Clarkson's Farm fans demand urgent change after Jeremy's Diddly Squat sparks complaint

Fans of Clarkson's Farm have pleaded with Jeremy Clarkson to make significant alterations after several shared they had visited his Cotswolds Farm in recent months. The former Top Gear star's official farm account asked fans for their feedback in a social media post on Wednesday. It comes a day before Jeremy took a break from his farming duties but has since been spotted on his tractor back at the farm, with the post captioned: "Back at work."

Jeremy, 64, purchased his Diddly Squat Farm in 2008 and thanks to the success of his show which launched on Prime Video in June 2021, it garnered much attention as his devoted fan base have also travelled to his Diddly Squat Farm Shop, in Chipping Norton, resulting in huge crowds at his Oxfordshire Farm.

With visitors coming from across the world this has sparked some issues with the locals due to the traffic chaos which has ensued on the village. Taking to the Clarkson's Farm X account a photo of Jeremy at Diddly Squat was shared alongside the caption: "Who’s visited us? Any feedback?"

Social media users flocked to comment on the post with many demanding change in two areas - shop prices and the huge queues.

One user wrote: "Yes I went there, took some friends from the Middle East. Think it was New Year’s Eve. Enjoyed it, had food, beer, lashings of rain, then I was robbed of £25.00 for the below cotton bag. I swear I saw the lady blush when she repeated the price to me. You will be delighted to know I have made a full recovery! Awaiting further victims, sorry friends, to visit again!"

A second quipped: "Yeah, how about doing an Aldi price match?" A third agreed: "Farm shop and burger van are a bit expensive. Lower the prices a bit."

Another complained: "Didn't bother going into the shop because the queue was too long..."

A fifth mused: "I tried but failed," accompanied with a photo of the long queues.

Another penned: "Cue for the shop was crazy long so didn’t cue just went in the seating area but that can’t be helped and had to park a mile down the road. However glad I visited."(sic)

Others complained about potholes, with one X user writing: "We visited a few weeks ago. Some bumpy roads and potholes on the way, but that's the council for you. One of us was in a wheelchair and we were very kindly allowed to skip the shop queue. We stopped to watch Jeremy in his tractor at one point, he waved as he went past. Great day."

Another agreed: "Fix the potholes."

Meanwhile, others reacted positively as they praised Jeremy's Diddly Squat Farm.

One visitor remarked: "The family and I visited last August from the States. Ice cream and pints looking over the fields were great. We took it as an opportunity to see a part of England we likely would not have gone to, glad we did."

Another shared: "One of the highlights of my year! Brilliant fun and wish you all the very best for the future."

A third gushed: "Yep, last October. Loved the chillie chutney and husband and son loved the cider. No queues or traffic. Just wish we’d brought a pen to sign the barn! Oh, and met this lovely chap in the coop in chipping!"

Last month huge crowds gathered at Diddly Squat Farm over the bank holiday weekend on May 4, as one staff member told Oxford Mail: "It hasn’t been this busy since mid-summer last year."

Jeremy responded to criticism of his farm shop's pricing in a previous column for The Sun where he highlighted how supermarket pricing affects the farming industry.

He said: “An idiotic story appeared this week which said that food in my farm shop costs a lot more than it does in the nearby branch of Aldi.

“Yes. It does. Because I charge customers what it costs to grow and prepare the food, rather than selling it for what the supermarkets are prepared to pay. Which would mean operating at a loss.

“The problem of supplying supermarkets is now so severe that many farmers are saving their money and not growing anything at all.”