Jeremy Clarkson Dismisses Claims of £100m Bill Gates Farm Takeover
Jeremy Clarkson has publicly rejected online claims that Bill Gates is attempting to buy his Oxfordshire farm for £100 million.
The former Top Gear and The Grand Tour presenter purchased Diddly Squat Farm—then known as Curdle Hill—in 2008. The 1,000-acre site near Chipping Norton has since become widely known as the filming location for Clarkson’s Farm, now heading into its fifth season on Amazon Prime Video.
In recent weeks, a wave of viral videos and social-media posts has claimed that Mr Gates is seeking to acquire the Cotswolds property, with some alleging that a £100 million offer had been made. Several clips portrayed the story as a confrontation between a high-profile farmer and a global technology billionaire, suggesting that Gates-linked interests were “circling” the land.
Mr Clarkson addressed the speculation for the first time on X after a user tagged him in an AI-generated video that appeared to mimic his voice. Questioning the clip’s authenticity, the user asked whether the video was genuine or artificially produced.
Mr Clarkson replied tersely:
“Everything on the internet is b*ks.”
The rumours have emerged amid growing public attention on farmland ownership and the increasing involvement of ultra-wealthy investors in agricultural land. Mr Gates is known to be the largest private farmland owner in the United States, holding tens of thousands of hectares through a network of investment vehicles.
However, there is no evidence that Mr Gates has made any attempt to purchase Diddly Squat Farm, nor that any negotiations have taken place.
Filming for the fifth series of Clarkson’s Farm concluded in September, with the new season expected to be released later this year. The programme continues to attract large audiences by documenting the realities of modern farming and rural life in the UK.
