Jeremy Clarkson Annoyed as US Vice President’s Holiday Disrupts Clarkson’s Farm Filming
Jeremy Clarkson has revealed that US Vice President JD Vance’s holiday is causing unexpected problems for filming Clarkson’s Farm.
The presenter explained on Instagram that a no-fly zone has been established around the Cotswolds manor where Vance is staying. This restriction covers a mile-wide area, which includes Clarkson’s farm, meaning the production team can’t film any drone shots until Vance departs.
Vance will be staying in the hamlet of Dean for the remainder of August.
Clarkson posted a photo of the no-fly zone map with the caption: “The JD Vance no-fly zone. We are the pin. So on the downside, no drone shots today. On the upside, no annoying light aircraft.”
He isn’t the only one frustrated by the disruption. Kaleb Cooper, Clarkson’s right-hand man, commented under the post: “My wheat got wet in the trailer last night as the convo stopped me in the rain in Chippy. I could easily have got it in the shed without getting in the way.” Adding laughing emojis, he joked: “If he had just driven around in a VW Polo, nobody would know who he was.”
Vance is staying at Dean Manor, a large property in a small hamlet of just 12 houses in Oxfordshire. The area is now under tight security, with US Secret Service agents visible around the property.
According to locals, Dean Manor is extremely close to Clarkson’s farmhouse — close enough that Clarkson could possibly see it from his window.
Shielded by 15-foot-high stone walls, the manor’s six-acre gardens are usually a peaceful sight, open to visitors by appointment. Built in 1702 during Queen Anne’s reign, the Grade II-listed house is now under a strict security lockdown.
Teams of security personnel patrol the grounds around the clock. The current owner, Pippa Hornby, has not commented on her high-profile guest, who is believed to be paying up to £8,000 a week for the stay.
Dean Manor sits just down the road from other notable Cotswolds properties, adding to the area’s reputation for attracting famous visitors. For the rest of August, public footpaths and bridleways in the surrounding woodland will be the closest anyone can get to the estate’s locked gates.