Jeremy Clarkson has issued a warning to those visiting Diddly Squat Farm along with an apology.
The former Top Gear presenter took to Twitter saying the farm was "really busy" and apologised that was nowhere "proper" for parking.
The farm shop reopened on February 10 just after the release of season two of his hit Amazon Prime show Clarkson's Farm.
This has seen hordes of fans coming to visit the farm with parking at the site quickly filled up with customers.
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However, with more shoppers coming to the farm than parking available many are leaving their vehicles on the main road and walking to the shop despite Thames Valley Police and Oxfordshire County Council issuing statements asking visitors not to park on A361.
Mr Clarkson has since praised the police for their handling of the crowds turning up at the farm shop.
It’s really busy at the farm shop today and I’m sorry we can’t provide proper car parking. Until we can, the local police, who are very great and much on our side btw, do ask that people don’t park on the main road.
— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) February 19, 2023
In the social media he wrote: "It’s really busy at the farm shop today and I’m sorry we can’t provide proper car parking. Until we can, the local police, who are very great and much on our side btw, do ask that people don’t park on the main road."
In another reply on his Twitter page, he said that they were "opening fields as fast as they can" so that customers can park there.
Yesterday (February 19), a driver suffered a head injury after his Fiat Panda hit a wall and rolled onto its roof near the farm shop.
The 23-year-old man was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital, where he remained in a stable condition.
Previously, Mr Clarkson has struggled to get the local council to grant permission for a larger car park with the council saying Diddly Squat Farm must be treated like any other.
West Oxfordshire District Council has emphasised that the proper procedures were followed in Clarkson’s planning applications which included plans for a car park.
A statement said: “As with any other planning authority, we have a legal responsibility to make sure that planning laws and policies are followed correctly by everyone to manage development and protect local communities and the environment.
“This is regardless of who they are and we treat Diddly Squat Farm no differently.”
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A district council spokesman has stated the authority is trying to work closely with Mr Clarkson.
He said: “We do not have a ‘vendetta’ against Mr Clarkson or indeed any applicant.
"Behind the scenes we have worked with the owners and planning agents of Diddly Squat Farm to try and reach a positive outcome where the business can operate within the planning laws and policies.
Mr Clarkson purchased the farm in 2008 before starting to run it himself in 2019 and is set to start work on the third season of his show.
He previously expanded the farm shop into a restaurant and appealed an order for the closing of the restaurant following two planning applications being rejected by West Oxfordshire District Council.
He subsequently said he “no longer wished” for a restaurant and wanted to develop on-site parking in a letter to the council in January.
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