Same shop, two different days

Visiting Clarksons Farm Yourself vs Taking a Tour

~£20yourself from Oxford£62the tour1 · 8places of 8Mondaysshop closed
IF YOU WANT THE TOURMini-coach tour from Moreton-in-Marsh4.731 reviews
£62per person
Check dates Free cancellation up to 24 hours · reserve now, pay later
Updated 7 Oct 2026 · Prices checked 7 Oct 2026
The queue behind the Diddly Squat Farm Shop sign
The queue behind the sign. Photo: tour operator via GetYourGuide
THE SHORT ANSWER

Clarksons Farm tour vs visiting yourself: going yourself is cheaper, about £20 from Oxford by train and bus or just fuel if you drive, but you get the shop and its queue. The £62 mini-coach tour adds seven more places from the show, a guide and no queue. Drive and only want the shop: go yourself. No car and want the lot: take the tour.

Updated 7 Oct 2026 · Prices checked 7 Oct 2026
~£20 · £62DIY · tour, per person
1 · 8places of 8, DIY · tour
45–60 minqueue on your own at weekends
Mondayclosed for both
Two ways to spend the same afternoon

Visiting Clarksons Farm — the Tour Day and the DIY Day

The tour dayMini coach from Moreton-in-Marsh
14:00
Moreton-in-Marsh stationMeet the mini coach
£62
Rival farm shop, Chadlington, the farmhousePlaces 1–3 from the show
Diddly Squat Farm ShopPhoto and snack stop, no queue
Hawkstone, the flour mill, the Windrush pub, the Farmer's DogPlaces 5–8
≈18:00
Back at the station
£628 of 8 places · no queue · guide included
The DIY dayTrain, a short walk and the X9 bus
+0:00
Oxford → Charlbury≈16 min
£8.20
+0:16
Charlbury station → the bus stop≈10 min
+0:26
X9 towards Chipping Norton → the farm shop stopBuses are infrequent; check the times before you go≈20 min
£2
+0:46
Diddly Squat Farm ShopQueue 45–60 min on sunny weekends
£20.40 return≈46 min each way · same way back · 1 of 8 places
Check dates You don't stand in the Diddly Squat queue
Fares: National Rail, Pulhams bus X9 · checked 30 Sep 2026
Line by line

Tour or DIY — Visiting Clarksons Farm Line by Line

Mini-coach tourGo yourself from Oxford
Cost
£62 per person
About £20.40 returnBetter
Time
4 hours from Moreton-in-Marsh
Half a day; buses are infrequent
Places from the show
8 of 8Better
1 of 8
Shop queue
None: photo and snack stopBetter
45–60 min at weekends
Transport
Mini coach with a guideBetter
Train, 10-minute walk, X9 bus
Food
Not included
Café until 15:00
Children and dogs
Not for under 5s
Dogs welcome outside on a leadBetter
Best for
Fans without a car who want every placeDrivers, or anyone who only wants the shop
Yes, from London or Oxford

Can I Take a Day Trip to Diddly Squat Farm? Visiting Clarksons Farm from London

Yes. From London, the simplest day trip is the direct train from Paddington to Moreton-in-Marsh (84–93 minutes, from £14 in advance) and the 14:00 mini-coach tour. On your own, it's a train to Oxford, then Charlbury and the X9 bus; allow a full day and check the bus times before you go.

Pick the day. Remember the calendar: the shop is open Tuesday to Sunday, 09:30–16:30, so a Monday day trip finds it shut, tour or not.

No tickets, no booking

Can You Just Turn Up to Diddly Squat? Visiting Clarksons Farm Without Booking

Yes. Diddly Squat Farm Shop has no tickets and no booking: you arrive at 5–12 Chipping Norton Road, Chipping Norton, OX7 3PE, join the queue and walk in. It opens Tuesday to Sunday from 09:30 to 16:30, including bank holidays, and it is closed every Monday. The café serves food until 15:00; the bar stays open until 16:30.

What you can and can't see. Diddly Squat is a working farm, and the farm itself is not open to visitors. The public gets the shop, the lambing barn and the outdoor seating. The farm runs no tours of its own, and no tour — ours included — can promise you'll meet Jeremy, Kaleb or Gerald.

The queue. On sunny weekends, and in the weeks after a new series lands in early summer, visitors report waiting 45 to 60 minutes or more to get into the shop, even when they arrive early. The shop warns that the queue can close a little before 16:30 on very busy days. Tuesday to Thursday, arriving for the 09:30 opening, is the quietest window.

45–60 minreported weekend queue; Tuesday to Thursday at 09:30 is the quietest window.

When a tour makes more sense. If you're driving and only want the shop, going yourself costs nothing but fuel and your place in the queue. Without a car, the practical route is the train to Charlbury and the X9 bus towards Chipping Norton — about £20 return from Oxford.

If you want the places around the shop as well — Chadlington, the flour mill, the Farmer's Dog — the mini-coach tour from Moreton-in-Marsh covers all eight places from the show for £62 and doesn't stand in the shop queue.

Check dates You don't stand in the Diddly Squat queue
Everything about the shop in one place

Diddly Squat Farm Shop Opening Times for Visiting Clarksons Farm

Diddly Squat shop front

Six days a week, all year, with the same hours on bank holidays. The queue is the one thing to plan around.

Address
5–12 Chipping Norton Road, Chipping Norton, OX7 3PE
Open
Tuesday to Sunday, 09:30–16:30, including bank holidays
Closed
Every Monday
Café
Food until 15:00; the bar stays open until 16:30
Parking
Car park with disabled bays; overflow field on busy days, 4x4s only when wet
Dogs
Welcome outside on a lead, not inside the shop
Tickets
None. You walk in; there is no booking
Hours from the Diddly Squat Farm Shop website · checked 30 Sep 2026
Plan around it

Diddly Squat Farm Shop Queue When Visiting Clarksons Farm

On sunny weekends and in the weeks after a new series, visitors report 45 to 60 minutes or more in the queue. Weekday mornings are shorter. The mini-coach tour makes a photo and snack stop and does not queue; the private car gives you about an hour, so you can.

Diddly Squat Farm Shop Parking

There is a car park outside the shop with disabled bays. On busy days an overflow field opens; in wet weather it turns to mud, and the shop advises that only 4x4s use it, at your own risk.

Farmers Dog Pub Booking

The Farmer's Dog, near Burford, releases its restaurant tables on the 1st of each month, and on 30 Sep 2026 it showed October as fully booked. The tent and the bar take walk-ins. No tour includes a table, so book on the pub's own website if you want to eat there.

Hawkstone Brewery Tour

Check dates You don't stand in the Diddly Squat queue

When Visiting Clarksons Farm Yourself Wins

You drive and only want the shopYou can go Tuesday to Thursday morningYou want as long as you like insideBudget matters more than the other seven places

When a Tour Wins for Visiting Clarksons Farm

You have no carMini-coach tour →
You want all eight places from the showMini-coach tour →
You'd rather not queue at a weekendMini-coach tour →
You want an hour inside the shop and at the Farmer's DogPrivate car tour →
Straight answers

Visiting Clarksons Farm — Tour vs Yourself FAQ

Do you need to book Diddly Squat?

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No. There are no tickets and no booking for Diddly Squat Farm Shop; you join the queue and walk in, Tuesday to Sunday from 09:30 to 16:30.

Can you walk around Clarksons Farm?

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No. The farm is a working farm and is closed to visitors. You can walk around the shop, the lambing barn and the outdoor seating, but not the fields, and no tour takes you onto the farm.

Is it cheaper to go yourself?

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Yes: about £20.40 return from Oxford by train and bus, or just fuel if you drive, against £62 for the tour. The tour adds seven more places from the show and skips the queue.

How long is the queue at Diddly Squat?

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Visitors report 45 to 60 minutes or more on sunny weekends and after a new series. Tuesday to Thursday at the 09:30 opening is the quietest time.

Can I get to the Farmer's Dog by bus?

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Not usefully. There is no practical bus link to the Farmer's Dog or Hawkstone, so without a car it is a taxi or a tour.

Is there parking at Diddly Squat?

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Yes, a car park outside the shop with disabled bays, and an overflow field on busy days. In wet weather the field turns to mud; the shop advises 4x4s only.

Can I bring my dog to Diddly Squat?

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Yes, outside on a lead, but not inside the shop. Dogs are not allowed in the private tour car; assistance dogs are.

Check dates You don't stand in the Diddly Squat queue
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Visiting Clarksons Farm Without the Queue — Live Dates

No car, no queue, all eight places for £62.

Places from the show8 of 8
All eight: Rival shop, Chadlington, Farmhouse, Diddly Squat, Hawkstone, Flour mill, Windrush pub, Farmer's Dog
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You don't stand in the Diddly Squat queue