Escape to the Country — Season 25

Aired 27 August 2024 • 43 min

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.

Aired 2 September 2024 • 43 min

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.

Aired 9 September 2024 • 43 min

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.

Aired 16 September 2024 • 43 min

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.

Aired 23 September 2024 • 43 min

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.

Aired 30 September 2024 • 44 min

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.

Aired 7 October 2024 • 43 min

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.

Aired 14 October 2024 • 43 min

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.

Aired 21 October 2024 • 43 min

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.

Aired 22 October 2024 • 43 min

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!

Aired 28 October 2024 • 44 min

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.

Aired 29 October 2024 • 44 min

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.

Aired 4 November 2024 • 43 min

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.

Aired 5 November 2024 • 43 min

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.

Aired 11 November 2024 • 43 min

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.

Aired 12 November 2024 • 44 min

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.

Aired 18 November 2024 • 44 min

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.

Aired 19 November 2024 • 44 min

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.

Aired 25 November 2024 • 43 min

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.

Aired 26 November 2024 • 43 min

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.

Aired 2 December 2024 • 44 min

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.

Aired 3 December 2024 • 44 min

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

Aired 9 December 2024 • 44 min

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.

Aired 10 December 2024 • 44 min

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

Aired 16 December 2024 • 44 min

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.

Aired 17 December 2024 • 44 min

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.

Aired 21 January 2025 • 43 min

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!

Aired 28 January 2025 • 43 min

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.

Aired 3 February 2025 • 43 min

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.

Aired 4 February 2025 • 43 min

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.

Aired 10 February 2025 • 43 min

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.

Aired 11 February 2025 • 43 min

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.

Aired 17 February 2025 • 43 min

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.

Aired 18 February 2025 • 43 min

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.

Aired 24 February 2025 • 43 min

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.

Aired 25 February 2025 • 43 min

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.

Aired 3 March 2025 • 43 min

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.

Aired 4 March 2025 • 43 min

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.

Aired 11 March 2025 • 43 min

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.

Aired 17 March 2025 • 43 min

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.

Aired 18 March 2025 • 43 min

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.

Aired 24 March 2025 • 43 min

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.

Aired 25 March 2025 • 43 min

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

Aired 31 March 2025 • 43 min

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.

Aired 1 April 2025 • 43 min

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.

Aired 7 April 2025 • 43 min

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.

Aired 8 April 2025 • 43 min

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

Aired 14 April 2025 • 43 min

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.

Aired 21 April 2025 • 43 min

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.

Aired 28 April 2025 • 43 min

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.

Aired 12 May 2025 • 43 min

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.

Aired 19 May 2025 • 43 min

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.

Aired 26 May 2025 • 43 min

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.

Aired 2 June 2025 • 43 min

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.

Aired 3 June 2025 • 43 min

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.