How Hard Can It Be? The Diddly Squat Farm Puzzles Are Now on Pre-Order

Jeremy Clarkson bought a farm to prove that farming couldn't be all that hard, and then spent several series being comprehensively, gloriously proven wrong. Ravensburger has now bottled that chaos into three official Diddly Squat Farm jigsaws — and all three are up for pre-order at Puzzles Galore, due to land in July. It's your turn to get the place under control, ideally with fewer run-ins with the council than the telly version managed.

The Farm Shop, in 1,000 Pieces

If you want the full Diddly Squat experience — the version where nobody is remotely in charge — start here. The Diddly Squat Farm Shop, illustrated by Andy Tudor for Ravensburger, is 1,000 pieces of cheerful disorder: goats have claimed the roof, a combine harvester is bearing down on the car park, a bull clearly has somewhere to be, and the queue for Cow Juice stretches past a tractor that may or may not be moving. Health and safety, you sense, clocked off some time ago.

As a build it's a proper challenge. The scene is busy from edge to edge — dozens of figures, animals, and vehicles crammed into one yard, with a dry-stone wall in the corner that Gerald would no doubt have plenty to say about. Sorting by colour will only get you so far; this is a section-by-section job, the puzzling equivalent of Kaleb quietly redoing everything Jeremy touched.

Diddly Squat Farm Shop by Andy Tudor - 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle (Ravensburger)

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Finally, a corner of Diddly Squat that turns a profit — assuming you don't lose a piece under the sofa.

The Round One (No Straight Edges, No Mercy)

The 500-piece circular puzzle is a round window onto the farm, and the round format is the catch: there are no straight edges to anchor you, so you're sorting by colour and content from the very first piece. A big grey tractor dominates the top half, chickens scatter across the yard, a scarecrow lounges under a parasol, and the "We Did A Thing" truck sits proudly beside a sign for the Pig Spa — because of course there's a Pig Spa.

At 500 pieces it's a solid afternoon's work rather than a weekend siege — Charlie would approve of the sensible scope — and it comes with a bonus poster, so it frames up nicely once you've finished. Fans of the show will clock every in-joke; everyone else just gets a very good, very chaotic farm scene.

Diddly Squat Farm - 500 Piece Circular Jigsaw Puzzle (Ravensburger)

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One for the Junior Farmhand

Every farm needs someone to do the actual work, so here's one for the youngest member of the team. The 100 XXL piece puzzle, illustrated by Blue Kangaroo, is built for smaller hands — the pieces are extra-large and easy to place, making it a good first proper jigsaw for a child ready to graduate from the tiny sets. The Farm Shop sign is up, the tractor is blocking the yard, the cows have wandered somewhere they shouldn't, and the chickens have annexed the forecourt.

There's plenty to find and name in every corner, and with Ravensburger's Premium quality the pieces are thick and the fit is snug. Recommended for ages 6 and up — which, on the evidence of the show, is roughly the experience level required to run the place.

Diddly Squat Farm - 100 XXL Piece Jigsaw Puzzle (Ravensburger)

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Getting Your Order In Before Kaleb Notices

All three puzzles are on pre-order now and expected to arrive with us in July. Reserve your copy today and we'll dispatch it the moment the stock lands — no need to refresh the page every five minutes like you're waiting on a Hawkstone delivery. Our usual £3.97 flat UK delivery applies, however many you order.

You can see the whole range, plus everything else we've got coming soon, over on our pre-orders page. Get a copy put by — and unlike the Diddly Squat restaurant, this one won't need to go before the council first.