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Since Jeremy Clarkson opened up Diddly Squat Farm to the public, it has attracted thousands of visitors from all over the country, but somethings are very different to what fans see on TV.
Dealing with the worst farming weather in decades, animals with a mind of their own and unresponsive crops - the nation watched on as the former Top Gear host attempted to run his 1,000 acre farm.
Diddly Squat Farm, in the heart of the Cotswolds, quickly became a much-loved destination with visitors from all over the country when The Grand Tour star decided to open his very open farm shop.
Featured in both series of Clarkson's Farm, fans of the show have flocked to the site to see if it really is like on the TV.
Lisa Hogan doesn't work there in the farm shop
Don't expect to see the TV staff (Alex Evans)On the visit, as reported by Yorkshire Live, there were several staff members that were present in the shop but have yet to appear on the TV show while Jeremy Clarkson's girlfriend Lisa Hogan was missing from the shop.
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Fans of the Amazon Prime Video series will know the Diddly Squat Farm Shop is Lisa's domain while her partner takes care of the farm itself.
It appeared several staff members had been hired to staff the shop during the time between filming seasons.
The Diddly Squat Farm Shop sign is cardboard
The sign is actually made of cardboard (Alex Evans)The infamous Diddly Squat Farm Shop sign is perhaps surprisingly made with cardboard lettering.
The former Top Gear presenter has used corrugated grey cardboard lettering nailed to the wood to sign post his shop.
The Farm Shop is really small
The farm shop is very small (Alex Evans)It's clear from Clarkson's Farm that the shop where Jeremy sells his produce isn't particularly big.
But, on closer inspection the shop is much smaller than it seems which is one of the reasons for the huge queues fans must wait in before they get a chance to look inside.
People have to queue for hours just to get the chance to walk through it for a few minutes and the usable floor space, is probably "no more than about 10ft by 8ft".
The 'TV set' is very different to the tourist attraction
There are long queues (Alex Evans)On the Prime Video show, the farm shop and surrounding area look reportedly very different in real life.
On Clarkson's Farm, there are tidy rows of stock shown in the shop but in reality it's absolutely overflowing with souvenirs.
Piles of posters and postcards and even knitted dolls of Jeremy and Kaleb sat behind the till as well as Diddly Squat Gin and a freezer full of ice cream to cater for the tourists.
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Outside, there are portaloos and several overflow emergency car parks are open and allowing cars in.
There's a burger van, pop up shop and stalls
The burger van at Diddly Squat Farm (Alex Evans)In very busy periods like half terms, there's a 'pop up shop' set up behind the farm shop building to serve more customers.
There is also a burger van and a bar serving alcoholic beverages including beer and cider for visitors while there's a local lavender flower seller all set up on the tables in the lambing shed.
Take a pen
People leave messages outside the lambing shed (Alex Evans)Another thing that isn't shown in the Prime Video programme is the signs outside the lambing shed, which have been doodled on.
There are thousands of messages scrawled on the planks of wood from farm visitors, with cheeky messages such as 'James May is a d***o" to "We love Pepper" (the cow Jeremy decided to keep as a pet).
Visitors to Diddly Squat Farm are encouraged to write their own lasting message on the signs.
There's a campsite next door
There is a caravan site next door to the farm (Alex Evans)There is a surprisingly close campsite situated next door to the farm shop.
In season one, Jeremy references the campsite to farm management advisor Charlie Ireland as he joked he could make a "killing selling farm produce to campers" next door.
Although the above sign has not been shown on TV it's a stone's throw away from the shop.