The Oxford Bus Company has partnered with Waterperry Gardens to provide new shuttle bus on weekends and bank holidays.

Launching from June 13, the service goes between Thornhill park and ride, Wheatley and Waterperry Gardens.

Buses will call at all stops on the line of route, Oxford Bus Company said.

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A spokesman said the service will run until August 30 and added: “This is perfect to enjoy a great day out over the summer months, with 20 acres of landscaped gardens, a shop, gallery and even a tea shop.”

Waterperry Gardens is an award-winning, 20-acre ornamental garden and rural estate on the other side of the M40 from Wheatley.

Located just seven miles from central Oxford, it is famous for its historical 200-foot herbaceous border, a plant centre, and its origins as a women’s horticultural college.

Services will run hourly from 9.30am at Thornhill park and ride until 4.30pm.

The final bus from Waterperry Gardens will be at 5.45pm.

Waterperry Gardens was made famous by Beatrix Havergal when she founded her School of Horticulture for Ladies at the site in 1932, and is open all year round for visitors.

It recently featured on an episode of the BBC show Gardeners’ World with a visit from presenter Carol Klein.

The Tuesday morning commute was hit with delays of up to an hour northbound between Chilton and the Milton Interchange for Didcot.

There was a crash on the northbound side just past the Milton entry with traffic stopped by Highways Agency officials.

Thames Valley Police was also called to help resolve the incident.

One frustrated motorist heading northbound towards Oxford said the delays meant he was 30 minutes late to work.

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“What’s most frustrated is the officers will rush to the crash and put out cones rather than move the vehicles blocking the road,” the anonymous motorist said.

“Once it’s established everybody is okay, the focus should be shifted to moving the accident to the side of the road so everybody else can get on with their lives.”

Although the crash, which happened at around 7.30am, had been cleared by 9am, the tailbacks were significant.

A spokesperson for National Highways said at the time: “Traffic is stopped on the A34 in Oxfordshire in both directions between A4130 Milton and A415 Abingdon due to a traffic collision.”

“There are delays in excess of 54 minutes on the approach to the area,” the agency said before traffic returned to normal at about 10am.

Oxfordshire County Council had warned drivers to “approach with caution and consider alternative routes”.

The Top Gear star is preparing to welcome thousands of visitors to Diddly Squat Farm Shop as the huge Cereals arable farming show arrives in West Oxfordshire.

Mr Clarkson, who opened his now-famous farm shop near Chadlington after taking over the running of his land during lockdown, has turned the site into a major tourist attraction.

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With this week’s Cereals event expected to bring even more people to the area, the 66-year-old and his team have moved to warn fans about changes to parking on and around the site.

“If you’re planning on visiting Diddly this week, then please be aware of the parking situation,” said a statement on the farm shop’s official Instagram page.

“We’re hosting a trade event, so our normal car park is shut. The overflow car park is open, but it will get very muddy if (when) it rains.

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“If you’ve got a low-profile car, a motorbike or just want to avoid the traffic, then we highly recommend visiting our shop at The Farmer’s Dog pub”

Cereals, one of the UK’s biggest arable farming trade shows, is being staged at Diddly Squat this week, bringing dozens of exhibitors, live machinery demos and talks for industry professionals.

Local residents have been warned to expect extra traffic on roads around Chipping Norton and Chadlington as visitors arrive for the multi-day event.

The two-day agricultural trade show takes place tomorrow (Wednesday, June 10) through to Thursday (June 11).