Huge queues have formed outside Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat farm shop as fans have been forced wait for up two hours to grab some his home grown produce.
The former Top Gear presenter has continued to draw crowds to his much loved store and cafe as it continues to be a roaring success following the release of the third season of Clarkson’s Farm earlier this year.
Pictures from today show vehicles left dumped at the side of the road, with the site’s car parks having already overflowed, as fans wait patiently to get their hands on some coveted ‘cow juice’ or ‘bee juice’.
With just days before the UK’s schools break up for the summer, it is likely that crowds will only continue to get larger in the coming weeks.
Such news will undoubtedly come as an annoyance to some locals who have repeatedly complained about cars blocking the roads and tourists shattering the peace of the village.
Huge queues have formed outside Jeremy Clarkson ‘s Diddly Squat farm shop as fans have been forced wait for up two hours to grab some his home grown produce
Pictures from today show vehicles left dumped at the side of the road, with the site’s car parks having already overflowed
Fans parked their cars at the side of the road before queuing up for hours to get their hands on some coveted ‘cow juice’ or ‘bee juice’
The former Top Gear presenter (pictured( has continued to draw crowds to his much loved store and cafe as it continues to be a roaring success following the release of the third season of Clarkson’s Farm earlier this year
Large queues at Clarkson’s farm shop are not uncommon, with many fans often waiting for hours to get a glimpse inside what has now become a tourist attraction.
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One fan wrote on Tik Tok last month that they had queued for over an hour to get into the farm shop but eventually gave up and ventured into the cafe instead.
Then in May huge crowds were once again snaked around the farm shop and car park, which saw many vehicles being turned away.
A police van was seen parked close to the car park’s entrance on the remarkably busy day.
The farm shop is know to attract fans from all over the world including the United States, Wales and Germany.
Anna, Sarah and Remi, originally from Minnesota, travelled to Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm earlier this for Remi’s birthday.
At the time, one of the girls joked: ‘We got in line about ten minutes ago. We expect to get into an episode of the show while we’re in the queue.’
A police van was parked up outside the idyllic Cotswolds farm earlier this year amid some vehicles being told they wouldn’t be able to enter an already packed car park
Fans of the show descend on the farm shop just days after the release of the third series earlier this year
Huge crowds swarmed to Oxfordshire in May as queues snaked around the Diddly Squat Farm shop and car park
Avid watchers of the show descended on the former Top Gear star’s newest venture from the United States, Wales and Germany back in May to celebrate the new release
Earlier this year it was thought a truce had broken out with many of the residents of the quintessential English village of Chipping Norton.
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This came after Clarkson, 63, wrote a newspaper column where he railed against developers who build mini estates without adding extra resources for all the new residents.
He cited the expansion of the market town of Chipping Norton, about two miles from his farm in Chadlington, as an example of how the population has more than doubled from when he lived in the market town 30 years ago.
But while there has been an explosion in new homes and the population increased to almost 10,000 essential infrastructure such as doctors and dentists’ surgeries and even schools have not been added.
Residents of Chadlington, who have been vocal in criticism of Clarkson and his hugely popular TV show set on Diddly Squat farm, said he was right to attack the overdevelopment of country villages.
‘I think he has hit the nail on the head,’ said Anna Quayle.
‘If you are going to build more homes, then the other resources have to be built as well. It is all very well for 50 new homes to be thrown up, but where do the children to go to school.
Clarkson was ordered to shut down his 60-seater restaurant at the farm (pictured) for breaching planning rules with an appeal also ruled out by council planning chiefs
The quaint village of Chadlington in the Cotswolds close to where Jeremy Clarkson runs his Diddly Squat Farm
Tim and Becky Wootton (pictured), who have lived in Chadlington for 11 years, said Clarkson was talking sense
‘Around here it takes a month to get a doctor’s appointment. There are 18,000 people on the list.
‘I don’t often agree with Jeremy Clarkson, but he is right in this instance.’
Tim and Becky Wootton, who have lived in Chadlington for 11 years, said Clarkson was talking sense.
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‘There has to be a balance. Everyone accepts that new homes must be built, but the other resources that go with an increase of population must be included, said Becky.
Her husband Tim added:’ More thought has to be given to what makes a village a place people want to live. There have to be facilities for them. Our nearest doctor is in Chipping Norton but you have to wait a month for an appointment. I’d say Clarkson is right.’
Another resident who admitted she was not a big fan of Clarkson begrudgingly accepted he was right to speak out about the overdevelopment of some areas.
‘Jeremy is right on this point, she said.
‘He can be a big mouth but on housing and farming issues he is spot on.
‘It is all very well the Government saying they want to build new homes, but you can’t just have the houses without all the other facilities that follow with an increase in the population.’
Another resident who has lived in the village for over 20 years, said Clarkson had a cheek to complain about overcrowding.
‘I do think it is a bit of the pot calling the kettle black’, he said.
‘The success of his TV show has put a spotlight on places like Chadlington and brought so many more people to the village.
‘They are tourists and while shops such as his might benefit it has meant the roads are more crowded.’
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Stars of the show: (From left to right) Gerald Cooper, Charlie Ireland, Lisa Hogan, Kaleb Cooper and Jeremy Clarkson
Jeremy Clarkson pictured with his farm hand Kaleb Cooper in a scene from the third series
Many of the tourists also travel the short distance to Chipping Norton where Clarkson has lamented the decline of the town with local shops giving way to big supermarkets, such as Aldi.
One store owner said it was brave of Clarkson to speak out as she claimed the residents have had little say in how their town has grown.
‘So little thought has been given to the facilities that will be available to people who move into the new homes,’ said one long established store owner who asked not to be named.
‘Clarkson is right. Chipping Norton has changed, and I would not say for the better. There is certainly more money around and the homes that do go on sale are snapped up by people from out of the area who use them as weekend retreats.
‘Also if you are a local person they are out of the price range for most people.’
While Clarkson was unhappy that supermarket chains have replaced local run shops others were pleased they had chosen to base themselves in the town.
Dad of two Darrell Broome said he could not afford to buy food from local stores with the Aldi a ‘lifesaver’.
The 47-year-old roofer said:’ Of course I would like to support local, but the prices are just too much.
‘We come to Aldi as it is affordale. I am sure many others feel the same way.’
Another shopper leaving Aldi said:’ There is obviously a demand for the supermarkets otherwise they would be empty.’