Escape to the Country — Series 25

Aug 27, 2024 · 43m

Alistair Appleton is in the Highlands of Scotland with an artistic couple whose aspirations include starting their own music festival among the magnificent mountains the region is famous for. Alistair also visits an ambitious rewilding project which hopes to restore the once vast Caledonian Forest.

Sep 2, 2024 · 43m

A couple from Kent want to head west to Cornwall to house-hunt for a property where they can create a wellness retreat, and Jules Hudson is just the man to help them find it. Taking a break from the search, Jules hopes to catch a glimpse of a recently released family of beavers.

Sep 9, 2024 · 43m

Nicki Chapman helps her buyer’s dream of moving to North Yorkshire become a reality. She also meets a painter who has set up a rural retreat for other like-minded artists.

Sep 16, 2024 · 43m

Two Eurovision enthusiasts need Denise Nurse’s help to find them, and their cat Larry, a new home in the Cumbrian countryside. Away from the house hunting, Denise meets up with a young family of keen climbers and outdoor adventurers who made their own escape to this beautiful county.

Sep 23, 2024 · 43m

Briony May Williams helps a couple to find a new home in the Buckinghamshire countryside and meets someone who has already swapped city life for farm life in the county.

Sep 30, 2024 · 44m

Sonali Shah helps a young couple who are looking forward to buying their first house together in the picturesque countryside of Devon. Sonali also takes to the water as she learns about a project that brings awareness of what lies beneath the surface of the sea along the county’s stunning coastline.

Oct 7, 2024 · 43m

Today’s buyer needs Alistair Appleton’s help to find a new home in Suffolk, where Alistair also meets a couple who have established a beautiful, biodiverse wildflower meadow.

Oct 14, 2024 · 43m

Hoping to escape to the dramatic countryside of north Wales, Jules Hudson’s buyers want to find a new home with at least an acre of land where they can create a wellbeing retreat.

Oct 21, 2024 · 43m

Nicki Chapman’s buyers are already renting in the beautiful Herefordshire countryside, but they need Nicki’s help to find them a house of their own, with space for a holiday let.

Oct 22, 2024 · 43m

Today’s buyers don’t mind if they find a new home in Hampshire or Dorset, just as long as it’s near their happy place, the sea. Denise Nurse is there to put a smile on their faces!

Oct 28, 2024 · 44m

Steve Brown marvels at the spectacular scenery on offer in Scotland's Perth and Kinross and beyond as he helps a couple with three children from a city in Essex find their dream home in the countryside. They need a big garden, good transport links and want to be within half an hour of a rugby club.

Oct 29, 2024 · 44m

Having almost made their escape seven years ago, today’s couple want to try again, tasking Ginny Buckley to help them move from a Surrey town to the Norfolk/Suffolk border.

Nov 4, 2024 · 43m

Returning to the UK, after 22 years in eastern Australia, today’s couple have decided they now want to call the glorious Gloucestershire countryside home.

Nov 5, 2024 · 43m

A newly engaged couple from Cheshire want to buy their first home together in rural Northumberland, where Jules Hudson is on hand to show them a selection of houses that matches their wish list. A secluded location along with enough land to have a holiday let are their top priorities.

Nov 11, 2024 · 43m

Alistair Appleton helps a buyer from Maidstone in Kent realise her dream of moving to the Dorset countryside, where she wants to be closer to her family.

Nov 12, 2024 · 44m

Wanting to escape south London, a mother and son meet up with Sonali Shah in the Lothians, where they want to find their ideal rural retreat, complete with an art studio.

Nov 18, 2024 · 44m

Emotions are running high in the West Yorkshire countryside as Nicki Chapman helps a buyer from a Hertfordshire town find a new home in the beautiful county where she grew up.

Nov 19, 2024 · 44m

Three dogs and their two owners want to make their dream countryside escape from the busy port city of Southampton to beautiful, rural Herefordshire, where Denise Nurse is ready and waiting with the front door keys to a selection of new homes with exceptional potential.

Nov 25, 2024 · 43m

Alistair Appleton helps a couple from the South Yorkshire city of Doncaster find a new home in the wonderful Welsh valleys. He'll need a good head for heights when he meets up with the volunteers from the local mountain rescue team.

Nov 26, 2024 · 43m

Today’s couple has decided to move to the peace and quiet of the East Devon border region, where Jules Hudson is on hand to help out with a spot of property shopping.

Dec 2, 2024 · 44m

Today’s couple are newly retired, newly engaged, and with the help of Briony May Williams, are now looking for a new home surrounded by North Yorkshire’s spectacular countryside.

Dec 3, 2024 · 44m

A career change means today’s buyers urgently need Alistair Appleton’s help in finding them a rural property in Derbyshire or Staffordshire.

Dec 9, 2024 · 44m

Berkshire’s beautiful countryside will be a far cry from busy Slough, where today’s couple is moving from, and Ginny Buckley is on hand to help with the house hunting.

Dec 10, 2024 · 44m

Sonali Shah is in magnificent Northumberland, helping three generations of the same family to escape from Leicester and find a new rural home together.

Dec 16, 2024 · 44m

There’s no place quite like Argyll and Bute, or so says Denise Nurse’s buyer, who wants to return there from Kent. Taking a break from the house hunting, Denise hops on a ferry to the Isle of Bute to meet an artist who takes his inspiration from the landscape and the wildlife that lives there.

Dec 17, 2024 · 44m

Nicki Chapman is in the Cairngorms with a couple who, after exploring the UK in their campervan for the last two years, have decided to settle in the Scottish countryside.

Jan 21, 2025 · 43m

After 15 years living and working in Dubai, two expats want to return home to the UK and need Sonali Shah’s help to find them a new home in wonderful West Sussex. Sonali also drops in on a farm which specialises in growing a variety of sunflowers, many of which are taller than she is!

Jan 28, 2025 · 43m

Lost for words at the amazing property shown to them in Jules Hudson’s beloved Herefordshire, today’s couple need enough space for them, their dog and Dotty the caravan. Jules also discovers what it takes to create flower-rich meadows, vital habitats for wildlife and nature recovery.

Feb 3, 2025 · 43m

Wanting to move to a quieter village than where they currently live, today’s couple have tasked Denise Nurse to find them a new home in the Hampshire or Wiltshire countryside.

Feb 4, 2025 · 43m

In between marvelling at the majestic countryside on offer in east Devon, Nicki Chapman goes house-hunting with a couple of Londoners who are itching to escape to the countryside.

Feb 10, 2025 · 43m

In his home county of Kent, Steve Brown helps two newlyweds from London find a new, spacious and dog-friendly family home in the countryside. Steve also meets another couple who, eight years ago, swapped their city flat for a beautiful cottage in the county, where they also established a business.

Feb 11, 2025 · 43m

Alistair Appleton is hoping his selection of seaside properties passes the test as he helps a retired schoolteacher find a new home on the Jurassic Coast.

Feb 17, 2025 · 43m

Jules Hudson helps a rock-climbing couple from an East Midlands town look for a new, rural home that gives them access to the hills and dales of North Yorkshire. Whilst in the county, Jules attends the Great Yorkshire Show, an event which celebrates the region's food, countryside and agriculture.

Feb 18, 2025 · 43m

A London couple want to escape from the city to either Somerset or Devon, where Briony May Williams has the keys to some wonderful countryside properties.

Feb 24, 2025 · 43m

In the wonderful Wye Valley, Sonali Shah goes house-hunting with a couple from the Australian state of Tasmania, who are looking to buy their first home together. Sonali also drops in for a chat with TV presenter Kate Humble and tours her Wye Valley farm.

Feb 25, 2025 · 43m

Denise Nurse helps newlyweds from London, who want to swap the chaos of the city for the serenity of the Surrey countryside and finally get the dog they’ve been dreaming of.

Mar 3, 2025 · 43m

Jules Hudson is property-shopping in the Leicestershire countryside with a young couple who are hoping to buy their very first home together. Whilst in the county, Jules also meets a former beautician who traded in her career to work full-time on the family farm.

Mar 4, 2025 · 43m

Sonali Shah helps an outdoor enthusiast with a £180,000 budget relocate to south Wales and also meets a couple running a rural business based on art and animals.

Mar 11, 2025 · 43m

Alistair Appleton heads to Devon, with a mother-and-daughter duo hopeful of finding a new countryside home for the whole family in or near Dartmoor National Park. Business potential is at the top of the wish list, as there are ambitions to create a retreat centring on their love of horses and yoga.

Mar 17, 2025 · 43m

Family comes first as Ginny Buckley explores the Wye Valley with a couple whose move is fuelled by a desire to be closer to their grandchildren. Along the way, Ginny visits a family-run fermented foods business where she makes her very own kimchi.

Mar 18, 2025 · 43m

Denise Nurse is in Suffolk, with a selection of tempting property options, on a mission to help a teacher finally settle down after three decades travelling the world.

Mar 24, 2025 · 43m

Nicki Chapman is on a sun-soaked escape as she helps a couple to swap London for the Chiltern Hills, seeking out a home with space for hobbies and visiting family and friends.

Mar 25, 2025 · 43m

Jules Hudson explores the Wiltshire countryside with a buyer looking to leave her London home of nearly 50 years.

Mar 31, 2025 · 43m

Sonali Shah is house-hunting with a couple from New York who want to swap the Big Apple for a bite of the Somerset countryside.

Apr 1, 2025 · 43m

There’s no time like the present for Alistair Appleton's buyers, who hope to realise a lifelong dream of living by the sea in Dorset.

Apr 7, 2025 · 43m

With the last of their children about to fly the nest, a couple from a Berkshire town need Jules Hudson’s help to find them a new home in Suffolk with holiday let potential.

Apr 8, 2025 · 43m

Nicki Chapman is in Devon, house hunting with a pair of entrepreneurial sisters who dream of creating their very own glamping business.

Apr 14, 2025 · 43m

Today’s buyer fell in love with the Lake District as a child and feels that now the time is right to finally make her dream move there. Sonali Shah is on hand with a selection of gorgeous cottages in some of the region’s most sought-after villages, including a one-of-a-kind mystery house.

Apr 21, 2025 · 43m

Briony May Williams has her work cut out on as she helps a couple who claim to have viewed over a thousand properties online in their search for their dream home in rural Suffolk. Keeping fit and healthy is a priority, and so is space for all their sports gear.

Apr 28, 2025 · 43m

The coast is a theme today as Denise Nurse helps a keen gardener move to North Yorkshire to be closer to her family and her treasured grandson.

May 12, 2025 · 43m

Having met online and fallen in love just over a year ago, today's couple are calling on the help of Nicki Chapman to find them their very first home together in East Sussex.

May 19, 2025 · 43m

Briony May Williams helps a young couple trade in their London flat for a family home in rural Suffolk, with space for their two children to enjoy a new life in the country.

May 26, 2025 · 43m

Steve Brown is with a buyer who is hoping to find a new house in her childhood home county of Devon, and visits an organic orchard producing award-winning cider.

Jun 2, 2025 · 43m

In north Wales, Jules Hudson helps a buyer turn a favourite holiday destination into his forever home by finding a dog-friendly house with rural walks on the doorstep.

Jun 3, 2025 · 43m

Briony May Williams is in rural Herefordshire, helping a couple who are looking to buy their first home together where they can finally get their collection of potted plants in the ground.