Jeremy Clarkson has apologised to neighbours who called police after fans trying to get to his farm shop clogged local roads.
His new show Clarkson’s Farm has turned the shop into a major attraction in Cotswolds village, Chadlington.
Clarkson has admitted “it was our mistake” that crowds had caused traffic described by locals as “gridlocked” on a 60mph road.
On Monday, the broadcaster posted: “People of Chadlington. I’m truly sorry about the traffic around our farm shop last weekend. We are doing everything we can to improve the situation.”
People queued for up to three hours to get into the store on Saturday, hoping for a glimpse of Clarkson.
He told one follower on social media that the outlet should have been made bigger to allow for the level of interest.
The farm store sells honey, milk, jam, and a candle called This Smells Like My B*******, inspired by Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop range of wacky produce.
The Mirror reported on Monday that Clarkson had been branded “arrogant and egotistic” by Chadlington residents who called police to deal with “dangerous” traffic levels.
On the Facebook page dedicated to the Chadlington Community Notice Board, a local wrote: “Avoid going anywhere near Diddly Squat farm shop, whole road is blocked again, but worse there are people stopping on the 60mph bend with nowhere to go.”
When asked about the situation, Thames Valley Police told The Mirror: "Officers received reports yesterday in relation to congestion on the roads in Chadlington.
"Officers attended the scene, but no crime had been committed.
"Our neighbourhood team for the area is aware of the situation.
Ahead of the eight-episode series, Clarkson revealed that the show had confirmed just how much hard work it is being a farmer.
According to the BBC, the former Top Gear presenter said of taking over running the farm after owning it since 2008: "A man in the village ran it, and then he retired, and I don't know what it was, but I just thought 'I can do that'.
"I genuinely thought you put seeds in the ground, weather happens and then food grows.
"So I thought 'that's not difficult', but it's phenomenally difficult and the heartache is extraordinary, plus it's phenomenally badly paid."
The presenter has also revealed that he was put in his place while making the series by farmer Kaleb Cooper.
"I get shouted at all the time," Clarkson revealed to Sky News' Backstage podcast. "I'm constantly being shouted out by newspapers and bosses, I'm always being shouted at. You don't see it on television - I'm shouting at James May and Richard Hammond, that's usual.
"But in real life, you get shouted out by people who know what they're doing. I didn't know what I was doing... I thought I know best, and then, of course you realise you don't know best, you must listen."
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