Escape to the Country
This long-running property series follows would-be movers as they trade busy city life for a quieter home in the countryside. With a host’s help, they tour a handful of options, take in local towns and traditions, and weigh up budgets, space, and lifestyle priorities along the way.
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Season 12
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Wales
Nicki Chapman visits Gwynedd, North Wales, to help an artistic couple find a home with inspiring views for £450,000. While in Gwynedd, Nicki takes a tour of a local slate mine and learns how to craft one of the region's famous tiles.
Nov 14, 2011 · 44m -
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Yorkshire
Jonnie Irwin travels to Yorkshire to help find a rural home for a budget of 300,000 pounds. But there is a surprise in store for today's buyers.
Nov 15, 2011 -
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Hampshire
Alistair Appleton meets a couple with £1.5 million to spend on a Hampshire home.
Nov 16, 2011 · 44m -
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Lincolnshire
Aled Jones helps some young newlyweds to buy their first home in Lincolnshire.
Nov 17, 2011 · 44m -
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Dorset
Jules Hudson goes on a £650,000 house hunt in Dorset.
Nov 18, 2011 · 44m -
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North Devon
Jules Hudson tries to find a home in Devon for two generations of the same family.
Nov 28, 2011 · 44m -
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Worcestershire
Alistair Appleton helps a couple find a home with B&B potential in the Malvern Hills.
Nov 30, 2011 · 44m -
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Rutland
Jules Hudson visits Rutland, England's smallest county, as he helps search for a home for £400,000 for a couple from London. While in Rutland, Jules gets to grips with a unique set of traditional steam trains being restored by local enthusiasts.
Dec 1, 2011 · 44m -
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Yorkshire Dales
Nicki Chapman searches for a home in the Yorkshire Dales for a budget of 420,000 pounds.
Dec 2, 2011 · 44m -
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Cheshire
Jules Hudson searches for a home in Cheshire for a couple with £1.2 million to spend.
Dec 22, 2011 · 44m -
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Northamptonshire
Nicki Chapman helps a couple who are about to be married find a £400,000 home.
Dec 23, 2011 · 44m -
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South Cumbria
Alistair Appleton house hunts in Cumbria with an active young couple.
Jan 3, 2012 · 44m -
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Devon
Aled Jones helps a couple hoping to find a home with holiday let potential in Devon.
Jan 4, 2012 · 44m -
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Oxfordshire
Jonnie Irwin helps a newly-retired couple downsize to a smaller home in rural Oxfordshire.
Jan 5, 2012 · 44m -
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Hampshire
Nicki Chapman joins the house hunt with a retired couple of caravan-owners.
Jan 6, 2012 · 44m -
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Lancashire
Denise Nurse travels to Lancashire to help a family who have outgrown their London home.
Jan 9, 2012 · 44m -
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Oxon/Wilts
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple who want to leave their family home after almost thirty years.
Jan 10, 2012 · 44m -
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Carmarthenshire
Jules Hudson helps a couple who wish to move to the Carmarthenshire countryside.
Jan 11, 2012 · 44m -
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E19
North Devon
Alistair Appleton helps a couple of young retirees find a new home in North Devon.
Jan 12, 2012 · 44m -
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Isle of Wight
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple and their autistic son find a home on the Isle of Wight.
Jan 13, 2012 · 44m -
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Llyn Peninsula
Nicki Chapman helps a couple, with a dream of mortgage free living, escape to North Wales.
Jan 16, 2012 · 44m -
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Wiltshire
Alistair Appleton travels to Wiltshire to help find a country home for a couple.
Jan 17, 2012 · 44m -
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Lancashire
Denise Nurse helps a newly engaged couple from London find their dream home in Lancashire.
Jan 18, 2012 · 44m -
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Powys
Jules Hudson helps a couple find a new home in the county of Powys in Wales.
Jan 19, 2012 · 44m -
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E25
Cambridgeshire
Jonnie Irwin helps a retired couple who want to move closer to their grandchildren.
Jan 20, 2012 · 43m -
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South Wales
Jules Hudson helps a couple return to their roots in rural South Wales.
Jan 23, 2012 · 43m -
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Suffolk
Alistair Appleton helps a couple find a country home along the Essex/Suffolk border.
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Devon
Nicki Chapman is in Devon, helping a couple of retired teachers find a rural retreat.
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Norfolk
Denise Nurse helps find a family home for a couple and their two children in Norfolk.
Jan 26, 2012 · 43m -
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Norfolk
Jonnie Irwin travels to Norfolk to help a business woman find a home closer to her
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Berkshire
Jules Hudson helps a couple with £1.2M to spend, find their dream home in Berkshire.
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Shropshire
Alistair Appleton is in Shropshire, helping a couple buy a home for a budget of £550,000.
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Somerset
Nicki Chapman helps a retired couple escape to Somerset, with a budget of £350,000.
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Derbyshire
Jules Hudson helps a couple and their three-year-old daughter find a home for £450,000.
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Warwickshire
Nicki Chapman goes on tour with the Alcester Court Leet and becomes a guest ale taster.
Feb 3, 2012 -
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North Cumbria
Jonnie Irwin house hunts with a pair of avid walkers for a £600,000 house in Cumbria.
Feb 6, 2012 -
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Somerset
Alistair Appleton is in Somerset helping a couple find a home for a budget of £400,000.
Feb 7, 2012 · 43m -
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Lincolnshire
Jules Hudson helps two retired police officers swap their caravan for a rural residence.
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West Sussex
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple find a new home in West Sussex for a budget of 700,000 pounds.
Feb 9, 2012 -
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Herefordshire
Nicki Chapman helps two naval officers find a home in Herefordshire.
Feb 10, 2012 -
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Northamptonshire
Alistair Appleton helps a pair of car enthusiasts who want to move closer to Silverstone.
Feb 13, 2012 -
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North Yorkshire
Jules Hudson helps a couple with 600,000 pounds find their dream home in North Yorkshire.
Feb 14, 2012 -
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Chilterns
Aled Jones helps a couple with 500,000 pounds escape to the Chilterns.
Feb 15, 2012 -
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North Devon
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple with a large budget of 1.2 million pounds.
Feb 16, 2012 -
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Somerset
Jonnie Irwin attempts to find a country home for a family of returning ex-pats.
Feb 17, 2012 -
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Monmouthshire
Alistair Appleton helps a couple to find a home in the Monmouthshire countryside.
Feb 20, 2012 -
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Peak District
Jules Hudson joins the house search in the Peak District to help a military family.
Feb 21, 2012 -
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Gloucestershire
Denise Nurse helps a couple to find a home in rural Gloucestershire.
Feb 22, 2012 -
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Cornwall
Alistair Appleton goes house hunting in Cornwall with a couple with a budget of £875,000.
Feb 23, 2012 -
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Cotswolds
Alistair Appleton seeks a country residence in the Cotswolds for a couple of teachers.
Feb 24, 2012 -
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Dorset
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple who have lived in London nearly all their lives.
Apr 16, 2012 -
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Central Scotland
Denise Nurse helps a GP and his wife relocate to Stirling in Scotland.
Apr 17, 2012 -
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North Norfolk
Nicki Chapman helps a couple with a budget of 425,000 pounds who want to move to the north Norfolk coast. Nicki also heads to Blakeney Point to spot grey seals in their natural habitat.
Apr 18, 2012 -
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Wiltshire
Jules Hudson helps a first-time buyer who has spent more than 40 years in the same home.
Apr 19, 2012 -
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Shropshire
Jules Hudson helps a newly-married couple find a new home in the Shropshire countryside.
Apr 20, 2012 -
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Northern Ireland
Aled Jones joins the search in Northern Ireland to help a couple of newlyweds find a home.
Apr 23, 2012 -
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Kent
Alistair Appleton joins a couple of globetrotters who are now ready to put down roots.
Apr 24, 2012 -
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Wiltshire
Jules Hudson seeks out a rural retreat in Wiltshire for a couple with a £500,000 budget.
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Worcestershire
Alistair Appleton is helping a couple buy their first home together in Worcestershire.
Apr 26, 2012 -
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Kent
Following a battle with breast cancer, these buyers have refocused their priorities and decided to move to rural Kent. With a budget of 700,000 pounds Nicki Chapman shows them three superb properties before heading off to the annual Whitstable Oyster Festival.
Apr 27, 2012 -
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Dorset
Aled Jones helps a couple with a 600,000 pound budget search for a country home in Dorset. Plus, Aled tries his hand at the traditional craft of blacksmithing.
Apr 30, 2012 -
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East Sussex
Alistair Appleton goes house hunting with a couple in East Sussex.
May 1, 2012 -
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Pembrokeshire
Jules Hudson helps a couple search for a country home on the Pembrokeshire coast.
May 2, 2012 -
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Suffolk
Nicki Chapman travels to the Suffolk countryside to help a couple find a new home for 500,000 pounds. While in Suffolk, Nicki gets a glimpse of some of the region's newly-born barn owls, part of a successful project to protect their declining numbers.
May 3, 2012 -
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Welsh Marches
Alistair Appleton joins the hunt for an artistic couple buying their first home together.
May 4, 2012 -
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Hampshire
Jules discovers the hidden secrets of watercress at one of Hampshire's farms.
May 8, 2012 -
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Devon
Denise Nurse helps a couple with a budget of £500,000 find a country home in Devon with a holiday let and enough land for goats. Away from the house hunt, Denise joins in the final harvest of the season at Devon's oldest vineyard.
May 9, 2012 -
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Nottinghamshire
Alistair Appleton helps a couple who want to escape to the Nottinghamshire countryside for a budget of 450,000 pounds. During his journey, Alistair heads to Southwell to uncover the story behind one of Britain's most famous apples, the Bramley.
May 10, 2012 -
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East Anglia
Jonnie slips on his dancing shoes for a routine showcasing Suffolk's musical heritage.
May 11, 2012 -
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North Devon
Jules Hudson travels to North Devon to help a military couple who are looking to put down roots in the countryside for a budget of £500,000. Plus, Jules catches up with a pair of escapees who found their dream home in a previous series.
May 14, 2012 -
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Surrey
Denise Nurse helps a family find a country home in the expensive county of Surrey.
May 15, 2012 -
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Cornwall
Nicki Chapman helps a buyer who has been dreaming of moving to Cornwall for over 30 years.
May 16, 2012 -
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North East Wales
Alistair Appleton helps a couple look for a country residence in north east Wales.
May 17, 2012 -
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Yorkshire Dales
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple relocate from Bishops Stortford to the Yorkshire Dales.
May 18, 2012 -
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Cornwall
Jonnie Irwin helps a retired Cornwall couple who are ready to tackle a renovation project.
May 21, 2012