These are the first photos of Jeremy Clarkson’s new six-bedroom Cotswold mansion, situated on a 312-acre site the presenter bought in 2012 for £4.25 million.
Mr Clarkson, 60, blew up the old farmhouse as a spectacular stunt on his Amazon show The Grand Tour – with the rebuilt mansion now starting to take shape.
He has been reconstructing the Chipping Norton property for his latest reality show, I Bought The Farm, also produced for Amazon, which is due to air in September.
Mr Clarkson renamed his estate ‘Diddly Squat Farm’ after buying the 312-acre site for £4.25 million in 2012.
It’s not only the main house that’s been completely reconstructed, but the barns and gardens are also getting a glamorous makeover, complete with vegetable patch, potting shed and plant room.
Jeremy Clarkson’s six-bedroom Cotswold mansion is starting to take shape, after he bought the property and 312 acres of land for £4.25 million
Jeremy Clarkson has been reconstructing the Chipping Norton property for his latest reality show, which is set to air on Amazon
He has been reconstructing the Chipping Norton property for his latest reality show, I Bought The Farm, produced for Amazon
Grand Tour presenter Clarkson renamed his estate ‘Diddly Squat Farm’ after buying the 312-acre site for £4.25 million in 2012
What the farmhouse could look like once work on it is completed. The plan is to build a new 12,173-foot family property on the site
He’s also set up his own farmer’s market, Diddly Squat Shop, which hit the headlines when it opened in February selling ‘non-organic’ potatoes
The property that was formerly on the site of Mr Clarkson’s new mansion was blown up by the Grand Tour star and his fellow hosts
Pictured are Grand Tour presenters James May and Richard Hammond blowing up the property that used to sit on the site of Mr Clarkson’s new mansion
The spectacular explosion came after Mr Clarkson sent a letter to local residents warning them of the unusual demolition
He’s also set up his own farmer’s market, Diddly Squat Shop, which hit the headlines when it opened in February selling ‘non-organic’ potatoes and other fresh produce, promising to undercut even Aldi prices.
While it’s been shut during the coronavirus pandemic, it’s given the former Top Gear host a chance to renovate it and create an even bigger supply barn, as seen in the photos.
The plan is to build a new 12,173-foot family property, which includes a basement cinema, attic games room, orangery, room for five cars, a special garage for his quad bikes, a yard for horses, six bedrooms and five bathrooms.
The property is just down the road from his long-time friend David Cameron who has a home in the village of Dean.
As well as a walled garden, an orangery, a yard for horses and five bathrooms, Clarkson got permission to create a ‘sensational party barn’ for all his showbiz friends.
His Diddly Squat Shop hit the headlines when it opened in February selling ‘non-organic’ potatoes and other fresh produce, promising to undercut even Aldi prices
The plan is to build a new 12,173-foot family property, which includes a basement cinema, attic games room, orangery and room for five cars
Clarkson, 60, blew up the old farmhouse as a spectacular stunt on his Amazon show The Grand Tour – with the rebuilt mansion now starting to take shape
When completed, the mansion will also have a special garage for his quad bikes, a yard for horses, six bedrooms and five bathrooms
In May 2016, he submitted plans for the estate, which were validated by the council that July, before he sent an email round to local residents explaining his intention to blow up the old house
In May 2016, he submitted plans for the estate, which were validated by the council that July, before he sent an email round to local residents explaining his intention to blow up the old house rather than call in the builders ‘like any normal person would do.’
A 44-year-old neighbour claimed it was ‘typical Clarkson’ saying at the time: ‘Apparently they sent some of the villagers, who were around half a mile from It, letters telling them something was going to happen.
‘It’s just typical Clarkson isn’t it. Any normal person would get in people to take it apart conventionally, but he blows it up. He blew up the entire house. All that’s left is a huge pile of Costwold stone.’
Mr Clarkson has previously said that he had bought a farm in Chipping Norton and planned to whiz around on quad bikes with his children.
‘There are many sensible reasons for this,’ he wrote. ‘Land is a better investment than any bank can offer. The Government doesn’t get any of my money when I die. And the price of the food that I grow can only go up. But there is another, much more important reason: I can now have a quad bike.
‘I have always loved the idea. They are like motorbikes but they don’t fall over when you leave them alone, they look great and they bring a bit of civilisation to Britain’s rather dreary green and brown bits,’ he said.
The shop has been shut during the coronavirus pandemic, but it’s given the former Top Gear host a chance to renovate it and create an even bigger supply barn, as seen in the photos
The property is just down the road from his long-time friend David Cameron who has a home in the village of Dean
He sent an email round to local residents explaining his intention to blow up the old house rather than call in the builders ‘like any normal person would do’
As well as a walled garden, an orangery, a yard for horses and five bathrooms, Clarkson got permission to create a ‘sensational party barn’ for all his showbiz friends
Mr Clarkson has previously said that he had bought a farm in Chipping Norton and planned to whiz around on quad bikes with his children