Escape to the Country

Jules Hudson heads to Nottinghamshire to help a retired teacher with a £330,000 budget find a rural home where she will be able to entertain friends. The presenter also learns about the harsh realities of life in a 19th-century workhouse on his travels through the county.

Jules Hudson takes on a property-hunting mission with a husband and wife who are fed up with life in their southern England commuter belt. On a budget of £375,000, they are looking to semi-retire to the Highlands of Scotland and pursue new ventures. During his journey, Jules comes face to face with Scotlands very own native wild cat.

Alistair Appleton goes back to nature in Leicestershire, property hunting with a couple who plan to give their young family a more rural lifestyle. They have budgeted £380,000 for their country escape. Away from the house search, Alistair discovers how Melton Mowbrays residents are protecting their food-producing legacy.

Alistair Appleton helps a couple who have been married for 35 years find their very first home together in Dorset, on a budget of £650,000. While in the area, Alistair meets a cantankerous character who has been a familiar face on Weymouth beach for well over a hundred years.

Jonnie Irwins property search is in the Wye Valley, where he helps an entrepreneurial couple with a £650,000 budget find a dream home which allows them to build a rural business.

Jonnie Irwin is in Wiltshire helping a couple with a £650,000 budget to go the distance and make the 500-mile move from a Scottish city to the English countryside.

Ginny Buckley is helping a house-hunting couple with a £900,000 budget move back from France and find an impressive rural retreat in the Norfolk countryside.

Jules Hudson is in Hampshire with a dynamic couple who love the outdoors and have £650,000 to buy a property that gives them the best of both countryside and coast.

Love is in the air on a house hunt full of surprises as Nicki Chapman joins a couple who have £450,000 to find a rural home in Somerset with some income potential in the form of a holiday let.

Jonnie Irwin is in Shropshire with a military couple armed with a £500,000 budget and an ambition to enjoy country life with their young daughter.

Nicki Chapman is in rural Worcestershire helping a couple who have £450,000 to realise their dream of raising their young family in the countryside.

Nicki Chapman heads to Cornwall to help a Croydon-based couple with a £450,000 budget and a love of the great outdoors find their perfect country home. Nicki also discovers how one Cornish farm is running with a national initiative to create a food enterprise zone. She samples first-hand how Norton Barton Farm hopes to become a food artisan village for local producers.

Alistair Appleton is on a house-hunting mission in the South Devon countryside with a recently retired couple who have a £540,000 budget to up sticks from Burton upon Trent and relocate to live closer to their daughter.

Jules Hudson is in Herefordshire with an exuberant house-hunting couple who are ready to up sticks from Birmingham and spend £500,000 on a country home that allows them to lead the good life while being close enough to Hereford for regular visits to their daughter.

Alistair Appleton is in Kent helping a dynamic international couple with a £1 million pound budget branch out from city life in London, so they can raise their young family in the countryside.

Nicki Chapman is in the Somerset countryside helping a house-hunting couple with £475,000 to return to their roots and recreate the outdoor lifestyle that they grew up with for their own young children.

Nicki Chapman takes to the road in Wiltshire with a couple of motorbike enthusiasts who, with their £650,000 budget, want to find a home that gives them the perfect balance of community and country life. Whilst in the county, Nicki discovers more about out how conservation efforts to plant hedgerow corridors are creating a safe haven for the UKs endangered tree sparrow population.

In the New Forest, Alistair Appleton helps a recently retired couple with a £1million budget and a passion for beekeeping leave suburban life behind to buy a country home close to family. While in the area,Alistair meets one of the specially appointed Crown Keepers, who help manage the 10,000 acres of protected forest here along with herds of fallow deer, which Alistair is lucky enough to see.

Margherita Taylor heads to the Cotswolds with a house-hunting couple who have a £550,000 budget and a dream of swapping coastal life in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, for views of rolling countryside.

Jules Hudson is in the Dorset countryside to help a couple make the move from Queensland, Australia. With a budget of £450,000 they look forward to enjoying village life in cooler climes. Jules also visits Tout Quarry on the Isle of Portland, now home to a unique sculpture park celebrating the heritage of Portland stone which was used for many of Londons historic buildings.

Sonali Shah is house-hunting in the Norfolk countryside with a couple who want their £440,000 budget to buy them a character country property close to the Broads so they can enjoy more time on their boat.

Alistair Appleton is on a house-hunting mission in the Northumberland countryside with a dynamic couple who are looking for a character stone property with holiday let potential for their £475,000 budget.

Jonnie Irwin comes to the house-hunting aid of a dynamic couple with a generous £1.1 million budget and grand ambitions of finding a country property in north Devon with holiday lets, outbuildings for their hobbies and acreage for alpacas. Along the way, Jonnie rides the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway, a Victorian feat of engineering and the longest funicular railway in the UK.

Jules Hudson is on a house-hunting mission in rural Devon with a couple who want their budget of £475,000 to give them much more for their money than their young family currently have in the London suburbs.

Nicki Chapman is on an emotionally charged property search in rural Somerset, helping a couple invest their £500,000 budget in a home that strikes the right balance between country charm and practical open plan. Nicki also visits Barley Wood, a beautiful walled kitchen garden resurrected by chef brothers who use what they grow in their inventive dishes.

Jonnie Irwin is on a house hunting expedition in north Wales with a couple who have a £300,000 budget and a wish list including a craft room and community close by. Jonnie also can’t resist trying out Snowdonia’s latest outdoor activity, catching a wave at the world’s first artificial surf lagoon.

Alistair Appleton helps a couple from Worcestershire find the perfect home in Cornwall for their £650k budget. Away from the property hunt, Alistair also discovers a pioneering project that prescribes the therapeutic benefits of nature to improve well-being.

Margherita Taylor helps a retired couple escape to the tranquillity of Norfolk after 30 years in a busy Essex town. Now that their children have flown the nest, the pair are hoping to find a country home that’s full of character for their £350,000 budget. Elsewhere, Margherita discovers Norfolk’s answer to the Great Barrier Reef.

Jules Hudson brings his enthusiasm and rural property expertise to the North Wessex Downs as he helps a couple who have £775,000 to find a characterful country house. Whilst in the area, Jules also pays a visit to Highclere Castle to learn about the fascinating foreign finds within the walls of the impressive Wiltshire home.

Alistair Appleton leads a couple with a budget of £320,000 in their search for a countryside home on the Staffordshire-Derbyshire border. Alistair also puts his tailoring skills to the test when he visits the factory of heritage knitwear brand John Smedley.

Today’s house-hunting couple are looking to relocate to the Somerset countryside. They have a budget of £700,000 to find a rural home for their young family with enough land for animals and a glamping site. Away from the house hunt, presenter Alistair Appleton gets stuck in to some cheddar cheesemaking, in the county where it originated!

Alistair Appleton joins forces with a spiritual businesswoman and her best friend to help find a calming Hampshire home on a budget of £950,000. Taking a breather from the property search, Alistair takes a very deep breath when he experiences the giddy heights of Portsmouth’s Spinnaker Tower.

Alistair Appleton guides a couple who want to switch their lives from the bustle of Bristol to the fresh country air of the Wye Valley on a budget of £300,000. While exploring the River Wye, Alistair also discovers the slippery challenges of sustainably sourcing and restocking the European eel.

Nicki Chapman helps an animal-loving house hunter from a town in Oxfordshire, who has a generous budget of £700,000, to find a new village community in Dorset, ideally close to the coast. Making the most of the seaside locale, Nicki visits a luxury yacht manufacturer to experience how the other half set sail in serious style.

Margherita Taylor is in Bedfordshire with a sociable couple who have £500,000 to find the right country home to suit them and their pooches and to house their very own bespoke garden pub. Aside from houses, Margherita discovers the county’s agricultural pedigree when she encounters some wonderfully preserved vintage tractors.

Jules Hudson is in Derbyshire with a recently married couple making an epic location shift, swapping the Blue Mountains in Australia for the wilds of the Peak District. They have a significant budget of £750,000 and have their hearts set on a character home with a large garden for their three dogs. Elsewhere, Jules comes across an unlikely centre of manufacturing nestled in the county’s rural countryside.

Jules Hudson teams up with a couple of keen horticulturalists who have £450,000 with which to find their ideal country home in the Yorkshire Dales, with the garden a top priority. Making the most of his time in Yorkshire, Jules also tests his own green fingers when he visits RHS Garden Harlow Carr for some top tips from none other than gardening guru Alan Titchmarsh.

Nicki Chapman heads to the counties of Shropshire and Herefordshire to help a recently retired couple with a £550,000 budget find a dream country home that’s full of traditional period charm. Away from the property search, Nicki meets enthusiasts who reach for the sky when she visits the Weston Park Model Air Show.

Heading west from Surrey to Devon, a young couple who met as students need Nicki Chapman’s help to find them a sizeable home to fit three generations of their family, and all for a budget of £800,000. In addition, Nicki spends time on the county’s south coast, meeting a local fisherman and sampling the delicious catch of the day.

A health-conscious couple from London enlist Sonali Shah to help them spend £1.3million on a detached property in Surrey with enough land to create a wellness retreat. Taking a breather from house hunting, Sonali immerses herself in the county’s ancient woodlands as she learns about the Japanese practice of forest bathing.

With a budget of £450,000, a married couple looking to uproot from Greater Manchester seek the help of Jules Hudson to find a new family home close to the coast in glorious Dorset. Jules is in his element when he meets one of the county’s blacksmiths, who specialises in restoring relics of bygone eras using traditional techniques.

In England’s smallest county, Rutland, a couple from Buckinghamshire with a budget of £500,000 ask Steve Brown and the team to find them a detached property with a garden big enough for a vegetable patch. Continuing the horticultural theme, Steve visits Barnsdale Gardens to see for himself the legacy left by one of the country’s best loved gardeners, the late Geoff Hamilton.

A couple from Bedfordshire with a budget of £450,000 need Ginny Buckley’s help in Norfolk to find them the first house they are buying together. They would like a character property with a good-sized garden for some new canine companions. Ginny also heads to Great Yarmouth, where she straps in for a white-knuckle ride on one of the country’s last remaining wooden rollercoasters.

The stakes are high for Jules Hudson as he helps a couple wanting to uproot from Essex to find a modest cottage in Cornwall to call their forever home. The two nurses have a budget of £340,000 for a property with character in a rural location. Jules also heads inland to inspect a plantation of trees normally found down under, and for the first time in his life, he tries an oyster!

A recently retired couple looking to downsize from their Essex home head to Staffordshire with Sonali Shah hoping to find peace, pubs and a detached home with a view. Sonali also visits a celebrated Victorian pottery that is now a modern-day hub of art, design and training.

Alistair Appleton tempts a newlywed Olympian and his wife to part with up to £525,000 for one of three fabulous properties on offer in wonderful Wiltshire. Away from the house hunt, Alistair’s ball skills are challenged as he tries his hand at the little-known sport of stické tennis.

In the Cotswolds, Sonali Shah showcases three fabulous properties to a couple from Essex who are hoping their budget of £550,000 will buy them a new home with three bedrooms, one of which could be used as a home office. Sonali also visits a local quarry from which Cotswold stone is supplied for use in new builds and conservation projects.

Jules Hudson helps a buyer who wants to relocate herself and her dog-grooming business to Suffolk with a budget of £320,000. Jules also takes a step into the past when he meets the team behind an exciting and ambitious project to recreate an Anglo-Saxon longship, the remains of which were unearthed by an amateur archaeologist in the 1930s.

Jules Hudson is on home ground in the Welsh Borders as he showcases some tempting houses to a retired couple who have a whopping £1 million to spend. Along with a characterful property, they are after somewhere with holiday-let potential or space for a glamping business. Jules is also in his element when he meets experts in traditional construction methods, who are keeping heritage building skills alive.

A London couple are swapping the sound of the Bow bells for cow bells, as Jules Hudson helps them to spend their £500,000 budget on a house with a music room and a dog-friendly garden in the Derbyshire countryside. Whilst there, they meet one of the county’s silver bands, and Jules works up an appetite as he harvests some delicious mushrooms cultivated in an old converted mill.

Having recently returned from Bermuda, today’s couple are bracing themselves for an exploration of Northamptonshire’s property, people and places, guided by Steve Brown. Steve also meets a social media influencer and a local food producer, some of whose secret spicy recipes were handed down by her grandmother.

Wanting to be closer to a new grandson, a buyer from the Gloucestershire town of Tewkesbury asks Jules Hudson to help her find a new home in the Suffolk countryside for £450,000. Enjoying the best of spring, with the bluebells in bloom, Jules visits a care farm that helps vulnerable people improve their well-being through farming.

Jonnie Irwin takes in the delights of Derbyshire with a couple from Leeds who want to see a range of rural properties with all the trimmings. Jonnie takes time out to visit a repair cafe where, over a coffee and slice of cake, environmentally minded customers can take household items to be mended instead of thrown away.

Three generations of the same family need help from Jules Hudson to find them a new home in rural Norfolk. In the kitty is £800,000 for a four-bedroom house, an annexe for Granny and enough land for a Shetland pony. Jules also needs a keen eye to spot some of the world’s rarest - and most camera-shy - deer and antelope at a local safari park.

There are two counties for the price of one today as Nicki Chapman visits Somerset and Dorset with a buyer from London who is in search of a new life and a new home in the countryside for her £800k budget. Whilst in the area, Nicki also visits the town of Frome to learn how a fridge (yes, a fridge!) is helping to bring the local community together.

After 25 years living in America, today’s couple are heading back to Blighty and have chosen Cornwall for their homecoming. Sonali Shah is on hand to show them some of the best property available in the county for their £675,000 budget. Sonali also drops in on a past Escape buyer to find out all about the highs and lows of moving to this ever-popular county.

A globetrotting couple have decided to move back home for good, and Nicki Chapman lends a hand as they try to find a new address in Oxfordshire’s lovely countryside for their £650k budget. Nicki also discovers how and why the county is leading the way with the recycling of its food waste.

There’s a sense of urgency today in the Welsh Marches as Sonali Shah helps a couple who have already sold their old house to find a new one with enough land to be self-sufficient. Together they visit a community project where locals get to take home and enjoy the vegetables and fruits of their labour.

A desire to move closer to family and the need for a new single-storey home is fuelling today’s buyers to make the move from Birmingham to the Lincolnshire countryside. Jules Hudson is there to help the couple navigate the property market in the county, where he also finds out what a difference nearly 60 years has made in tractor technology.

A young couple from London have £325,000 to spend on a new rural home, and it’s Sonali Shah who is leading the search in the Monmouthshire countryside. Sonali takes her buyers to visit a market garden using a novel ‘no dig’ growing method that aims to preserve the soil with a lot less backbreaking work!

Three generations of one family want to move to the East Midlands, and the task of finding a new home for them all has fallen on Mum, Grandma and Ginny Buckley. Away from houses, Ginny meets a volunteer group helping to restore the area’s local canals and their footpaths so that wildlife can thrive and the public can enjoy a safer stroll.

Having spent many happy family holidays in Cornwall, a couple from Hertfordshire now want to make England’s most south-westerly county their permanent home, and Steve Brown is just the man to help them realise their dream. The trio also meet a local ceramicist and take part in an Escape to the Country pottery throwdown.

Creating a luxury holiday let business is just as important as finding a new family home for todays couple. They want to relocate to rural north Norfolk, and Jules Hudson is there to open doors for them. A familiar face also welcomes Jules aboard her fishing boat for an impromptu lesson on how to dress a crab.

Alistair Appleton is in his element today as he visits the spectacular Perth and Kinross countryside, on a mission to help a young couple from Edinburgh realise their dream of a new lifestyle in a rural home. Aside from property, a visit to the coast to learn about one of the world’s most advanced wind turbines leaves Alistair full of hope about the future of the UK’s renewable energy.

With their current townhouse bursting at the seams, today’s couple - along with their five children and two dogs - need Ginny Buckleys help to find a large rural property. In West Yorkshire, they get the local lowdown from both Ginny and her mum Maggie. Having grown up in the area, Ginny also finds out what it is to be a proud Yorkshire person.

Jules Hudson prepares himself for a beautiful but bracing property adventure in the lowlands of Scotland as he travels around the Lothians. He’s with a buyer from Edinburgh who has a £360,000 budget to make a longed-for break from the city and has brought her aunt along for support. Amongst a diverse range of property options, Jules also tours a striking fortified 16th-century tower that has been meticulously restored back into a great Scottish house.

The beautiful Wye Valley may not be too far from Bristol, where today’s couple are from, but it’s a whole world away in terms of lifestyle. Steve Brown has some tempting properties up his sleeve, and during some downtime all three manage to unwind and enjoy the scenery with a leisurely canoe ride on the River Wye itself.

Who better to show a young couple with a growing family from London around Kent than local girl Nicki Chapman? Away from the house hunt, Nicki takes a trip down memory lane, meeting up with her best friend from school, before they join Nicki’s mum at the family’s beach hut in Herne Bay.

Wanting to move to Dorset, just one county away from their current home, today’s couple are led by Sonali Shah to discover what the local housing market has to offer for their £550,000 budget. Sonali also helps to create sustainable beauty products made from locally foraged plants and herbs.

The sun shines all week long as Alistair Appleton helps a couple to move one step closer to their dream of a new life on the gorgeous Gower Peninsula in Wales. Apart from checking out some fabulous properties, Alistair collects cockles and tries laverbread for the first time.

Having met just 18 months ago, today’s couple are wasting no time and are selling up their homes to find a new one together, in the countryside of Cumbria or Lancashire. Briony May Williams is there to help with their property search, and whilst in the region she also visits one of the finest restaurants in the country.

North Yorkshire beckons to an Essex couple who need Jonnie Irwin’s help to find a home in this beautiful region. Jonnie also visits the popular seaside resort of Whitby on a mission to work out why we love fish and chips so much and to discover who makes the best in town.

Wanting to swap their home in London for a new one in the Berkshire countryside, today’s couple have a whopping £1 million budget, and Alistair Appleton is here to help them spend it. Alistair also takes time out to visit a restaurant and theatre in an old mill on the River Thames, where he meets the actor and playwright Simon Williams.

Steve Brown faces a double challenge in his home county of Kent as he helps two sisters from London to buy a house each. With two separate budgets and different priorities, they are exploring options for rural and coastal living. Steve also meets a father and son whose family have been restoring traditional oast houses for four generations.

Somerset is the destination today, where Alistair Appleton is helping an industrious young couple from Hertfordshire who are eager to make a rural move to the county. In the home of cheddar cheese, Alistair investigates innovations to complement that dairy tradition when he visits a local producer who specialises in vegan cheese.

The ladies are on tour in Somerset and Dorset today, where Briony May Williams helps a buyer from London, with her daughter in tow for support, to realise the dream of a new life in the country. Briony also visits a local kitchen to learn about the potential health benefits of fermented food whilst creating kimchi, an ancient Korean dish made using the humble cabbage.

Alistair Appleton is in Hebridean heaven on Lewis and Harris, helping a couple with a £400k budget to relocate to this beautiful, rugged Scottish island. As well as exploring the island and a handful of its properties, Alistair meets a host of welcoming locals and visits a tweed mill to discover how the exclusive fabric is made.

With their current house bursting at the seams, a couple with two young sons enlist Sonali Shah to help them spend their £450,000 budget on a new home in the Somerset countryside.

Cornwall, the call of the sea and Steve Brown beckon a young, water-loving couple who are looking to escape to the coastal county with their young daughter. They have £620,000 to spend on their new Cornish home. Steve also gets the chance to take to the water with a sailing school who support people of all abilities to develop their nautical know-how.

Jules Hudson is in the Welsh county of Powys with a couple whose property wish list includes an annexe for their parents, along with at least half an acre of land for their budget of £650,000. Jules also meets a man who scours space with his telescopes, looking for large, undiscovered objects that could be on a collision course with Earth. Fortunately, he hasn’t found any... yet!

Two sisters want to combine their resources in Somerset to find a secluded house that has enough land to start their own music festival, though on a slightly smaller scale than the one the county is famous for. Alistair Appleton escorts them on their search and has time to visit the village of Stoke St Gregory, where an old pub has been transformed into not just the local watering hole but a community shop and café too.

Wanting to be close to the coast, a couple from Birmingham have decided that Cornwall is the perfect destination for their escape, and Sonali Shah is on hand to make their dream come true. And when is a brick not just a brick? Sonali finds out by visiting a company creating habitats for solitary bees. Their method can also be used in the construction of homes for humans.

It’s a first for Nicki Chapman and the Escape to the Country team today as they head to glorious Guernsey in the Channel Islands. They’re there to help find a fabulous family home for a young couple and their three children. Nicki also meets some of the island’s most famous four-legged inhabitants, a herd of Guernsey cows.

In West Yorkshire, Steve Brown supports an artist who is looking to leave London to realise her ambition of living life in the countryside. Steve also visits the town of Todmorden and discovers a remarkable community project encouraging the planting and growing of food in public spaces for anyone to harvest and enjoy.

Looking to leave London for Derbyshire, a couple with four children need some expert guidance from Denise Nurse, as she helps them navigate the countys rural housing market in search of the perfect family home.

After 23 years living in Canada, todays buyer is returning to the UK for good. With a budget of £400,000, she is looking to make her rural escape to Devon, but theres a catch - she has never been to the county before. She need not worry because Nicki Chapman has, many times before.

An adventurous young couple from Nottinghamshire are looking to move county and country to Argyll and Bute, where Sonali Shah has some splendid Scottish properties waiting to show them. In an action-packed few days, Sonali also takes to the water on a paddleboard and to the air in a seaplane, delighting at the spectacular views on offer from above.

Today, we have a marvellous multi-generational move to consider as Alistair Appleton guides one family, spread over four generations, to find two houses in one village. It’s a tall order, but Alistair presents a whole host of interesting property options, including the mystery house that promises to bring them closer together than they ever imagined.

Steve Brown is on hand to help a couple of newlyweds who are looking to escape south London and set down roots in the stunning countryside of Cumbria. They have already discounted a dozen properties, so the pressure is on Steve to deliver somewhere that can become their very first home together.

A couple from urban Hertfordshire with a £550,000 budget have their sights set on moving to the Somerset countryside, and Jules Hudson has some splendid properties lined up to tempt them. However, Jules has a big surprise up his sleeve as he questions not the type of new home they’re looking for, but the location of it.

It’s destination Argyll and Bute today. Sonali Shah tours this region of Scotland in search of a new home for a couple from a Warwickshire town who have a budget of £340,000. Sonali almost takes to the water on Loch Lomond, as she lends a hand to help a group of volunteers restoring the last paddle steamer to be built in Britain, a treasured relic of Scottish history.

In true Escape to the Country style, today’s couple (both former international rugby players) want to leave London in search of a rural idyll in Dorset, and Alistair Appleton is the man to help them on their way. Aside from property, Alistair learns about the health benefits of watercress at a farm that specialises in growing this delicious and nutritious crop.

With the help of her mother and Jules Hudson, a buyer from suburban Surrey is looking for a new family home with enough land to start a dog-training school in south west Wales.

With a budget of £440,000, today’s couple are looking forward to retiring from the Buckinghamshire commuter belt to a new home on the majestic Isle of Wight. Steve Brown helps them with their house hunting and also discovers why the island is an ideal location for growing dozens of varieties of tomatoes.

A couple from the largest town in Dorset want to escape the urban sprawl to establish a new country life in Devon, and Sonali Shah is on hand to help them kick-start their property search. Sonali also learns the importance of the role local newspapers play in keeping their communities connected and informed.

Steve Brown meets a pair of cycling enthusiasts on the hunt for the perfect rural idyll in the Peak District. They have a budget of £450,000 to swap city life in Essex for the wooded valleys and open moorland of the national park. Steve also takes to the water when he visits one of the country’s top destinations for accessible fishing.

Now that her sons have fledged the nest, today’s buyer wants a new lease of life in a rural home that has business potential. She’s set her sights on either Devon or Dorset, where Briony May Williams has some wonderful property options to show her. Briony also meets another entrepreneurial couple who’ve converted an old railway carriage into a fine dining destination.

Todays escapees want to raise their children near the sea, so Jules Hudson takes them to view a selection of wonderful homes in the Devon and Dorset countryside.

Sonali Shah is house-hunting in Norfolk with a buyer who has holidayed there throughout her life and now wants to make the county her home and business address. She wants to establish holiday lets and also rehome dogs in need, so Sonali takes her to a sanctuary to find out what it takes to look after the thousands of rescue animals in their care.

Finally able to search for their forever home and a more settled way of life, a former royal marine and a retired civil servant have £375,000 to spend and the expert guidance of Jules Hudson. Jules has a tempting selection of countryside properties to unveil for the couple, who’ve chosen to relocate closer to family in the wonderfully evocative county of Northumberland.

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Having fallen in love with Norfolk a little more with each visit, today’s couple have decided to make the county their home. Denise Nurse is there to help them find their forever house. Denise also gets the opportunity to take the helm of a newly restored boat that played a part in Operation Dynamo, the 1940 evacuation of British troops from Dunkirk.

Having outgrown their town flat, two newlyweds with a budget of £400,000 need Ginny Buckley’s help to find a new home in the Dorset countryside that has enough space to keep bicycles, golf clubs and surfboards out of sight. On the world-famous Jurassic Coast, Ginny also meets a lifelong fossil hunter whose impressive treasures are now housed in a purpose-built museum near the coast where they were discovered.

Alistair Appleton helps a couple escape their land-locked life in Leicestershire with a move to Somerset or Devon.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Jules Hudson explores one of the UKs 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, theyve 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!

Now back in the UK, a young couple crave the outdoors lifestyle they experienced together for nearly three years in New Zealand. Nicki Chapmans 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.

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.

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

Missing family and the great British countryside, todays 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

With a budget of £400,000, Jules Hudson is on hand to make a Sydney couples 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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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 regions food, countryside and agriculture.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Jules Hudson helps two retired drama teachers swap busy Sheffield for a new rural life in the beautiful Devon countryside.