Jeremy Clarkson's Oxfordshire farm shop - one year on

The car enthusiast swapped Porsches for potatoes as he threw open the doors to his farm shop for the first time.

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At the Squat Shop – named after his farm Diddly Squat – located near Chipping Norton – the Grand Tour host sold potatoes, raffled off water in yellow bottles and gave away cider that had been donated by Blur’s Alex James, who made a special appearance with a sack of potatoes.

Alex James, Blur frontman, carrying a sack of potatoes out of the farm shop. Pic Ed Nix.

The ex-Top Gear host has been running for the farm for more than a year for a forthcoming Amazon Prime show called I Bought A Farm which is expected to be released later this year.

Timeline

• Mr Clarkson got planning permission in November 2019 to open the shop, a lambing shed, 10-space car park and facilities for 'occasional film-making' at the Diddly Squat Farm on Chipping Norton Road. 
• Hundreds of adoring fans flocked to grand opening of the shop on February 23 
• Mr Clarkson apologised on Twitter after his muddy farm meant families with pushchairs were driving home 
• Jeremy Clarkson says his small farm shop on the edge of Oxfordshire is putting 'Aldi out of business', hailing the times as the 'end of supermarket shopping'. 
• Villagers nearby hoped his shop would be good for tourism in the area 
• Mr Clarkson sells his Diddly Squat spuds from the Chipping Norton roadside 
• Top Gear presenter welcomes panic buyers to his farm shop ad coronavirus hits, despite high street giants like McDonald's closing for good 
• Mr Clarkson applies for licence to sell alcohol at farm shop

The farm shop is currently closed but Clarkson and partner Lisa Hogan are hoping to reopen in March.

Pictures

Queues and parked cars outside the Diddly Squat Farm for the grand opening. Pic: Ed Nix

The Grand Tour host's shop sold potatoes for £1.02 per 2kg, declaring them "cheaper than Aldi" on the labels. Blackball Media/PA Wire

Pic Blackball Media/PA Wire

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