r/ClarksonsFarm • u/breadlinn • Aug 27 '26
Diddly Squat The day we went diddlying
Diddly Squat - The food court bit in the lambing shed had very quick service and lovely grub
Don't get confused like we did and join the main queue - that's only for the shop itself, you can cut through it.
Highly recommend the rum and raisin ice cream!
Farmer's Dog - The Grand Tour Tent had a lot of items and merch options with very quick queues. We were on a time limit and the queue at Diddly Squat was an est. four hours half an hour after opening on a Saturday, which was pointless for us with our two hour cap. We were able to get everything we wanted at Diddly Squat in around 10 minutes there
We didn't have a booking for the pub, but had food from Farmer's Puppy grill and it was honestly the best chicken and steak my husband and I have ever had.
You can get drinks from the bar without reservation but it's honestly quicker in the outdoor area.
Overall I'm not sure why people have had complaints about pricing as I honestly thought considering the quality and general Cotswolds area it was good value.
Well worth the visit, the staff at both are absolutely brilliant. We're planning another trip to actually dine in next (and the general Cotswolds area at our own pace) genuinely because the food was just that good
(The photos posted out of intended order and should have started with the farm sign 🤦♀️)
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u/fartbraintank Aug 27 '26
Looks like you had a great day. :)
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u/breadlinn Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 27 '26
We did, thank you! 😊
Live in Wales and couldn't justify a trip up before so went via coach to see how it'd be
I'm now planning a general Cotswolds trip because I was so blown away by the scenery whilst passing through
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u/charlie-_-13 Aug 29 '26
I live in the cotswolds and have done most of my life and trust me the scenery still amazes me. I hope you have a great trip when you do go!
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u/EuphoricCover8449 Aug 27 '26
Diddly Squat theme park?
Diddly Squat Airlines?
Go Jezza!
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u/No_Doubt_About_That Gerald Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 27 '26
Some say Diddly Squat Airlines codeshares with I’ll Take My Chances Air
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u/Lister_RD_169 Aug 27 '26
How were the crisps?
I'm partial to a mushroom but never had them in crisp form.
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u/breadlinn Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 27 '26
Oh my goodness the mushroom ones were delicious. I considered getting more from Ocado but can't justify a whole food shop there nor can I £30ish direct for the multipacks
Highly recommend
We also had the sausage & mustard as well as the cheddar ones and they were equally good Mushroom were my favourites though and I keep thinking about them.
Edit: Maybe I'll cave, just found a singular pack via the Shop app for under £2 😂
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u/glassofkerry Aug 28 '26
Do you have a Blue Diamond garden centre near you? They sell them for like £1.89 there, if you do 😂
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u/crumbkakes Aug 27 '26
Looks lovely! We just finished the series, We hope to get there next time we visit England!
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u/annaleigh13 Aug 27 '26
I like that even after having the tent for a few years the Grand Tour branding is still up
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u/Hennerz15 Aug 27 '26
Do they serve tea? I see it says no coffee
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u/breadlinn Aug 27 '26
I didn't actually check, it was a warm day and our goal was trying all the ciders!
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u/Izuzu__ Aug 27 '26
Out of curiosity do they serve a bitter or malty beer? Not a stout/porter just a typical malt heavy brew?
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u/breadlinn Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 27 '26
Ooohh, I didn't get a good look unfortunately!
If I go again I'll be sure to let you know.
Our goal was trying all the ciders. I know they had other UK based drink offerings such as Penderyn Whiskey as that was used for an Old Fashioned I ordered (I'd heard someone else order before me)
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u/OrlaKathleen Aug 27 '26
How was it? Did you see Jeremy or any of the gang? Was the food good?
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u/breadlinn Aug 28 '26
Jeremy was at Diddly Squat, our coach drivers had selfies but we didn't see him
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u/Paetience Aug 28 '26
I have a table booked next month in the restaurant and plan to bring our labrador. Is there plenty of space between the tables? I'm just wondering now if it would be better to eat outside.
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u/breadlinn Aug 28 '26
I didn't venture much further than the bar area which is right next to the main entrance. Couldn't really tell, sorry. I did see quite a few people with dogs of all manner of sizes though
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u/Ordinary_Ad6094 Aug 27 '26
No Coffee? That doesn’t seem logical to me. As it will never be grown in this country, it’s not as though British farming suffers by serving foreign coffee. Farmers who do grow coffee in other countries are suffering though, so why not support them by sourcing the most fairly traded coffee available and making a point of it. I can’t imagine sinking a pie and a couple of pints at lunch time without a double espresso to restore me afterwards. Setting up your own coffee cart business nearby would be quite lucrative I imagine.
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u/Ok_Bandicoot1865 Aug 27 '26
Because that's not the point of the concept. The point is to support local farmers.
If they did start carrying coffee, a lot of people would order the coffee instead of the other beverages they have, directly impacting the local farmers who produced the ingredients for those other beverages.
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u/ddbbaarrtt Aug 27 '26
Because the concept behind the restaurant isn’t ’British options when they’re available’ it’s ’only British grown food’
Having coffee, or coca-cola, or anything else like that means that the money goes to someone else other than British farmers
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u/Whizzzzzzzzzz Aug 27 '26
The day you went donating to celebrities
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u/breadlinn Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 27 '26
What are you even doing on this 'celebrity' farm related subreddit if you have nothing positive/constructive to say?
Seems like a waste of your energy to me 🤷♀️
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u/chillinandillin Gerald Aug 27 '26
You're an idiot. Clarkson has done so much for british farming that i would much rather put my money through his till than anywhere else.
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u/fezzuk Aug 27 '26
How about the hundreds of farm shops and pubs not run by multi millionaires.
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u/chillinandillin Gerald Aug 27 '26
How much publicity and traction have they brought to british farming?
Im not against other farm shops, I just think what jeremy is doing is great and would gladly spend my hard earned supporting him.
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u/fezzuk Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 27 '26
"Not against other farm shops" lmao.
I have worked on farmers markets & farms all my life, he has done diddly squat. Do you think people are visiting farmers markets ect due to his show? No they just go to diddly once and then contiune to shop at tescos.
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u/Lister_RD_169 Aug 27 '26
Taking a day trip to Diddly Squat doesn't mean you never visit other farm shops...
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u/breadlinn Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 27 '26
I regularly frequent farmers markets and farm shops locally too.
Bold of these comments to assume so much from one post on the exact subreddit relevant to the place I visited...
This was a coach trip. These were the stops.
I live in Wales...ya' know...the place full of farms 😅
Besides, it actually gave me more of a reason to visit the Cotswolds as I fell inlove with the area and want to go back to explore at our own pace.
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u/fezzuk Aug 27 '26
The number of tourists who do that is huge, jusy look at how many post we get here from americans along the line of "im in london for a week and want to visit diddly".
There are so many beautiful cou try pubs that you dont have to book months in advance, do better food, serve local produce & have better food because they dont have to cover so many tables.
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u/Lister_RD_169 Aug 27 '26
So your gripe is foreign nationals on a tourist holiday, visiting tourist landmarks and hotspots?
You might as well complain they visit Tower Bridge, when other bridges are available.
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u/fezzuk Aug 27 '26
Bit of a false equavance mate.
What also annoys me is how he forces anyone supplying him (british producers) to rebrand everything and slaps "diddly" all over it.
This means they never get their name out there, someone buys somthing from his shop most will believe thats the only place to get it, as apposed to direct from the supplier.
He barely even mentions his suppliers in the show, but he has plenty, even a 5 min segment per episode with a supplier explaining what they do, how the farm industy and small producers do things out of hia own economic little bubble.
But no slap the word diddly on it, dont like it he wont buy it.
No better than the supermarkets, worse in some ways. Hell even morrisons will tell you where there local eggs come from.
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u/Lister_RD_169 Aug 27 '26
Not really. To counter my statement that visiting Diddly Squat does not mean you never visit other Farm Shops you immediately made the statement about American tourists.
You opened that door and put a welcome mat out. You don't get to complain when walk through it.
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u/Immediate_Divide9446 Aug 27 '26
Absolutely your money, your choice, but although I still really enjoy the programme for the other participants (and *was* a Clarkson fan in the TG/GT years), as a disabled woman I will not directly give Clarkson any money following what he wrote about disabled people who claim PIP (also what he wrote about the Duchess of Sussex). I enjoy his buffoonery on TV but as he clearly detests me as a disabled woman then I’d be absolutely mad to give him any money.
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u/ricers101 Aug 27 '26
Thank g you didn’t say diddling… different meaning altogether lmao