---
title: "No, Richard Hammond’s House Wasn’t Broken Into"
description: "Despite what you may have heard, no, the house of 'The Grand Tour's' Richard Hammond has not been burgled."
date: "2018-03-27"
modified: "2018-03-27"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Tsui"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-tsui"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/19647/no-richard-hammonds-house-wasnt-broken-into"
categories:
  - "Culture"
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Amazon Video"
  - "Burglary"
  - "Crime"
  - "fake news"
  - "richard hammond"
  - "The Grand Tour"
---

# No, Richard Hammond’s House Wasn’t Broken Into

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Despite what you may have heard, no, Richard Hammond's house has not been burgled.

Throughout the weekend, reports from multiple U.K. news outlets surfaced alleging that a 20-acre castle in Herefordshire owned by *Grand Tour* presenter [Richard Hammond](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/11682/richard-hammonds-wife-is-not-pleased-with-his-dangerous-ways>) had been broken into and ransacked. *The Telegraph* called it a "James Bond-style raid," in reference to how locked down and secure the place is. *The Sun* even goes as far as calling the $2.8 million (2 million pound) castle "Fort Knox."

(As an aside, yes, $2.8 million will apparently get you a freakin' 20-acre, iron-gated castle in Britain. For all of our readers located in San Francisco, New York City, or any number of overpriced metropoles, let that sink in for a minute or two.)

In response, Hammond himself posted a video to [*DriveTribe*](<https://drivetribe.com/p/news-of-the-burglary-QAh3_srsRi6VqkrK-27jdA?iid=AR9mWPprQGmu7YH7xVU7TQ>) on Monday cheekily and succinctly calling out the reports as "utter bull-REDACTED." Baloney. Fake news. False reporting. It didn't happen.

https://twitter.com/_/status/978364237990031360

Given that this is filmed from behind the wheel of the British TV star's beloved 1963 Opel "Oliver" Kadett acquired back in the *Top Gear* days, I think it's safe to say Hammond, his home, family, and possessions are secure. I mean, if one *were* to rob Richard Hammond, the first thing on the To-Steal List would be Oliver, would it not?

The apparent non-news comes just a couple weeks after *The Daily Mail* published a questionable report that said [*The Grand Tour* would not continue past Season 3](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/19155/rumor-amazons-the-grand-tour-may-not-live-to-see-another-season>), a claim Jeremy Clarkson also swiftly shut down on social media.

https://twitter.com/_/status/972858704356958208

While the whole non-robbery situation is definitely perplexing, given the famous motoring trio's history, we can't help but wonder if this is all part of an elaborate prank by colleagues Clarkson and May.

## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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