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 27
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Carmarthenshire
Denise Nurse helps a couple return to Carmarthenshire to raise their child in the countryside and meets a family who have recently relocated and are loving life in their farmhouse.
May 18, 2026 -
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North Yorkshire
Richie Anderson is house-hunting in North Yorkshire with Sarah, who wants a character-packed cottage. Richie also meets a couple running an 'egg-centric' restaurant on their farm.
May 19, 2026 -
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Oxfordshire
Alistair Appleton helps a couple search for their first home together in Oxfordshire, with space for pets and plants. He also visits Oxford Botanic Garden to explore nature-inspired technology.
May 26, 2026 -
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Somerset
With Jules Hudson’s help, Mickey wants to relocate from a busy seaside town to the quiet of the Somerset countryside, where they tour houses with land, annexes and streams.
May 27, 2026 -
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Wiltshire
After 30 years in Stoke-on-Trent, a couple wanting to be close to their grandchild head to Wiltshire with Ginny Buckley, looking for a new home where separate bathrooms are a must!
Jun 1, 2026 -
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E6
Gloucestershire
Nicki Chapman helps Peggy leave London for a rural Gloucestershire home with views for her, two dogs and horse. And there’s a taste of country life from former street food chefs.
Jun 2, 2026 -
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Counties Antrim, Down and Tyrone
An air ambulance pilot has £200,000 to find a new home within an hour of Belfast airport. Briony May Willams is on hand to help and has a go at Irish dancing by Lough Neagh.
Jun 8, 2026 -
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Powys
Jules Hudson helps Lisa swap Northampton for a Powys life reboot with her children and takes to a canoe, 128 feet above the ground!
Jun 9, 2026 -
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Suffolk
Steve Brown helps a whippet-loving couple swap a Sussex town for rural Suffolk, where they hope to establish a glamping retreat. Steve also explores a new scenic cycle route.
Jun 15, 2026 -
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E10
East Riding of Yorkshire
Alistair Appleton helps a couple and their dog Daisy swap France for the East Riding of Yorkshire, hunting for a home nearer family, friends and proper fish and chips.
Jun 16, 2026 -
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Devon and Cornwall
Briony May Williams helps Andrew and Will escape a busy Oxfordshire town for scenic Devon and Cornwall, and meets a renovator who bought a Devonshire farmhouse on a whim.
Jun 23, 2026 -
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Lincolnshire
Up nextRichie Anderson helps a couple trade in their town life for a bigger home in the Lincolnshire countryside that has plenty of room for family, including six grandchildren.
Jun 24, 2026