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Escape to the Country

Series 24 · 55 episodes · Aug 29, 2023

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    Episode 1

    Moray

    Aug 29, 2023

    A couple hope their £400,000 budget will buy them a slice of rural bliss in Moray in Scotland, where Jules Hudson is eager to show them the very best property on offer. Jules also chats to some of the residents of an award-winning village recognised as a world leader for sustainable and holistic community living.

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    Episode 2

    Pembrokeshire

    Aug 30, 2023

    Nicki Chapman is on the hunt for a Pembrokeshire property with a holiday let to suit a couple with very different wants and needs. Nicki also visits some entrepreneurs who have turned a derelict farmhouse into a gorgeous home in the county.

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    Episode 3

    Northumbria

    Sep 5, 2023

    Denise Nurse helps a couple so fed up with the eight-hour round trip to see their son in Northumbria that they've decided to move there instead. Denise has the keys to some lovely properties and also pays a visit to Northumberland National Park.

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    Episode 4

    Somerset and Gloucestershire

    Sep 6, 2023

    Having spent 25 years in Holland, a retired opera singer and a music teacher approaching retirement have decided that now is the right time to return to the UK and, with Alistair Appleton's help, find a new home in Somerset or Gloucestershire.

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    Episode 5

    North Yorkshire

    Sep 12, 2023

    Briony May Williams helps to make dreams come true for a buyer with an ambition of moving to the North Yorkshire countryside on a £250,000 budget. Then, she takes her escapee to a farm, where they are given the privilege of feeding a young lamb.

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    Episode 6

    Norfolk

    Sep 13, 2023

    Denise Nurse is in Norfolk with a buyer who wants to move closer to her family, and who has her son in tow for support. Plus, Denise meets someone who has taken the idea of mobile homes on wheels to a whole new level.

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    Episode 7

    East Midlands

    Sep 19, 2023

    Sonali Shah tours the East Midlands in search of a property to suit buyers who have lived in the USA for the last 23 years.

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    Episode 8

    Caithness

    Sep 20, 2023

    Jules Hudson savours the spectacular scenery and splendid isolation on offer in Scotland's Caithness, as he helps a young family with a house-hunting budget of £270,000 to realise their dream of self-sufficiency.

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    Episode 9

    Yorkshire

    Sep 26, 2023

    Seeking a less hectic lifestyle in Yorkshire, a London couple have £425,000 to spend on a new home, and Steve Brown is on hand to help them find it.

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    Episode 10

    South West Wales

    Oct 2, 2023

    Having lived in the same house virtually all her life, a ukelele-playing buyer has £280,000 to relocate to Wales. Briony May Williams is tasked with helping her find the perfect property, and it will need to accommodate an entourage of animals.

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    Episode 11

    Somerset

    Oct 3, 2023

    A pair of artists need Alistair Appleton's help to find an inspiring rural retreat in Somerset where they can further indulge their creativity.

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    Episode 12

    The Lothians

    Oct 10, 2023

    After 26 years in London, today's couple has headed north to the Scottish Lothians in search of a complete change of lifestyle. They have a house-hunting budget of £475,000 and Nicki Chapman to help them spend it.

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    Episode 13

    The Wye Valley

    Oct 11, 2023

    Jules Hudson explores one of the UK's most beautiful locations today as he sets about finding the ideal Wye Valley property for his house hunters. Having put their Portugal home on the market, they've recently been touring the UK in their beloved camper van named Dave and are itching to settle down somewhere with more space inside and out!

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    Episode 14

    Lincolnshire

    Oct 17, 2023

    Having taken a leap of faith, today's couple from Scotland stuck a pin in a map that landed in lovely Lincolnshire. Sonali Shah tours the county with them, showing them the very best property the county has to offer for their £220,000 budget.

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    Episode 15

    North Yorkshire

    Oct 18, 2023

    Now back in the UK, a young couple crave the outdoors lifestyle they experienced together for nearly three years in New Zealand. Nicki Chapman's helps them find a new home in the fabulous countryside of North Yorkshire, where they want to spend their spare time running, cycling and walking.

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    Episode 16

    Northumberland

    Oct 31, 2023

    Needing more space for books, as well as an impressive collection of rocks, today's couple from Edinburgh have Alistair Appleton to help them with their rural relocation to Northumberland.

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    Episode 17

    Perth and Kinross

    Nov 6, 2023

    Jules Hudson is in Perth and Kinross, helping a young couple with a budget of £350,000 to find an ideal country home for them and their two young sons. Jules also meets a group of keen stand-up paddleboarders who do their bit to keep the waterways free of litter.

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    Episode 18

    West Yorkshire

    Nov 7, 2023

    In wonderful West Yorkshire, Nicki Chapman is with a young couple from Manchester who have a budget of £270,000 to find a home in the countryside for them and their baby son.

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    Episode 19

    Hampshire

    Nov 13, 2023

    In Hampshire, Steve Brown has some excellent houses in his property shopping bag to show today's couple who, along with their two children and two tortoises, want to live as close as possible to the county's beautiful beaches.

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    Episode 20

    Northamptonshire

    Nov 14, 2023

    Wanting to leave town life behind them, this episode's couple have their sights set on a new countryside home in Northamptonshire, and Ginny Buckley is on hand to help them find it.

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    Episode 21

    Warwickshire

    Nov 21, 2023

    Missing family and the great British countryside, today's couple are heading home to Warwickshire having spent the last six years living and working in the USA. Jules Hudson helps with their house search and visits an 18th century walled garden to meet the volunteers who help keep it in tip-top condition.

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    Episode 22

    Perth and Kinross

    Nov 22, 2023

    Sonali Shah marvels at the majesty of Perth and Kinross, as she helps a couple from a large town on England's south coast to find their dream country escape in Scotland. With their house-hunting budget of £425,000, lots of bookshelves, or places for them, are a top priority.

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    Episode 23

    The Peak District

    Nov 27, 2023

    Denise Nurse delivers the Peak District on a plate as she helps a couple from a town in Oxfordshire to find their dream country home for a budget of £450,000.

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    Episode 24

    Norfolk

    Nov 28, 2023

    On a bid to escape the city, today's couple and their three children are looking for a change of lifestyle for the whole family, and Nicki Chapman is in Norfolk to help them find it.

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    Episode 25

    Welsh Borders

    Dec 4, 2023

    A couple from Reading in Berkshire want to escape and set up home in the Welsh Borders, somewhere with enough land to keep a menagerie of animals. Steve Brown helps them with the property search and takes them to an animal sanctuary to meet Burrito, a cuddle-loving donkey, as well as two pampered pigs, Wilbur and Uncle Watson.

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    Episode 26

    Bedfordshire Borders

    Dec 5, 2023

    Even though the daily commute from London to their Bedfordshire business is taking its toll, Nicki Chapman has her work cut out persuading one half of today's couple to move to the county's borders!

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    Episode 27

    Scottish Borders

    Dec 12, 2023

    Denise Nurse shows off the magnificent Scottish Borders in all their glory to a young couple looking to make a big countryside escape. One half wants to open a veterinary practice in the region, and the other needs outbuildings for cars and motorbikes, but they are both united by their love of the great outdoors.

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    Episode 28

    Cornwall

    Dec 13, 2023

    On the lookout for a property with potential for a holiday let business, as well as a home, Jules Hudson shows off a gloriously sunny Cornwall to today's entrepreneurial couple.

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    Episode 29

    Buckinghamshire Borders

    Feb 6, 2024

    Helping a young couple from the city of St Albans, Briony May Williams heads to Buckinghamshire to find a fabulous countryside escape for them and Dexter the dog.

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    Episode 30

    Oxfordshire

    Feb 7, 2024

    In a bid to move closer to family, today's buyer has Nicki Chapman to help find a home in the Oxfordshire countryside for her and her son.

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    Episode 31

    Cairngorms

    Feb 12, 2024

    Jules Hudson takes in Scotland’s stunning Cairngorms as he helps a couple from the Isle of Wight to find a rural property that will fulfil their ambitions for home as well as a new business.

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    Episode 32

    Welsh Borders

    Feb 13, 2024

    With a budget of £400,000, an ambitious young couple from the West Midlands has the help of Sonali Shah to find a renovation project and a couple of acres of land in the Welsh Borders.

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    Episode 33

    The Fens

    Feb 19, 2024

    Steve Brown helps his escapees from a large Bedfordshire town to find at least an acre of land in the Fens in order to set up their own glamping business.

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    Episode 34

    Cumbria

    Feb 26, 2024

    Wanting to move closer to family, Nicki Chapman celebrates the arrival of her buyers’ first grandchild by helping them find a new home in Cumbria.

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    Episode 35

    Devon

    Mar 4, 2024

    Jules Hudson helps a couple in their search for the perfect West Country pad in Devon and finds out why the county’s north coast has been designated as the UK’s first and only World Surfing Reserve.

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    Carmarthenshire

    Mar 12, 2024

    Ginny Buckley’s buyer today is chasing an inspiring landscape. She wants a new Carmarthenshire home that has as much land as her £450,000 budget can muster.

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    Episode 37

    Shropshire

    Mar 18, 2024

    Today’s escapees want to move to Shropshire to be closer to family and have entrusted Alistair Appleton to help them find a lovely rural retreat for both them and their bees.

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    Episode 38

    East Sussex

    Mar 25, 2024

    Returning home after eight years of living and working in Abu Dhabi, two teachers want to swap desert sand for the beaches of East Sussex.

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    Episode 39

    Aberdeenshire

    Apr 2, 2024

    With a budget of £400,000, Jules Hudson is on hand to make a Sydney couple's dream of an escape to Aberdeenshire come true. Away from the property shopping, Jules makes friends with some of the region’s hairy, horny residents... a herd of Highland cattle.

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    Episode 40

    Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

    Apr 8, 2024

    Having spent the past four years living in the US state of Texas, a couple and their two young children are looking to find a family home in an Oxfordshire or Buckinghamshire village.

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    Episode 41

    Shropshire

    Apr 15, 2024

    A couple want to swap their Cheshire townhouse for the dark skies and beautiful open spaces of Shropshire. Denise Nurse helps them with the property search and also visits a flower farm in full bloom to witness first hand how modern technology is working hand-in-hand with nature.

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    Episode 42

    The Chilterns

    Apr 22, 2024

    Alistair Appleton helps a couple with a baby boy who crave more space swap their one-bedroom flat in south London for a home in the Chiltern Hills.

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    Episode 43

    South West Wales

    Apr 29, 2024

    Ginny Buckley helps a couple with a budget of £400,000 look for a new home in South West Wales with at least an acre of land for glamping and a forestry school.

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    Episode 44

    Berkshire and Hampshire

    May 6, 2024

    Motivated by wanting to move closer to family, an escapee has her sister on hand for moral support and Sonali Shah’s property know-how to help find the ideal rural retreat. Sonali also gets to meet some very sleepy baby barn owls and learns what needs to be done to protect these beautiful birds.

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    Episode 45

    County Antrim and County Down

    May 13, 2024

    It’s an emotional homecoming for Jules Hudson as he visits County Down and County Antrim. He’s with a couple who want to relocate there after a lifetime spent in the Canadian city of Toronto.

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    Episode 46

    Cumbria

    May 20, 2024

    Briony May Williams teams up with a retired Shakespeare scholar, who with a £300,000 budget hopes to write a new chapter in her life in the Cumbrian countryside.

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    Episode 47

    The Cotswolds

    May 28, 2024

    Alistair Appleton is on a property-hunting mission to the beautiful Cotswolds, with a couple who want a location with dog walks on the doorstep, as well as decent dining options for date nights!

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    Episode 48

    East Midlands

    Jun 3, 2024

    A young couple want to swap their London flat for something bigger in the East Midlands, where Nicki Chapman opens the front doors to a lovely selection of homes with lovely gardens.

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    Episode 49

    Suffolk

    Jun 10, 2024

    Denise Nurse is in Suffolk, helping a couple find a new home in a more rural setting, where they can enjoy retired life together, closer to the coast, lakes or waterways.

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    Episode 50

    The Lake District

    Jun 20, 2024

    Having been to the Lake District over 50 times, today’s couple have decided to stop visiting and start living in one of the UK’s most spectacular National Parks.

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    Episode 51

    Bedfordshire Borders

    Jun 24, 2024

    A house with as much natural light as possible is top of today’s property shopping list, and Jules Hudson is just the chap to find it in the region of the Bedfordshire borders.

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    Episode 52

    Aberdeenshire

    Jul 15, 2024

    Nicki Chapman’s buyers have spent the last 25 years living and working in America. They now want to find their new, forever home in the Aberdeenshire countryside.

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    Episode 53

    Herefordshire

    Jul 22, 2024

    Briony May Williams helps a retired couple who live just outside Belfast move closer to their family by finding a home in Herefordshire.

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    Episode 54

    Cheshire

    Aug 12, 2024

    Nicki Chapman has a very tempting selection of properties for a young couple, currently living in Manchester, who are hoping to up sticks to the Cheshire countryside with their young daughter.

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    Episode 55

    The Isle of Skye

    Aug 19, 2024

    Denise Nurse is tasked with finding a permanent home for a family who’ve spent the last year travelling around in their camper van on the Isle of Skye.