The chief executive of Blenheim Palace has said he will work hard to ensure the traffic problems faced by visitors to Countryfile Live will not be repeated at next year's event.

John Hoy said although he had "a lot of positive feedback" from people who attended last week's show, he was concerned about the high volumes of traffic outside the venue.

Organisers of the event, which attracted an estimated 80,000 visitors at the weekend, have already announced there will be a follow-up show next year.

Mr Hoy said: "The show was very popular and the attendance certainly exceeded our expectations across the four days. 

"We hope that this enabled many people to visit Blenheim Palace for the first time and hopefully many will return.

"We’ve had such a lot of positive feedback from both visitors and stall holders, and we are excited to get started planning for next year, taking on board all that we have learned from this first show."

He added that it was any important that events such as Countryfile should not cause problems for people living locally.

The event caused bedlam on nearby 's roads, with many trapped in gridlocks in hours and some deciding to give up completely.

Mr Hoy said: "The first morning was difficult in terms of traffic flow but we worked closely with the organisers, the police, the highways agency and the local authorities to improve matters for Friday and for the weekend. 

"Traffic generally flowed much better but the volumes attending did cause local issues and we will be working with everyone to debrief the event in detail and to plan carefully for the event to return in 2017."