Jeremy Clarkson has been forced to stop filming a new TV series as the renovation of his new Cotswolds pub continues to be interrupted by military aircraft flying over it, it has been reported.

The former Top Gear host recently purchased The Windmill which is nestled in five acres of countryside near Burford.

He paid “less than £1 million” for the watering hole but filing at the boozer had seemed to come with its challenges.

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It is understood that cameras had to stop rolling due to military training exercises from Brize Norton, which is Britain's biggest RAF base and is just over one mile away.

Locals have gone on record to say that the star might not have realised how close the pub was to the air base which is home to some of the biggest military aircraft there is.

One regular punter at The Windmill before Mr Clarkson bought it, told the MailOnline: “Everyone around here is speculating that he didn't realise quite how close the planes come - or how low they are. And how deafeningly loud.”

Pictures also show Mr Clarkson filming at the location where the pub undergoes a refurbishment, which is expected to make up a large part of the new season of his Amazon Prime hit show Clarkson's Farm.

A release date for season four is yet to be announced with production still ongoing but it is likely that the upcoming collection of episodes will be released in the summer of 2025.

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There has been over a year’s gap between each of the seasons so with season three having a spring airing date, next summer will likely be the earliest possible date.

Season four will still feature more agricultural antics from the cast but it remains to be seen how much of a part the local council will play in proceedings.

West Oxfordshire District Council has faced a backlash from fans of the Prime Video show after quarrelling with Clarkson at several points.

This included the council threatening to enact an enforcement notice on the farm shop to stop it from selling non-local food.

Speaking to the Oxford Mail, a council spokesperson said: “The work Diddly Squat Farm is doing to highlight the wider challenges faced by farmers is commendable and we have always recognised the benefits the farm shop brings to the local economy.

“However, as a planning authority, we have a responsibility to make sure that national and local planning laws and policies are followed correctly by everyone.

“We must be fair and so we apply the same laws and rules to Diddly Squat Farm in the same way as any other business.”

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