The former Top Gear star, 56, said he believes there is still a place for motoring shows and would welcome a return of Top Gear, amid rumours comedian Jimmy Carr could be involved in a reboot.

Speaking to the Metro, Mr Hammond reflected on the enduring popularity of the BBC programme, which he fronted alongside Jeremy Clarkson and James May.

He said: “I think there’s room for car shows looking back at what a wonderful machine the car has been and will continue to be.”

Mr Hammond also backed the future of The Grand Tour, which he presented with Clarkson and May after leaving Top Gear.

The trio are set to make a cameo appearance alongside the show’s new presenting team of James Engelsman, Thomas Holland and Francis Bourgeois.

He said: “We had our time with it. That’s great. That was our Grand Tour, but The Grand Tour can go on with other people doing it, and I wish them all the very best with it. Of course, I do.”

Looking beyond The Grand Tour, Mr Hammond said he would even consider returning to another of his former programmes, Total Wipeout, if given the chance, exclaiming he “loved it”.

Reflecting on Top Gear’s legacy, Mr Hammond said: “It’s really satisfying to have been part of a show that had that effect, that becomes that touchpoint for people.

“We never thought for a second that it would. We set out to make a car show all those years ago.

“It just grew into something that nobody foresaw, and I was really privileged to be a little part of that.”

He added that meeting fans who grew up watching the show makes him proud.

“It makes me mostly proud when people refer to it or come up to me and say they’ve watched it since they were a kid,” he said.

“It makes me feel old because often they’re fully fledged adults in their own right. But there we are.”

During the interview, Mr Hammond also spoke about his daughter Izzy Hammond’s crash in a Formula E car earlier this year.

The 25-year-old crashed into a wall at the Jeddah circuit but walked away unharmed.

The incident drew comparisons with Mr Hammond’s own near-fatal 2006 crash while filming Top Gear, when he crashed a jet-powered dragster at almost 300mph.

He admitted he felt “a little uncomfortable” watching from the sidelines.

“I’m a father, like any other father. I don’t want to see my little girl hurt, but I don’t want to hold her back from opportunities that present themselves,” he said.

“She’s carving her own career, so I can sit back and watch her do that and only applaud.”

Diddly Squat Farm Shop sits in the Cotswolds, near the village of Chadlington, just outside Chipping Norton in West Oxfordshire.

It has topped the list in a ranking by the country lifestyle experts at Welligogs, who analysed Tripadvisor ratings, Google review scores and Instagram following to reveal the UK’s highest-scoring farm shops.

Tess Annan, manager at Welligogs, told the Express: “Farm shops are such an important part of the British countryside experience because they give visitors the opportunity to experience a destination beyond its traditional tourist attractions.

“Whether you’re picking up locally produced food, stopping for lunch or simply browsing what a farm has to offer, visiting a farm shop can be a lovely way to slow down and experience the character of the surrounding countryside.

“Diddly Squat is obviously one of the country’s most recognisable farm shops, but what’s particularly interesting about this ranking is that there are so many brilliant alternatives across the UK.”

Diddly Squat Farm Shop scored 3.7 stars on Tripadvisor, 4.4 on Google, and boasts 2.8 million Instagram followers.

It was opened by the former Top Gear presenter, Jeremy Clarkson, in 2020, and features in the hit Amazon Prime series Clarkson’s Farm.

The shop sells produce from the 1,000-acre farm as well as locally sourced food and drink, including meat, honey, jams, chutneys, cheeses, and Hawkstone beer.

Its popularity has made it a major visitor attraction, with customers regularly travelling from across the UK to visit.

Cornerstone Pubs, introduced on August 26, is part of a strategy to bring together some of Greene King’s existing value and carvery venues under a single concept focused on community pubs.

Greene King, which operates around 2,600 pubs across the UK, including 18 in Oxfordshire, said the move is not a large-scale rebranding, but rather a consolidation of select venues.

Speaking to the Daily Express, Clair Preston Beer, chief digital and commercial officer at Greene King, said: “Cornerstone Pubs helps to strengthen our value-led offering in local communities across the country, bringing together our existing value and carvery formats to enhance customer experience and drive operational excellence.”

Customers are not expected to notice immediate changes, as the pubs will retain their current branding for now, and staff and management teams will remain in place.

However, Greene King has indicated that future updates to menus and entertainment options could be introduced at these locations.

Cornerstone Pubs will operate alongside Greene King’s other pub brands, including Chef & Brewer, Flaming Grill, and Wacky Warehouse.

The launch coincides with wider changes across Greene King’s estate, including a review of 65 pubs for potential sale and plans announced earlier this year to convert 150 venues into tenanted pubs.

These changes are unrelated to the Cornerstone Pubs rollout.

Greene King’s focus remains on supporting its core estate while exploring new ways to deliver value and improve the customer experience in neighbourhood pubs.