Jeremy Clarkson sends message to pilot after Spitfire circles house

The former Top Gear and Grand Tour host has made the Cotswolds his home since buying a 1,000‑acre farm on the edge of Chipping Norton in 2008.

He now lives on the estate with his partner Lisa Hogan, and has documented his often chaotic attempts to run the land in the hit Prime Video series Clarkson’s Farm.

The show follows life at Diddly Squat Farm, from crop failures and livestock dramas to the battle to open his now‑famous farm shop, which has turned the site into a tourist magnet.

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In 2024, Mr Clarkson expanded his Cotswolds ventures by taking on a pub near Burford, which opened as The Farmer’s Dog in the summer of that year

The inn, a short drive from Diddly Squat, serves Hawkstone beer and food made with produce from the farm and has quickly become a destination in its own right for fans visiting the area.

This afternoon (Friday, April 24), Mr Clarkson has taken to the social media platform Instagram to share that a Supermarine Spitfire has been flying over his house in the Cotswolds.

Posting a graphic of the plane’s flight path, the 66-year-old said: “You, my friend, are welcome to fly over my house any time you like.”

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A Supermarine Spitfire (file photo). (Image: Les Lockhart)

Fans were quick to respond with the post amassing over 30,000 likes in just an hour, as one person comedically responded: “But if it is James May, you will take him out!”

Another added: “Jeremy got that private air show going on.”

A third remarked: “This is the Grace Spitfire, which featured in Top Gear, when Clarkson, Hammond, and May arrived to defeat the German top gear presenters in style!”

Mr Clarkson will return to screens with Clarkson’s Farm series five this summer, which is set to release its first episodes via Prime Video on Wednesday, April 24.