original use in June of this year.
Clarkson’s team have since applied for planning consent to extend the permission until December 31, 2030. The application currently remains under consideration.
Hordes of Jeremy Clarkson fans have descended on his Cotswolds Farm as daytrippers visit his Diddly Squat Farm shop during the summer holidays
Swathes of former Top Gear presenter’s fans stood diligently in long-stretching queues today as they patiently waited to visit the famed farm shop
One queue could be seen stretching from the shop all across the upper perimeter of the car park into the neighbouring field
More fans of the ex-Top Gear host patiently wait as they prepare to visit Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm Shop today in the Cotswolds
Some eager fans were seen sitting down on the floor with their pets as they waited for an opportunity to browse the shop shelves
Meanwhile, dozens of cars began filling the fields as more visitors flocked in as families prepared to spend a day enjoying the holidays
The Planning Inspectorate initially approved the car park extension. However, plans for a permanent restaurant were refused.
Mr Clarkson’s representatives insisted the original conditions need to be amended as series six of his Amazon Prime show has already been commissioned and is set to air in the summer of 2027.
When the original permission was granted on appeal, the second series had just been aired, and the length of impact on the surrounding area wasn’t clear, they said.
The representatives added: ‘Season five will air this year and season six has been commissioned and will air in summer 2027. Three further years to monitor and review thereafter seems appropriate.’
It comes as Diddly Squat immediately became jammed with two-hour waits to get in after opening the temporary car park on agricultural land in August 2023.
At the time, Mr Clarkson personally oversaw the construction and was spotted at the site wearing a hard hat and a high-vis jacket as he inspected the works.
And as the summer holidays were in full swing, the new car park quickly proved totally insufficient to cope with the legions of fans arriving.
Staff were soon forced to open another field where a further 100 cars could park on grass just a five-minute walk away.
It comes amid reports Clarkson had applied for a host of trademarks to expand his business ventures amid his show’s huge success.
In April, The Sun reported that Jeremy was trademarking Diddly Dunkers, a nod to his Diddly Squat Farm.
It was said to be part of a product range which is also set to include clothes and homeware.
His Hawkstone Brewery is also said to have made trademark applications for new drinks including Arrowhead, Midsummer, Knollbury Fort and Firelight.
The Daily Mail reapproached Jeremy Clarkson’s representatives for comment.
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