Catherine Gee and Nick Page help people buy dream homes. A young couple are looking for a West Country home where they can generate their own electricity.
Catherine Gee and Nick Page help find a dream property in the Peak District.
Catherine Gee and Nick Page help Bristol couple Dawn and John Parry, who have decided to trade in their Victorian town house for a house in West Somerset and come armed with a budget of £400,000.
More rural adventures with Catherine Gee and Nick Page. A London couple are looking to move from the fumes of Burnt Oak in north London and settle in Suffolk.
A couple from Wakefield go house-hunting in Shropshire, aided by Catherine Gee and Nick Page.
Rural relocations with Catherine Gee and Nick Page. A retired couple from Congleton in Cheshire are looking for peace and quiet in Wales.
Catherine Gee and Nick Page help city dwellers flee the big smoke. A London couple look for a house near Bath which still has good access to the city.
Catherine Gee and Nick Page do their best to help prospective buyers to find their dream home. A couple from Leeds go house-hunting on the Isle of Anglesey.
Catherine Gee and Nick Page help prospective buyers to find their dream homes. Gordon Mathieson and wife Janice want to give up their life in London to start a new business.
Catherine and Nick lend their relocation talents to Bolton radio DJ Joe Fish. He wants to escape the town and take root in the Lake District.
Another dream come true - hopefully - for a couple tired of city life. Stuart and Katie have their hearts set on the wilds of Sussex for their next home.
Catherine Gee and Nick Page help prospective home buyers. A South African family living in Leeds look for the perfect country house in North Yorkshire.
Gardener Jackie and poet John are searching for inspiration in the Shropshire countryside. Catherine Gee and Nick Page plan an escape route for them.
Catherine Gee comes to the aid of a Bristol family that wants to buy a property in the picturesque Wye Valley. With £330,000 to spend, it needs somewhere with outbuildings, space for the children to play and plenty of peace and quiet
Catherine Gee and Nick Page unearth more dream homes. Charity worker Claire Felix wants to be able to foster more children, so yearns for a move to rural Essex.
The Steinbeck-Reeveses want to trade their Victorian townhouse in Chelsea for a house in the shires, so they wisely enlist the help of Catherine and Nick.
Catherine Gee and Nick Page help people track down dream homes. Cyclists Christabel Jones and Ian Harper are looking for a better life for their son James.
Catherine Gee and Nick Page help a couple who want to get out of the London rat race and care for their son in Cambridgeshire.
That nice Nick Page helps prospective buyers find their dream rural homes. A clairvoyant and her partner see a future for themselves on the Cornish coast.
Finding a dream rural home, with Catherine Gee and Nick Page. A couple look for a country pad in Lyme Regis after years of commuting in London.
The city exodus continues! An IT specialist from Islington in north London seeks a sense of community and is looking for a place in the New Forest.
Kindly Catherine Gee and that nice Nick Page help buyers to find their dream home away from all the hustle and bustle. A move to Perthshire in search of snow.
Nick Page assists a couple of classic car enthusiasts from Castleford to escape to rural Yorkshire. They need a large house and enough garage space to park seven vintage cars.
Catherine Gee looks for a property in Gloucestershire for a family from Coventry keen to have the countryside at their doorstep.
Catherine Gee helps prospective buyers to find their dream home in the country. She has two budgets to find a couple a two/three bed house with land for the horses, in Somerset. The lower, £210,000, is based on them renting out their Bristol house, and the higher, £260,000, is based on them selling it. Catherine hopes to surprise them with what she finds in both price brackets.
A couple fed up with their exclusive flat in London's Piccadilly want to move to a unique historical home in the West Country. But will Nick be able to help them escape to the country?
Catherine Gee has a budget of £600,000 to help a young family move from Wakefield to rural Yorkshire. After 11 moves in 18 years, can she find these serial movers a permanent country home?
Nick Page looks at four unusual houses for a young family who want to leave London to live a more rural life in East Sussex. Properties include a house dating back to the 15th century and an oast house on a lake.
Nick Page looks for a property in Herefordshire for a frugal restaurateur and his wife keen not to overspend on their new home.
Catherine Gee looks for a property in Somerset for a young family needing a wheelchair-friendly home.
Catherine Gee looks for a property in Shropshire for a young family.
Catherine Gee sets out to find fireman Wyn Jenkins and his family their dream home in Monmouthshire. But can Catherine find a house big enough for the family and enough land for their horse?
Catherine Gee and Nick Page help prospective buyers buy rural dream homes. A couple from Cardiff want to start a new life in the Forest of Dean. But what will their three adult children, who all live with them, say about it?
Catherine Gee helps two doctors and their young family find a five-bedroom house in the Welsh countryside.
The Camerons have lived in Reading for over two decades but now want a more peaceful life in the Bedfordshire countryside. Will Nick Page be able to find a perfect home for the Camerons and their huge book collection?
Nick Page helps a group of university friends who want to find a home and set up a surfing school in Cornwall.
Nick Page looks for a property in Devon for a husband and wife who are fed up with the sounds from their noisy neighbour, the M25.
Melissa Porter house hunts in rural Essex for a family who have lived in Colchester for decades.
Catherine Gee comes to the aid of the secretary of Canvey Island FC, who has £500,000 to spend on a property in rural Essex, which must be within commuting distance of his beloved football ground
Catherine Gee helps a Norwich family find its ideal property in Cumbria - and the pressure is on as the mother has already accepted a teaching post in the area but still has no home to go to
Melissa Porter comes to the aid of a Streatham couple who are fed up with living next to a railway line. They fancy somewhere quieter in Cambridgeshire, and have £350,000 to spend on their dream ho
Catherine Gee comes to the aid of a middle-aged couple who have decided to leave their busy town life in Leamington Spa and buy a home in rural Cornwall with plenty of space for gardening and access to good fishing
Catherine Gee helps a keen organic gardener from Nottingham find a property with plenty of land in rural Yorkshire on a budget of £300,000
Catherine Gee comes to the aid of music teachers Kathryn Stagg and Darren Lightowlers, who are looking for an isolated rural retreat in Buckinghamshire where they can practise without disturbing the neighbours
Catherine Gee helps a couple with strong but opposing ideas search for a coastal property in rural Suffolk to fulfil their dream of living in the countryside - and enable the man of the house to be closer to his boat
Melissa Porter comes to the aid of a Notting Hill couple who want to buy a large country house in Dorset where they can raise their baby daughter. With up to £500,000 to spend, they need a property which has a garden big enough to install a swimming pool
Catherine Gee helps a pilot and a flight attendant find their ideal rural retreat together in Warwickshire. However, while they want a peaceful countryside setting, access to the airport is vital.
Melissa Porter helps a couple who met over the Internet find a home in Yorkshire. They have £250,000 to spend, and claim they are willing to renovate. However, the properties on offer may require more work than expected
Melissa Porter helps a family relocate from London to the Peak District on a budget of £600,000. Husband Tim wants a property he can fix up, but wife Donna isn't so sure about the idea
Retired engineer Malcolm Allan has lived in Glasgow for 30 years, but is now looking for a more tranquil environment. Melissa Porter is on hand to help him find a traditional cottage in the Scottish Borders
Melissa Porter helps a couple from Aldershot, who are about to adopt two children, to start a new life in Cornwall on a budget of £370,000
A photographer and a passionate gardener decide to move out of their Northampton home, so Catherine Gee helps them look for an inspiring new property on the tranquil Pembrokeshire coast
Melissa Porter helps Aylesbury couple Stuart and Sarah search for their dream cottage in Worcestershire. The pair have a budget of £320,000 to spend and the new property needs to have a garden big enough for their dog
Melissa Porter helps a Stockport couple search for a country house for less than £350,000 in Conwy, North Wales, which they hope will provide enough land for their new plans and hobbies
Catherine Gee helps a Derbyshire couple find their first house together in the Lincolnshire Fens on a budget of £225,000
Another family in search of a better life gets help to find their dream pad. Jack has signed to Chelsea's under 9's team, so his family want to move to Berkshire.
A family want to leave the town of Cannock and head for the beauty of north Shropshire.
Catherine Gee helps the Nelms family to trade their suburban des res for a perfect retreat
Melissa Porter helps a family find the perfect home on the Kent/East Sussex border.
Catherine Gee is on the hunt for a four bedroom country home in Norfolk.
Melissa Porter helps a couple move from Dartford to rural Devon.
Catherine Gee helps a family move to a more laid-back way of life in the Wye Valley.
Catherine Gee looks for a place in Somerset for comedian Scott Charlton.
Melissa Porter helps the Kent family from Bristol find a property in the Forest of Dean.
Catherine Gee helps a mother and son sell their town centre B&B.
Catherine Gee helps a couple make a quick find in Cornwall.
Catherine Gee house hunts in the Chilterns for a London family with a new baby.
Mike Willis wants to swap his life in oil drilling for walking in the Peak District.
Writer Ian Murphy has 300,000 pounds to spend on a country home in Lancashire.
The Harris family want to escape the stresses of the south east for Dorset.
Robin MacDonald has a million pound budget in his search for a manor in Staffordshire.
Melissa Porter house hunts in Essex for IT consultant Helen Shaplick.
The Miller family need an outbuilding big enough to build their own ten pin bowling alley.
Catherine Gee has a budget of £500k to find a family a four bed house.
Melissa Porter has 400,000 pounds to find a bungalow in Devon.
Grandparents Jean and Stuart Hussey want a period family property in Devon.
A couple try to find an eco-friendly house in Wales.
Catherine Gee helps a couple find a house in the Oxfordshire countryside.
Jean and Steve want to move to their favourite holiday destination - the Norfolk Broads.
The Patels want to move to Herefordshire where they can raise pet pigs.
An artist from central London is looking to relocate to the Dorset countryside.
Catherine Gee meets a family living in a Victorian terrace in Twickenham who are tired of the noise from the motorway and the Heathrow flight path. She helps them fulfil their dreams of finding some peace and quiet in north Oxfordshire on a budget of £500,000
Kalle Hogh and partner Daniel Friend are looking to trade in their cramped one bedroom flat in London for a cottage in commutable Kent. Having both grown up in the countryside they want to return to their roots. Catherine Gee has a budget of £250,000 to find them a home with a garden and enough space for friends to stay.
Advertising executive Jules Hinds has had enough of city life. Despite living in one of London's most desirable postcodes, NW3, she wants to swap her two bed Hampstead flat for a chocolate box cottage in the Cotswolds. To achieve her goal she has given Catherine Gee a wide ranging budget - between 300,000 and 500,000 pounds. But will Catherine have to spend all of her funds to find Jules the house of her dreams?
John and his daughter Emma are looking for a house in Cornwall to indulge their passion for extreme sports.
A family try to move away from their estate near the M25 into the Kent countryside, hoping their £300,000 budget can find them a period property with space for a photography dark room. They need to be near London, and want good schools. shops and pubs nearby - a real challenge for expert Catherine Gee
Catherine Gee helps a bilingual couple move from Cardiff and return to their rural roots in the Welsh valleys and mountains. Rhys works as a fishing officer for the Welsh Tourist Board and is looking to indulge his favourite pastime more often, while Gwyneth is about to give birth to their second child and wants to be settled before the arrival
Catherine Gee comes to the rescue of the Smithson family from Nottingham who want to swap their three-bedroom, Thirties home for a property in the Lincolnshire countryside with a large garden on a budget of £300,000
Tim Fisher and Bea Reitmeier have found love in later life with each other and are now looking to set up their first home together. Luckily, Tim works as a garden designer and Bea as a property developer. But can Catherine Gee find them what they're after, in an increasingly expensive area, with a budget of £500,000.
Having lived in London's greenest borough for 11 years, Clare Ladd and her partner David Hackett are ready to swap city life for a B&B venture in the country. They restored their Edwardian house to its former glory and are now looking for a country house, ripe for refurbishment and renovation. Catherine Gee has a budget of 360,000 pounds to find it.
Simon and Sam Clough have just had their first child and woken up to the fact that most of their friends have moved out of London. In a bid to follow them, they're looking for a detached family house in Hampshire, with a budget of up to £700,000.
Alison Taft and partner Mark Rusten have lived in their five-bedroom Edwardian house for five years. But with two small children and a front garden that leads to a busy road, they are looking to downsize to a smaller country house with a bigger garden.
Catherine Gee meets a family with £700,000 to spend, who want to swap their Port Talbot home with one on the north coast of Devon. Dad Steve runs a diving and marine repairs business in Swansea and plans to commute by boat, while his wife Pippa hopes her individual tastes won't be compromised by the move
A couple decide to retire to the country following a cancer scare, and look for a quiet period cottage on a budget of £350,000
A Bristol-based couple who met while involved in a property sale, and who also own a place in France, hope to sell their home in the UK and buy another in the Wiltshire countryside on a budget of £300,000. Catherine Gee presents
Catherine Gee comes to the aid of a conservationist and a former air hostess who are searching for a two-bedroom cottage in the rural Peak District on a budget of £250,000
Catherine Gee helps a 60-year-old woman who has lived in her eight-bedroom Liverpool house since birth to scale-down her work as a complementary therapist and move somewhere quieter, but with a large garden and on a budget of £200,000
A couple who met in a Manchester bar in 2004 and are about to get married hope to swap their homes in Cheadle and Bury for a detached house in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Catherine Gee meets a 75-year-old woman and her daughter who have £300,000 to spend on a four-bedroom house with views of the country or the sea in Norfolk
The Haines are looking to swap the tourist hot spot of Torquay for the rural charms of East Anglia. With half a million pounds to find the detached property of their dreams it sounds like a simple job for Catherine Gee. But not when she's also got to find a fully functional annex for the family's grandparents, Pat and Len.
Melissa Porter helps Sixties pop icon Jess Conrad and his wife Renee leave behind the Denham home they have shared for more than 40 years and find the perfect property in the country away from the hustle bustle of London
Alistair Appleton helps Andrew and Lisa Donley, who want to move from Manchester to the Northamptonshire countryside. His challenge is to find them a house big enough to accommodate Lisa's parents, but with only £320,000 to spend, can he be successful?
Jules Hudson is on the hunt for the perfect country escape for Emma Cook and Malachi Trout, who live in Twickenham and are desperate to move to Dorset. Emma wants to live by the coast and Malachi is happy to go further inland. Will Jules manage to find a house they can agree on?
Alistair Appleton is in North Devon with buyers James Youens and Monica Lopez Gomez. James and Monica live in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire and are keen to trade in city life for the wilds of North Devon. James wants to live on the coast, while Monica prefers village life inland. Alistair has to find a house that will appeal to them both.
Jules Hudson is in Lincolnshire helping house hunters Warren Archer and Steven Barritt from Maidenhead to find their perfect new home.
Melissa Porter goes house-hunting for Jacqueline and Geoff Hughes from Surrey who are relocating to east Devon to start a new life with their three young daughters
Alistair Appleton is in rural Shropshire with Jackie and Joe Barnes, who want to move from Milton Keynes to near Ludlow.
Alistair Appleton is helping a couple from Derbyshire to find a house in North Cornwall.
Alistair Appleton comes to the aid of Paul and Nicki Jukes who want to move from Windsor to the Cotswolds before their new baby is born. While the couple have a reasonable budget, their opinions differ over the properties presented to them
Alistair Appleton helps a couple from Norwood search for a dream home in the picturesque east Sussex countryside that will satisfy their needs
Alistair Appleton house-hunts for a couple who are desperate to relocate for work reasons. They are after a three-bedroom house and have a healthy budget but Alistair has problems finding them what they want.
Melissa Porter meets Milka and Brian Rusk who are desperate to leave Darlington and start a business in Lincolnshire. They want to buy a country pub to run an African-themed restaurant and so Melissa's property search is rather a challenge.
Melissa Porter helps Noreen and Danny French try and find the perfect property for their escape to the country. Danny is an air traffic controller and is due to make the move to the new centre at Swanwick near Southampton, so the couple are keen to find a village home nearby. With a new baby on the way, the pressure is on.
Melissa Porter is house hunting with Jenny Bowen and Simon Whittles, who are keen to trade life in Birmingham for a village in Staffordshire. They want a country home with all the trimmings in a rural location – but will their budget cope with their demands?
Allan and Susan Sneller are being shown a selection of country houses by Jules Hudson in Carmarthenshire, South Wales. The couple are keen to quit the rat race of the South East for a more relaxed life in South Wales, but can Jules find something to tempt them?
Jules Hudson has four properties arranged for Roy and Clare King to view in Gloucestershire. The couple currently live in South East Wales and are keen to find a house big enough for their family and horses in the Forest of Dean. Will Jules manage to come up trumps?
Melissa Porter is in Suffolk with Elaine and Alan Tomlinson from Kent on a quest to find them their perfect country home. They have a healthy budget to spend but want a lot for their money - can Melissa rise to the challenge?
Melissa Porter helps house hunt the perfect country home in Wiltshire.
Jules Hudson is helping John and Sally Salter from Surrey find their ideal country retreat in South Devon. They are keen to start a dog agility business so are looking for a country house with lots of land and outbuildings – a real challenge for Jules.
Jules Hudson is on the hunt for the perfect country property for Steve and Joanne Smith from Sheffield. The couple are keen to move to the Peak District and want an isolated location with stunning views. Will Jules manage to find the rural home of their dreams?
Jules Hudson is joined by Vanessa and Katie Novak from Sutton Coldfield, who are viewing country retreats in Oxfordshire. Can mother and daughter agree on what they really want, and will Jules find them their perfect home?
Alistair Appleton helps Amanda and Sarah Holland from Huddersfield find their ideal 1.1 million pound home in North Yorkshire. Will he manage to find a house that mother and daughter will agree on?
Melissa Porter is house hunting in Somerset with Mark and Kelly Milsom who want to start a kennel business. They would like a house in a rural location with lots of land, but will Melissa manage to find them something suitable with their budget?
Melissa Porter is trying to find the perfect country property for Kaya Halil and Nazife Yilmaz from Essex.
Jules Hudson goes house hunting with Martin Harvey and Joanna Whitehorn from Croydon, who are looking for a country retreat on the Surrey-Sussex border.
Jules Hudson helps John and Sally Salter from Surrey find their ideal country retreat in South Devon. They are keen to start a dog agility business, so are looking for a country house with lots of land and outbuildings, which proves to be a challenge for Jules.
When ex-air hostess Julia Baynes posted a lonely hearts advert for a leather clad rocker she wasn't expecting to fall for Tim Ryan, one of the respondents. Tim's a committed conservationist and was living in a hut in the woods at the time, but he gave it up to move into Julia's Manchester house. They've since decided his home in the rural back-woods wasn't such a bad idea and are looking for a two bed cottage in the Peak District. Catherine Gee has £250,000 to make their dreams come true.
A couple from near Swindon are hoping to find their dream house in Sussex. First broadcast: 26 Nov 2007
Property series. A young couple are keen to move to Monmouthshire to be near family. First broadcast: 27 Nov 2007
Jules Hudson helps a couple from Middlesex house-hunt for the perfect family home. First broadcast: 28 Nov 2007
Alistair Appleton helps a couple from South Wales find an ideal country retreat. First broadcast: 29 Nov 2007
A couple from London search for the perfect home for their growing family in Wiltshire. First broadcast: 30 Nov 2007
Jules Hudson travels to Cornwall to find a million-pound home. First broadcast: 03 Dec 2007
Jules Hudson is in Somerset to help a couple downsize and buy their dream home. First broadcast: 04 Dec 2007
A couple from Rotherham look for a dream house in Nottinghamshire. First broadcast: 05 Dec 2007
Alistair Appleton helps a couple from Camberley find their dream house in the country. First broadcast: 06 Dec 2007
Property series. Jules Hudson helps a family find a dream country home in Pembrokeshire. First broadcast: 07 Dec 2007
Alistair Appleton is in Kent helping a couple from London find their perfect home. First broadcast: 10 Dec 2007
Jules Hudson is in north Wales, helping a Sutton couple search for a country retreat. First broadcast: 11 Dec 2007
Jules Hudson is in Yorkshire, helping a couple from Cambridgeshire find a family home. First broadcast: 12 Dec 2007
Jules Hudson is in Buckinghamshire, helping a couple find a home closer to their friends. First broadcast: 13 Dec 2007
Alistair Appleton is in the New Forest with a couple from the crowded south coast. First broadcast: 14 Dec 2007
Jules Hudson is house-hunting in Gloucestershire with a couple from Camberley. First broadcast: 17 Dec 2007
Property series. A couple from Yorkshire look for a home in the Vale of Glamorgan. First broadcast: 18 Dec 2007
Jules Hudson helps a London couple find a country home with plenty of land for chickens. First broadcast: 19 Dec 2007
A couple want an old and peaceful country home on the Shropshire/Herefordshire border. First broadcast: 20 Dec 2007
Jules Hudson is in Northumberland, helping a couple who want to move near Hexham. First broadcast: 21 Dec 2007
Jules Hudson is in Leicestershire helping a couple house-hunt for the perfect family home. First broadcast: 13 Feb 2008
The Partidges swap a Stratford Upon Avon house on a busy road for a quieter period cottage First broadcast: 03 Jun 2008
Jules Hudson leads the search for a couple from Leamington Spa who are house-hunting in Northamptonshire. Among the properties of interest are homes with traditional features and contemporary barn conversions
Alistair Appleton helps a Manchester-based couple find a fantastic country pad in Cheshire with enough land for them to keep alpacas. The couple have a budget of just under £1 million and Alistair shows them some stunning properties. Will any of them prove to be their ideal new home?
Property expert Jules Hudson helps a couple from Hertfordshire hoping to retire in style in Dorset. They have a healthy budget and are shown some stunning properties, including one with regal connections
Alistair Appleton comes to the aid of a Hereford couple looking to downsize from their current seven-bedroom home now their children have moved out. The pair are intent on finding their dream home in the Glastonbury area of Somerset, but may have difficulty finding a property that meets their requirements
Jules Hudson visits Oxfordshire to help a couple from Berkshire with a budget of £800,000 find a home with an annexe and land for two horses
Jules Hudson helps a couple searching for a family property in Somerset with land for chickens and pigs. Though their budget is healthy, they find compromises may still have to be made
Alistair Appleton presents from Perthshire as he helps a couple from Surrey find an idyllic retreat for them to retire to and set up an animal sanctuary. They need enough land to keep rescued donkeys. Will any of the properties Alistair shows them be suitable for them and their menagerie?
Denise Nurse helps a Surrey-based couple whose four children have all left home, choosing both contemporary designed houses and period properties in West Sussex for the pair
Jules Hudson helps a family from Hertfordshire find a country home in East Sussex, and a tough decision needs to be made when they are torn between two of the properties
Alistair Appleton helps a couple from Pinner as they search for a dream retirement home, with good views and a small garden, in the East Sussex countryside
Jules Hudson helps a pair of steam car enthusiast from Surrey. They want to move back to their roots in south Devon - but require a property with outbuildings big enough to hold 12 vehicles
Alistair Appleton heads for Yorkshire to house-hunt with a Hertfordshire couple looking to relocate for work, and hoping to find a property with period features suitable for housing their pedigree dogs
Jules Hudson visits Cambridgeshire to help a couple from Kent find a rural retreat with enough land for a quad-biking track. All does not go smoothly. Will they be taken by any of the properties Jules shows them?
A couple from Surrey with a £1.2 million budget are keen to find an idyllic country property in Devon with holiday lets. Denise Nurse is on hand to show them amazing houses, one with a very unusual business. Will the couple be taken by any of the properties they see?
Jules Hudson helps a couple relocating from Kent search for a country home near Bath, complete with period features and a contemporary feel
Jules Hudson helps a couple searching for a rural property on the border between Kent and Surrey from where they can commute to work and enjoy their social lives in Croydon
In Herefordshire, a couple from Leeds dream of finding a country home perfect for their growing family. However, troubles arise when the pair realise they might not agree on what they want, and Alistair Appleton is on hand to help them navigate through the murky waters of the property market
Jules Hudson helps a couple from South London who are keen to escape the crowded confines of their current location and move to Kent, on a budget of £1.2million
Alistair Appleton helps a couple from Epsom search for a retirement property in Warwickshire. They are planning to downsize, but would still like a big kitchen and garage space for their classic car
Alistair Appleton is on hand to help a couple from Hampshire find their dream rural retreat in Dorset. With a budget of £1.5million, the pair hope to find a property with a water feature.
Alistair Appleton is in sunny Norfolk helping a couple find an amazing country pad. They have four horses currently in livery and they want to find a place with enough land to accommodate them. Plus they have a teenage daughter who'd like her own annex. Alistair shows them some real treats. Will any of them take the couple's fancy?
Jules Hudson helps a young couple look for the perfect rural retreat in Warwickshire. They have a budget of over half a million pounds and need a property where they can run their own company from home. They love history and character features, but don't want a place that needs a lot of fixing up. Will Jules find them the perfect combination?
Alistair Appleton is in Bedfordshire helping a couple who dream of a country home in excellent horse-riding territory with outstanding rural views. But will their budget of £350,000 stretch as far as their aspirations? Alistair also shows them a mystery house that causes quite a stir.
Jules Hudson is in South Wales today helping a couple with a £750,000 budget to find the perfect country farmhouse in Powys. They dream of raising livestock and growing their own vegetables. Jules shows them some amazing properties with increasingly larger acreage plus an extremely quirky mystery house. Will the couple be tempted by more than one property they see?
Alistair Appleton is in West Sussex helping a young couple find a gorgeous country home that is not too far from good rail links to London. They have a puppy and are expecting a baby. They love period features and want a house with character. Can Alistair show them the perfect family home within their budget?
Jules Hudson is in Gloucestershire helping a retired couple who want to leave suburbia for the perfect country retreat closer to their grown-up children.
Denise Nurse is helping a couple who dream of escaping to Cornwall. Ideally they'd like a place with a sewing room and a garden which would attract local wildlife. Denise shows them some idyllic properties, some with amazing gardens, plus a very unusual mystery house. They have a budget of £450,000 but will they find what they are hoping for?
Alistair Appleton is on the Jurassic Coast in Devon with a couple who have a one million pound budget. They want to be near the coast to go fossil-hunting and chill out. Property-wise, trouble occurs when one wants period features and the other wants contemporary. Can Alistair find them a home that keeps them both happy?
Jules Hudson heads to West Yorkshire to help a pair of young doctors find their dream rural retreat. They have a budget of £700,000 and want a true country house with some acreage so they can rear some livestock. Jules shows them a selection of what's on offer including an amazing chapel conversion, but will they be tempted?
Denise Nurse is in Dorset, helping a couple who have just moved back to the United Kingdom after four years in France find the perfect rural retreat near Shaftesbury. They have a budget of £350,000 and dream of lots of space and countryside views. Can Denise show them a property that fits their criteria and their pocket?
Alistair Appleton is helping a couple from East Grinstead find a quiet country home in the Cotswolds.They already have a home in Florida where they spend half the year so they are looking for the perfect lockup and leave property in the area of Bishop's Cleeve. Will Alistair show them anything suitable?
Denise Nurse is in West Sussex helping a couple with a young family to find the perfect country escape. They want to get away from the rat race, live the good life and grow their own vegetables. For that they want an acre of land away from any roads. Will Denise show them anything that suits?
Jules Hudson is in Wales, helping a couple to escape to north-east Powys. They want to find an idyllic rural property with enough land to become self-sufficient and grow their own food, and they have a budget of £310,000. Will Jules show them anything they like?
Denise Nurse is in Staffordshire with a young couple looking for an escape within striking distance of Burton-on-Trent where they need to be for work. Having only lived in a flat together, they are craving a place with a staircase and a grown-up family home. Denise shows them properties in the £300,000 range. Will they find anything that suits?
Alistair Appleton is in the Peak District with a couple wanting to escape to a rural retreat. They have a parent moving with them so need an annex and ideally they would like a project that they can do up themselves. Alistair shows them a selection but how big a project are they prepared for?
Jules Hudson is helping a couple make the move from the West Midlands to Devon. They not only want to cut back on their workload and see more of the countryside, but are also interested in finding a country retreat with enough land to keep a couple of rescued donkeys. Will Jules succeed in showing them what they are looking for?
Tim Vincent is in Suffolk helping a couple who want to escape town life for a spacious country home with a music room. They want a complete lifestyle change and dream of having a garden big enough to grow their own vegetables. Tim shows them a selection of properties around Stowmarket. Will any of them hit the spot?
Alistair Appleton is in Cornwall helping a couple of teachers find their dream country home. They hanker after having a hobby farm with enough land to rear livestock and grow vegetables within striking distance of the Cornish coast. It also has to be near to Truro. Alistair shows them some beautiful properties and a mystery house with business potential.
Jules Hudson visits Worcestershire to find a family home with space and fresh air in the countryside for a couple looking to break free from their cramped existence in suburbia. They want a big country kitchen and a garden large enough to kick a ball around in, but will their expectations exceed their budget?
Denise Nurse is in North Yorkshire helping a couple who have been searching for their ideal country home for ten years. They want a property with character and a big country kitchen, large rooms and fantastic views. Denise shows them a selection of what is on offer in the Leyburn area including a challenging mystery house. Will they finally find what they are looking for?
Alistair Appleton is in Shropshire helping a couple looking for a dream home and a new pace of life. But the couple are divided over what they want - one likes period properties, whereas the other likes clean and contemporary features. Will Alistair help them find something they agree on?
Jules Hudson is in South Devon helping a couple search for their dream home. They want a cottage-style property with a country kitchen and easy access to the coast. Will they find what they are looking for?
Denise Nurse is helping a mother and son find a home that will give them a fresh start. They are moving from a big house in Norfolk closer to friends and family in Worcestershire. They want to downsize but need lots of space for their animals and an outbuilding to turn into a craft centre. Will Denise show them any suitable properties?
Alistair Appleton is in the Cotswolds with a couple searching for a dream house with a garden large enough to keep a goat. They view some stunning properties but in such a popular and expensive part of the country, outside space comes at a premium. Will they find anything that suits or will compromises have to be made?
Jules Hudson is in North Cornwall to help four generations of the same family find their dream home in the country. They need five bedrooms, two reception rooms, an annexe for the great-grandparents, and outside space big enough for chickens, animals and playing football - all for a budget of £500,000.
Alistair Appleton is in Oxfordshire with a couple from Germany who dream of finding their own slice of British country life and a house to match. They want a fantastic kitchen with a range cooker, bathrooms with mixer taps and to find out what a butler sink is. Will Alistair show them something that suits?
Jules Hudson is in Ceridigion, West Wales, helping a pair of singers find their perfect rural idyll. They want a home with room for a music studio and a couple of holiday lets to rent out. Will Jules show them anything suitable or will their expectations exceed their budget?
Denise Nurse is in West Somerset helping a couple find a property with a business. They have a big budget of 1.25 million pounds and want a five-bedroom farmhouse in a rural setting, ideally with a stream. Denise shows them a variety of properties with going concerns including an apple orchard, a thriving chicken business and an old mill with holiday lets, but will any of them be what they are looking for?
Alistair Appleton is in south Bedfordshire helping a couple moving in together for the first time. They hanker after a home in a rural location with enough space for their antique collection, and a private garden to potter around in.
Jules Hudson visits Monmouthshire to help a couple who are searching for their dream rural home. Having rejected twenty modern houses, they are now open to something older, with character. Will any of the properties Jules shows them hit the mark?
Jules Hudson visits Leicestershire to help a couple who are looking for a house for three generations of their family. They need ground floor living space for their parents, a big kitchen, and a garden for their three daughters to play in. Will Jules succeed in showing them their perfect home?
Alistair Appleton explores the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire with a couple and their five children who are searching for their dream rural home. They want somewhere off the beaten track with a minimum of four bedrooms. Will Alistair show them anything that ticks the box?
Jules Hudson visits Cornwall to find a dream country home for a couple with 700,000 pounds to spend. On the checklist is a two-bed property with sea views, a TV room, large kitchen and a garden in a tranquil setting. For the mystery house, Jules has not one but two surprises.
Denise Nurse explores the area of the Kent Downs in pursuit of an ideal country home for a couple who want to get away from suburbia. They need three bedrooms, a music room and space for their beloved parrots. Tears flow as Denise shows them some dream properties, but will any tempt the couple to buy?
Alistair Appleton visits Hampshire to help a couple who spend half the year in America find a country home in the UK that they can lock up and leave. On the wish list is a contemporary three-bedroom home with kitchen diner and a study.
Jules Hudson visits Dorset to help a homesick couple swap their French chateau for a £1.6 million country house in the English countryside. They are after a period property with five bedrooms, all with en-suites, at least three reception rooms, a large kitchen-diner with a cooking range and three acres of land. Jules shows them a selection of impressive houses but will any tempt them to buy?
Alistair Appleton visits Suffolk to help a couple who would like to return to the rural life of their childhood. They need a house with an outbuilding they can use for their growing insurance business and a large garden for a vegetable patch.
Jules Hudson visits a Herefordshire couple searching for a character property big enough to use as their home and also run a B&B. They are looking for at least 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a separate dining area for their guests and a garden where they can have their own vegetable plot.
Denise Nurse visits Worcestershire to help a couple with three children - and a fourth on its way - find a family home. The couple have viewed over 30 properties, none of which have had the right feel, so will it be a tricky search for Denise?
Alistair Appleton visits East Sussex to help a young couple searching for their first home together. They want a period home with great character, a big kitchen, a study and a garden sizeable enough for their dog and a vegetable patch. Alistair shows them a selection of suitable properties including a stunning mystery house.
Tim Vincent is in Lincolnshire helping a couple from Staffordshire find the perfect place in the country to set up home and a camping business. Tim shows them an 18th-century farmhouse and a beautiful barn conversion.
Jules Hudson is in Norfolk helping a couple in search of the good life in the country. They are looking for a character property with feature fireplaces and a garden suitable for raising chickens and pigs. Jules shows them a 14th-century character cottage, a barn conversion and an old farm cottage.
Tim Vincent is in Herefordshire, helping a couple from Peterborough desperate to escape to the country. They want a character property close to an airfield to continue their hobby of flying their two-seater plane.
Jules Hudson is in south Cumbria, helping a couple from Cheshire look for an idyllic rural home with a country kitchen and a garden big enough for a vegetable plot. He shows them a barn conversion, a village cottage and a 17th-century former mill.
Denise Nurse is in Suffolk, helping a couple from Essex who are looking to downsize and find an idyllic home in the country. They have a passion for antiques and collectibles, and want a character home with a large kitchen and a garden big enough for their dog to run around in.
Nicki Chapman heads north to Leicestershire to help a couple of hoteliers find their perfect retirement home. After moving house twelve times, they've decided to put down roots. With a budget of £350,000, they are looking for a three-bedroom detached house with plenty of space and light, a good-sized reception room, a hobby room each, and a garden large enough for a vegetable patch - plus a village pub to round it all off. It's an impressive wish list - let's hope they'll be able to compromise.
Nicki Chapman meets a couple who can't wait to leave suburbia behind and trade it in for cosy country living in Kent. With a budget of £550,000 they want to downsize but are still looking for at least three bedrooms, a kitchen/diner, a garage and a large garden to grow vegetables in.
Jules Hudson is helping a couple and their cats leave suburbia behind and start a new life in the countryside. They want to move to Kent or East Sussex and have a very healthy budget of £800,000. For that, they want a spacious three- or four-bedroom house with a utility room and a study. Above all, they want a garden large enough to accommodate a vegetable patch.
Jules Hudson is in Powys with a couple from Basingstoke. They love their big Victorian semi but hate suburban life. Leaving their home behind is not a decision they are undertaking lightly - they have been searching for three years and have already viewed 20 properties, none of which they liked. Will Jules find them the four-bedroom detached house they dream of, with all the period features, the three reception rooms, a good sized garden and within walking distance from the shops - all for their budget of £400,000?
Armed with a maximum budget of £400,000, Aled Jones helps a family escape the big smoke to find a slice of paradise in Cambridgeshire. Top of the their wish list is a big garden for the boys to play football in, but they also want four bedrooms, a large kitchen, a music room and a study.
Nicki Chapman is helping a young family from Wimbledon. They want to move to Surrey and are looking for a four-bedroom detached house with a large kitchen diner and a garage for a classic car. The house has to be near good train links for an easy commute into London, as well as close to a good school. They have a maximum of £700,000 but will their budget match their extensive wish list?
Alistair Appleton gallops through the Buckinghamshire property market in search of the perfect equestrian home for a young couple. They want to spend a whopping £800,000 to get a house with wow factor - but will they splash all their cash or listen to Alistair's sound financial advice and settle for something more reasonable?
Jules Hudson is in Wales helping a mother and daughter find a house where they can start a new life and a new business. With £555,000 to spend, Mum loves character features but the daughter is keen on clean, modern interiors. Will she be won over by Wales's rustic charms? And will an outdoor pool seal the deal?
Aled Jones is helping a couple from Wimbledon escape the suburbs for countryside living in East Sussex. Good rail and road links into London are crucial, and for their top budget of £580,000 they are looking for three to four bedrooms, a big kitchen diner for entertaining, a couple of reception rooms and a big garden. They have been looking for eight months already and have not found anything they like. Can Aled deliver their country house dream in just two days?
Nicki Chapman is helping a couple house hunt in Warwickshire. After living in London for 33 years their dream of moving to the country is finally becoming a reality. With a healthy budget of £600,000 in the pot, they are seeking a three-bedroom detached house packed with period features, a large garden and a garage for a sports car.
Jules Hudson is house-hunting in Shropshire. With a maximum budget of £420,000, he is on the hunt for a perfect country family home complete with three to four bedrooms, a spacious kitchen/diner, and, with four women in the house, stepdad would like an en-suite too! Jules finds a mystery house which could make all their dreams come true, but will they buy it?
Nicki Chapman helps a couple looking to relocate their business and start afresh in the Cotswolds. However, they designed their London maisonette from scratch, so finding the right property will not be easy. Armed with a generous budget of £800,000, they are looking for a property with plenty of period character - but not a typical Cotswold cottage. They want a big living room and a minimum of three bedrooms, as well as an outbuilding to house their growing business.
Aled Jones helps a couple escape suburban Enfield for a slice of the good life in rural Essex. With a maximum budget of £400,000, the couple have a long wish list. They are seeking a detached property with bags of character, rural views, a big country kitchen and an equally big garden to create a veggie plot. Can they achieve all this within budget so close to the capital?
Jules Hudson helps a couple from Maidenhead find the good life in the country. They've lived in their current home for 18 years, and with the children about to fly the nest, the time is right to relocate to Somerset. With a budget of £500,000, they want to find a three-bedroom detached house with two reception rooms, plenty of outbuildings for their hobbies and at least two acres of land for growing vegetables and keeping animals.
Alistair Appleton heads north to Derbyshire in search of an idyllic rural retreat for a couple from Herefordshire. With a budget of £375,000, green credentials are high on the property priority list, but while he craves rural isolation, she wants to be in a village.
Alistair Appleton is in Gloucestershire house-hunting with a spiritual couple who have their sights set on exchanging hectic city life for a holistic retreat in the country. For up to £850,000 they are looking for an architecturally unique character property with four to six bedrooms and outbuildings with potential to convert into guest accommodation and studio space. They'd like plenty of land for guests to roam in too.
She's found her forever man, he's found his forever woman but will this couple from Bristol find their first forever house together? Denise Nurse is in Wiltshire with buyers who are looking for a party pad with a big kitchen, plenty of bedrooms for friends to stay in and land for a horse too!
Alistair Appleton is in Devon house-hunting with a couple looking for their first home together. One of them is a hoarder with a passion for character features while the other wants a minimalist home. With a budget of £550,000, they want at least four bedrooms, a room big enough for an enormous music collection and at least two separate reception rooms. A huge kitchen/diner is a must, while a big country garden is a must not!
Jules Hudson is in Devon helping a couple with a budget of £550,000 find their first home together. Only their youngest daughter will be moving with them, but they'd like to accommodate all eight children from previous marriages when they come to visit. They want a three to four bedroom detached house with a large kitchen/diner and plenty of outside space. Modern interiors are a must. In rural Devon this wish-list might make the search tricky.
Denise Nurse helps a couple swap the suburbs of Southampton for semi-retirement in North Norfolk. With a top budget of £450,000, they want a period property with lots of character and a minimum of three bedrooms. A spacious kitchen and a big garden are a must, plus some storage and a workshop.
Aled Jones takes on a 'mission impossible' as he sets out to the Scottish Borders to find a property with at least five naturally fed ponds for a couple of wildfowl enthusiasts. Together with the ponds, they need five acres of land, a large kitchen diner and three bedrooms - all this for a maximum of £600,000.
Denise Nurse is in North Yorkshire to help a couple achieve their dream with a budget of £550,000. They want a radical life change and are looking for a property with up to six acres of land to set up a kennel business.
Alistair Appleton is in the Lake District with a young-at-heart outdoor-loving couple looking for a lifestyle change. With retirement looming they are ready to leave their family home of 22 years behind, but after 18 months of house searching they have failed to find their Lakeland dream. With £450,000 to spend, they are looking for a minimum of three bedrooms, an open plan kitchen/diner, a small easily maintained garden and top of their wish-list, a village pub.
Denise Nurse helps a couple who have viewed forty properties already but have come up empty handed. Their extensive wish list may have something to do with it. She is on a mission to find them the grand house they are after in Somerset. With a top budget of £750,000, they need a kitchen big enough for the children to have high tea, possibly five bedrooms, at least two of which en suite, an upstairs laundry room, an office, a paddock to accommodate llamas, a garage and an annexe for mum. Is this going to be mission impossible or mission accomplished?
Denise Nurse is helping a retired couple uncover their rural dream in Yorkshire. They have a budget of £310,000 and an extensive wish-list which includes a garage big enough to build a plane in. Airport hangar aside, they're seeking a detached cottage with character, two reception rooms, three bedrooms and a big kitchen.
Alistair Appleton is in Oxfordshire. With £600,000 to play with, he is helping a nautical couple looking for a property close to the river - so they can moor their boat. The ideal house will also have to provide bags of character, a minimum of three bedrooms for friends and family, and must have a large kitchen diner.
Jules Hudson is in Dorset and Wiltshire helping a couple of self-confessed urbanites make a break for a new life with their young family in the country. They have a maximum budget of £430,000 and want a house with outbuildings to accommodate their growing microbrewery business, as well as a garden big enough for the children and their pets to play in.
Denise Nurse is in Dorset helping an ex-army couple settle down for good. After having lived in 30 different properties around the world, will their £600,000 budget finally find them their ideal home?
Armed with a healthy budget of £750,000, Jules Hudson is determined to find a couple their first home together in the Wiltshire/Hampshire area. Will a vineyard and a swimming pool be enough to seal the deal?
Aled Jones is in Devon helping a couple of ex-property developers from Staffordshire find their dream home. They have an impressive budget of up to £1,000,000, but want a massive minimalist modern mansion with sea views in one of Devon's most rural and expensive areas. Finding a thatched cottage is not a problem in this neck of the woods, but what this pair are seeking is rather more elusive.
Denise Nurse is in Yorkshire with a couple keen to retire to the country. They will be leaving a large house in Essex behind and want to spend £500,000 on a property large enough to accommodate all their hobbies, with enough land for their two dogs and a separate lounge for mum, who is moving in with them. They have chosen a very desirable part of the world to relocate to - so they will need to be flexible regarding their expectations.
Jules Hudson is house-hunting in east Devon with a young couple keen to offer their baby son a better quality of life. They want to swap the modern estate they live on with a character cottage in a central village location. They want three bedrooms, office space, a big kitchen diner and an equally big garden with countryside views. Can this be achieved for £370,000 in such a popular location?
Jules Hudson helps a couple with a budget of £650,000 in the New Forest.
Denise Nurse is with a couple of ex-property developers who want to leave Hazlemere, Surrey and head for the hills of Herefordshire with their two dogs and ten-month-old twins. They have already moved seven times while developing properties, but now it's different. The dynamic duo also run a business training company, and this move takes the business one step further. With a budget of £800,000, they want a family home that gives them a large kitchen with a 'heart of the home' feel, three bedrooms, country character features and at least four acres of land to house a smallholding, their business centre and the horses they plan to keep.
Nicki Chapman helps a couple swap the suburbs for a slice of west Wales. With retirement on the horizon, the time has come to say goodbye to their large five-bedroom house in Kent and hello to the Welsh property of their dreams. The house they have in mind needs to have four bedrooms, a big kitchen and at least one acre of land. As mum is moving with them, a separate two-bedroom annexe is a must. So for a top budget of £500,000 they are looking for a lot of property. Finding two homes for the price of one is going to be a real challenge. Will they consider taking on a project to create their ideal home?
Armed with a budget of £500,000, Jules Hudson is in East Devon helping a couple who are moving back to the UK from Spain.
Aled Jones is horsing around South Yorkshire in search of the ultimate equestrian pad for a feisty couple from Sheffield. With a fantastic budget of up to one million pounds, they are looking for a house with that elusive wow factor. The perfect property should deliver a large family kitchen, four bedrooms, stables and at least five acres of land. But with one wanting contemporary and the other chasing character, it's going to be an interesting ride.
Denise Nurse is in Somerset, where she helps a couple with a budget of £650,000 find the perfect house to fulfil their dreams of a rural lifestyle.
Nicki Chapman helps a couple relocate from south Wales to north Wales, with a job promotion the driving factor. On a budget of £300,000 they need a three-bedroom detached house with a large kitchen and separate dining room. A garden big enough for a vegetable patch and a conservatory are also high on their wish list.
Jules Hudson helps a couple say adios to Spain and hello to a creative life in the Shropshire countryside. With a whopping million-pound budget, they want a magical property that will inspire their creativity. On a more practical level, the house must have five bedrooms, a large kitchen-diner where the family can congregate, and a library, or space to create one. As they want an organic smallholding, the property must also come with up to 30 acres of land. Finding a house that fits the bill won't be difficult - finding a house that feels right may be trickier.
Nicki Chapman is in Pembrokeshire and has a maximum of £700,000 to help a couple achieve the lifestyle change they've always dreamt of. They want to run holiday lets and their ideal home should provide four bedrooms with a master en suite, a large country kitchen, a study and a garden big enough to accommodate a vegetable plot and some outbuildings.
Denise Nurse is on the Suffolk/Essex border seeking the perfect family home for a couple with £500,000 to spend who are keen to bring up their children away from busy city life.
Jules Hudson is in Worcestershire looking for a rural character property for a couple in search of the good life. With a budget of £650,000, a country kitchen and vegetable plot are a must.
Denise Nurse is house-hunting with a retired couple who, after almost three decades of dreaming, are finally ready to find the slice of rural Hampshire they've always craved. With a flexible budget starting at £500,000, they want a character property with a garage and a library. A decent sized garden in which to grow vegetables is a must too.
Jules Hudson helps a young family search for the perfect home in rural Hampshire. With a budget of £600,000, a large and safe garden is key.
Alistair Appleton helps a couple fulfil a childhood dream, swapping the fast lane of London for an artistic life in the Suffolk countryside. Armed with £400,000, the duo want a detached period or ultra-modern home on the edge of a village. Their must-haves include a big kitchen diner, a large living room for entertaining and at least three bedrooms.
Aled Jones helps a couple who have hardly lived together during their 34 years of marriage find a home together in the country. They have chosen to settle down in West Sussex, and with a budget of £500,000, they hope to find a three-bedroom period house with an area for grooming the dogs. Their wish list is achievable, as long as they compromise in certain areas.
Jules Hudson helps a couple desperate to retire to south Shropshire find their rural idyll. After 30 years in suburbia they have decided it is time to seek a more rustic and laid-back life. They have £400,000 to spend and are after three to four spacious bedrooms, a decent-sized kitchen and a large sitting room. Also key to their dream property is an acre of land to keep pigs in.
Alistair Appleton helps a couple on their house-hunt in North Yorkshire. There's a budget of £650,000 to find them a house with enough land for a vegetable plot.
Denise Nurse helps a couple find a detached period home with plenty of character in Suffolk. With a budget of 450,000 pounds, the buyers are seeking three bedrooms, a study and a small garden. Their ultimate dream is having a kitchen large enough to accommodate some serious cake baking.
Alistair Appleton is in the Lake District with a couple looking for a B&B to buy for £650,000.
With a budget of £650,000, Nicki Chapman helps a couple who are ready to swap urban Dorset for rural Dorset. They are looking for a house big enough to accommodate three teenage boys and three rottweilers. Four bedrooms and plenty of land are a must, plus space for entertaining; an art studio and a self-contained annexe are also on their wish list.
Alistair Appleton is house-hunting in Dorset with a couple who are ready to leave the island of Jersey for good. With a budget of £550,000, they are looking for a modern house in a county famous for its old, typically English cottages.
Denise Nurse helps a couple relocate from Kuwait to Staffordshire. They will be leaving a palatial house behind so will she succeed in finding them their rural idyll? With a top budget of £400,000, they are after a large kitchen-diner and a small, low-maintenance garden.
Alistair Appleton is house hunting in Shropshire with a family looking for an equestrian property with that elusive 'wow factor'. The search is helped by a healthy budget of £750,000.
Jules Hudson guides a retired couple in their quest to find the good life in north west Wales. With their children grown up, they have decided to sell their home of 28 years and fulfil their dream of finding a perfect country house. They have a budget of £450,000 and want enough land to grow vegetables and keep a few chickens, and a house big enough to accommodate the family when they come to visit.
Aled Jones helps a couple with their family of 14 dogs and cats go in search of rural isolation. After decades of urban living, they are ready to embrace Cornwall with a generous budget of £500,000 in their pocket. For our two animal lovers, it's all about location - the more remote the better. Their dream is to become self-sufficient, so they are seeking a lot of land.
With a budget of £700,000, Nicki Chapman is helping a couple from Manchester find their very first home together in the Peak District. They're after a detached period home with three to four bedrooms. They love entertaining so a good sized kitchen and a separate dining room are musts too. The icing on the cake would be a garden big enough to grow vegetables.
Nicki Chapman helps a retired couple flee Nottingham for the Dorset countryside. They are after two living rooms, at least three bathrooms, an artist's studio and a study - all within walking distance of a village. With such an extensive wish list, will they manage to find what they want and still keep below the £500,000 stamp duty threshold?
Alistair Appleton is in Devon with a couple who are looking for a light and airy three-bedroom house with a large kitchen/diner, an annexe, a garage and a low-maintenance garden. They want to be close to the sea too - but can all this be achieved on their £500,000 budget in pricey Devon?
Nicki Chapman helps a couple who, now that their children have flown the nest, would like to fulfil their dream of moving to the country and starting a new business. Their hearts are set on Herefordshire. And with a top budget of £700,000, they are seeking a three-bedroom house with a country kitchen and extra accommodation to run a holiday-let business.
Alistair Appleton is helping a couple to find a property in Buckinghamshire with at least half an acre of land to keep some goats. With a budget of £600,000, they are looking for a character home with contemporary styling. They need two to three bedrooms, a large open-plan kitchen diner and one other reception room.
Nicki Chapman is in North Yorkshire helping a couple who are buying a house together for the first time. They've already dismissed over 1,000 properties so this hunt is going to be a challenge. With up to £600,000 to spend, they're seeking a house with four bedrooms and a water feature in the garden. A large kitchen is a must, as are a garage and a study.
Alistair Appleton is in Shropshire as a couple with a budget of £400,000 hope to ditch their urban apartment in favour of village life. After three years without a garden they are itching to find a rural retreat in which to flex their green fingers. Meanwhile, Alistair visits Boscobel House where he gets shown one of Charles II's famous hiding places.
Denise Nurse is helping a couple cast off from urban life by the River Thames and seek out peace and relaxation in the country. For £550,000 they're looking for a converted building that offers a generous kitchen for entertaining, four bedrooms, a large garden to grow vegetables in and a big garage in which to mess about with a treasured car collection.
Denise Nurse helps a couple, keen on long walks in Constable county, find their ideal home in Suffolk. With a budget of £450,000, they are looking for a large kitchen diner, a studio, a study and a south west facing garden.
Nicki Chapman helps a couple who are seeking an impressive house to retire to in South Wales. There's a healthy budget of £650,000 but a big wish list to go with it. The buyers are after a large period home with six bedrooms to accommodate their five children when they visit. Good reception rooms, a sizeable kitchen and at least half an acre of land are also musts.
Aled Jones is in Wiltshire with a couple on a house hunt. With £500,000 to spend, they are seeking a detached house with a large kitchen, an equally spacious garden and stunning views. To top it all off, they would like a large games room to accommodate an army of toy soldiers.
Jules Hudson goes house hunting in Herefordshire with a couple ready to leave London and create the good life in the country. With a maximum budget of £500,000, they are looking for a detached house with a minimum of two bedrooms. A big kitchen is important as is garaging for their classic cars.
With a budget of £550,000, Jules Hudson is helping a couple fulfil their big property ambitions. They are looking for a detached house with four bedrooms, a large country kitchen and a level garden for their girls to play in, which in hilly north Devon, isn't as easy as it sounds. They're also after easy access to good schools and want to be within a 15 minute drive of the coast. To top it all, they'd like the house to come with business potential.
Jules Hudson helps a couple of newlyweds find their dream home in Cumbria. With a budget of up to £700,000, they seek a period property with four to five bedrooms, a large country kitchen and an annexe or outbuilding.
Alistair Appleton helps a couple who plan to move to Cornwall to start a B&B business with a budget of £650,000. They would like a property with a minimum of six bedrooms in an idyllic setting with plenty of land and outbuildings.
Jules Hudson is house hunting in Norfolk with a couple keen to find a detached home. Armed with a budget of £400,000, they are after three bedrooms, a big kitchen diner, at least one reception room and plenty of storage. A good-sized garden and a double garage are also on their list.
Nicki Chapman is in Hampshire with a London couple looking for their first family home in the country. With a budget of £465,000, they would like a detached three- or four-bedroom period property, with a large kitchen and a decent garden. They also need to be close to a train station for their commute to the capital.
Denise Nurse joins a couple ready to leave their 1930s semi in Surrey and relocate to East Devon. With a budget of £700,000 they are dreaming of a large rural retreat. The period property they're after should be secluded with great views. A large kitchen diner and an ample garden are on their list too. They also need three bedrooms for when their grown-up children come and visit.
Two escapees want to leave London and start a new life in rural Somerset. For their budget of £1.2 million, they are seeking a house and business combo. The family home should be set in plenty of land with a big kitchen, and a couple of good reception rooms. On the business side, they are after five holiday lets - or a house with B and B potential. Denise Nurse is on hand to help with the challenge!
Alistair Appleton helps a couple of air stewards find the perfect landing place in Suffolk. At the top of their wish list comes a garden big enough to accommodate a marquee for their wedding day. They are also after period features, four bedrooms and a large country kitchen - all within walking distance of a local pub.
Jules Hudson helps a couple of self-confessed urbanites swap the big smoke for a country pile in Somerset. With a healthy budget of £650,000 they are after a large, period property with masses of living space to include a big kitchen, a separate music room and a study. Outside they would like space to grow veg and keep pigs, and even somewhere to put a swimming pool.
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple leave one of Europe's largest housing estates behind and start afresh in Perthshire. For their budget of £375,000 they have a lengthy wish-list. They are seeking a detached character home in a good plot of land within striking distance of a village. Must haves include stunning views, a big kitchen and four bedrooms. A playroom and outbuildings wouldn't go amiss either. Thankfully they're open to compromise. On their budget it's all a big ask...
Nicki Chapman is in Norfolk helping an animal-loving couple find their perfect pad in the country. With a budget of £350,000, they admit to having a demanding wish-list which includes a good-sized living room topped off with an inglenook fireplace, a large country kitchen and enough land to re-home rescue animals.
Alistair Appleton helps a Dublin family find an English country home in the East Midlands.
Jules Hudson visits Monmouthshire to help a couple find some rural peace.
Jonnie Irwin visits the Mourne Mountains to find a three-bedroom modern bungalow.
Nicki Chapman helps a couple with a million-pound budget find a Cotswold home.
Alistair Appleton helps a recently retired couple find a country home in Hampshire.
Jules Hudson helps a couple of newlyweds with a budget of 500,000 pounds.
Jules Hudson helps a couple move to the Cambridgeshire countryside.
Denise is property shopping in Lincolnshire, helping buyers who want to downsize.
Jules Hudson takes a couple property shopping in the West Country.
Alistair Appleton helps some house hunters desperate to downsize to the Yorkshire Dales.
Alistair Appleton is in Shropshire helping a couple seek out a 'green' country dream.
Jules Hudson is in West Wales helping a couple with 385,000 pounds to spend.
Jonnie Irwin is in Cheshire with a space-craving couple.
Alistair Appleton is in Hampshire, helping a couple with a budget of 700,000 pounds.
Jonnie Irwin is in Somerset helping a couple of expats with a budget of 500,000 pounds.
Denise Nurse is in the Cotswolds on a romantic house hunt with a budget of £700,000.
Aled Jones is in Argyll and Bute with a couple who want to set up an artists' retreat.
A mother and daughter team want a country home for themselves and their three ponies.
Nicki Chapman is in Shropshire helping a couple with a budget of 430,000 pounds.
Alistair Appleton is property-hunting with a couple returning to the UK from Italy
Denise Nurse helps a family swap city living for a life in rural Sussex. Land is the all-important ingredient as they are hoping to set up a fitness boot camp business. So when Denise delivers a delightful 1930s period house with over three acres and on budget at £750,000, it's game, set and match. There's also a visit to Bateman's, Rudyard Kipling's very own Jacobean escape to the country.
Aled Jones is in Cornwall helping a mother and daughter team make the move from Derbyshire. With a budget of £250,000, they're after several acres for their small flock of sheep. Aled also takes to the water to find out about the sport of 'gig racing'.
Nicki Chapman is in Northumberland in search of a property for a farmer's daughter. With a budget of £450,000, we head west to the farming stronghold of the Northumberland National Park to find acreage. And Nicki gets a rare insight into the remarkable wildlife of the Farne Islands.
Jules Hudson is in Powys, mid Wales, helping a self-employed couple seek out a more relaxed lifestyle. With their budget of £665,000 they are amazed at how far their money stretches, but will a seven bedroom Victorian property be a step too far?
Alistair Appleton helps a couple returning from Australia find a rural retreat in Wiltshire on a budget of £600,000. But property prices in the UK take them by surprise.
Jules Hudson is helping a couple with a budget of 500,000 pounds retire to the West Country. Their dream is to find a thatched Devonshire cottage. Jules also visits the whimsical A La Ronde, a 16-sided, 200-year-old house, inspired by an Italian cathedral.
Nicki Chapman is in Herefordshire, property-shopping with a couple who dream of owning a period black-and-white cottage with bags of curb appeal. They have a budget of £350,000 and are seeking a house with at least three bedrooms, space for two offices and a decent-sized country cottage garden. Nicki also finds time to help bring in the hop harvest.
Denise Nurse is in Scotland helping a writer find the perfect Perthshire home in which to write her next novel. With a budget of 400,000 pounds, we find inspiration in a 19th Century stone built cottage and a former school house, set at the foot of the Glenshee Mountains.
Alistair Appleton is in Warwickshire, helping a couple of newly-weds find a country home with a budget of 550,000 pounds. But with a Cotswold stone cottage being found to be too petite and a 19th-century farmhouse too big a project, it proves hard to find the right combination. Away from the search, Alistair tries out legging a canal boat through a tunnel.
Aled Jones is in North Yorkshire helping a young couple on a rural property hunt with a budget of £850,000. The buyers are looking to apply their culinary skills to forming a business and need a large detached home with a fabulous kitchen.
Alistair Appleton dons a kilt as he goes property-hunting in the Scottish Borders for a couple of lottery winners who are seeking a family home with a budget of £550,000. But will the regal splendour of an 18th-century vicarage prove too much? Alistair also visits the home of one of Scotland's most famous sons, Sir Walter Scott.
Jonnie Irwin is in Cornwall helping two retirees find a seaside retreat. Armed with a budget of £400,000, they are after a traditional three-bedroom Cornish stone-built house with space outside to build a boat and store some classic cars and all close to the coast. But second-home ownership has pushed prices up in Cornwall, so compromises might have to be made.
Aled Jones is in rural North Yorkshire helping a family relocate from Essex. With a budget of £500,000, they have already ruled out 30 properties, so Aled has his work cut out trying to find something which is close to perfection. A Victorian house-keeper's cottage comes fairly close, but can it beat the mystery house, a barn conversion?
Nicki Chapman is in Hampshire with a couple of retired ex-pat house hunters who have a budget of £650,000 for their new rural home. Emotions run high for the big homecoming when they set eyes on a pretty brick-and-timber property dating back to 1630. Nicki also finds out what it takes to be a commoner in the New Forest National Park.
Jules Hudson is in Carmarthenshire with an ex-fireman and his wife, who are looking for a country estate with potential to set up a holiday let business for people with disabilities, all for a budget of £800,000. And Jules finds out about the Welsh Rare Plant Project at the National Botanical Garden of Wales.
Jonnie Irwin helps a young family with ambitions of grand country living in Essex. They have a budget of £750,000 to spend and, presented with a couple of barn conversions and a Georgian manor house, are spoilt for choice. Jonnie also goes dredging for oysters in the creeks of the Blackwater River.
Jules Hudson is in Devon, helping a couple with a budget of £450,000 find a home with bags of West Country character. We step back in time as Jules is given a private tour of Castle Drogo, the last castle to be built in England.
Alistair Appleton is in Shropshire, helping a couple make the move from waterside apartment living in Portsmouth to the pastoral perfection of rural Shropshire. With a budget of £600,000, this move is about getting back to basics. Beekeeping, growing fruit, rearing chickens and village life are all on the agenda.
Denise Nurse is in Lincolnshire, showcasing some fabulous converted windmills for this episode's house buyers. With a budget of £500,000, it's not just our house hunters we have to please - their 13 horses will be making the move too, so at least ten acres of land plus stables are required.
Jules Hudson is in the Lake District with a couple looking for a rural retreat to create a classy bed and breakfast, so a period property with character is on the menu. With a healthy budget of £1,150,000, could a three bed private house and an impressive ten bed high end guest annexe be just the job?
Nicki Chapman is in Cornwall with a couple looking for a 'showy' home with room to house their internet business. With a budget of £450,000, the property has to have a rural setting with a real 'chill factor'.
Aled Jones is in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, helping a young family make the move from north London. With a budget of £600,000 they have their hearts set on a period property, but can an immaculate architect-designed new build change their minds?
Jules Hudson takes a couple period property-hunting in Norfolk for the very first time. With a budget of £350,000 he tempts them with a former stable block with an impressive country-chic interior.
Alistair Appleton is property hunting in Warwickshire with a couple who want to leave the stresses of London life behind and seek out a spiritual retreat in the country. They have a healthy budget of £750,000, but will a charming 17th-century mill house have the right energy?
Jonnie Irwin is in Essex helping a young couple find an equestrian property with a budget of £575,000. But as the Home Counties are notoriously pricey, they may have to do some lateral thinking to get the house and acreage they are after. Jonnie also gets a master class in making bricks from the oldest brickworks of its kind in the country.
Aled Jones is helping a newly-married couple with a budget of one million pounds find a substantial property with acreage in the ever-popular rural commutable belt of Sussex. But will they go for a typical Sussex tile-hung period house or for a sprawling thatched party pad complete with sunken jacuzzi room and swimming pool?
Nicki Chapman is in Nottinghamshire, house hunting with a couple who are seeking their 14th and final home! With a £350,000 budget, our house buyers find it hard to agree on the style of rural property they want. And Nicki takes lessons from a master bowyer in Sherwood Forest.
Alistair Appleton helps a couple with a budget of £700,000 swap city life for some Cotswolds charm. But our buyers have very different tastes in property so one of them will have to compromise. We also visit Gloucester Cathedral to find out more about the life of a chorister.
It's a case of 'out with the new and in with the old' as Jules Hudson helps a couple who are looking for a period property in Norfolk for the very first time with a budget of £350,000. He tempts them with a former stable block with an impressive country-chic interior.
Jules Hudson is in the West Country helping a couple making a rural relocation with a budget of £450,000. Seeking period charm, a 19th-century farm workers' cottage gets the thumbs up, but how will an impeccable new build, thatched and built from Purbeck stone, fare?
Alistair Appleton is in North Wales with a couple searching for a rustic family life with ponies, chickens and goats all on the wish list. They are hoping that a budget of £450,000 will buy their children a dream country lifestyle.
Nicki Chapman is in Cumbria with a couple looking for some rural respite and privacy after 18 years of living alongside their business. With £800,000 to spend, they are after a 17th-century farmhouse but having sufficient land is essential as four horses, 20 llamas, an emu and a peacock will be moving too.
Jonnie Irwin is in Argyll and Bute, helping a couple with a budget of £500,000 find a rural home after 25 years on the move. There are some stunning period properties on offer and Jonnie braves the chilly waters of Loch Lethin to go wild swimming.
Alistair Appleton is in Warwickshire helping a young family relocate from Australia to settle in the heart of England. But will their budget of £700,000 stretch to a Georgian manor with large, impressive reception rooms and up to five acres of land? Alistair visits Warwick Castle and tries his hand at one of the most popular sports of the Middle Ages.
Jules Hudson is in Essex, helping a couple of sisters find a quirky home with a big character to match their own. With a budget of £400,000 they fall head over heels with both the property and Jules.
Jules Hudson is in Devon helping a couple leave the Surrey suburbs for pastures new after 20 years. With a budget of £700,000, they are spoilt for choice, with both an 18th-century farmhouse and a former coaching house on offer. And Jules discovers the meaning behind the expression 'keeping your nose to the grindstone'.
Alistair Appleton is helping some house buyers find a rural house with a budget of £325,000. After 28 years in London, they are after a slice of rural Suffolk - but rustic charm is definitely not on the agenda. So will the country character of a 15th century medieval timber-built Hall House push them over the edge?
Denise Nurse is on the trail of stunning rural property in Cumbria, a county renowned for its incredible scenery. The buyers have a budget of £900,000 and are looking for a super-sized substantial family home with three reception spaces, five bedrooms and plenty of land. Denise also checks out one of Cumbria's oldest sporting traditions, hound trailing.
Nicki Chapman is helping a couple saddle up and move to Wiltshire. For a budget of 500,000 pounds, the house must come with first-class accommodation for their beloved Exmoor ponies. And Nicky rustles up a Wiltshire delicacy - lardy cake.
Aled Jones is in the pricey Chilterns looking for a country pad for a young professional couple. But the cost of property proves to be a quite a shock when they find out how far their £750,000 goes.
Series in which prospective buyers are helped to find their dream home in the country. Nicki Chapman is in Devon showcasing an immaculate barn conversion and a 15th century Devon longhouse for a couple with a budget of £650,000. On the wish list are great views and space for some rescue animals. Plus a visit to Widecombe Fair.
Alistair Appleton is visiting Appleby Horse Fair in Cumbria. The house hunters he meets are after a period home with a budget of £400,000, but surprisingly the ultra-modern eco-friendly mystery house gets a very warm reception.
Jules Hudson is in Powys helping a family of four, with a budget of £700,000, find a complete lifestyle change. They are after a new country home with a potential business income, allowing mum Rachel to work from home.
Nicki Chapman goes property hunting in Shropshire with a couple who need an outbuilding.
Alistair Appleton is in Somerset, helping a couple of retirees wanting to downsize.
Nicki Chapman helps a Suffolk couple look at some spacious homes.
Jules Hudson helps a mother-and-daughter look for a family home.
Jonnie Irwin helps two very exacting buyers in Kent with a £630,000 budget.
Jules Hudson is in the West Country helping a couple leave suburbia behind.
Nicki Chapman is in Dorset, helping a couple swap city skylines for open countryside.
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple leave behind their urban coop on a budget of £350,000.
Alistair Appleton meets a young family who are hoping to move to rural Wiltshire.
Jules Hudson helps a retired couple find peace and quiet in Oxfordshire.
Nicki Chapman helps a couple looking for contemporary country living in Cambridgeshire.
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.
Jonnie Irwin travels to Yorkshire to help find a rural home for a budget of £300,000. But there is a surprise in store for today's buyers, when one house proves too close for comfort. Away from the property search, Jonnie meets a local expert to discover the secrets of one of the oldest iron forges in the world.
Alistair Appleton tackles a very expensive house search in Hampshire for a couple with £1.5-million to spend. Top of the agenda are space for entertaining and room for the in-laws.
With a budget of £250,000, Aled Jones helps some young newlyweds hoping to buy their first home in Lincolnshire. During his journey around the county, Aled goes on a very unique delivery round with a community-based baking business.
Jules Hudson goes on a £650,000 house hunt in Dorset with a couple who have lived their entire married lives in separate homes, 70 miles apart. While in the county, Jules heads to the beach to search for fossils on the world-famous Jurassic Coast.
Jules Hudson takes on the difficult challenge of finding a home for two generations of the same family, with a maximum budget of £900,000 to spend in Devon. Whilst there, he climbs the county's renowned Hartland Point lighthouse to help with essential maintenance work.
Alistair Appleton helps a couple who have been travelling the world, find a home with B&B potential in the Malvern Hills for £600,000. Plus Alistair takes to the open road for a breathtaking drive in one of the region's famous hand-made motor cars.
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.
Nicki Chapman joins in the search for a rural home in the Yorkshire Dales for a budget of £420,000. During her journey round the county, Nicki also meets one of the region's beekeepers to discover more about efforts to protect the local bumblebee population.
Jules Hudson joins the house search for a couple with £1.2 million to spend in Cheshire's 'Golden Triangle'. While in Cheshire, Jules also visits the Tatton Park Estate, home to the only pineapple vinery in the UK and discovers how the iconic country home was run in its heyday.
Nicki Chapman helps a couple who are about to be married find a £400,000 home in rural Northamptonshire. During her journey around the county, Nicki takes to the water along one of the region's picturesque canals.
Alistair Appleton house hunts in Cumbria with an active young couple looking to spend up to £300,000. Away from the property search, Alistair gets a taste for the delights of Kendal mint cake at a local factory.
Aled Jones helps a couple hoping to find a home with holiday let potential for £650,000 in Devon. Aled also tours the Devon County Show and discovers how local producers are doing their part to support the economy.
Jonnie Irwin helps a newly retired couple downsize to a smaller home in rural Oxfordshire, with a budget of £500,000. While in Oxfordshire, Jonnie is put through his paces by the head coach of the world-famous Oxford University rowing team.
Nicki Chapman joins the house hunt with a retired couple who have spent the last two years travelling around Britain in their caravan. They have a budget of £600,000, and have decided that the New Forest is place they would like to settle down. Plus Nicki visits the last working tide mill in England.
Denise Nurse travels to Lancashire to help a family with a budget of £525,000, who have outgrown their London home. Away from the property search, Denise learns the secrets behind the county's most famous dish, the Lancashire hotpot.
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple who want to leave their family home after almost 30 years. But just how far will their budget of £650,000 go in the expensive Oxfordshire countryside? During his journey, Jonnie takes a tour of Blenheim Palace, one of Britain's most renowned architectural jewels.
Jules Hudson is house hunting with a young couple who have decided to swap their life on the open seas for a slice of the Carmarthenshire countryside. With a maximum budget of £300,000, they are seeking a home with the perfect amount of land to set up an eco-tourism business. Plus Jules takes to the water in a Welsh coracle boat.
Alistair Appleton helps a couple of young retirees find their dream home in north Devon. They have a budget of £500,000 and are happy to take on a renovation project, but the mystery house almost leaves them speechless. While in the county, Alistair takes to the River Exe for a unique spot of mussel fishing.
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple and their autistic son find a home on the Isle of Wight. With a budget of £800,000 to spend, they are keen to run a holiday let business for families like themselves. Away from the property search, Jonnie gets a taste of one of the island's biggest exports at the UK's largest garlic farm.
Nicki Chapman helps a couple, with a dream of mortgage free living, escape to north Wales for a budget of £325,000. Plus, she goes horse riding along some of the region's most spectacular coastline.
Alistair Appleton travels to Wiltshire to help find a country home for a couple with £600,000 to spend. While in Wiltshire, Alistair meets a rural entrepreneur making a successful business out of a traditional cheese.
Denise Nurse helps a newly engaged couple from London find their dream home in Lancashire for a budget of £700,000. While there, Denise heads down to Morecambe Bay to visit a family business that has been potting shrimps for over 200 years.
Jules Hudson helps a couple with a budget of £425,000 find a new home in the county of Powys in Wales. During his journey, Jules visits the Brecon Beacons National Park to see how conservationists are attempting to revitalise the area after recent forest fires.
Jonnie Irwin joins the house hunt in Cambridgeshire to help a retired couple who, after 30 years in the same home, want to move closer to their grandchildren. Away from the property search, Jonnie learns about the 100-year project to extend Wicken Fen and meets the herd of konik ponies so integral to its success.
Jules Hudson helps a couple, with a budget of £450,000, return to their roots in rural South Wales. While in the region, Jules visits the remains of an iron forge at the stunning Aberdulais Falls.
Alistair Appleton comes to the aid of a couple with £700,000 to spend on a country home along the Essex/Suffolk border. During his journey, Alistair also tries his hand at the traditional craft of painting Romany caravans.
Nicki Chapman is in Devon, helping a couple of retired teachers find a rural retreat for a maximum budget of £600,000. While in Devon, Nicki meets a local farmer and experiences the delights of lambing season.
Denise Nurse joins the house search in Norfolk to help find a family home for a couple and their two children. With their £580,000 budget, they also need a separate annexe for granny. Denise learns more about a 20-year building project that aims to prevent the Norfolk Broads from being lost to the sea forever.
Jonnie Irwin travels to Norfolk to help a business woman, with a budget of £500,000, find a new home closer to her family. Away from the property search, Jonnie gets to grips with a famous steam traction engine.
Jules Hudson helps a couple find their dream home in Berkshire on a budget of £1.2 million. During his journey, Jules meets the Queen's royal swan marker and helps release a rehabilitated swan back into the wild.
Alistair Appleton is in Shropshire, helping a couple buy their first home together for a budget of £550,000. While in Shropshire, Alistair pays a visit to Fordhall Farm, a unique smallholding saved from the hands of developers when it was turned into Britain's first community-owned farm.
Nicki Chapman helps a newly retired couple with a budget of £350,000 escape to rural Somerset. Plus Nicki gets to grips with some of the county's traditional hamstone.
Jules Hudson joins the house hunt in Derbyshire to help a couple and their three-year-old daughter find a country home for £450,000. Plus, Jules joins in rehearsals with a local digger dance troop practicing at the Derbyshire County Showground.
Nicki Chapman helps a husband and his wife, who has recently been diagnosed with a life-changing illness, find a country home near Leamington. Plus Nicki goes on tour with the Alcester Court Leet and becomes the first lady in their 750-year history to become a guest ale taster.
Jonnie Irwin house hunts in Cumbria with a couple of avid walkers who have £600,000 to spend. Away from the property search, Jonnie uncovers the grand plans to restore the renowned Lowther Castle and Country Park.
Alistair Appleton is in Somerset helping a couple find a country home for a budget of £400,000. While in Somerset, Alistair reveals his unique musical talents as he achieves his long-held dream of playing the organ at Wells Cathedral.
The race is on for Jules Hudson as he helps two retired police officers, with a budget of £500,000, who want to swap their caravan for a rural residence before the winter sets in. Plus, Jules visits Burghley House, the country home of Elizabeth I's principal advisor, William Cecil.
Jonnie Irwin heads to West Sussex to help a couple in need of a new home in the countryside for a budget of £700,000. During his journey, Jonnie hits the mountain bike trail in England's newest national park, the South Downs.
Nicki Chapman helps two naval officers find a home in Herefordshire. He wants to spend £500,000 and she wants to spend £450,000, but who will win the battle? Nicki also joins in the marigold harvest at a local organic farm.
Alistair Appleton goes house hunting with a couple of racing car enthusiasts who want to move closer to Silverstone in the Northamptonshire countryside. Their £350,000 budget must buy them not only a home, but also a garage large enough to accommodate their 17-foot-long vintage car.
Jules Hudson helps a couple with £600,000 find their dream home in North Yorkshire. During his journey, Jules meets the owners of Raisthorpe Manor and discovers how their entrepreneurial spirit is helping secure the future of the estate.
Aled Jones joins the house search with a couple wanting to escape to the Chilterns for a budget of £500,000. Aled also pays a visit to the Hellfire Caves, a scandalous private members club built by a former chancellor of the exchequer.
Jonnie Irwin heads to the north Devon coast to help a couple with a large budget of £1.2 million. Top of the wish list is a country residence with plenty of woodland, so they can set up a luxury camping business. Plus Jonnie is put through his paces as he discovers just what it takes to become a RNLI lifeguard.
The pressure is on for Jonnie Irwin as he attempts to find a country home for a family of returning ex-pats. They have a budget of £650,000 and want to return to their Somerset roots, but will he be able to meet their exacting standards? Jonnie also meets a couple from a previous series who bought one of the houses featured on the show and successfully escaped to Somerset.
Alistair Appleton helps a couple with £350,000 escape to the Monmouthshire countryside. Away from the property search, Alistair dons a traditional Welsh costume and dances the afternoon away with a local Border Morris troupe.
Jules Hudson joins the house search in the Peak District to help a military family with £700,000. During his journey, Jules helps restore a vintage tram at the Crich Tram Museum, home to one of the largest collections of trams in the world.
Denise Nurse helps a couple with a budget of £500,000 to find a home in rural Gloucestershire. While in Gloucestershire, Denise auditions for a famous local circus troupe, bringing rural communities together.
Alistair Appleton goes house hunting in Cornwall with a couple who have a budget of £875,000 to spend on a new country home with holiday lets. Plus Alistair visits Cornwall's only underground slate mine.
Alistair Appleton takes on the challenge of finding a country residence in the Cotswolds for a couple of globetrotting teachers. They have £450,000 to spend, but will he be able to find their forever home?
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple who have lived in London nearly all their lives, but who now want to escape to the Dorset countryside on a budget of £650,000. Plus Jonnie puts his nerves to the test as he tries his hand at the ancient art of stone balancing.
Denise Nurse helps a GP and his wife relocate to Stirling in Scotland for a budget of £400,000. Away from the property search, Denise visits the Falkirk Wheel, the only rotating boat lift in the world.
Nicki Chapman helps a couple with a budget of £425,000 who want to move to the north Norfolk coast. Nicki also heads to Blakeney Point to spot grey seals in their natural habitat.
Jules Hudson comes to the rescue of a first-time buyer who has spent more than 40 years in the same home after inheriting it from her parents. With a large budget of £1.2 million to spend, the pressure is on to find the perfect country home in the Wiltshire countryside.
Jules Hudson helps a newly married couple find a new home in the Shropshire countryside on a budget of £400,000. Away from the house hunt, Jules visits the oldest tower clock-making company in Britain.
Aled Jones joins the house search in Northern Ireland to help a couple of newlyweds find a home for £250,000. Plus, Aled meets the contestants in the World Oyster Eating Championships in Hillsborough.
Alistair Appleton joins a couple of globetrotting retirees who are now ready to put down roots in rural Kent. They have a budget of up to £800,000 but can Alistair help them settle for good? Whilst in Kent, Alistair visits Chartwell House, the family home of Sir Winston Churchill.
Jules Hudson seeks out a rural retreat in Wiltshire for a couple with £500,000 to spend. Plus, Jules visits Stonehenge and attempts to unravel some of the mysteries that still surround the world-renowned site.
Alistair Appleton is helping a couple with a £500,000 budget buy their first home together in the Worcestershire countryside. During his journey, Alistair travels to the Wyre Forest to meet the pigs who are part of an ingenious project to regenerate the landscape.
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 Nicki Chapman shows them three superb properties before heading off to the annual Whitstable Oyster Festival.
Aled Jones helps a couple with a £600,000 budget search for a country home in Dorset. Plus, Aled tries his hand at the traditional craft of blacksmithing.
Alistair Appleton goes house hunting with a couple in East Sussex. They have £650,000 to spend and just one priority - the house must have fantastic views. During his journey, Alistair pays a visit to the famous Battle Abbey.
Jules Hudson helps a couple search for a country home on the Pembrokeshire coast, for a budget of £400,000. Plus, Jules gets to grips with the art of carving traditional Welsh love spoons.
Nicki Chapman travels to the Suffolk countryside to help a couple find a new home for £500,000. 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.
Alistair Appleton joins the hunt with an artistic couple buying their first home together. With a £480,000 budget, they want a house for them, an annexe for her parents and space for an art studio. Plus, Alistair catches up with a couple from a previous series who found their dream home in the countryside.
Can Jules Hudson rise to the challenge as he travels to Hampshire to help a couple with a maximum budget of £900,000? They have viewed over 40 properties in the past two years but have yet to find their perfect country home. Plus, Jules discovers the hidden secrets of watercress at one of the region's farms.
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.
Alistair Appleton helps a couple who want to escape to the Nottinghamshire countryside for a budget of £450,000. During his journey, Alistair heads to Southwell to uncover the story behind one of Britain's most famous apples, the Bramley.
Jonnie Irwin joins the house hunt in East Anglia to help a young family in need of a country residence for a budget of £500,000. Plus Jonnie slips on his dancing shoes for a unique routine showcasing Suffolk's musical heritage.
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.
Denise Nurse helps a family with a budget of £400,000 find a country home in the expensive county of Surrey. Away from the house hunt, Denise takes a tour of the Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens in Wisley.
Nicki Chapman comes to the aid of a buyer who has been dreaming of moving to Cornwall for over 30 years. With a budget of £230,000 can Nicki make her dream a reality? Plus, Nicki takes to the sea to try the latest craze to hit the Cornish coastline, stand-up paddle boarding.
Alistair Appleton joins the house hunt in north east Wales to help a couple, with a budget of £550,000, who seek a country residence with space for their business. While in the region, music-loving Alistair attempts to keep in tune with some local church bells.
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple relocate from Bishops Stortford to the Yorkshire Dales on a budget of £550,000. During his journey, Jonnie becomes top judge as he inspects the entries at the annual scarecrow competition in Kettlewell.
Jonnie Irwin is in Cornwall helping a retired couple who are ready to tackle a renovation project with their budget of £300,000. Jonnie also visits a local otter sanctuary to find out how conservationists are supporting their survival.
Jonnie Irwin is under starter's orders in Suffolk to find a country retreat for a horse loving couple with a budget of £575,000. While in the county, Jonnie takes a tour of one of the largest open air free range pig farms in the UK to discover how they keep their animals content.
Alistair Appleton travels to north Devon to see if he help can cook up the perfect rural home for a pair of baking enthusiasts with a budget of £450,000. Away from the property search, Alistair travels to Arlington Court to see one of the best collections of 19th-century horse-drawn vehicles in the country.
Jules Hudson takes on the mammoth challenge of helping a couple escape from Shanghai to Warwickshire with a budget of £800,000. Jules also meets up with the workers at Britain's longest established cycle manufacturer.
With a budget of £300,000, Aled Jones heads to Somerset to help a couple find a traditional country abode. During his journey, Aled heads to the world's only apple brandy distiller for a taste of a unique tipple.
Nicki Chapman puts her best foot forward in North Yorkshire on a house hunt for a pair of keen walkers with a budget of £400,000. While in the county, Nicki gets the inside track at England's oldest horse race, the annual Kiplingcotes Derby.
Jules Hudson is in Yorkshire, helping a couple from Northern Ireland find their forever home in England for a budget of £250,000. While in the county, Jules visits a local wool factory which has some extremely regal clients.
Alistair Appleton travels to the Worcestershire countryside to help a career-driven couple move closer to their family and friends, on a budget of £400,000. Away from the property search, Alistair meets up with a group of local residents known as Gasketeers who have come up with an illuminating solution to preserve Worcestershire's gas lamps.
Aled Jones heads to Cumbria to help a young family find a perfect retreat. With a budget of £600,000, they are after lots of character and space for a pony. Plus Aled goes wild in the local countryside as he partakes in a spot of bush craft.
With a budget of £500,000, Jonnie Irwin heads to Dorset to help a creative couple buy their very first property together. During his journey, Jonnie meets up with a local farmer who is one of the leading British producers of a very French cuisine.
Nicki Chapman takes to the seas to help a couple with a budget of £750,000 navigate their way through the Hampshire property market. While in the county, Nicki takes a unique tour of Lord Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory.
Alistair Appleton heads to Norfolk to help an outdoors-loving couple with a £285,000 budget find their country home. Away from the property search, Alistair visits one enterprising dairy goat farmer during kidding season and helps deliver some new arrivals.
Nicki Chapman goes the distance to help a couple with £400,000 move from Southampton to Lanarkshire in a bid for a better work-life balance. While there, she learns about the plight of the Eriskay pony, a critically endangered Scottish breed, and efforts by one charity to ensure its future survival in the Western Isles.
Denise Nurse goes property hunting with a young professional couple who have £450,000 to spend on a country home in Wiltshire. But will their positive energy result in a house purchase? Away from their search, Denise also catches up with a previous buyer who bought an Escape to the Country house, to see how life has changed since she moved into her Wiltshire home.
Jules Hudson heads to South Wales to help a couple with a healthy £550,000 budget who are in rural-property-buying limbo. Besides the house hunt, Jules discovers how Welsh woollen blankets - made in its traditional textile mills - still hold such widespread design appeal in the modern era.
With a budget of £900,000, Alistair Appleton goes rural property shopping in Bedfordshire with a couple buying their first house together - but there is also a teenager and a menagerie of pets to factor in. While in the county, Alistair visits Woburn Abbey, where that great British mealtime tradition, the afternoon tea, was born.
Jules Hudson goes property hunting in Shropshire with a couple in search of a rural hideaway on a budget of £270,000. On the way, he discovers the softer side of Shropshire's industrial heritage in a family-run factory which has been making traditional teddy bears for over 80 years.
Aled Jones heads to Dorset to help a house-hunting couple with a substantial £700,000 budget move back to the county where they first fell in love. Away from the house hunt, Aled takes a ride in an armoured tank as he discovers Dorset's remarkable historic links to this British military invention.
Jonnie Irwin is in Herefordshire helping two sisters with a budget of £600,000 find the ideal country home for them and their mother. While in the county, Jonnie meets an inventive gardener who has built some rather eccentric architecture into his horticultural vision.
Jules Hudson is in Leicestershire, helping a house-hunting couple with a budget of £375,000 swap life in a busy coastal town for the countryside. While there, Jules attempts to ring the changes when he stops off at the largest working bell foundry in the world.
Aled Jones helps a pair of keen cyclists with a £600,000 budget navigate the property market in Worcestershire. During his journey, Aled visits Kinver Edge to explore the county's curious history of cave housing.
Nicki Chapman puts her best foot forward in North Yorkshire, and helps a couple of keen walkers find their country home for £500,000. Away from the property search, Nicki meets a Whitby jet jeweller and unearths this natural gem's links to the county.
Alistair Appleton is in Norfolk with a couple who, with their £450,000 budget, want to run a cattery business from their rural home. During his journey, Alistair takes to the Norfolk Broads, and learns how a group of volunteers are keeping the heritage of one of the area's most iconic sailing vessels afloat.
Jules Hudson is in Somerset to help an expat couple with a substantial budget make a long-awaited return to the British countryside. Plus, Jules makes a nostalgic visit to a cinema that has been keeping its audiences entertained for 100 years, thanks to the buy-in of the local community.
It is full steam ahead for Aled Jones in Northamptonshire, as he helps a retired couple with a love of trains find their new rural home for a top budget of £450,000. While in the county, Aled visits a local farm producing rapeseed oil, and finds out how this crop has grown with the times.
Alistair Appleton heads to Gloucestershire to help a pair of newly-weds find their very first home together for a budget of £600,000. Whilst there, Alistair takes to the waterways and meets a band of passionate volunteers who are restoring the county's historic canals.
Nicki Chapman tries to find the winning property formula in Cornwall, as she helps a science teacher buy a country home on a budget of £240,000. While in the county, Nicki stops off for a home grown cuppa at Britain's very first tea plantation.
Alistair Appleton makes great strides in Derbyshire with a couple of keen walkers who have £400,000 to spend on their perfect rural property. During his journey, Alistair visits Chatsworth House and hears more about people and events linked to this iconic English stately home.
Jules Hudson hopes to hit the property high note, as he helps a creative couple with a budget of £650,000 find a rural home in the Cotswolds. While in the region, Jules hears the historic yarn of how one ancient crop that was once spun into cloth, is now used for building sustainable boats.
With a budget of £320,000, Jonnie Irwin tackles another house hunting mission, which is all about pets, parents and finding the perfect country pile in Kent. Plus, Jonnie discovers more about the historic highs and lows of Folkestone's Victorian cliff railway.
Jules Hudson takes on a property hunt with scale, as he helps a couple with £850,000 find a rural property in Norfolk to house them, some relatives and an expanding business. Away from the search, Jules visits a local RSPCA centre to learn more about their efforts to protect the county's wildlife.
Aled Jones travels to Cornwall to help an adventure-loving couple with a £370,000 budget embark on their new life in the country. Away from the house hunt, Aled sets sail from Newquay Harbour to get a close-up view of the county's unique crab population.
Jules Hudson puts the property wheels in motion in Hampshire, as he helps a pottery-loving couple find a new country retreat. Jules also meets up with a local volunteer who is helping to keep the county's motoring heritage in working order.
Nicki Chapman travels to Monmouthshire to help a couple with a budget of £500,000 to return to their Welsh roots. During her journey, Nicki knocks on the historic doors of Chepstow Castle and meets some of the committed members of its restoration team.
Alistair Appleton takes on a very unusual property search in Gloucestershire, helping three buyers who have £800,000 find two separate country homes on the same plot. While in the county, Alistair visits Gloucester Cathedral and discovers more about the ongoing restoration of its stone gargoyles.
Jonnie Irwin heads to Norfolk to help a house-buying couple find their ideal rural home. While there, he teams up with a local master thatcher on the job and discovers how Norfolk reed is woven into the county's building heritage.
Denise Nurse helps a British couple with a budget of £300,000 to repatriate to rural Somerset after living and working abroad for 30 years. During her journey, Denise meets up with a local water buffalo breeder, and learns why these non-native cattle can thrive in the Somerset countryside.
Jonnie Irwin goes property hunting with an urban couple who have £750,000 to spend on a family home in the Essex countryside. Whilst there, Jonnie heads to the coast and learns more about the history and enduring popularity of its seaside beach huts.
Alistair Appleton goes property shopping in Devon with a couple who have £500,000 to find a country home with business potential. Away from the house search, Alistair encounters Dartmoor ponies and learns how a charity is ensuring their survival within the Dartmoor National Park.
Jules Hudson meets a property-hunter with a budget of £400 000 hoping to find the perfect rural retreat in Gloucestershire. While there he also discovers how local efforts are helping to improve the Severn s endangered eel population.
Nicki Chapman charts her way around Dorset with a boat-loving couple keen to find a landmark country home for £600,000. Along the way, Nicki visits the UK's largest organic dairy sheep farm to find out how its sheep's milk yoghurt has caused quite a business stir.
Alistair Appleton is in Lincolnshire helping a couple of retired expats, with a budget of £300,000, return from France and find a rural retreat on home soil. While in the county, Alistair meets a local conservationist with an entrepreneurial approach to safeguarding the area's ancient woodland.
Jules Hudson heads to Kent to help a Canadian couple cut their ties to London and find a family home in the country for £650,000. Plus Jules is given a personal tour of the historic Sissinghurst gardens, created by Vita Sackville-West.
Denise Nurse tackles a house-hunt in the Cotswolds on a budget of £1.5million. Away from the search she meets a local alpaca farmer to find out about the area s wool heritage and learns how to weave their exotic fibre by hand.
Nicki Chapman travels through the west of Scotland, helping an animal-loving couple with £350,000 find their perfect country home. While in the region, Nicki tries her hand at the traditional Scottish sport of curling and visits an Ayrshire factory where the unique local granite is cut into Olympic-standard curling stones.
Aled Jones heads to Gloucestershire with a couple aspiring to find a country home with a £750,000 budget. During his journey, Aled visits Chedworth Roman Villa, and unearths what the excavations reveal about British domestic and social life back in the 4th century.
Jules Hudson goes property hunting in Somerset to help a couple who are planning to take early retirement with a substantial budget of £750,000 to fund their new rural home. Whilst there, Jules meets a willow farmer and learns how the crop is interwoven into the county's landscape and handicraft heritage.
Alistair Appleton is in North Yorkshire helping a couple with a £550,000 budget find the perfect rural home, ideally offering an income from holiday lets. Away from the house search, Alistair drops in on the annual Whitby Folk Festival, which celebrates the traditional music, dance and song of Yorkshire and the rest of the British Isles.
Denise Nurse is property-shopping in rural Devon with one born-and-bred Londoner and her dog on a budget of £425,000. While in the county, Denise heads to the south Devon coast to get a taste of a unique crab variety for whom these shores are home.
Alistair Appleton is in east Sussex to help an artistic buyer with a handsome budget of £800,000 find an inspirational country home. Alistair also takes a ride across the glorious Camber Sands as he tries his hand at kite buggying.
Jonnie Irwin meets a couple, with a £400,000 budget, who are buzzing with ideas for their new country home in Suffolk. While in the county, Jonnie visits a local trust that is helping to ensure the survival of the endangered Suffolk Punch horse.
Jules Hudson helps an expat couple with a £400,000 budget make a return trip from Australia and put down roots in rural Worcestershire. Time is of the essence to find them their country home, as their belongings arrive back in the UK in just a few weeks. Jules gets the inside track on Shelsley Walsh race course, the world's oldest motorsport venue.
Nicki Chapman is in Shropshire with a recently retired couple whose working lives had meant living continents apart. They have £370,000 to plough into a rural property with land. While in the county, Nicki revisits some previous housebuyers from the show who have achieved the country lifestyle they dreamed of.
Jonnie Irwin heads to south Lincolnshire, finding a peaceful retreat for a Reiki therapist and a carpenter with a £270,000 budget. While in the county, Jonnie meets the owner of Doddington Hall, an Elizabethan stately home, where a number of rare tapestries are currently being restored.
Alistair Appleton is in Essex with a couple of restoration professionals seeking out a splendid country residence for £700,000. Away from the house hunt, Alistair visits Tiptree, home to a historic fruit farm, where he lifts the lid on why heritage fruit jams are once again in favour.
Nicki Chapman heads to Rutland to help a young couple with a £380,000 budget look for a spacious family home in which to bring up their two young boys. Nicki also meets a local miller who has brought one of the region's windmills back to life, and who produces flour using traditional methods.
Alistair Appleton travels to Lancashire to help a buyer in search of a classic country cottage for her budget of £250,000. While in the county, Alistair takes a tour of the world's only fully operational 19th-century steam-powered weaving mill.
Nicki Chapman is in north Wiltshire helping a couple with a substantial budget of £900,000 swap the busy city of London for the calm of the countryside. Away from the property hunt, Nicki goes in search of one the region's most highly sought-after food secrets, the truffle.
There is an extraordinary proposal in this episode as Jonnie Irwin helps a country-loving couple find their dream property in Devon for £500,000. Whilst there, Jonnie meets a local farmer who has pioneered using his south Devon cattle for their original purpose of producing milk rather than beef.
Jules Hudson helps a dynamic couple with an eye for renovating move out of their holiday home on the Isle of Wight and find a country retreat on the Hampshire mainland on a budget of £550,000. Jules also visits the world's largest collection of hovercraft and learns how this great British invention breathed new life into seafaring technology.
Denise Nurse goes property hunting in Buckinghamshire with a couple who, along with a sizeable £725,000 budget, have high expectations for their new country home. Denise also visits Bletchley Park and unlocks how the Enigma machine played a key role in British military intelligence during the Second World War.
Alistair Appleton helps a keen baker and his business-focused wife find a rural home in Yorkshire, with a budget of £350,000. While in the county, Alistair scales the heights of York Minster and gets a preview of the remarkable restoration work under way on its famous stained-glass windows.
Denise Nurse helps a pair of retired teachers find a country retreat, with a budget of £475,000, in Warwickshire. Denise also visits Baddesley Clinton, a magnificent manor house within the county, and home to a fascinating history.
Jules Hudson takes on a property-hunting mission in Devon with a couple who are looking for a country home that can also house one of their parents and B&B guests. While in the county, Jules indulges his love of local ale and enjoys a taste of the home-grown malting process at a traditional malt house in Newton Abbot.
Nicki Chapman joins a recently reunited couple on their property search in West Sussex. Although the budget is £600,000, finding additional space for their six award-winning dogs could be a challenge. Away from the house hunt, Nicki visits the Goodwood estate, and learns how its organic ancestral farm is championing the preservation of livestock breeds that are native to the county.
Jonnie Irwin comes to the aid of two retired healthcare professionals who have £475,000 to find a country home with their field of dreams in Cumbria. While in the county, Jonnie heads to the Lyth Valley and learns about the area's damson-growing heritage.
Alistair Appleton goes property hunting in the Peak District, as he tries to find a character country home for a couple who have a budget of £475,000. Away from the search, Alistair gets a bird's-eye view of the conservation efforts to maintain the Peak District landscape.
Jules Hudson heads to north Wales in a bid to help a recently retired couple with £400,000 find a rural retreat. While in the region, Jules revisits a couple who found their perfect property three years ago, which has enabled them to lead the self-sufficient lifestyle they dreamt of.
Nicki Chapman goes house searching with a young professional couple who are keen to escape London and upsize to a country home in Hampshire. While there, Nicki visits the Hawk Conservancy Trust and helps release a rehabilitated bird of prey back into the wild.
Denise Nurse tries to bring harmony to a house search in Suffolk, where a couple with £350,000 have different views on their perfect country home. During her journey, Denise visits the RNLI lifeboat station in Lowestoft and takes the helm in a training rescue exercise at sea.
Jonnie Irwin is in Somerset with a couple who have £550,000 to find a country home with scope for a bed and breakfast aimed at long-term carers. While in the county, Jonnie visits the original home of cheddar cheese and has a taste of how it is traditionally made, and then matured, in the Cheddar Gorge caves.
Alistair Appleton travels to Cornwall to help a couple with regal duties find a country home for their budget of £350,000. Alistair also heads to the Cornish coast and finds out how a pioneering young designer is making waves with his environmentally friendly surfboards.
Jules Hudson goes house hunting with an ambitious professional couple who have a substantial budget of £800,000 to invest in their country home. While in the county, Jules visits the Didcot Railway Centre and gets the inside track on how volunteers have spent over 40 years preserving the heritage of the Great Western Railway engines.
Nicki Chapman heads for the Cumbrian hills in a bid to find a country home for a creative couple with a budget of £400,000. Away from the search, Nicki visits the home of Victorian writer and social reformer John Ruskin, and discovers more about his link to the Lakeland landscape, and how his ideas are still relevant in the modern era.
Alistair Appleton goes on a charm offensive as he helps a house buyer with £300,000 find her perfect character cottage in rural Warwickshire. Alistair also visits Ryton Gardens and finds out how its heritage seed library is collecting and preserving hundreds of rare vegetable varieties for generations of future gardeners.
Jonnie Irwin's house hunt gathers pace as he helps a novelist mother and her horse-loving daughter find a charming equestrian home for £620,000 in the Devon countryside. Plus, Jonnie learns why cob forms the building blocks of Devon's architecture, and how the use of this natural material is far from mud in the 21st century.
Jules Hudson helps a recently retired Baptist minister and his charity-worker wife find peace and tranquillity in Somerset, with a budget of £500,000. While in the county Jules goes on the hunt for the elusive bittern, a type of heron that nests in the Somerset levels.
Nicki Chapman joins a couple from London, with a generous £900,000 budget, in search of a rural retreat in West Sussex. Whilst there, Nicki visits a local wetlands centre to see some of the world's most rare wildfowl.
Alistair Appleton goes property shopping in Dumfries and Galloway with a couple who have £300,000 to spend in the Celtic countryside. Away from the house search, Alistair visits Drumlanrig Castle to learn how working dogs have played an important role in the history of the Buccleuch estates.
Nicki Chapman navigates her way around Exmoor with a husband and wife who are returning expats, having lived in Florida for the last 25 years. With a budget of £475,000, they want a home with business potential. Along the way, Nicki explores the national park, discovering places that are hard to access on foot.
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.
Alistair Appleton rises to the challenge in Shropshire, as he helps a husband and wife with a unique house-hunting technique. For their generous budget of £700,000, they are looking for a dream home and space for a chocolate business. While in the county, Alistair pays a visit to an historic film set.
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple with a budget of £400,000 move nearer to their daughter in rural Herefordshire. While in the county, the presenter also meets dairy farmers who use innovative methods in their work.
Jules Hudson helps a husband and wife with a budget of £375,000 look for a home in the Scottish Highlands, where they hope to enter semi-retirement and pursue new ventures. During the journey, the presenter comes face to face with the country's native wild cat.
Nicki Chapman hopes to get top property marks in Worcestershire as she helps a pair of soon-to-be grandparents with a budget of £310,000 to find their country retreat close to their daughters. Away from the house hunt, Nicki visits a house that is for sale which has also hosted royalty.
Alistair Appleton goes on a property-hunting journey with a couple who want to improve their work-life balance with a complete life change in Norfolk. They have £350,000 to spend on their rural retreat. Away from the house hunt, Alistair braves the elements to visit a seaside favourite.
Jonnie Irwin travels to Northumberland with a young couple who want to escape their cramped London lifestyle and move back to the north east, where they first met. And with a top budget of £650,000 it is not just a home they want; they also have serious business ambitions. While in the county, Jonnie visits the impressive gardens at Alnwick Castle.
Jules Hudson heads to Somerset to help a couple with a budget of £400,000 find a perfect countryside retreat. Away from the property hunt, Jules visits Castle House in Taunton to get hands-on with some unusual medieval restoration work.
Jonnie Irwin is travelling through Hampshire with a retired couple who are on the hunt for a property that will allow them to really crank up their music. With £525,000 to spend, can Jonnie find them what they're after? We also visit an unusual Hampshire plantation where a Japanese superfood is being grown; one of the rarest and most expensive vegetables in the world.
Alistair Appleton meets a couple who are keen to move their family from Glasgow to the charms of rural Perthshire to give their toddler twins a slice of country life. They have £500,000 to spend on their dream home. Whilst there, Alistair visits a favourite retreat of Queen Victoria.
Jonnie Irwin takes up the challenge of helping a London couple with a big business idea find a rural home and enough land to live off in South Wales. Jonnie also lends a hand helping to save one of Wales's rarest species. (N.B. Due to one of the house hunters being a convicted sex offender, a fact he hid from the programme's production team and that only came to light once it had aired, this episode has never been broadcast again)
Nicki Chapman is in Kent, property shopping with a young family who are desperate to break free from the capital to find their perfect rural home in Kent, with a generous £900,000 budget. While in the county, Nicki visits historic Hever Castle, where Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII did their courting.
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 Mowbray's residents are protecting their food-producing legacy.
Jules Hudson is property shopping in Berkshire with a pair of new parents who are desperate to find a new, rural family home. With a budget of £475,000, there is a spot of border hopping as the team seek out the best properties on the market. And Jules takes a boat trip down the River Thames to discover the colourful history of Mapledurham, an Elizabethan stately home.
Alistair Appleton helps a couple who are keen to leave behind their family home to start a new chapter of their lives in rural Dorset. Whilst there, Alistair discovers how some of Britain's most famous buildings came to be built from Dorset's Portland stone.
Jules Hudson helps a London couple find a perfect rural escape in Cornwall that would enable them to live the 'good life'. On a budget of £400,000, can Jules deliver? Away from the property hunt, Jules explores Cornwall's most southerly tip.
Nicki Chapman is in Suffolk, property shopping with a couple who have £425,000 to spend. But with one liking new builds and the other wanting character, can Nicki find a home that will suit them both? Away from the house hunt, Nicki learns about the county's silk-weaving tradition.
Jules Hudson helps a couple escape the sounds of suburbia for a more peaceful life in the Malvern Hills. With a budget of £650,000 to spend on a rural property, Jules leaves them lost for words. While in Worcestershire, Jules discovers a hidden underground facility with a fascinating wartime history.
Jonnie Irwin rises to the challenge of helping two returning expats find a rural idyll in Nottinghamshire after 18 years in Australia. With a budget of £350,000 can Jonnie find them the light, open space they are after? Away from the property hunt, Jonnie takes a look at the remarkable architectural heritage beneath the city of Nottingham.
Jules Hudson heads to Wales to help a couple of keen walkers find a dream rural home in Snowdonia. Away from the property hunt, Jules gets a unique insight into one of the country's largest power stations.
Nicki Chapman helps a couple of retirees find a perfect rural home in North Yorkshire so they can embrace a more active lifestyle. While in the county, Nicki meets an entrepreneur who has turned the area's rich heritage of wool production into a thriving business.
Alistair Appleton is in Devon helping a couple who want to find a spacious property with the potential for a B&B. They have a maximum budget of £850,000 to spend on their dream countryside home.
Jules Hudson travels through Gloucestershire on a house hunt with two sisters who are hoping to set up home together. On a budget of £750,000, they have a very specific wish list. While in the county, Jonnie takes a ride on the restored Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway.
Jules Hudson is hoping he can find the perfect rural home for a young couple wanting to relocate to Shropshire on a budget of £210,000. Away from the house hunting, Jules releases his inner blacksmith.
Nicki Chapman is property hunting with a London couple in search of a perfect country retreat in Buckinghamshire. With a generous budget of £950,000 can we pull it off? Nicki also meets the four-legged public servants who have dedicated their lives to the country.
Alistair Appleton helps a couple find their forever rural home in Northumberland with a budget of £320,000. Away from the property hunt, Alistair tries his hand at the Northumberland smallpipes.
Jules Hudson is helping an Anglo-French couple find a creative space in the Worcestershire countryside on a budget of £700,000. Away from the property hunt, Jules takes a ride on the historic Severn Valley Railway.
Alistair Appleton is on a property hunt with a couple who want to downsize in rural Dorset after years of urban living. While in the county, Alistair meets up with another couple who appeared on the show over ten years ago, and discovers how their lives have changed.
Jules Hudson joins a couple who aspire to live the good life in Ceredigion, Wales. With a budget of £300,000, can he help find them their perfect rural property? Away from the house hunt, Jules gets up close with one of the busiest bee colonies in the county.
Jonnie Irwin is on the property hunt with a recently retired couple who plan to make the move from the urban north east to rural Suffolk on a budget of £500,000. Away from the house search, Jonnie learns about the historic legacy of the Hawker Hurricane.
Alistair Appleton takes on a property hunting mission with a couple who want to escape their housing estate in Coventry to find a new rural life in Devon with a budget of £530,000. Away from the property hunt, Alistair learns about the county's maritime tradition by meeting a group of sea shanty singers.
Jules Hudson is on a rural property hunt in Somerset, where he helps a family of six with a budget of £360,000 to find their dream rural home. Away from the house search, Jules visits a historic ship, SS Great Britain in Bristol.
Alistair Appleton is hoping to find the perfect rural retreat in Herefordshire for a couple on the cusp of retirement, with a budget of £400,000. While in the county, Alistair visits a farm that makes a special blackcurrant liquor.
Nicki Chapman is in Devon, helping a couple in search of a quieter life. They have a healthy budget of £400,000 to spend on a new rural home. Away from the house hunt, Nicki discovers a Devonian shoemaker who shows her the art of crafting hand-made boots.
Jules Hudson helps a family with a £700,000 budget seek out a country retreat in Hampshire where three generations can live together. While in the county, Jules visits England's oldest almshouses.
Alistair Appleton introduces a couple of city dwellers to the rural charms of Wiltshire, hoping to find them a perfect country home. While in the county, Alistair gets the lowdown on an epic canal restoration project.
Jonnie Irwin is in North Yorkshire with a young family who have a budget of £350,000 to spend on a dream rural home. While in the county, Jonnie learns about the 'Mouseman', a legend in the world of handcrafted furniture.
Nicki Chapman embarks on an emotional house hunt with a couple armed with a £420,000 budget, who are chasing a country dream in Somerset. Away from the property search, Nicki visits the historic Haynes Motor Museum.
Alistair Appleton attempts to find a couple their perfect rural retreat in Sussex for a budget of £800,000. While in the area, Alistair learns more about the county's defining architectural feature.
Jules Hudson travels through Staffordshire to find the perfect rural home for a recently retired couple for a budget of £400,000. They may need to downsize to get what they want, which could prove a challenge. Away from the house hunt, Jules gets up close to the Staffordshire Hoard, the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork ever found.
Jonnie Irwin attempts to find a rural home and a business for a couple wanting to relocate their family to North Yorkshire on a budget of £650,000. While in the county, Jonnie tries his hand at some traditional farming methods.
Alistair Appleton goes property shopping with a couple from Essex who want to escape to rural Suffolk with a budget of £400,000. Away from the house hunt, Alistair gets to grips with some unusual heritage vegetables.
Nicki Chapman journeys through Devon, helping a couple find a new life and possible business in the Devon countryside with a budget of £550,000. While in the county, Nicki gets carried away with the fun of the fair.
Jonnie Irwin goes house hunting in West Sussex with a couple looking for their dream home with a generous budget of £850,000. Elsewhere in the county, Jonnie saddles up for a rather challenging sport.
Jules Hudson hopes to find a spiritual healer his rural idyll in Dorset with a budget of £350,000. Away from the houses, Jules goes in search of some very slippery local residents.
Jonnie Irwin travels through Cornwall looking for a peaceful Cornish home with holiday let potential for a couple with a budget of £500,000. Away from the property hunt, Jonnie joins an elite crew of oarsmen at one of the county's top regattas.
Nicki Chapman rises to the challenge to find a home for a couple in Cumbria, with enough space for their mother on a budget of £500,000. While in the area, Nicki meets a hardy breed of Cumbrian locals.
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple of returning ex-pats with a budget of £750,000 find a Cotswolds rural retreat. While in the Cotswolds, Jonnie visits one of Britain's miniature villages.
Jules Hudson is hoping to find a couple the peace and quiet they crave in rural Herefordshire with a budget of £750,000. Away from the property hunt, Jules finds out what it means to own a piece of English history.
Jonnie Irwin is helping an entrepreneurial couple flee city life and find a new dream home and a new business in the Cheshire countryside, on a budget of £650,000. Away from the house hunt, Jonnie visits one of Cheshire's most iconic structures that dominates the local landscape.
Alistair Appleton is in Worcestershire, trying to find a home for a couple and their horse with a budget of £550,000. While in the county, Alistair helps out with some restoration work at one the most historically important country estates in the West Midlands.
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple of lifelong suburbanites move to the south Devon countryside with a budget of £600,000. During his visit, Jonnie learns about the wildlife wonder under threat from Mother Nature.
Nicki Shields journeys through Gloucestershire, hoping to find an idyllic home on a budget of £750,000. And Nicki takes a break from houses to visit some of the county's more unusual residents.
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple of new parents find a rural retreat in Kent so they can experience country living in the UK for the first time. With a budget of £650,000, can he deliver? Away from the house hunt, Jonnie takes to the cliffs to learn the art of traffic control on a very busy stretch of water.
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.
Jules Hudson faces one of his trickiest house hunts yet, with a couple searching for their perfect home in Somerset on a budget of £500,000. Aside from the houses, Jules discovers an unusual way to brush a horse's tail.
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple find a rural home in Cumbria where they can expand their business and surround themselves and their family with nature, all on a budget of £500,000. Away from the house hunt, Jonnie tackles one of the highest and steepest mountain passes in the county.
Alistair Appleton is offering a couple of committed country lovers the chance to escape the city for good and set up home in Monmouthshire on a budget of £450,000. While in the county, Alistair metamorphoses into a butterfly catcher.
Jules Hudson helps a couple who are taking a break from their busy careers find a new home and a whole new business venture in the Dorset countryside with a generous budget of £1.5 million. Away from the houses, Jules discovers a brand new scheme where fishermen are protecting the sea and their livelihoods on the Dorset coast.
Jonnie Irwin hopes to find a home in the West Sussex countryside for three generations of one family, on a generous budget of £850,000. Away from the house hunt, Jonnie finds out about one of our country's great aviation triumphs.
Jules Hudson travels through south Devon, trying to find a rural home for a couple who want to pursue a life with land on a budget of £600,000. While in the county, Jules meets the monks of Buckfast Abbey.
Nicki Shields goes property shopping in Cornwall, hoping to find the perfect home for a couple wanting to relocate their whole family on a budget of £450,000. While in the area, Nicki turns her hand to the county's favourite dish and gets a lesson in crimping.
Jules Hudson helps a couple realise their dream of a long-awaited rural retirement in Norfolk, with a budget of £425,000. Away from the property search, Jules discovers some of the county's dark secrets.
Sonali Shah helps a returning ex-pat who has been out of the country for nearly 30 years find her idyllic Oxfordshire home with up to £700,000 to spend. Away from the property search, Sonali visits the house that inspired one of Britain's greatest designers.
Jules Hudson tries to help a young family relocate to the Kent countryside with a budget of £600,000. While in the county, Jules checks out an accidental, unintentional wartime asset.
Sonali Shah searches for a home for a couple and their assortment of animals in the Shropshire countryside on a budget of £360,000. Away from the properties, Sonali comes face to face with some very prickly characters.
Nicki Chapman is on an emotional property shop in Somerset with a couple who have £400,000 to spend. While in the county, Nicki investigates some unusual excavations.
Jules Hudson journeys through Devon, hoping to find a couple their perfect rural home on a budget of £575,000. Away from the house hunt, Jules takes a sip of the local tipple.
Sonali Shah is house-hunting in Hampshire with a couple wanting to escape the commuter belt and head for the peace of the countryside on a budget of £850,000. While in the area, Sonali helps to rein in some of the county's much-loved locals.
Jules Hudson searches for an idyllic home in Wiltshire for a couple of returning ex-pats, on a budget of £480,000. Away from the property hunt, Jules catches up with a couple who escaped to the area five years ago to see how country life is treating them.
Special episode featuring highlights from Alistair Appleton and Jonnie Irwin's property hunts in Sussex, with two couples looking for rural homes, plus a showcase of a dream Sussex property and offering hints and tips on buying in the area. While in the county, Alistair learns more about the county's defining architectural feature, and Jonnie saddles up for a challenging sport.
Nicki Chapman and Jonnie Irwin are in Cumbria for a special edition of Escape to the Country, following two couples searching for dream rural homes in one county. While showcasing Worcestershire's property gems, they offer hints and tips on buying in the county. Nicki also meets a hardy breed of Cumbrian locals, and Jonnie tackles one of the highest and steepest mountain passes in the county.
Jonnie Irwin and Alistair Appleton showcase Suffolk in a special edition of Escape to the Country, which follows two couples who were searching for dream rural homes in one county. While highlighting Suffolk's property gems, Jonnie and Alistair offer hints and tips on buying in the county. Away from the property hunt, Jonnie learns about the historic legacy of the Hawker Hurricane aircraft and Alistair gets to grips with some unusual heritage vegetables.
Jonnie Irwin and Jules Hudson showcase Kent in a special edition of Escape to the Country, following two couples who were searching for dream rural homes in one county. They highlight dream Kentish property and offer hints and tips on buying in the area. Away from the house hunt, Jules checks out an accidental, unintentional wartime asset, and Jonnie takes to the cliffs to learn the art of traffic control on a very busy stretch of water.
Alistair Appleton and Jules Hudson showcase Wiltshire in a special edition of Escape to the Country, where we follow two couples who were searching for dream rural homes in one county. While highlighting Wiltshire's property gems, we'll be offering hints and tips on buying in the county. Away from the house hunt, Alistair gets involved in an epic canal restoration project and Jules catches up with a couple who escaped to the area five years ago, to see how country life is treating them.
Highlights from Nicki Chapman and Jules Hudson's property hunt in Somerset with two couples who were searching for rural homes in one county. In this special programme, we showcase Somerset's property gems and offer hints and tips on buying in the area. While in the county, Nicki investigates some unusual excavations and Jules discovers a unique way to brush a horse's tail.
Highlights from Alistair Appleton and Jules Hudson's property hunt in Dorset with two couples who were searching for dream rural homes in one county. In this special programme, we showcase Dorset's property gems and offer hints and tips on buying in the county. Away from the property hunt, Alistair meets up with another couple who appeared on the show over ten years ago and hears how their lives have changed since they moved to the country, while Jules discovers a brand new scheme where fishermen are protecting the sea and their livelihoods on the Dorset coast.
Alistair Appleton and Nicki Chapman are showcasing Devon in a special edition of Escape to the Country, where we follow two couples who were searching for dream rural homes in one county. While highlighting Devon's property gems, there are hints and tips on buying in the county. Away from the house hunt, Alistair samples local gastro delicacies and Nicki gets carried away with the fun of the fair.
Nicki Chapman is on a property hunt in Devon helping a couple who are in search of a quieter life. They've got a healthy budget of £400,000 to spend on a new rural home. Away from the house hunt, Nicki discovers a Devonian shoemaker who shows her the art of crafting handmade boots.
Jonnie Irwin and Jules Hudson are showcasing Herefordshire in a special edition of Escape to the Country, following two couples searching for dream rural homes in one county. While highlighting Herefordshire's property gems, there are also hints and tips on buying in the county.
Nicki Chapman helps a couple of equestrian enthusiasts swap suburban life in Farnborough, Hampshire, for a new rural existence in Somerset. Their budget of £600,000 needs to secure not only a country home but also land for their horses. In the country, Nicki wades through mud as she encounters an age old fishing technique.
Alistair Appleton is on a rural property hunt with a couple of American expats who have a generous budget of one million pounds to spend on a country, family home in the Surrey countryside. Away from the house search, Alistair learns about Surrey's motor racing history and takes to the track in a 1929 Bentley.
Jules Hudson is house-hunting with a couple from Essex with £450,000 to spend, who are seeking a rural home with business potential in North Wales. While in the area, Jules visits one of Snowdonia's hidden treasures that has been opened up to the public for the first time in 140 years.
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple of busy Londoners find a home, business and slower pace of life in the Suffolk countryside with a generous £850,000 budget. Away from the house hunt, Jonnie steps back in time to the Stone Age and learns the art of flint napping.
Nicki Chapman is hoping to find a young family their first home together, so they can move from rented accommodation near Gatwick Airport to the peace of the Oxfordshire countryside with a budget of £500,000. While in the region, Nicki visits Blenheim Palace to learn the role played by the estate in the First World War.
Alistair Appleton helps a couple of newlyweds escape London and find their first home together in rural Cambridgeshire with a budget of £325,000. While in the county, Alistair meets a farmer who's diversifying into the most unusual of livestock.
Jules Hudson goes property shopping with a couple who want to move to be nearer to their son in the Wiltshire countryside. With a budget of £400,000 to spend, they're up for a project. Away from the house hunt, Jules meets a farmer who's reviving a prehistoric tradition in his Wiltshire field.
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple of new parents to find their dream family home in the Scottish Borders. With a generous budget of £650,000 to spend, they're hoping the house will offer business potential too. While in the area, Jonnie visits a pioneering marine research station.
Nicki Chapman has a challenge on her hands as she tries to find a couple of history lovers a home and business in North Yorkshire that will also accommodate their nine children. Away from the property hunt, Nicki meets a new generation of national park rangers.
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple of golf fanatics to find a slice of rural heaven in the Cotswolds. With a budget of £500,000, are they ready to leave the urban bustle of London? Away from the house hunt, Jonnie meets the bovine lawnmowers restoring a precious Cotswold habitat.
Jonnie Irwin house hunts with a couple who want to escape urban life and find a rural home in Norfolk for their family and horses on a budget of £500,000. While in the county, Jonnie takes control of some seriously heavy machinery at the UK's largest privately owned military collection.
Nicki Chapman is house hunting with a young family who are looking for a new home and a new life in the East Sussex countryside on a healthy £750,000 budget. While in the county, Nicki samples historic Rye's most celebrated seafood.
Jonnie Irwin takes on the challenging task of finding a home in rural Devon for three generations of one family. They have a generous budget of £910,000 to fund the move, but there's an extensive shopping list too. While in the county, Jonnie visits the last castle built in Britain to learn about their extensive restoration project.
Jules Hudson helps a recently retired couple relocate to the Cornwall countryside in order to be closer to their daughter and family. Away from the house hunt, Jules visits one of the oldest seal sanctuaries in the country.
Alistair Appleton helps a green-fingered homebuyer escape London to find the perfect garden paradise in the Wiltshire countryside. While in the region, Alistair visits a working 19th-century pumping station built to supply the Kennet and Avon Canal with water.
Nicki Chapman helps a buyer to find a rural home in Devon where she can escape London life and nourish her creative spirit. While in the county, Nicki drops in on a one-of-a-kind business where she learns about the ancient craft of leather tanning.
Alistair Appleton goes property hunting with a couple of returning expats. With a generous budget of £950,000 to spend, our buyers want to rediscover rural life in West Sussex. Away from the house hunt, Alistair explores the largest conservation project of its kind deep underground in the South Downs.
Jonnie Irwin helps a property-hunting young family bid farewell to the city to begin a new life in the Dorset countryside. Away from the house hunt, Jonnie dons a hat and apron to become a sausage maker for the day.
A pair of property hunters have left their wives at home as they go in search of a new rural property to accommodate their extended family in the Wiltshire countryside. Away from the house hunt, Nicki Chapman visits Salisbury Cathedral to learn about its 32-year-old restoration project.
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple of childhood sweethearts relive their youth while property hunting in the Devon countryside with a generous £900,000 budget. While in the county, Jonnie visits a historic wool mill that was saved by the local community.
Jules Hudson is in the Cotswolds helping a house hunter who is hoping to find a home with B&B potential on a budget of £500,000. While in the region, Jules learns how the fertile soil of the Vale of Evesham is responsible for one of the country's most celebrated vegetables.
Alistair Appleton is property shopping in Shropshire with a couple of recent retirees who are seeking a new house in the country. Away from the house hunt, Alistair visits the oldest surviving purpose-built tile factory in the world.
Nicki Chapman is in Cornwall with a young couple looking for a complete life change and who have a very generous budget of £1.3 million to spend on a new rural home. While in the county, Nicki learns how a simple switch in our eating habits could not only help the marine environment but also save us money.
Jonnie Irwin is property shopping with a retired couple who are planning to return to a more rural life in the Somerset/Dorset borders on a budget of £460,000. While in the area, Jonnie meets a farmer who has discovered a unique way of preserving a crop more closely associated with France.
Sonali Shah is house hunting with an airline pilot who is looking for a new home in the Herefordshire countryside with a budget of £450,000 to spend. Will his fiancée approve of his choice? While in the county, Sonali is shown an extraordinary ancient manuscript at Hereford Cathedral.
Alistair Appleton helps a father-in-law and daughter-in-law duo who are looking for a sizeable home in rural County Durham. With a substantial budget of £700,000 to fund the property purchase, will they manage to find a home to suit three generations? Away from the house hunt, Alistair gets to taste the local tipple.
Nicki Chapman has a challenge on her hands helping to uncover a new rural home in the Cotswolds for a couple with very exacting requirements. While in the region, Nicki rubs shoulders with three Olympic heroes.
Jules Hudson is property shopping with a couple of nature lovers who yearn for great views and open spaces, and they're willing to move 500 miles to the Scottish Highlands to find them. With a budget of £325,000, can Jules find them their dream home? Away from the house hunt, Jules samples a Scottish brew of a rather different kind.
Jonnie Irwin is house-hunting with a couple who plan to escape the busy Bedfordshire town of Luton for the peace and quiet of the Norfolk countryside, on a budget of £450,000. While in the county, Jonnie samples a tasty local delicacy.
Sonali Shah helps a couple with a budget of £550,000 ditch their busy lives beside the English seaside and embark on a quieter life in rural north Wales. While in the area, Sonali learns how a pretty plant is threatening the local landscape.
Jules Hudson is house hunting with two sisters who dream of escaping their urban homes and moving to the Devon countryside on a budget of £490,000. Away from the property search, Jules tries his hand at one of the county's oldest trades.
Nicki Chapman helps a couple leave the busy town of Hull to find a home in rural Lincolnshire with bed and breakfast potential on a budget of £300,000. While in the county, Nicki gets a taste of the latest superfood.
Jonnie Irwin is in Wales property shopping with a couple looking for a home and business in the Carmarthenshire countryside. They have a generous budget of £600,000 to spend on their rural dream. Away from the house hunt, Jonnie visits a community-run business making the country's national instrument.
Jules Hudson is house hunting with a couple looking for a new rural home in the Wiltshire countryside. They have a generous budget of £600,000 to spend on their dream country property. While in the region, Jules visits a fitting memorial to the troops who passed through the county on their way to the Western Front.
Nicki Chapman is helping a couple find their first rural property together in Devon. The buyers have a budget of £400,000 to spend on their long-dreamed-of country home. Away from the house hunt, Nicki encounters the prehistoric fish behind the world's most luxurious food.
Alistair Appleton is in the county of Dorset with a couple who have a very generous budget of £1.2 million to spend on a rural home. Alistair also visits the RNLI training centre and finds himself treading water.
Jules Hudson helps a couple who dream of returning to the Welsh countryside. They have a budget of £500,000 to spend on a Monmouthshire retreat. Away from the house hunt, Jules meets some residents from an eco community in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Nicki Chapman is in the North Yorkshire countryside helping a father and daughter team search for a new rural home. With a budget of £550,000 to spend they need a property to house the whole family. Away from the property hunt, Nicki tries her hand at restoring a historic stained-glass window.
Alistair Appleton is house hunting with a couple looking to buy their first home together in the Northumberland countryside on a budget of £300,000. While in the county, Alistair discovers how a house in rural Northumberland was at the forefront of technological progress in the nineteenth century.
Jules Hudson helps a mother-and-daughter team escape from suburban Surrey to begin a new life in rural North Yorkshire. Away from the house hunt, Jules visits Richmond Castle and discover its wartime secrets.
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple trade in the bright lights of Bristol for the rolling hills of West Somerset, with a healthy budget of £475,000 to fund the rural relocation. While in the area, Jonnie gets bogged down on Exmoor as he inspects a moorland conservation project.
Nicki Chapman is in Cornwall helping a couple swap their urban lives in Hertfordshire for a more peaceful life in the countryside. They have £350,000 to spend on their rural retreat. While in the region, Nicki strikes gold with the county's historic export.
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple of music lovers who are planning a rural relocation. They are looking to ditch their urban lifestyles to live in harmony in the Cambridgeshire countryside with a budget of £500,000. While there, Jonnie pays a visit to one of the largest Bronze Age sites in Britain.
Jules Hudson helps a multilingual couple seek a translation to a more rural setting in the Herefordshire countryside. They have £500,000 to spend on their country relocation. Away from the property shopping, Jules visits the eco-friendly energy project that's hotting up in the county's woodland
Denise Nurse helps a couple of returning expats find a new home in the Somerset countryside with a budget of £400,000 to spend. While in the region, Denise discovers how the Victorians turned a pile of putty into a work of art.
Nicki Chapman is hoping to find a rural Dorset home for a couple from London who have a healthy budget of £875,000 to spend. While in the county, Nicki tries her hand at traditional green woodworking.
Jules Hudson is house hunting with a couple who plan to swap suburban Essex for a more peaceful life in rural Worcestershire. They have £350,000 to fund their rural dream. While in the county, Jules is shown the art of foraging for food in the Cotswolds.
Jonnie Irwin is property shopping with a couple of university sweethearts buying their first home together in the countryside. The North Yorkshire property hunt has a healthy budget of £650,000. While in the area, Jonnie visits the widest home in the country.
Nicki Chapman is house hunting in north Wales with a couple that wants to turn holiday memories into a retirement dream on a budget of £430,000. While in the area, Nicki tests her head for heights with a spectacular piece of engineering.
Alistair Appleton is property shopping with a couple of recently retired teachers who are seeking a rural home in Derbyshire for a budget of £450,000. Away from the house hunt, Alistair goes underground to unearth a unique county gem.
Jules Hudson helps a couple to leave London and find a dream home in the Somerset countryside. They have a very healthy budget of £1 million with which to do it. While in the county, Jules visits Weston-super-Mare, where some impressive sand sculpture is on display.
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple swap urban London life for rural Somerset. They are seeking a home with holiday business potential and have a healthy budget of £650,000 to fund the move. While in the area, Jonnie visits the world's largest balloon factory to learn what keeps them aloft.
Nicki Chapman helps a couple to kick off their retirement in the Wiltshire countryside with a healthy budget of £600,000 to spend on their rural relocation. While in the county, Nicki visits a Wiltshire British factory with a sporting pedigree.
Alistair Appleton helps a couple swap city living for island life as they property shop on the Isle of Wight with a budget of £350,000. While on the island, Alistair visits an artisan globe maker.
Jules Hudson house hunts with a newlywed couple who plan to escape London life for the more rural surrounds of Hertfordshire. They have a healthy budget of £750,000 to fund their country dream. While in the county, Jules visits a conservation project which aims to protect the UK butterfly population.
Alistair Appleton helps a London couple find a new home with holiday let potential in the Cornish countryside, with £500,000 to spend. While in the county, Alistair gets a taste of the sea.
Nicki Chapman helps a music composer realise her dream of escaping suburbia for the Shropshire countryside, on a budget of £450,000. Away from the house hunt, Nicki visits a stately home which is raising the roof.
Nicki Chapman goes house hunting with a couple of childhood sweethearts who are seeking a rural retreat in Somerset after living in urban Croydon all their lives. They have a generous budget of £800,000 to fund their country relocation. While in the area, Nicki visits a local business which has an association with some famous names.
Jules Hudson helps a couple to find a home with business potential. They have a budget of £450,000 to spend on a rural Yorkshire property. While in the county, Jules learns about the art of ploughing from a six nations champion.
Nicki Chapman house hunts with a newly married couple who want to escape London life and move closer to family. The hunting ground is the rural East Midlands, and there's a £400,000 budget to fund their country relocation. While in the area, Nicki takes a fancy to some award-winning feathered friends.
Jules Hudson helps a couple of retirees find a cosy and characterful property in the Dorset countryside. They have a healthy budget of £700,000 to fund their rural dream. While in the county, Jules learns the country art of thatching.
Nicki Chapman helps a budding writer and her husband escape urban life for a quieter one in the Worcestershire countryside with a budget of £375,000. While in the area, Nicki meets a local craftsman who is preserving an equine tradition.
Jules Hudson is property shopping in Devon with a couple who plan to return to the county where they first met and fell in love. There's a budget of £425,000 to spend on their rural relocation. Away from the house hunt, Jules discovers the art of charcoal making.
Nicki Chapman helps a couple relocate to the Gloucestershire countryside with a healthy budget of £550,000 to spend. While in the region, Nicki explores the extraordinary collection of an English eccentric.
Sonali Shah goes house hunting in Devon with a couple of childhood sweethearts who have spent the last twenty years living in France. While in the county, Sonali gets wet exploring one of Devon's most celebrated rivers in a unique way.
Jules Hudson helps a couple from the commuter belt realise their dream of moving to rural Somerset, with a budget of £450,000 to spend. Away from the house hunt, Jules witnesses the destruction caused by recent flooding.
Nicki Chapman goes property shopping with a couple who are finally able to leave the county they've called home all their lives. With £460,000 to spend, they are planning to relocate to the Cornish countryside. Away from the house hunt, Nicki gets a bird's-eye view of Britain's largest rainforest.
Sonali Shah joins a couple with an exceptional budget who are planning a rural relocation in Devon while also seeking out a substantial business opportunity in the countryside. Besides the house hunting, Sonali dons her climbing boots as she scales a dramatic Devonian landmark.
Jules Hudson is in North Wales helping a couple to find their first home together. Their dream Welsh rural property needs to come with a pricetag of £300,000. Jules gets to experience the dramatic local landscape at first hand as he tries white-water rafting.
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple of property hunters who believe they were born to live in the country. With £550,000 to spend, the buyers are seeking their first rural home together in Cornwall. Away from the house hunt, Jonnie is tempted by a career change as he experiences life on the Helford River.
Sonali Shah is challenged to help a couple who are planning to wave goodbye to town living and embrace a new life in the countryside. With £450,000 to spend, the buyers are seeking an enchanting rural retreat in Dorset. Away from house hunting, Sonali takes the reins and tries her hand at the popular equestrian sport of carriage driving.
Jonnie Irwin has an especially challenging task on his hands as he tries to find a family home in rural Surrey for three generations. Their property hunt is helped by an exceptional budget, but will he manage to satisfy the needs of all family members? Away from the house hunt, Jonnie dons the lycra and attempts the popular Box Hill cycle circuit made famous in the 2012 Olympics.
Sonali Shah travels to Cornwall to help in the house hunt of a couple of retirees who are seeking a new life in the country. They have a substantial budget of £500,000 to fund their proposed rural move. Sonali also visits a Falmouth enterprise which is working to keep Cornwall's boat-building heritage alive.
Jonnie Irwin assists a house-hunting couple who met while travelling the world as airline cabin crew and now plan to find their feet in rural Shropshire. The pair wish to purchase their new country home and have a healthy £550,000 at their disposal. While in the county, Jonnie also helps bring in a crop that gives beer its bitter flavour. Last in the series.
Nicki Chapman and Jules Hudson showcase the county of North Yorkshire in a special episode of Escape to the Country, where they reflect on the property searches of two couples looking for rural retreats. While highlighting North Yorkshire's architectural gems, Jules and Nicki offer hints and tips on buying in the area. Jules visits Richmond Castle to discover its wartime secrets, and Nicki tries her hand at restoring an historic stained-glass window. Compilations from series 15
Jonnie Irwin takes a soon-to-be-married couple from Hertfordshire on a property-searching mission to rural Lincolnshire. With a budget of £375,000, Jonnie pulls out all the stops to find them a character property, before buckling up to experience a miniature motoring icon.
Jules Hudson leads a spiritual couple from London's Stamford Hill on a fact-finding property search in rural Essex. With £495,000 to spend, they are looking to escape city life and embrace active living in the countryside. Along the way, Jules steps back in time to discover how Essex prepared for the Cold War.
Sonali Shah is on the hunt for a home in rural Norfolk for a retired couple who are living in Manchester. Looking for a slower pace of life, they have £400,000 to fund their country move. Away from the house hunt, Sonali finds out just what it takes to keep England's historic houses running.
Ginny Buckley takes a couple from Harrogate who are looking to put their family first on a property search in Gloucestershire with a budget of £650,000. Ginny shows them properties with unique character and charm before putting pedal to the metal in the Gloucestershire gravel.
Jonnie Irwin is property hunting with young parents from Stevenage who are seeking an authentic country lifestyle in Suffolk and a rural family home. Jonnie offers his expertise along the way before experiencing the rich spoils of the Suffolk coastline.
Sonali Shah is property searching in West Sussex with a couple who want their £625,000 to buy them uninterrupted peace in the country. Plus, Sonali stops off at one the UK's finest preserved heritage steam railways.
Ginny Buckley helps a couple with a healthy £800,000 budget find a perfect country house in Devon with enough accommodation for visiting family. Ginny also meets an architectural sculptor who, from his rural studio, creates ornamental plasterwork which graces some of Britain’s most famous historic buildings.
Nicki Chapman goes property hunting with a couple who have £575,000 to spend on a rural family home in Wiltshire. While there, Nicki tries her hand at painting traditional pub signs, a rare craft practised these days by only a few artisans.
Ginny Buckley helps a couple with £500,000 find a country home in rural Herefordshire. While in the county, Ginny samples a potent yet palatable drink produced by one pioneering farm there.
Jules Hudson is house hunting on the Welsh borders with a dynamic couple who want their £750,000 budget to provide them a country home with B&B business potential. Along the way, Jules finds out how the region's iron works heritage is being recast into unique super-sized sculptures.
Jonnie Irwin goes house hunting in the rural Lake District with a couple who want to find their first marital home on a budget of £325,000. Whilst there, Jonnie sets sail on Windermere and discovers more about Lakeland marine life.
Jonnie Irwin is house hunting in Lincolnshire with two returning expats who have £270,000 to fund their country move. Digging into the county's rich food heritage, Jonnie also visits a farm to discover how modern machinery helps to harvest a range of traditional produce.
Nicki Chapman helps a couple find a charming period property in the Suffolk countryside with a budget of £275,000. Nicki also visits historic Kentwell Hall and discovers how the owners have spent decades restoring this once unloved Tudor mansion.
Nicki Chapman helps a buyer who is being supported on the house hunt by her daughter. She has a budget of £475,000 with which to up sticks from Edinburgh's city centre in favour of a rural life in the Oxfordshire countryside. Nicki also hits the road and visits the humble manor house of the pioneering motor man William Morris.
Jules Hudson is on a property-finding mission to uncover a new home and a tranquil lifestyle in the West Sussex countryside for a well-travelled couple from London who have a budget of £950,000. While there, Jules hits the runway where planes have made way for peppers at one of Europe's largest nurseries.
Jonnie Irwin is in rural north Somerset, property shopping with a budget of £500,000 for an engaged couple in the throes of planning their wedding. Along the way, Jonnie explores one of the county's extraordinary cave systems.
Nicki Chapman helps a campervan-loving couple with £400,000 find a perfect rural property within range of the Peak District. Along the way, Nicki turns her hand to some unique woodcraft with Britain's last traditional bowl turner.
Jules Hudson is in South Wales with a couple who have a £350,000 budget to buy a 'forever' home in the country. Plus, Jules is given special access to the Royal Mint, the body that manufactures the nation's coins.
Nicki Chapman is in the Yorkshire Dales. She's house-hunting with a couple who have a handsome £900,000 budget to spend on a country property with business potential. While in the region, Nicki learns the art of barrel making from Britain's only master cooper.
Jonnie Irwin heads to the Scottish region of Argyll and Bute with a couple who have £350,000 to find a country home in a fantastic setting. While there, Jonnie heads for the area's sea loch waters to find out how seaweed harvesting has enjoyed a recent revival.
Ginny Buckley supports a sociable and successful couple who are looking to buy their first home together in rural Staffordshire. Their healthy £700,000 budget turns up an assortment of attractive properties, and Ginny learns about the county's driving force, something that has influenced agriculture and architecture across the globe.
Nicki Chapman helps a buyer who is property shopping with her best friend. She has £375,000 to find some countryside respite to suit her and her elderly mother. Away from the house hunt, Nicki meets a fashion-entrepreneur-turned-horticulturist with designs on an iconic Somerset garden.
Alistair Appleton is in Suffolk helping two city slickers escape the demands of London life with a £550,000 budget. While in the county, he takes to the water on board one of the few surviving Thames barges.
Jules Hudson heads to Anglesey to help a couple with £300,000 find a permanent base on the Welsh island that has long been their favourite holiday destination. Away from the house hunt, Jules finds out about the prehistoric character that defines the local landscape and learns some Bronze Age skills.
Jonnie Irwin is in rural Lincolnshire helping two canal boat enthusiasts find the perfect rural pad to suit their lives on dry land. Away from the house hunt, he helps to power up one of the county's iconic windmills.
Alistair Appleton goes house hunting with a couple who have £425,000 to spend on a move away from busy coastal city living to rural South Somerset. While in the area, Alistair visits Somerset County Cricket Club and learns about its heritage and passion for championing this traditional English sport.
Sonali Shah goes house hunting in north Devon with a dog-loving couple whose £575,000 budget needs to fund the purchase of a country home with land to realise their business plans. While in the area, Sonali explores the history of Ilfracombe's beach tunnels, which paved the way for the Victorians to enjoy visits to the seaside.
Nicki Chapman helps a property hunting couple with £650,000 to spend swap the fast pace of London life for a village community in Dorset. While in the county, Nicki learns more about how the Lulworth Estate rangers' conservation efforts help to maintain the Jurassic coastline and countryside.
With a budget of £400,000, Jules Hudson is house hunting with a couple who seek a new rural life in Cheshire.
Jonnie Irwin is in Cheshire with a house-hunting pair who hope their £650,000 budget will secure them a country retreat. Along the way, Jonnie visits Bostock Green on the Tatton Estate to find out what it takes to create the 'perfect' village.
Jules Hudson is house hunting in Shropshire with a couple who have £400,000 to find a foster-friendly country property. While in the area, Jules goes behind the scenes at the Ironbridge Museum and gets up close to a historic River Severn working boat that is being restored to its former glory.
Jonnie Irwin goes on an Oxfordshire property hunt with a couple of brothers, where one has £675,000 to buy himself a character country home. Jonnie also sets sail on the River Thames to experience pleasure boating in true Victorian tradition.
Nicki Chapman is in Devon helping a fun-loving couple with £475,000 find a country home which suits their entertaining ambitions. While in the county, she tries her hand at traditional glass blowing and is delighted by the results.
Alistair Appleton is property shopping in rural north Wales with a couple who have £400,000 to make their return from France to UK soil. While in the area, Alistair rides the Great Orme tramway, a travel highlight for tourists for over a century.
Jonnie Irwin is in Sussex with a house-hunting couple who hope their £650,000 budget will secure them their perfect rural retreat. Along the way, Jonnie visits Arundel Castle while it is in the throes of hosting the largest medieval jousting tournament in the country.
Jonnie Irwin is on a multi-generational property mission to help a mother and son from London find rural harmony in the Hampshire countryside. Veering off track from bricks and mortar, it's full steam ahead as he takes the controls of a vintage locomotive on the county's historic Watercress Line.
Alistair Appleton is house hunting on a budget of £470,000 with a couple looking to begin a new life in rural Shropshire. Alistair also visits a family-run farm which has diversified to become the UK's first commercial producer of quinoa, an ancient grain normally found in South America.
Jonnie Irwin is tasked with helping a nomadic couple find their 16th home. They have £500,000 to spend on a picturesque property near the Devon coast. As a diversion from house hunting, Johnnie takes a refreshing pit stop at an ecofriendly brewery.
Alistair Appleton welcomes returning expats to the Gloucestershire countryside where they hope to retire with a generous £700,000 budget for a rural home. He arrives in perfect time for the springtime hatch of rare breed ducklings protected by a conservation effort at Slimbridge Wetland Centre.
Nicki Chapman is helping a globe-trotting young couple who are returning to the UK with £425,000 to find peaceful and permanent sanctuary in the Lincolnshire countryside where they can raise their daughter. And it's hello and goodbye as Nicki bids an emotional farewell when a rehabilitated seal is released back into the wild.
Jonnie Irwin is on a property hunt with a couple who hope their £650,000 budget will afford them a more outdoor-focused life in the Hampshire countryside. Jonnie freshens up when he visits a farm reviving English-grown peppermint.
Jules Hudson is on a property-hunting mission in Monmouthshire with two returning expats and their two young daughters who are seeking a rural family home. Whilst in the county, Jules also gets to grips with a bow and arrow as he tries his hand at traditional Welsh archery.
Alistair Appleton is in north Somerset with a couple who have £750,000 to purchase their very first home together in the countryside. Whilst in the county, Alistair takes a seashore safari along the northern coast.
Jonnie Irwin travels to Cornwall to help a horse-loving mother find rural respite with a £465,000 budget. He also meets a Cornish boat builder.
Nicki Chapman helps a fun-loving couple who have £400,000 to fulfil their dream of moving to Dorset. Her visit to the county is perfectly timed to coincide with the 2015 British Beach Polo Championship, where she gets in the saddle to master basic skills.
Jonnie Irwin goes property hunting with a couple of new grandparents who have a budget of £800,000 to buy a rural home in Wiltshire, close to their family. Whilst there, Jonnie learns a traditional process of curing Wiltshire bacon and savours the results.
Sonali Shah is house hunting with a couple who have a £750,000 budget to make the break from the Home Counties and return to their roots in the Derbyshire countryside. Sonali also puts her best foot forward and visits a longstanding family-run bootmaker in the Peak District, a reminder of the many local factories which once supplied the mining workforce during the Industrial Revolution.
Alistair Appleton is in Devon helping a couple of journalists to find a characterful country home with holiday let potential. They have a generous property budget of £700,000 with which to make the move. While in the county, Alistair meets a pioneering young sheep farmer and gets a masterclass in hand shearing the grey-faced Dartmoor sheep.
Sonali Shah goes house-hunting in Cheshire with an expat couple who want their £450,000 budget to transport them back from Germany to the British countryside. While in the area, Sonali learns more about Cheshire's waterways and visits one of the UK's largest collections of traditional canal craft.
Alistair Appleton goes property shopping in Dorset with a buyer looking for a fresh start in the country. She has a budget of £380,000 to purchase a new 'forever' home. Alistair also goes fishing for seafood off the coast of Lyme Regis and samples some local whelks.
Alistair Appleton is in the Cotswolds on an unusual house-hunting mission with a couple whose £900,000 budget needs to fund two separate homes under one roof.
Alistair Appleton goes property hunting in North Devon for a couple whose search for a country home on a £325,000 budget has so far fallen short. He also learns about a unique local pigment, known as Bideford Black, and enjoys the artistic freedom of painting on the beach.
Jules Hudson goes property hunting in rural Wiltshire with a couple who have £950,000 to buy a family home with land, where they and their young children can enjoy a self-sufficient lifestyle. Jules also takes time out to find out about the county's glove-making heritage and sees some famous examples made for famous figures.
Jules Hudson heads to Herefordshire to advise a couple who have a budget of £650,000 to invest in a country home with holiday letting potential. While there, the presenter also visits the county's Rural Crafts Centre and learns the skills of blacksmithing.
Jules Hudson is house hunting in Dorset with a couple who hope their £600,000 budget will secure them a country home with some income-generating potential. Also, Jules opens the door on how to make a traditional shepherd's hut, the new 'des res' of rural holidaying.
Jules Hudson is on a property hunting mission in the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. With a £500,000 budget, he's helping a couple to buy their very first British home, and traditional character is high on their wish list. Plus, Jules visits a master clockmaker and examines the delicate inner workings of a 300 year old timepiece.
Sonali Shah is property shopping with a couple from Essex who have a £400,000 budget to find some rural respite in the Suffolk countryside. Sonali will also open the tidal gates and grind some flour when she visits the country's last working tide mill.
Ginny Buckley is helping a couple, with a £450,000 property budget, who want to up sticks from Hertfordshire to make a new life in the Northamptonshire countryside, closer to their family. The county was once the epicentre of footwear manufacturing, so whilst there, Ginny gets her foot in the door of a sixth generation bespoke bootmaker.
Sonali Shah is helping a couple with a £650,000 property budget who want to leave their home in Surrey and settle in the north Devon countryside.
With a property budget of £425,000 to spend, Ginny Buckley is in Norfolk helping retirees make a return to the British countryside after 30 years living in Spain.
Jules Hudson is on a property-hunting mission in Oxfordshire with two fun-loving young newlyweds who have a budget of £400,000 to bid farewell to the City and return to their countryside roots to start a family. Turning the pages of the county's rich academic heritage, Jules visits a bespoke bookbinder who's keeping traditional handcrafted techniques alive.
Jules Hudson is house-hunting in Cornwall with a married couple from Berkshire who have a budget of £450,000 to find a rural Cornish idyll, complete with a five-bar gate. From country cottages to a medieval manor, Jules also makes time to explore the Grade I-listed Cotehele House.
Jules Hudson is house-hunting in north Wales with a couple who have a budget of £600,000 to find their perfect property. Jules also makes the climb up to a 13th-century Welsh castle to find out why the ruins of this former stronghold are worth preserving.
Jules Hudson is in Cornwall helping an Essex couple with a budget of £450,000 find the right rural property to suit their opposing styles. During his time in the county, Jules visits the birthplace of British studio pottery and throws his very own Cornish clay pot.
Nicki Chapman is property shopping with a buyer looking to swap the hustle and bustle of London for the tranquillity of the Shropshire countryside on a budget of £350,000. Nicki also delves deep into the county's mining heritage when she descends underground at the end of a rope.
Alistair Appleton is house hunting with a couple who have £500,000 to buy their first property together, closer to family in the picturesque Peak District. Whilst in the county, Alistair meets an innovative farmer who is growing a field of furniture.
Nicki Chapman is on a rural property hunt in Devon, helping a couple to find their ideal country home for £400,000. Nicki also finds out about the county's heritage underfoot when she visits a centuries-old carpet manufacturer.
Alistair Appleton is on a property-seeking mission with a retired couple who have £700,000 to find their ideal country home in Hampshire. Whilst in the county, Alistair meets apprentice furniture makers keeping the early 20th-century arts and craft design principles relevant today.
Nicki Chapman is house hunting in Derbyshire with a couple who have a budget of £380,000 to find their dream rural home. Away from houses, Nicki gets a real taste of the county when she meets traditional dairy producers reviving a village's cheese-making heritage.
A couple want to spend their retirement in the peace and quiet of the Scottish borders and Alistair Appleton is on hand to help them find the perfect pad for their £350,000 budget. Alistair also visits a mill which has been weaving the country's iconic fabric, tweed, since the early 19th century.
Sonali Shah is down on the Dorset coast with a couple who are hoping to find literary inspiration and some seaside serenity for their £500,000 budget. Whilst in the region, Sonali meets a pair of printmakers already taking influence from the county's rural splendour for their beautiful handcrafted designs.
Nicki Chapman is in Cambridgeshire helping a couple from south east London with a budget of £625,000 to find an idyllic rural home closer to their family. Nicki also visits a fenland potato farm, where she develops a brand new flavour of crisp.
Ginny Buckley travels to the Somerset countryside to help a couple with a £450,000 budget find their very own patch of greenery, after 18 years without a garden. Whilst in the county, Ginny visits the Rural Life Museum to join the medieval multimillion-pound refurbishment project.
Jules Hudson is tasked with helping a retired lecturer find some peace, tranquillity and creative inspiration in the countryside of Northumberland for a £200,000 budget. Jules also visits a centuries-old castle to find about the rare historic treasures within the castle walls, as well as the prehistoric ones found roaming the grounds.
Nicki Chapman is house hunting with a creative couple who have £375,000 to start a new life in rural Devon where they can indulge in their arts and crafts. Whilst in the area, Nicki visits a vast collection of military memorabilia and experiences a short journey travelling in a World War II tank.
Ginny Buckley is house hunting in Herefordshire with a couple who have a budget of £330,000 to move from the coast to the countryside. Ginny also finds out how a mobile cider press is helping locals to turn their own windfall fruit into a tasty tipple.
With a budget of £375,000, Ginny Buckley goes house hunting for a rural home in North Devon and land for animals is top of the wish list. During her time in the county, Ginny joins the harvest at a traditional Devonshire orchard where over 70 of the country's heritage apple varieties are grown.
Jules Hudson helps a pair of returning expats find their ideal country home in North Wales with a budget of £350,000. Whilst in the region, Jules heads out with a local fisherman to gather wild mussels using an ancient method that has been used on Wales' northern coast for 200 years.
Today's house-hunting duo are a couple from Essex who are about to marry one another for the second time. Ginny Buckley is helping them spend their £700,000 budget to find the perfect home in Cornwall where they can make a fresh start together. Ginny also meets a local artist to find out how he transforms glass 'jewels' that are washed up the nearby beaches into works of art.
Sonali Shah is property shopping in Norfolk with a dog and horse-loving couple who have an £850,000 budget to find a dream country home with enough land for all their animals. Sonali also visits a unique collection of vintage engines, organs and fairground rides.
Jules Hudson is property shopping in Cambridgeshire with young newlyweds who have £800,000 and want to escape London in favour of some space and serenity in the country. During his time in the county, Jules can't resist the chance to get up close and personal with some iconic aircraft at his favourite museum.
Margherita Taylor has £750,000 to spend in South Devon as she helps a married couple find their ideal rural home with enough space to house a collection of over 3,000 books. Sticking to a literary theme, Margherita visits the beloved home of Agatha Christie, for whom the West Country landscape was a constant source of inspiration.
With a budget of £560,000, Jules Hudson is assisting a retired couple in their bid to move to Cornwall, where they hope to get involved in the local community and volunteer for the National Coastwatch Institution. Jules also gets the pick of the bunch in the county that is the home of the British daffodil.
After tying the knot last year, a super-active and self-employed couple now have desires for a new rural backdrop for their married life and business. Jules Hudson is helping them find that base in the Welsh borders with a budget of £365,000. Whilst in the region, Jules visits a timber frame manufacturer in Herefordshire who is keeping alive the tradition of heritage properties associated with the area.
Alistair Appleton assists a couple with a love of entertaining who have £450,000 to find a country home in Leicestershire where they can host family and friends. Alistair also meets the Duchess of Rutland, who fills him in on an exciting discovery at Belvoir Castle.
Nicki Chapman finds herself in the beautiful east Devon countryside with a couple who have £750,000 to find a more pastoral life and business. Whilst in the county, Nicki goes deep into the woods to meet an artist who transforms fallen timber into beautiful bespoke winged sculptures.
Jules Hudson heads to West Sussex to help a couple on a budget of £700,000 find their first shared home together. Jules also finds time to meet master craftsmen keeping the county's traditional trug-making heritage alive.
Margherita Taylor is in Cornwall to help a couple from London with a budget of £750,000 make their first joint property purchase. Margherita also makes time to help out the head gardener at Trebah, one of the Great Gardens of Cornwall.
Nicki Chapman helps a rural property shopper who has £250,000 to buy her ideal country home in north Wales and has drafted in her best friend for moral support. Along the way, Nicki takes an historic train ride along the beautiful coastline and meets the volunteer train driver who is helping keep Wales' railway heritage on track.
Alistair Appleton goes house hunting with a couple who want their £950,000 budget to buy them a family home in the West Sussex countryside that will give them a better work-life balance. While there, Alistair heads to the seaside town of Worthing and finds out how one of the oldest working cinemas in the country has been saved from redevelopment.
Nicki Chapman is on a property-hunting mission in Dorset with a young couple from Surrey who are seeking a rural home for their £350,000 budget. As well as looking at potential houses, Nicki also heads to the southernmost tip of the county and bravely attempts to scale the limestone cliffs on the Isle of Portland.
With a budget of £475,000, Alistair Appleton is helping a couple and their young sons to quit London and make a new life and home in Derbyshire.
Nicki Chapman heads to Cornwall on a property search with a couple who have £750,000 to realise their dream of starting their married life together near the Cornish coast. While there, Nicki visits Looe Harbour to learn about the importance of sustainable fishing methods, which are championed by the local fishmongers she meets.
Nicki Chapman helps a married house-hunting couple who have a £500,000 budget to buy a slice of romance for their retirement years in the Dorset countryside. While in the county, Nicki finds out more about the historic signs known a finger posts and meets some committed residents who are refurbishing them so they continue to survive as distinctive local landmarks on Dorset's country lanes.
Margherita Taylor helps a couple who have £500,000 to make a much-yearned-for leap to a country life on the Welsh borders. Along the way, Margherita visits Tredegar House, now home to local artists' studios, and lends a hand making traditional Welsh musical instruments.
Jules Hudson is on a house-hunting mission in south Worcestershire with a young couple who have just got engaged and are looking for their first joint house purchase with a budget of £300,000. Jules also tries his hand at jewelling with a master gilder from Royal Worcester Porcelain.
Jules Hudson is helping a self-confessed city-lover to break free from the big smoke and find some countryside calm where she can raise her young son. With a budget of £850,000, Gloucestershire is the chosen location, and her little sister is coming along for support. While in the county, Jules also tries his hand at some 19th-century building skills within the walls of an abandoned gothic mansion.
Alistair Appleton helps a house-hunting couple find a country home with their £700,000 budget and get back to nature in Buckinghamshire. While in the area, Alistair visits an entrepreneurial snail farm which produces high-end snail caviar, where he samples this unusual gastronomic delicacy.
Jonnie Irwin helps a house-hunting couple with a £750,000 budget break away from their London suburb and find a rural family home in North Yorkshire. While in the area, Jonnie learns how to make a traditional wooden walking stick from a craftsman based in the heart of the Yorkshire Moors.
Sonali Shah is on a mission to help find a country home for £300,000 in the East Midlands for an eager buyer who has brought along her neighbour for support. While in the region, Sonali pays a visit to an Edwardian house in Worksop, now managed by the National Trust, and steps back in time to learn about everyday life and work in the East Midlands during that era.
Jules Hudson heads to Snowdonia with buyer who wants to downsize and move closer to relatives. For a £350,000 budget, she's after a new house as well as a new business and has brought her son along to help. Away from the house hunt, Jules joins one man and his dog to learn about shepherding in the region's protected landscape.
Margherita Taylor is in North Yorkshire helping a lady who has £500,000 to find a country property back in her home county. During her time there, Margherita hits the production line at an organic farm which specialises in seasonal fruit-and-veg boxes.
Jonnie Irwin is house hunting in Dorset with couple who have a £650,000 budget to realise their dream of retiring in the country. Jonnie also gets a real taste of the county when he visits an award-winning dairy farm putting the county's cheeses on the culinary map.
Margherita Taylor is in the country's smallest county helping a young mother to carve out a new country life for her family with a budget of £450,000. Margherita also visits Rutland Water, where she gets a hands-on course in fly-fishing to find out what she might catch for dinner.
Jules Hudson helps a couple who have a £500,000 budget to start a new life in the Oxfordshire countryside, closer to loved ones. Jules also visits an impressive 17th-century Jacobean house where dust and cobwebs play a vital role in its story of survival.
Nicki Chapman helps a couple who want to turn their backs on London life to fulfil their long-held dream of moving to the countryside. Armed with a budget of £1.1 million, they have set their sights on a new life in West Sussex. Away from the house hunt, Nicki visits one of the county's greatest architectural gems, Chichester Cathedral, where she tries her hands at ringing the bells.
Ginny Buckley helps a couple with a £600,000 budget relocate to the Lancashire countryside, putting them a healthy distance from their grown-up children. Along the way, Ginny heads to the Victorian seaside resort of Blackpool and gets her teeth into the heritage of the stick of rock.
Ginny Buckley is tasked with helping a couple who have £375,000 to find their forever home in the Dorset countryside. Ginny also visits the renowned Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy and takes an exhilarating trip in a traditional sailing vessel.
Sonali Shah heads to the north Devon countryside to help a career-minded couple with £950,000 to spend on a family home and start up a holiday-let business. While in the county, Sonali visits the UK's first Unesco biosphere reserve to learn about the long-term ambitions to connect people and nature, as well as the efforts to conserve one of the most fragile grassland areas in the south west of the country.
Margherita Taylor is property-hunting in Shropshire with a couple of keen gardeners on a £425,000 budget who want to buy a country home with ample space for them and their hot tub. While in the county, Margherita samples some of Shropshire's pioneering local produce at Chadwell Park Farm, which has successfully turned its hand to making vegetable juices from its salad crops.
Ginny Buckley is on a house-hunting mission to help a couple with a £525,000 budget find a country home in north Cornwall to retire to. Along the way, Ginny visits the annual Royal Cornwall Show, which has showcased the county's heritage for over 220 years. While there, Ginny samples the traditional nettle-covered yarg cheese and sees if a very rare breed of sheep manages to win a best-in-class rosette.
Jonnie Irwin is house hunting in the South Wales countryside with an itinerant couple who have £600,000 to find a rural retreat close to their growing grandchildren. While in the area, Jonnie heads to the south coast of Monmouthshire, and tries his hand at catching a salmon using the rare art of lave net fishing, a traditional skill which stretches back 400 years.
Sonali Shah heads to Yorkshire to help a couple of retired teachers with a £450,000 budget find a country home and finally return to their family roots. Along the way, Sonali meets a young Dales farmer who is using his dairy herd to produce Icelandic-inspired Skyr yoghurt.
Nicki Chapman is on a house-hunting mission in the Yorkshire Dales with a pair of brothers, one of whom wants his £500,000 budget to furnish him with a country home in rural isolation. While in the area, Nicki joins the Dales park rangers and helps them on their everyday rounds, as well as learning about the growing popularity of geocaching with walkers.
Sonali Shah is in rural Somerset helping a retired teacher return to her West Country roots and find her country home with a £385,000 budget. While in the county, Sonali visits a local farm which has diversified into lavender growing. With the fields in full bloom, Sonali sees how the crop is harvested and has a chance to try her hand at making traditional lavender products.
Nicki Chapman is in Norfolk to help a father and daughter who hope their £700,000 budget will provide them with a large equestrian property and annexe to house their family of four, along with their horse. Nicki also heads to the Norfolk Broads and learns about the restoration efforts of the Norfolk Wherry Trust before heading out on to the water to sail one of these traditional wooden boats.
Jules Hudson plays house-hunting Cupid in Shropshire with newlyweds who have £400,000 to buy a country home that gives them room in the future for a growing family. While in the county, Jules visits Weston Park, an estate shaped by the historic pioneer of landscape design Lancelot 'Capability' Brown. Jules learns more about Brown's life and legacy in the year which celebrates the tercentenary of his birth.
Jonnie Irwin is helping a couple with a £425,000 budget head for rural Wiltshire in a bid to enjoy more wildlife and outdoor pursuits. While there, Jonnie goes underground and learns more about the secret intelligence activities of the Auxiliary Unit during the Second World War. This intriguing operation was masterminded by Captain Peter Fleming, brother of Bond author Ian Fleming.
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple scour the Somerset countryside for the finest rural homes they can buy for their £900,000 budget, complete with space for a helipad. Along the way, Jonnie meets Taunton farmer Ed Ling, who was the bronze medal winner in trap shooting for Great Britain at the Rio Olympics. Ed and wife Abby take a break from the harvest to show Jonnie how to trap shoot like a professional.
Alistair Appleton is in rural Shropshire with a couple who want their £500,000 budget to give them and their young children a life in the outdoors with community close by. While in the county, Alistair visits the mansion of Attingham Park to see the recent restoration successes for himself, as well as discovering some intriguing stories from its past.
Nicki Chapman is in the Gloucestershire countryside helping a couple with an £850,000 budget find a rural home with holiday-let potential and land for alpacas. While in the county, Nicki visits Rodburgh Common and gets the scoop on a family who have been making ice cream there for nearly a century.
Jules Hudson heads to the Scottish Borders with a couple who want their £450,000 budget to buy them an equestrian property in the country. Jules also visits the dramatic ruins of Melrose Abbey, where the heart of Scotland's medieval king Robert the Bruce is believed to be buried.
Jonnie Irwin is in rural Somerset with a retired couple who have a £700,000 budget and firm ideas on the vision for their perfect country home. Along the way, Jonnie masters the thrilling sport of land yachting at Brean Sands where, thanks to a prevailing wind, he picks up the pace along this beautiful stretch of beach.
Time is of the essence on this country relocation in Worcestershire, where Ginny Buckley is helping a married couple find their ideal rural property for a £410,000 budget. Ginny also meets dedicated volunteers devoted to rescuing and relocating historic buildings from around the country.
Alistair Appleton travels to Suffolk with a retired couple who have £525,000 to find their dream country home with an annexe for mum. Away from the house hunting, Alistair visits a pioneering farm where local volunteers dig deep and share the rewards of their harvest.
Nicki Chapman goes property shopping with a London couple who have a £700,000 budget to leave the capital and put down retirement roots in East Sussex. While in the county, Nicki rides the Hastings East Hill Cliff Railway, the UK's steepest funicular railway.
Jules Hudson guides a couple on a West Yorkshire journey, where they hope to find a dream property for £500,000 that must have enough space to fit a beloved model railway. Away from the house hunt, Jules finds out if the caps fit at one of Yorkshire's finest heritage fabric mills.
Jules Hudson guides a soon-to-be-married, dog-loving couple who hope to start a new life as husband and wife in the Norfolk countryside on a budget of £600,000. Whilst in the county, Jules joins volunteers trackside at the world's smallest public railway before climbing aboard for a scenic sightseeing voyage through the countryside.
Alistair Appleton is on a unique house-hunting mission in Herefordshire, helping two brothers who have pooled their resources to have £800,000 to find the right country home where they can live together. And it's the perfect time to be in the region, as Alistair is given an exclusive invitation to experience the best in British agriculture at the Royal Three Counties Show.
Jonnie Irwin is house-hunting for a handsome country property in Oxfordshire with a couple who have a healthy £900,000 budget. While in the county, Jonnie finds out about making charcoal the environmentally friendly way and samples some food smoked using locally sourced wood.
Nicki Chapman heads to the Welsh Borders with a retired couple of keen gardeners who have £500,000 to plough into buying a peaceful home in the country. While in the area, Nicki meets one of the very few weathervane makers left in the UK and, while trying her hand at creating one, she learns why it has been such a striking symbol gracing the tops of churches and manor houses across the countryside for centuries.
Alistair Appleton goes rural property shopping in Exmoor with a newlywed couple who have a £625,000 budget for a country home that will house his parents and provide her with land for horses. While in the area, Alistair heads to the coastal village of Porlock to find out how local oyster farming has been radically revived after more than a century. While the tide is out, he has the chance to sample them, fresh from the nets.
Jonnie Irwin heads to the east Midlands to help a couple find a comfortable country home that brings them closer to family for £450,000. While in the region, Jonnie visits the 'Leicester Line' of the Grand Union canal, a stretch where narrow boats have to navigate a total of 59 locks. Jonnie tries his hand at lock keeper's duties, including operating the floodgates.
Jules Hudson is in the Shropshire countryside with a couple of parents who have £575,000 to spend on a home for them and their young son. While in the county, Jules visits the Acton Scott Estate, home to an authentic Victorian working farm, and tries his hand at being a wheelwright's apprentice.
Alistair Appleton is on a property-searching mission in north Devon with a house buyer who has been tasked by her husband to find their perfect country home on a £600,000 budget. While in the area, Alistair boards the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway and enjoys the thrill of driving a restored gauge engine across Exmoor, tracing the same rail route used by Victorian passengers.
Jonnie Irwin is in rural Gloucestershire helping a house-hunting couple of empty-nesters with £700,000 who want to buy themselves a slice of country village life. While in the area, Jonnie heads to the Cotswold Gliding Club and takes to the skies in a glider, giving him a thrilling bird's-eye view of the countryside below.
Nicki Chapman heads to the south Wales countryside to help a couple with £500,000 to spend on relocating from Newport to a village community. While in the region, Nicki visits the only whisky distillery in Wales which uses the mineral-rich water of the Brecon Beacons - to potent effect.
Ginny Buckley is on a house-hunting mission in rural Devon with a couple excited at the prospect of buying their first home together with their £525,000 budget. While in the county, Ginny heads to Salcombe Bay and sets sail in a Salcombe yawl, once a traditional fishing vessel and now a popular racing yacht, which has special design features to help chart these choppy waters.
Alistair Appleton is on a house-hunting mission with a dynamic couple in the Herefordshire countryside, hoping they fall in love with the homes they see for their £565,000 budget. Along the way, Alistair heads to the banks of the River Wye to get to grips with paddle boarding, an ever growing low-impact water sport.
Jonnie Irwin helps a rural property-shopping couple with an £850,000 budget put down roots closer to family in Somerset. Along the way Jonnie visits Glastonbury and learns how its religious past and strong links to English legend still resonate with people there today.
Jonnie Irwin's 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. Along the way he visits the UK's first solar aquaponics greenhouse and discovers how 21st-century technology there could be the sustainable solution to growing enough food to solve the world's food shortage.
Ginny Buckley is in Northumberland with an adventurous couple of empty nesters who want their £500,000 budget to buy them a country house with land to earn an income from running a yurt campsite. While in the county, Ginny visits Hexham Abbey, where the passageways and historic remains shed light on a 1,300-year history.
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. Away from the house hunting, Jonnie joins a farmer, his dog and his flock for a husbandry masterclass with a unique breed of sheep native to the county.
Ginny Buckley is house-searching in rural North Yorkshire with a couple who, on their £800,000 budget, want to return to their Yorkshire roots. Their grand plan is to combine country life with their love of cats by running a cattery. Along the way, Ginny pauses in Harrogate to take afternoon tea and enjoys a nostalgic taste of the region's traditional sweet treats.
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. Whilst in the county, Ginny heads to the Norfolk Broads to discover the important role that mills have played in keeping this low-lying landscape above water. She visits the Wind Power Museum, home to a collection of mills and engineering gems, to hear the story of one local mill restoration hero.
In Devon, the pressure is on for Margherita Taylor as she helps a hardworking house buyer with a £300,000 budget and a tight deadline to relocate before the new job starts. While in the Devon countryside, Margherita visits the Pebblebed vineyards during the grape harvest and sees how commitment and community involvement have been winning ingredients in helping put English wines on the map.
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. While in the county, Jules visits theSolent Sky Museum, which celebrates the area's impressive aviation heritage, including the original design of the Spitfire, a crucial fighter aircraft during the Second World War.
Ginny Buckley is in Shropshire house searching for the perfect country retreat with a couple who have a £450,000 budget to make the move back from France to reconnect with the British countryside and be partof a village community. While in the county, Ginny takes in a grand tour of Weston Park House, finding out about its influential people of the past and the rare artefacts in its collection.
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. Nicki also dons her waders on a conservation mission to reduce the numbers of non-native, invasive crayfish threatening the local wildlife in Exmoor National Park.
Margherita Taylor is helping a couple with a £300,000 budget find a country property which gives them community on their doorstep and a crash pad for their grandchildren to stay during the holidays. Margherita also meets a Devon stovemaker and finds out the practical and environmental benefits of this popular country home interior feature.
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. Since Shropshire is dubbed the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, keen cyclist Jonnie meets a master bike-frame builder in his warehouse workshop and sees modern-day precision engineering in action.
Jules Hudson is in the Dorset countryside with a couple who have an £800,000 budget to buy their first home together. While in the county, Jules finds out how Dorset's ancient hedgerows at Kingcombe provide vital natural 'motorways' for wildlife, and he helps plant new specimens alongside some that date back a thousand years.
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. Along the way, Nicki joins the volunteers of the Severn Valley Railway, whose passion and dedication has helped keep this historic steam railway line running for over 50 years.
Alistair Appleton harnesses his positive energy for a house-hunting mission in the Welsh county of Ceredigion, as he helps a couple with a £355,000 budget buy a country home with the potential for a spiritual retreat. Along the way, Alistair heads to Llandysul to meet a dynamic dairy-farming family. They have successfully diversified and now produce a local teifi cheese, as well as a botanical gin, both of which Alistair is keen to sample.
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.
Jules Hudson is helping a pair of ex-pats who are raring to return to their roots in North Yorkshire and have a £700,000 budget to find their ideal rural home. While in the region, Jules gets into the hot seat of a First World War fighter plane when he learns about Yorkshire's vital role in aviation heritage.
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. While in the area, Alistair learns how the Devon Wildlife Trust is joining forces with the UK National Tree Seed Project and harvesting seed samples from woodlands to safeguard the future of thousands of British tree species so they avoid the risk of extinction.
Jonnie Irwin is house hunting in the Northumberland countryside with a couple wanting to escape busy urban life in Gateshead and who have a £500,000 budget to move three generations of the family into a new rural home that provides them with a peaceful quality of life. Along the way, Jonnie visits Bamburgh Castle, home to the ancient kings of Northumbria. While taking in some of its illustrious history, he also lends a helping hand with the year-round conservation tasks necessary to maintain one of the county's most iconic heritage buildings.
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. While in the county, Jules visits a family-run blacksmiths that forges commissioned pieces for historic buildings, and he takes to the anvil to make a wrought iron accessory for his own home.
Alistair Appleton is in the Yorkshire Dales helping a fitness enthusiast first-time buyer armed with £280,000 and the moral support of his mother find a home where he can run free in the countryside. While in the area, Alistair learns about the efforts to increase the number of native Dales ponies, currently a critically endangered breed. He also takes to the reins and enjoys a ride through the countryside the breed is historically linked with.
Nicki Chapman is rural property shopping in the Peak District with a couple who have a £500,000 pound budget to buy their first home together. Along the way, Nicki pays a visit to Reaseheath Agricultural College to meet the next generation of farmers in the throes of their study. She can't resist joining them on lambing duties when she meets some of the new arrivals.
Alistair Appleton is in the 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. While in the county, Alistair heads to the atmospheric area of Romney Marsh to meet a sixth-generation farmer still rearing the native Romney sheep breed with his wife, who has grown a spin-off rural business creating handmade woollen textiles.
Margherita Taylor is on an important house-hunting mission with an intrepid house buyer who has a £340,000 budget and is keen to make the lifestyle leap to the countryside around the Devon/Dorset border that she and her late husband always dreamed of. Whilst in the area, Margherita hones her coastal foraging skills and is able to prepare a meal from the edible ingredients she has gathered
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. Whilst in the county, Nicki visits a farm which has diversified into making vegetable yoghurts and, before long, is given free rein to invent her own unique flavour.
Alistair Appleton is on a country property hunt in Cumbria with a triathlete couple armed with £400,000. They need a family home for them and their three children before the new school term starts. While in the area, Alistair also visits Stott Park Bobbin Mill, the last working example in the UK, and learns the important role it played supplying a quarter of a million bobbins every week to the Victorian cotton mills of Lancashire.
Jonnie Irwin is tasked with a property-searching mission in the Forest of Dean, helping a house-hunting couple with a £475,000 budget find a home to accommodate three generations of their family. Along the way, Jonnie ventures underground to explore the area's rich ochre-mining heritage and learns more about how this valuable pigment is still in demand today.
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 UK's endangered tree sparrow population.
Jules Hudson is on a house-hunting mission in the Somerset countryside with a keen gardening couple who have £700,000 pounds and high hopes of enjoying the county's mild climate.Away from the property search, Jules meets Sally Tuffin, a former London fashion designer turned ceramics artist, and sees how her creative work is inspired by her rural Somerset surroundings.
Jonnie Irwin is in rural Pembrokeshire house hunting with an ambitious couple who have £650,000 to buy not only their first proper home together, but also accommodation for holidaymakers and a horse. Whilst in the area, Jonnie visits Cardigan and meets a pioneering denim jean producer whose high-calibre clothing has made great strides in recreating local jobs as well as keeping alive the denim manufacturing heritage of this area.
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.
Alistair Appleton helps a couple find a more relaxing way of life in the North Yorkshire countryside with a £400,000 budget. While in the area, Alistair attempts an adrenalin-fuelled adventure traversing How Stean Gorge on a course of high wire cables.
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. Along the way, Margherita visits Westonbirt, The National Arboretum where the annual arboricultural show is in full swing, and sees tree experts putting a range of impressive skills into action.
Nicki Chapman heads to Northern Ireland with a husband and wife who have £500,000 to find a large family home where they can also keep animals and welcome paying guests. Away from the house hunt, Nicki immerses herself in the country's maritime history at the dry dock where RMS Titanic was built.
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 London's historic buildings.
Nicki Chapman is on a house-hunting mission in the Kent countryside with a strong-minded couple who have a £900,000 budget and completely different views on the style of the large family home they want to buy. While in the county, Nicki gains an insight into Kent's cricketing heritage by seeing the impressive craftsmanship involved in producing handmade cricket bats.
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. While in the county, Sonali visits a pioneering dairy farm in North Norfolk, which has looked beyond everyday cheese-making and is also creating renewable energy from the dairy herd's waste.
Jonnie Irwin is on the Jurassic Coast helping a creative couple with a £805,000 budget, escape their high-pressure jobs and buy a country home from where they can run a luxury camping business. While in the area, Jonnie visits Britain's only thatched brewery which has been making ales for over 200 years, and learns from a family descendent how traditional brewing methods are still very much in use today.
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. While in the county, Alistair visits the Roman town of Corbridge along Hadrian's Wall, and gets up close to some of the thousands of artefacts that form the Corbridge Roman Hoard, which was unearthed during the 1960s.
Nicki Chapman is country property-shopping in Somerset with a couple who have already sold up and are desperate to invest £425,000 in their perfect rural retreat after months of staying with friends. While in the south west, Nicki visits Dunkeswell Aerodrome, a former RAF airbase which is now a civilian airfield, where she takes to the skies in a microlight and sees the countryside from a completely different perspective.
Ginny Buckley heads to North Yorkshire with an intrepid couple who want to escape the city and spend their £800,000 budget on a country property with impressive views and an income potential that will help fund their new lifestyle. Ginny visits the village of Malham where a passionate female blacksmith has forged a place for herself in the county's blacksmithing heritage.
Jonnie Irwin is on an emotional house-hunting journey in Shropshire with a retired civil servant couple who have £450,000 to invest in their dream country home. Along the way, Jonnie heads to Ironbridge Gorge and visits the Coalport China Museum, the historic home of the famous factory which produced beautiful bone china until the 1920s.
Jules Hudson is in rural Devon with an ambitious couple looking for a large country home and as much acreage as their £1.25 million budget will afford them. While in the area, Jules heads to the banks of the River Otter to find out why beavers have made a surprise reappearance there, having been extinct in the UK for the past five hundred years.
Jonnie Irwin is on a high-energy house-hunt in the Norfolk countryside helping a couple quit their urban life in London and find a character family home with their £400,000 budget. Away from search, Jonnie meets a record-breaking carriage driver whose passengers have included royalty. Under his supervision, Jonnie takes to the reins to try his hand at mastering some carriage-driving skills.
Sonali Shah is property-shopping in south Wales with a couple who have a £230,000 budget to move out of Newport and buy their first home so they can raise their young family in the countryside. As the property search gathers pace, Sonali heads to the banks of the River Usk in Newport and learns about the incredible discovery and restoration of a 15th-century ship, a project which now is of international importance.
Nicki Chapman is rural property shopping in the Scottish Borders with a couple who want to invest their £850,000 budget in returning to the UK after 20 years of city life in Brussels. Nicki also heads to the Borders town of Innerleithen and visits Robert Smail's Printing Works, which brings to life the age of Victorian letterpress printing.
Jules Hudson is tasked with helping a couple who have a £500,000 budget and a dream of leaving their city life in Bristol behind them and finding their perfect country home in Monmouthshire. While in the county, keen archaeologist Jules visits the village of Trellech, where local excavation efforts are unearthing what could be the largest medieval settlement in Wales.
Jonnie Irwin is property hunting in Argyll and Bute with a couple from Ayr who want to invest their £350,000 budget in a property with priceless countryside views. While in the region, Jonnie heads to the shores of Loch Fyne and visits Inveraray Castle, one of Scotland's finest stately homes and ancestral seat of the Dukes of Argyll for the past 300 years.
Sonali Shah is on a house-hunting mission in the Forest of Dean helping a couple with a £500,000 budget find a perfect country home that meets their specific demands for the garden. While in the area, Sonali visits Ragmans Lane Farm and discovers how market gardening produces not just organic food, but is also a financial leg-up for small-scale veg growers trying to break into the farming industry.
Alistair Appleton is in rural Shropshire with a couple who hope their £500,000 budget will buy them a shorter commute to work and more quality time together to enjoy the outdoors. Alistair meets Sam Gray, a passionate smallholder, who rears her rare breed pigs ethically and balances the business of farming with raising her young family.
Ginny Buckley heads to rural Lincolnshire to help a couple with a £500,000 budget find a country home that they feel a strong connection with. Away from the search, Ginny visits Lincoln Cathedral, which has stood for nearly one thousand years, and discovers the huge scale behind the conservation plans to safeguard its long-term future.
Jules Hudson helps a retired couple who have decided to escape town life after over 40 years in the same property and, with their £450,000 budget, buy a rural retreat in west Wales with space for their ponies.While in Pembrokeshire, Jules visits Lammas, Britain's first eco-village, and admires the impressive results of families who have self-built their homes and are pioneering a sustainable life in the country.
Nicki Chapman is in rural Gloucestershire to help an intrepid aunt and niece find a country home. With a budget of £600,000, they are looking for a house for two generations that can also furnish them with an income. Along the way, Nicki heads to Owlpen Manor, hearing the story of how this Cotswold Tudor building was rescued from its 'sleeping beauty' state after 100 years of disrepair, and restored by the family who now call it home.
Alistair Appleton is in the Cornish countryside house hunting with a couple planning an escape from the busy suburbs of Surrey, hoping to move their family of five to rural Cornwall on a £350,000 budget. Alistair also heads to West Cornwall's rugged coast and courageously joins a team of passionate seaweed collectors to dive and harvest this edible, sustainable superfood.
Jules Hudson is in East Devon helping a house buyer who hopes her £300,000 budget will buy her a life close to the coast and has brought along her good friend for support. Along the way, Jules drops in on the Axminster Cherry Fayre a long-lost annual tradition which has recently been revived by the local community.
Nicki Chapman is rural property hunting in West Yorkshire with an enthusiastic house-buying couple who have a £550,000 budget and a wish to be close to a vibrant community, since this is new territory for one of them. Away from the search Nicki visits the former home of the Bronte sisters in Haworth and learns more about their early years together and how it inspired their novels.
Sonali Shah is on a property-finding mission in North Wales with a mother who has a £295,000 budget and a goal to move close to her daughter, who has already made her escape to the area. Away from the house hunt, Sonali heads to Blaenau Ffestiniog and rides the zip line, one of the highpoints of adventure tourism which is making its mark in this former slate mining area.
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
Sonali Shah heads to the Norfolk countryside with a couple planning to buy their first home together, who have high hopes that their £375,000 budget will afford them a character property close to the coast where they can enjoy semi-retirement. Away from the search, Sonali scales the heights of Happisburgh lighthouse and discovers the illuminating past and inner workings of East Anglia's oldest working lighthouse.
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple from County Durham who want to border-hop to the North Yorkshire countryside with their £600,000 budget and buy a spacious country home with land to accommodate rescue donkeys. While in the area, Jonnie gets a masterclass in building dry stone walls, a distinctive feature of this county's farming landscape.
Sonali Shah is in Cornwall to help a couple with a lust for life and a love of the coast find a home in the Cornish countryside on a £350,000 budget. Away from her very positive property hunters, Sonali heads to Tintagel Island, where exciting archaeological evidence suggests that this peninsula is not just a site of Arthurian legend but was also one of the largest trading posts in Europe.
Sonali Shah is in the Warwickshire countryside helping a couple with a £750,000 budget find their ideal home, where an open-plan interior and a generous garden are top priorities. While in the county, Sonali visits a family-run pottery business and tries her hand at making traditional pots from local clay.
Jules Hudson is on a homecoming house hunt in the Shropshire countryside as he helps an active couple return to their roots and, with their £350,000 budget, find a property that gives them the great outdoors on their doorstep. While in the county, Jules heads into the Shropshire Hills and learns an unusual conservation method for keeping acres of bracken at bay, as well as how landscape art is making its mark here.
Margherita Taylor heads to rural Lincolnshire with a decisive mother and son-in-law to help them find a comfortable country property for £650,000 to house three generations of their family, as well as providing a home for their much-loved horses. While the search gathers pace, Margherita takes in the splendour of Grimsthorpe Castle, the last stately home built by the famous early 18th-century country house architect Sir John Vanbrugh.
Jules Hudson takes the reins of a rural property search in Gloucestershire with a horse-loving husband and wife who have a £1.2 million budget and a desire to upscale their country lifestyle. Along the way, Jules visits the Cotswold herb garden of Davina Wynne-Jones, daughter of late renowned garden designer Rosemary Verey, from whom the Prince of Wales sought advice for his gardens at Highgrove.
Nicki Chapman is helping a couple with a £400,000 budget fulfil their dream of escaping to the Norfolk countryside and find a home where top priorities are a large kitchen and space for them to keep rescue animals. While in the county, Nicki visits the National Collection of Lavender at Caley Mill, home to over a hundred different lavender varieties, where she takes in the spectacular sight of the fields in full bloom.
Margherita Taylor is helping an outgoing couple who hope their £400,000 budget will fund their escape to the wide, open space of south Wales - and also house their huge collection of superhero memorabilia. While in the region, Margherita heads to the Gower Peninsula and walks the marshland around the Burry Estuary with a sheep farmer whose family looks after their enormous flock in this challenging tidal landscape, producing lamb with a very unique provenance in the process.
Jules Hudson is country property shopping in Hampshire with a buyer who has an £875,000 budget and a firm wish to return to her family roots, which is why she has brought her cousin along for support. Away from their garden-focused house hunt, Jules visits Mottisfont Abbey and is treated to a tour of the historic rose garden, home to a collection of over 700 different varieties, some of which are rare and centuries old.
Nicki Chapman is on a house-hunting mission in rural Worcestershire with a couple who want their £475,000 pounds to buy them a characterful family home that delivers 'wow factor' and the potential to work from home. Nicki has picked a perfect time to be in the county, as she gets to see how harvesting fields of delphiniums to make flower confetti is both a blooming business and a riot of colour on one historic family farm.
Margherita Taylor travels through the countryside of the East Midlands with a couple who want to invest their £650,000 budget in a character property which has space for their young family and gives them a balance between leading 'the good life' and nearby train connections back to London for work. Along the way, Margherita visits a Leicestershire dairy farm, where a husband-and-wife duo have diversified and revived a 300-year-old recipe for the region's most famous cheese, red leicester, making them the only producers of Leicester cheese made with unpasteurised milk in the county.
Jules Hudson is in the Herefordshire countryside with a house-hunting couple who have a £600,000 budget to buy a family property and a lifestyle dream which they quickly start to re-evaluate on their journey. While in the county, Jules also visits a potato farm which has been in the same family for over 90 years, and he sees how business is booming in the mechanised age of 21st-century farming.
Sonali Shah is property hunting in the Derbyshire countryside with a couple who have a £450,000 budget and hopes that this move will transport them to a village with community spirit and a complete change of scenery. Away from the search, Sonali visits the factory of Royal Crown Derby and discovers how the porcelain industry here is a real hallmark of Britain's ceramic-making heritage.
Sonali Shah is house hunting with a couple who have a budget of £650,000 and want to quit the city to find a house with great entertaining potential in the Cheshire countryside. Sonali also delves into the region's manufacturing heritage at one of the country's best preserved textile mills from the Industrial Revolution.
Margherita Taylor is on a house-hunting mission in the Dorset countryside, helping a couple with £500,000 find a character property with space for entertaining and a baby grand piano, as well as an outdoor setting to keep a keen gardener busy. Along the way, Margherita heads out to the oyster beds of Poole harbour to discover more about how they are farmed and harvested sustainably to meet popular demand.
Nicki Chapman heads to the Monmouthshire countryside to help a couple who have a love of the outdoors and dogs as they aim to buy their first home together with their £700,000 budget. While in the county, Nicki heads into the woods and, under the watchful eye of an expert fungi forager, learns about the art of edible mushroom picking.
Ginny Buckley is in the Shropshire countryside to help a couple who have £425,000 to invest in a character home, and also visits the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford.
Jules Hudson is on a property-hunting mission spanning Somerset and Devon's Exmoor National Park with a couple who have a £550,000 budget and a love of carpentry and the coast. Along the way, Jules visits the Wool Marketing Board's fleece-sorting depot in South Molton which grades and sells sheep wool from across the south west region, and which contributes to Britain's £35 million wool industry each year.
Margherita Taylor is rural property-shopping in the Yorkshire Dales with a retired head teacher who has £400,000 to invest in her leap to the country and has signed up her daughter to help her with the decision making. Away from a high-energy house hunt, Margherita discovers how one Dales company has recently been instrumental in reviving Britain's handmade piano heritage, an echo of production glory days during the 1920s.
Jules Hudson heads to the Peak District with an expat couple returning from the Netherlands to their family roots and want their generous £1.5 million budget to provide comfortable accommodation for their visiting mothers. While in the region, Jules stops off in Edale to meet a professional wooden spoon carver who has inherited her father's award-winning passion and talent for creating handcrafted wooden design pieces.
Jonnie Irwin is in the Shropshire countryside, helping a couple with a £335,000 budget to find a rural family home closer to loved ones. Exploring more of the county's bricks and mortar, Jonnie also visits the recently restored 18th-century walled garden at Apley Estate, where he samples freshly grown culinary delights.
Nicki Chapman is in in Wiltshire helping a London couple who need their generous £1 million budget to afford them space for their prized possessions - a baby grand piano and classic cars. Away from the property search, Nicki discovers more about the art of wooden hat block making, a critically endangered heritage craft being kept alive by a Wiltshire-based family whose blocks are used by milliners across the world
Alistair Appleton travels to North Yorkshire for today's house hunt where he is tasked with finding a forever home for a couple of keen caravaners who have £300,000 to spend. Aside from the crop of rural properties, Alistair accompanies a local producer on a hedgerow harvest to fill a basket with berries used to flavour sloe gin.
Nicki Chapman scours Somerset's rural property market with a fun-loving couple who have a £400,000 budget and a desire to quit living in a Surrey commuter town to free up more time for their hobbies in their new country home. Along the way, Nicki discovers the science of how bacteria are a vital part in the process of making original Cheddar cheese
Jonnie Irwin heads to the Perthshire countryside to help a house-hunting couple with a £550,000 budget relocate from the city of Dundee and find a rural retreat with views, along with space for a cinema room. Jonnie also stops off at the British School of Falconry based at Gleneagles and learns the exhilarating basics of how to be a falconer from its founder.
Alistair Appleton visits the Welsh borders to help a couple who have a healthy budget of £775,000 to find a countryside home to raise their young son and establish a glamping retreat business. Alistair also finds himself in a forest of fruit trees when he visits a perry and cider farm to find out about the region's drinks-making heritage.
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. While in the county, Jules heads into the Blackdown Hills and discovers how 25,000 pairs of fine mohair socks are produced every year from one farm's herd of angora goats.
Alistair Appleton travels to the Warwickshire countryside to help a couple with a £600,000 budget finds a rural home for them and their two young daughters. While in the region, Alistair visits one of the country's last surviving water mills still running commercially and meets a miller harnessing the natural power of the River Avon to produce his flour.
Sonali Shah goes property shopping in rural Devon with a couple who have a £350,000 budget and high hopes of finding a country home that has a workshop for him and an art studio for her. While in the county, Sonali joins a family of wheelwrights dedicated to preserving the dying craft and responsible for repairing the wooden wheels on the Queen's carriages.
After long and demanding careers in the emergency services, this pair of house hunters are after a change of scenery in the Norfolk countryside. Jonnie Irwin guides them on their rural property tour, showing them some fantastic homes available for their £900,000 budget. Jonnie also pays a visit to 15th-century manor house Oxburgh Hall and learns the tricks of the trade used for its 21st-century restoration.
Jules Hudson scours Somerset's rural property market with an enthusiastic business-minded couple who have £650,000 to invest in their new life in the countryside. While in the county, Jules also visits the apple orchards of Barrington Court, and after ploughing his efforts into pressing apples, he is rewarded with a taste of their traditional cider.
Ginny Buckley helps a young and expanding family to escape the city and find some space and tranquility in the Hampshire countryside with their healthy £800,000 budget. Away from the house hunt, Ginny explores the county's rich maritime heritage on board the armoured battleship HMS Warrior, the pride of Queen Victoria's fleet.
Jonnie Irwin goes house hunting with couple who have a healthy £900,000 budget and want to start a new life closer to loved ones in the Worcestershire countryside. Jonnie also visits brine springs at Droitwich Spa to meet a family breathing new life into the region's salt heritage for the first time in a century.
Sonali Shah in on the search for a rural home in the Derbyshire Peak District with a couple of soon-to-be retirees who have a budget of £500,000, and for whom a pond is a high priority. Away from the house hunt, Sonali gets battle ready when she meets a master armourer and his apprentice who are upholding the tradition of this metalwork craft.
Jules Hudson heads to the Isle of Arran to house-hunt with a novelist and her husband who are in search of writing inspiration from the Scottish wilderness for their £375,000 budget. Along the way, Jules discovers the positive benefits to Arran’s marine habitats and the local fishing industry since Scotland’s first ‘No Take Zone’ was introduced.
Alistair Appleton is on a property-searching mission in the Devon countryside, helping a mother and daughter duo with £750,0000 find a home for three generations of their family and an eco-camping business. Alistair also visits Chagford Community Farm, one of the UK’s first community-supported micro-dairies and sees how residents are readily signing up to buying its local produce.
Jules Hudson is on a forensic house hunt in rural Gloucestershire with a retired detective and his wife who want their £500,000 budget to furnish them with a charming Cotswold home. While in the county, Jules goes behind the scenes in the run-up to the Badminton Horse Trials, an annual highlight in the world's equestrian sports calendar.
Jonnie Irwin is in the county of Shropshire in search of a country home for a pair of free spirits who have a £300 000 budget with which to finally lay down some roots. Jonnie also gets in the saddle on a ride through the Shropshire hills with a bespoke bike builder.
Jules Hudson crosses the Solent to property shop on the Isle of Wight with a couple who have a £750 000 budget to find their dream island home with holiday-let potential. During his journey, Jules gets an intimate glimpse into 19th-century royal life when he visits Osbourne House, one of Queen Victoria's favourite homes.
Sonali Shah is tasked with helping a jet-setting couple who want to stop living out of a suitcase and have a £700,000 budget to find a rural home in Cambridgeshire for their growing family Away from houses, Sonali visits the East Anglian lowlands of Wicken Fen, the first nature reserve owned by the National Trust, and one of the most important wetlands in Europe.
Jonnie Irwin reviews a range of Gloucestershire country properties as he helps a green-fingered couple armed with an £800,000 budget find their perfect retreat with plenty of space to enjoy their hobbies. While in the county, Jonnie heads to Berkeley Castle and hears intriguing and murderous tales from owner Charles Berkeley, whose family has lived here for almost 900 years.
Alistair Appleton accompanies a couple on a North Yorkshire house hunt. They are calling time on running a guest house in the city and have a £650 000 budget to find a rural family home with business potential. Whilst in the county, Alistair also pays a visit to a heritage train line and helps the team to get their impressive locomotives fired up for the start of the tourist season.
Nicki Chapman is in East Devon helping an outdoors-loving couple armed with £850,000 who are ready to leave their hectic life in St. Albans behind them and buy a rural family home within reach of the coast before their son starts school. Along the way Nicki drops in on a boat building family in Beer, who for over 70 years have been making and restoring traditional vessels designed and built for Devon's shores.
Alistair Appleton is helping a couple with a £400,000 budget escape to the Shropshire countryside in a bid to improve their young daughter's quality of life and reconnect with family roots. While in the county, Alistair becomes an apprentice under the watchful eye of a master craftsman who handmakes horse harnesses and collars and then puts them to the test on a horse, ploughing a field the Victorian way.
Jules Hudson meets a couple with a generous budget of £700,000 who want not just to buy a sanctuary in the Lancashire countryside for themselves, but also invest in enough land to home some much-wanted donkeys. Away from a very positive house hunt, Jules visits the Helmshore Mills textile museum and meets the committed local people who are preserving this important part of Lancashire's industrial heritage.
Jonnie Irwin is in rural Norfolk, helping a couple who have an £800k budget to buy their very first property together. Along the way, Jonnie takes a ride on a narrow gauge steam train when he meets the enthusiasts keeping the Bure Valley Railway on track.
On today’s country relocation in Pembrokeshire, Alistair Appleton is helping a couple with a £325k budget to find a rural home for their retirement. Whilst in Wales, Alistair also visits an upland farm to discover the challenges and advantages of rearing native South Wales Mountain sheep.
Nicki Chapman is on a house-hunting mission in the Shropshire countryside, balancing the dreams of a father who has a £475,000 budget and wants to head for the hills, while his daughter wants him to live closer to a community. Nicki also heads to Wenlock and tries her inexperienced hand at pot-throwing and the Japanese art of raku, a pot-firing technique that produces some dramatic results.
Alistair Appleton is in Dorset with a pair of teachers who have a £550,000 budget to find a country home where they can raise their young daughters. Away from houses, Alistair visits a family of entrepreneurial dairy farmers who produce a unique alcoholic spirit made entirely from milk.
Jules Hudson travels to the Leicestershire countryside to help a couple with a £750,000 budget find a rural home close to their family. Whilst exploring the county’s bricks and mortar, Jules pays a visit to a beautiful arts and crafts cottage preserved as a time capsule from a bygone era.
Jonnie Irwin is on property hunting mission with a couple who have a £750,000 budget to make a move from the Essex coast to the Suffolk countryside. Aside from houses, Jonnie ventures into fields of golden rapeseed to find out how the oil of this humble plant has fast become a store cupboard staple.
Nicki Chapman heads to rural Hampshire to help a couple with £700,000 in their pocket find a permanent country home where they can finally kick back and relax after a life of relocating because of work. As a keen rider, Nicki also meets a master saddler and her daughter who are key to the survival of this traditional craft, and then takes the reins and tries riding side-saddle for the very first time.
Sonali Shah delves into the depths of the Dorset countryside on a mission to find a rural retreat for a couple who have a £750 000 budget with which to buy a home, a holiday let and land. Away from property, Sonali visits a farm that is cultivating the farmers of the future by helping the county's younger generation to fulfil their full potential.
Nicki Chapman is on an emotionally charged property search in rural Somerset, helping a couple invest £500,000 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.
Alistair Appleton takes up the reins on a property search in the Norfolk countryside with a young animal loving couple who have a budget of £750,000 to find an equestrian home that provides them with income potential. During the final furlong of the house hunt, Alistair discovers more about the work of the World Horse Charity at its Norfolk centre and lends a helping hand with some equine physiotherapy.
Jonnie Irwin is in rural Herefordshire with a fun-loving couple who want to escape life under the Stansted flight path and invest their £600,000 in a country home that has space for a beloved car and a large coffee table. Along the way Jonnie drops in on the Hay Festival and finds out what attracts a worldwide audience, Nobel prize winners, actors and authors to this quiet Borders area every year.
Margherita Taylor is on a property romp around rural Shropshire helping her house hunters with £425,000 to find a country home which they’ll hopefully fall in love with and buy. Margherita also delves into the county’s industrial past with a trip to the Ironbridge Gorge, where she discovers the speed and skill needed to cut it as a clay pipe maker back in the 19th century.
Sonali Shah is in the Essex countryside helping a church minister and his wife to make their very first house purchase with their £425,000 budget. Away from property, Sonali discovers how conservation and engineering have partnered to create a landmark coastal nature reserve.
Nicki Chapman is in Devon on a house hunting mission with a professional singer who has a £670,000 budget to buy a country home that hits the right note. She has brought her trusted retired stage manager friend for support. Away from the high drama of the property search, Nicki heads into Dartmoor National Park and meets the craft makers who are putting the area on the map as a creative hotspot.
Jules Hudson is in Suffolk on a grand property search with a couple hot-footing it from the other side of the world to set down roots in the British countryside for their £900,000 budget. While in the county, Jules meets a dynamic dairy farming family whose customers are queuing up to buy their fresh milk straight from the farm's vending machine.
Margherita Taylor is in Somerset with a couple on their maiden house hunt together. They have £550,000 to find a rural home with space to park their beloved caravan. Whilst in the county, Margherita finds out how the landscape inspired one of our greatest poet when she visits the cottage that Samuel Taylor Coleridge once called home.
Nicki Chapman is on an emotional house hunt, helping a couple fulfill a long-held dream of moving to the Scottish countryside of Ayrshire. Alongside a selection of the region's best properties that a budget of £450,000 can buy, Nicki also pays a visit to the 18th-century Dumfries House, home to one of the finest collections of furniture in the world.
Ginny Buckley is helping a couple to make a new start in the Cornish countryside. For their £550,000 budget they want a character property with plenty of room inside for their family to stay, plus space outside for their beloved dogs. Ginny's time in Cornwall coincides with the preparations for an annual steam fair extravaganza, where she gets behind the wheel of a magnificent vintage engine.
Jonnie Irwin makes his way to Lincolnshire to assist a pair of expats who have a £300 000 budget to make the big return home after 11 years living abroad in Cyprus. Whilst in one of the country's largest agricultural counties, Jonnie also pays a visit to a land-based college to find out about the changing face of farming practices with the next generation of farmers.
Nicki Chapman is on a house-hunting mission in the West Sussex countryside with a couple who are looking to sell up in London and use their £1.6 million budget to invest in a period property that is also the right fit for their toddler. Nicki also tries her hand at the rare art of fore-edge painting, and adds her own creative mark to some books under the watchful eye of award-winning craftsman Martin Frost.
Ginny Buckley is experiencing the breathtaking natural beauty of Perthshire while on a house-hunting expedition with a couple heading back to their roots with a £450 000 budget. In an area known as big tree country, Ginny also gets up close and personal with some of the region’s ‘champions’ - the tallest, widest and oldest trees in the UK.
Today, Margherita Taylor is in Suffolk with a house hunter who has his best mate in tow on his quest to find a low-maintenance rural home with a great garden for wildlife, on a £490,000 budget. Margherita also turns her attention to the county’s maritime heritage when she gets hands-on with traditional skills and techniques at Suffolk’s International Boatbuilding Training College.
Alistair Appleton is in rural Somerset with a couple of family-focused sport enthusiasts, who have a £1 million budget with which to buy a country home with views and a garden for football. While in the county, Alistair also learns the endangered craft of handmaking paper and sees how it’s been championed by the same family for four generations.
Sonali Shah is in Shropshire with a garlic specialist and his Russian wife, who want to establish a new business that taps into the county’s thriving food scene, but not before securing their dream family home in the country on a £550,000 budget. While in the county, Sonali gets in tune with the region’s melodic heritage when she learns about the expert craft of harp-making.
Ginny Buckley is in Somerset helping a couple with a £310,000 budget find a country home where character charm and a practical utility room are top of the wish list. Along the way, Ginny heads into the Somerset Levels to see how bird wildlife efforts have brought the endangered crane back from near extinction.
Nicki Chapman has the tough, but rewarding task of finding the perfect country home for a house hunter and his wife who have a £450 000 budget to escape suburban Surrey and the home he has lived in for more than 60 years. The house hunt may come up roses in more ways than one as Nicki also gets to grips with all things horticultural when she’s invited to an exquisite garden for tea, cake and a spot of pruning just before its grand open day.
Alistair Appleton is on the isle of Anglesey with a pair of animal lovers who have a £475,000 budget to find a rural home with business potential for them and room for their six dogs. Whilst on the island, Alistair also learns about the importance of preserving the region's ancient woodland, before taking an adrenaline-fuelled ride on an alpine toboggan.
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.
Today's house hunt takes Nicki Chapman to the Devon countryside with a £450,000 budget, as she helps a buyer moving on to a new, happier life chapter with her young son. Away from important property decisions, Nicki heads to the seaside town of Dawlish, where she joins in the local fun at the carnival that the community works hard to organise every year.
Jules Hudson is rural property hunting in Norfolk with a couple of retired accountants who want to invest their £550,000 budget in a character home that gives them countryside and community on their doorstep. Along the way, Jules discovers how boat building is going strong in Wells-next-the-Sea before trying his hand at sailing a traditional yacht off the Norfolk coast.
Sonali Shah is on a house-hunting mission in Cornwall with a buyer who has £260,000 and a deadline to find a character country home before her new job starts in Truro. Sonali also heads to the coast to discover how a group of surfers and divers are campaigning to clean up the oceans by turning plastic waste on Cornwall’s beaches into a new reusable material.
Jonnie Irwin is in Dorset helping a retired doctor and her husband who are selling up their Surrey family home. They have an £800,000 budget to spend on a spacious country property where they can enjoy their respective hobbies. Jonnie also heads out into the waters of West Bay to see how a conservation scheme is helping protect healthy levels of marine life and the livelihoods of local fishermen.
Today’s house hunt takes Ginny Buckley to Suffolk with a couple who have £640,000 to quit north London and buy their first property together. Along the way Ginny meets a goat farmer who made his very own escape from the city to the Stour valley and is reaping the rewards from looking after the herd and his new lifestyle.
Jules Hudson is in Herefordshire on a mission to help a self-confessed workaholic osteopath with a £450,000 budget find a country retreat that gives her peace and inspiration to write and relax. While the house hunt hots up, Jules also visits an archaeological dig at Dorstone Hill, which has broken new ground in what is known about how our Neolithic ancestors lived.
Sonali Shah is on a house hunt with a deadline in Aberdeenshire, as her Anglo-Icelandic house buyers need to relocate from Reykjavik to the Scottish countryside on their £380,000 budget before their daughter starts university in the region. Sonali also meets a family whose veganic farm produce has grown into a successful local box scheme, highlighting the increasing demand for vegan-friendly food in the UK.
Jonnie Irwin’s house searching mission is with a couple of creative Californians keen to make a lifestyle leap to the Welsh borders with their £500,000 budget. Away from a hunt full of property style surprises, Jonnie goes llama trekking in Herefordshire’s Golden Valley and sees how llamas are living very happily in the UK countryside.
Jules Hudson is country property shopping in Dorset, helping a couple with £475,000 find a rural property that offers a workshop and space to keep hens. Jules also delves in the county's glovemaking heritage and produces his own bespoke pair in the safe hands of a fourth-generation local glovemaker.
Jules Hudson meets a calligrapher from east London who wants to write a new chapter of her life in the West Country. Away from the property hunt, Jules also gets in tune with the region’s nautical traditions and attends a sea shanty festival on the southern coast.
Sonali Shah welcomes back two returning expats after 20 years living abroad in America. They have a healthy £950,000 budget for a spacious country home in Hampshire’s New Forest, near to their children’s new school. What’s more, Sonali’s visit to the county is ideally timed to get behind the scenes during the preparations for a hugely popular traditional country show.
Alistair Appleton helps a couple from Worcestershire find the perfect home in Cornwall for their £650,000 budget. Away from the property hunt, Alistair also discovers a pioneering project that prescribes the therapeutic benefits of nature to improve well-being.
Jonnie Irwin is on a property hunting mission in Oxfordshire with a young couple who are both medical professionals and have a fantastic £1.5 million budget to find a country home for their growing family. Away from potential houses, Jonnie braves the Oxfordshire waters during an exhilarating attempt at punt racing.
Jules Hudson heads to south Wales with a husband and wife who, after three decades of military housing, are looking for their very own country home and have a budget of £430,000 to spend. Away from the property search, Jules dons his own army fatigues to discover how the beautiful Welsh wilderness prepares soldiers for battle.
Jules Hudson is house hunting in Somerset with a couple who have a £675,000 budget to find a rural home that must have annexe potential for their parents. During his time in the county, Jules visits the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm Museum where he gets up close and personal with an ambitious project to rebuild a Second World War aircraft using reclaimed parts.
On today's house hunt Jonnie Irwin is helping a pair of teachers with a £600,000 budget who want to upsize and find the ideal country home for them and their four young children. Away from property, Jonnie turns the heat up on his Lancastrian tour when he visits one of the last working forges in the county.
Alistair Appleton helps recent newlyweds to quit London in search of a perfect country home. They have a budget of £1.5 million and have chosen Surrey as the location for their future family life. Taking time out of the property hunt, Alistair stops by the British Wildlife Centre, where he learns about the ongoing conservation work to protect the country's most important native species.
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.
Today's property hunters are preparing for a triumphant homecoming after a quarter of a century living in Sweden. Nicki Chapman will be leading the pair in their search for a perfect rural Wiltshire home for their £450,000 budget. Away from the house hunt, Nicki takes the reigns on a ride with a professional carriage driver.
Jules Hudson is on a mission to find the ideal Cambridgeshire home for a young couple with a £570,000 budget who want to escape suburban Kent. Keen to explore more of the country’s wildlife, Jules also visits the Fens and finds out about the UK’s first nature reserves.
It's the call of home that’s luring today's couple to head to the beautiful landscape of south Yorkshire, and Alistair Appleton is supporting them on their house hunt. With a £450,000 budget, they want a home with enough room to welcome family and future grandchildren. Aside from property, Alistair meets a national sled dog champion and takes the reins on a high-octane race through the Yorkshire woodland.
Jules Hudson joins a couple who hope to realise their dream of escaping to Devon. They have a generous budget of £1.4 million, and hope to find a property with land, a self-contained annex and lots of room for guests. Away from country homes, Jules visits a sustainable family farm producing food in harmony with nature.
Sonali Shah scours Hampshire's property market to find somewhere for a couple who are temporarily relying on the goodwill of family. They have a £600,000 budget and want a country home close to the coast. Sticking with a maritime theme, Sonali also gets behind the scenes at the Mary Rose Museum with the treasures uncovered when King Henry VIII's warship was raised after four centuries on the seabed.
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.
A south London couple have high hopes of escaping the rat race and finding their dream home in the High Weald with the help of Alistair Appleton. The pair have a hearty budget of £1.1 million to find a property suitable for multiple generations of the family. Alistair also discovers an exotic side to the region when he visits a wildlife reserve in the Kent countryside.
Ginny Buckley meets a couple who are looking to lay down roots in Devon after decades serving in the army. They have a £400,000 budget to find their ideal home near the English Riviera. Away from the property hunt, Ginny capitalises on being in Devon at the same time as the County Show to find out what it takes to win Pig of the Year.
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.
Jules Hudson joins a couple with a budget of £400,000 in their search for the perfect retirement retreat in the Cornish countryside. Taking some time out from house-hunting, Jules visits the National Lobster Hatchery to lend a hand to their conservation work.
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!
Sonali Shah helps a couple from a Surrey town who want to escape to the Welsh Borders for a quieter pace of life. They are hoping to use their £620,000 budget to purchase a characterful country home. Away from the property search, Sonali visits the Slimbridge Wetland Centre in Gloucestershire and goes behind the scenes with the conservation team preserving Britain’s natural wetlands and its wildlife.
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.
Ginny Buckley meets a couple hoping to swap the busy city of Oxford for the peaceful Sussex coast on a budget of £600,000. Making the most of her time in the South Downs area, Ginny also gets kitted out in protective gear when she gets stuck in with a conservation project to protect nature’s most productive workers.
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.
Jules Hudson helps a vivacious mother and daughter double act hunt for a country home in Norfolk with a budget of £335,000 budget. There are tears plus lots of laughter as they tour a selection of beautiful East Anglian properties. Away from the house hunt, Jules follows a paper trail to uncover an endangered decorative heritage craft.
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.
Alistair Appleton helps an aspiring writer who wants to make a dramatic relocation from the frenetic bustle of east London to the rural idylls of Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. With a budget of £300,000, he has his sights set on somewhere isolated that will inspire his creativity. Away from the houses, Alistair heads for the hills hoping to strike it lucky on a Scottish gold rush.
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.
Today, a young married couple are looking to escape London’s Docklands and move to the beautiful Chiltern Hills of Buckinghamshire. Guided by Ginny Buckley, and with a healthy budget of £850,000, they want to realise their dream of raising their family with more room inside and more green space out. The property search happens to fall in the same week as the Henley Regatta, where Ginny gets behind the scenes with rowing royalty at this famous societal sporting event.
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.
Ginny Buckley is house hunting with a couple who are looking to return to their Welsh homeland after twenty years of living in Oxford. The pair have a budget of £450,000 to find the right home in Carmarthenshire with enough land to accommodate visiting friends and their pooches. Elsewhere, Ginny samples a regional delicacy at Britain’s only manufacturer of pickled cockles.
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.
Ginny Buckley presents an arresting range of houses to a couple who have a substantial budget of £700,000 and are hoping to relocate their family to the wonderful Norfolk countryside. For over half a century, Norfolk has been home to Lotus cars, so whilst in the county Ginny finds out more about the company heritage before catching a glimpse of the future when their latest hypercar is unveiled.
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.
Alistair Appleton guides a pair of budding entrepreneurs who want to escape to the Cotswolds. They have a generous £900,000 to play with, but the property must have the potential to develop a boutique country holiday let. Alistair also spends an exhilarating day at the University of Bath as he launches himself on to the UK’s only bobsleigh and skeleton push-start track.
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.
Armed with a top budget of £450,000, Jules Hudson property shops with a couple wanting to make a permanent move from Kent to the scenic East Riding of Yorkshire. They are in search of a house with space for a burgeoning catering business. Jules also heads to Bridlington, where he tests his sea legs in a traditional fishing boat unique to the area.
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.
An escapee from Surrey challenges Alistair Appleton to find her the perfect property in a county and a country she's never been to before, Pembrokeshire in Wales. For a very top budget of £900,000, the wish list includes a remote period house with spectacular views. Alistair takes time away from the property search to visit a forward-thinking farm which specialises in edible insects.
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.
Alistair Appleton helps a couple from Newcastle who want to turn the spectacular Lake District from a holiday destination into their permanent home. With a budget of £750,000, they are looking for a property with fabulous views and enough space for visiting family. Alistair also takes to the water when he meets a passionate boat builder who restored what is thought to be the oldest passenger ferry in the world.
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.
Sonali Shah is in Devon, accompanying a married couple from Berkshire with an impressive budget of £1,200,000. On today’s property shopping list is a five-bedroom detached property with land where their four children can enjoy the great outdoors. Away from the house hunt, Sonali visits a farm where she discovers that flowers are not the only way to her heart. Edible flowers are too.
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.
Steve Brown showcases some tempting properties to a young couple of keen cyclists who have a budget of £600,000 to make the move from London to the beautiful countryside of North Yorkshire. Steve also meets a truly inspirational, award-winning cheese maker from Syria who’s brought a taste of home to the British countryside.
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!
Nicki Chapman is in Norfolk with a couple from Northamptonshire who have previously lived and worked all over the world. With a whopping £1 million to spend, the globetrotting pair want a property with the wow factor and spectacular views to boot. On the beach, Nicki helps a local chef to cook a classic dish, using seasonal shellfish from the nearby coast.
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. 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!
Two retired police officers with £600,000 explore the breathtaking landscapes of North Wales on a house-hunting expedition with Jules Hudson. The couple want a traditional Welsh home with at least an acre of land. Jules also tests his nerve and takes the plunge when he experiences one of the region's many extreme water sports. 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!
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 stunning landscapes of north west Wales, Sonali Shah meets a couple from Warwickshire who have a dream of owning a property that would provide them with a home and the ability to offer holiday lets. While in the region, Sonali meets a paddle-boarding campaigner helping to rid the area of plastic pollution.
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.
A young, canine-loving couple from Hertfordshire are hoping for a fresh start in a new High Weald home and, with their budget of £600,000, Ginny Buckley has some tempting properties to show them. Away from the houses, Ginny gets to grip picking some of the local grape harvest, before treating herself to a glass of fizz.
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.
Ginny Buckley is in Wiltshire with a young couple from London looking for a new home to house them and their 5 guinea pigs. They have £600,000 to spend and would like enough land for some more, somewhat larger animals. Whilst in the county, Ginny also goes on an inland fossil hunt before helping to transform one prehistoric piece into stylish jewellery.
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 young Essex couple need Nicki Chapman’s help to find them a new home in lovely Somerset. They have £725,000 to spend on a property for their growing family, preferably one that has some income potential. Nicki also visits a local farm to sample some homemade specialities made from its crop of an ancient grain, spelt.
Returning home from South Africa, today’s buyer has a budget of £450,000 and heads west to Cornwall with Steve Brown to find a character property that has holiday let potential. Steve also pays a visit to the Newlyn Copper Works and has a bash at transforming the striking reddish metal into a delicate work of art.
In his treasured home county of Herefordshire, Jules Hudson presents some fabulous, rural properties to a couple from Kent who have a budget of £700,000. Away from the houses, Jules meets two farmers who turn their potato crop into tasty crisps which are sold inside innovative compostable packets.
Sonali Shah showcases some superb Somerset properties to a couple who have a budget of £700,000 and want a countryside home where they can upgrade an allotment to their very own back garden veggie patch. Sonali also learns about the potentially perilous Bristol Channel and meets the volunteers who operate two life-saving rescue hovercrafts.
Nicki Chapman is on hand to help an artist find a period property in Hampshire with potential for a painting studio and a garden in which to practise yoga. Away from the property hunt, Nicki visits the South Downs National Park and gets involved in a tree-planting initiative to mark the park’s tenth anniversary.
A couple wanting to make a new start in Devon enlist Jules Hudson’s house-hunting knowhow to find a detached, family home with a large garden for their two young children and some income potential. Whilst in the county, Jules gets stuck into some woodcraft using nothing but steam to sculpt some impressive interior design pieces.
There’s an urgent need for Alistair Appleton to find today’s buyers a new home in stunning Shropshire, as they have just sold their current house in Essex. For their budget of £375,000, the couple would like a detached property with a big kitchen for baking and a large garden for growing fruit. Alistair also visits a sustainable Shropshire flower farm and attempts to design a wedding bouquet.
Ginny Buckley meets a couple of Londoners who have a massive £1million to spend on a detached property in the Essex countryside with lots of space for family and friends. On a break from the house tours, Ginny visits a farmer who has found that the county’s unique climate has enabled him to grow a crop usually found much further afield.
Sonali Shah helps a married couple who, after 40 years in the same house, are upping sticks to find their ideal rural property in Somerset for a £425k budget. Away from the countryside, Sonali heads for a town high street to visit a shop that is challenging customers to think about their shopping habits in a bid to reduce packaging and food waste.
Jonnie Irwin is with a young couple wanting to escape London to build a new life in the Surrey countryside. They're hoping that their great £900,000 budget finds them a large home for their growing family that's close to good schools, with convenient links to the capital. Jonnie also gets to grips with a bat when he joins a local baseball team to try out America's national pastime, which can trace its roots back to the county.
In the Cotswolds, Nicki Chapman and a couple from Scotland don't need to look too far to find the characterful cottage of their dreams for a £600,000 budget. Whist in the region, Nicki drops in on show jumping legend and double Olympic gold medalist Nick Skelton, along with his sons Harry and Dan, who are following in their father's ‘hoof' prints.
A musical couple from London need Steve Brown's help to unearth a new home in the Oxfordshire countryside. On the £950,000 shopping list is a detached property with space for a studio and good links to the capital. Away from house hunting, Steve checks out a dairy farm and samples kefir, purportedly an ancient, health giving drink made from fermented milk.
A retired army couple looking to escape busy Bedfordshire enlist Margherita Taylor to help them spend their house hunting budget of £680,000 in the rural wilds of Norfolk. On the wish list are three bedrooms, some land, a potential income and seclusion. Taking a break from the properties, Margherita learns about the world’s most expensive spice, saffron.
Sonali Shah visits spectacular Scotland, making her way to Dumfries and Galloway with a married couple from London who are seeking a life-changing move. They’re hoping their £350,000 budget can buy a house for them with enough land for a retreat business. Sonali also visits an ethical dairy farm that has written a brand new rule book when it comes to animal welfare.
Travelling through the counties of Wiltshire and Somerset, Jonnie Irwin helps a pair of early retirees spend their whopping £1.3million budget on an impressive home in the countryside. They are after a characterful and spacious period property with at least four bedrooms and separate studies, but the most vital feature turns out to be sky high ceilings!
Jules Hudson joins a couple from Cambridgeshire for a packed few days in west Wales, skimming stones, learning Welsh and meeting a chef from France who loves to whip up tasty dishes using locally made mead. Jules even has time to help the couple look for a three-bedroom home with a holiday let or annexe and an acre of land, all for a budget of £425,000.
Alistair Appleton gets a lesson in feng shui from today’s buyer who is looking to move from Greater London to a country cottage in the picturesque Cotswolds. Alistair also meets a group of artists drawing inspiration from the magnificent trees at Westonbirt Arboretum.
In Dumfries and Galloway, Steve Brown helps a house buyer from the Lake District to find a home for her, her husband, their cat and not one but twelve motorcycles. The budget? £350,000 for a detached, rural home with at least a double garage. Whilst there, Steve crashes a wedding and discovers why Gretna Green is the wedding capital of the country.
Cambridgeshire keeps Nicki Chapman and a couple from London busy visiting a bespoke garden office, a co-housing development and a local florist, in between searching for a new house to entertain in. The young buyers are hopeful their budget of £850,000 will buy them a three-bedroom property with his and hers workspaces.
Jules Hudson is in Cheshire, helping a couple from Liverpool find an open-plan, three-bedroom house. Jules also meets a pampered pooch as well as local legend and internet sensation Jackie Weaver. It's also wild garlic picking season, so there are some tasty, garlicky treats on offer too.
The bluebells are out in Devon as Sonali Shah helps a young couple search for a new home with enough land to start a glamping business. Along with the properties, they check out a lovely shepherd's hut and a luxury treehouse. Sonali also visits a farm that grows a number of delicious lettuce varieties without using soil.
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.
A couple from the Surrey town of Epsom enjoy the spectacular landscape in Argyll and Bute as Nicki Chapman provides them with some expert property advice. For their budget of £600,000 they want a house with views that just keep on giving. Nicki also takes to the water on Loch Lomond, meeting a family who have owned and lived on an island for 70 years.
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.
With their entire belongings in two rucksacks, today’s couple have spent the last six years travelling the globe. With £325,000, the pair have decided they need a base in the Wiltshire countryside, and Alistair Appleton is the man to show them what this gorgeous county has to offer. Alistair also meets an intensive care nurse at her much loved and fruitful allotment.
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.
A new house in the Hampshire countryside is needed for a young couple and their two dogs, and Sonali Shah is on hand to show them the best property the county has to offer for their £500k budget. Whilst there, Sonali visits a contemporary and stylish family home and discovers why its energy bills are virtually nonexistent.
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.
A first-time buyer has decided to leave the home where she grew up in the outskirts of Birmingham for a new one in the nearby Shropshire countryside. Nicki Chapman shows her what the stunning county has to offer and helps out by pulling pints for the locals at a community-owned pub.
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.
A huge kitchen is a big priority for Steve Brown’s couple today as they take in the sights and sounds of the exceptional North Yorkshire countryside. Away from property shopping, Steve meets a group of men in a shed to learn about a scheme that helps their mental and physical health.
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.
Jules Hudson unearths some excellent and innovative property choices in the magical landscape of Perth and Kinross for his buyer’s budget of £210,000. Jules also gets to mess about in a boat on the king of Scotland’s rivers, the magnificent Tay, where he learns about the efforts being made to conserve its salmon population.
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.
Alistair Appleton shows today's buyer around Pembrokeshire. Whilst in the Welsh county, Alistair takes time out to test the therapeutic benefits of a dip in the cold sea, wearing nothing warmer than his swimming trunks.
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.
The focus is on Wiltshire today as Jonnie Irwin helps a couple from London make a life-changing move to this beautiful county. Jonnie also meets a group of bicycling enthusiasts, joining them on a ride through the fascinating Longleat Estate.
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.
There are grand ambitions in Norfolk as Alistair Appleton helps an opera singer and his husband find a house with space inside to hold small concerts and a garden big enough to keep a couple of pigs. During his time in the county, Alistair also meets a former fashion editor from London who uses social media to share the joys of her country life from her beautiful Georgian home.
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.
There are some impressive properties on offer in Devon today as Nicki Chapman helps a couple from London to figure out what they do and don’t want from their new life in the country. On a break from the house search, Nicki visits a workshop where traditional sign-writing skills are being kept alive.
A young couple from London have £325,000 to spend on a new rural home, and it’s Sonali Shah who’s leading the search in the Monmouthshire countryside. Sonali takes her buyers to visit a market garden using a novel ‘no dig’ growing method, which aims to preserve the soil with a lot less backbreaking work!
A move to Norfolk or Suffolk has been a long time in the making for a couple from Middlesex, and Jules Hudson is just the man to help make their dream come true for their £400k budget. Aside from property, Jules pays a visit to a new 400-acre wildlife sanctuary and is impressed to see just how quickly Mother Nature can thrive if given the opportunity.
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 fallen head over heels with North Yorkshire, a retired teacher and her pet bunny Gary need Nicki Chapman’s help with finding a new home for £450k from which to fully explore this beautiful county. Sausages are on the menu too, as Nicki helps to make and then taste a vegan banger.
A couple from Hertfordshire want to make Cornwall their permanent home, and Steve Brown is just the man to help them realise their dream.
Briony May Williams is on her home turf in Somerset as she helps a couple who are looking to swap their narrowboat for a more traditional house on terra firma.
Jules Hudson helps a couple find a property in rural Norfolk that can serve as a luxury holiday let business.
A dog-friendly garden is a top priority today for Nicki Chapman’s buyer in Devon. Nicki also visits a charity that gives city children a chance to experience life on a farm.
Alistair helps a young couple from Edinburgh realise their dream of a new lifestyle in a rural home in Perth and Kinross.
Steve Brown visits Suffolk with a couple from London who want to start a new life in the country. Steve also visits a sustainable farm.
With their current townhouse bursting at the seams, today’s couple - along with their five children and two dogs - need Ginny Buckley's 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.
Alistair Appleton shows off the Cotswolds in all its glory to a couple who want a complete change of lifestyle. Moving from Edinburgh, they have a budget of over £1 million to spend on their new dream home. Alistair also visits a farm that has adopted bygone methods to grow sustainable and environmentally friendly crops.
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.
Leafy Buckinghamshire is Sonali Shah’s destination today, where she’s helping a London couple search for their dream countryside home. Sticking to bricks and mortar, Sonali also visits the county’s last independent brick maker and finds out how to make them, but soon discovers it’s not as easy as it looks.
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.
Chris Bavin and today’s couple marvel at Shropshire’s stunning countryside in between checking out some tempting homes from the county’s property market. Taking time away from the house search, Chris’s taste buds are in for a treat when he meets a local chef who uses seasonal local food, much of which he forages for himself.
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.
In the Welsh Borders, Jules Hudson is the local with the lowdown, helping a retired colonel and his wife with their property shopping requirements. Jules also meets up with a group of local ramblers to discuss the correct etiquette when walking in the great British countryside.
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.
Returning home after seven years in Switzerland, today’s couple are expecting a baby and have called on Margherita Taylor to help them find a family home in Cambridgeshire.
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.
A creative couple from London want to leave city life behind in search of new adventures in Gloucestershire, and Chris Bavin is on hand to guide them. Along with presenting a lovely selection of houses, Chris also visits a local football club to check out for himself why it’s green by name and green by nature.
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.
Although originally from the UK, today’s couple have been living in Canada since the 1980s. Now back home, and with Ginny Buckley’s help, they are raring to find a new way of life and a new house in Dorset. Ginny also visits a farm helping to keep the elderly and retired gents fit in mind, body and soul.
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.
A couple are leaving Spain for good and want to settle in the countryside of either Shropshire or Herefordshire. Steve Brown accepts the challenge to find them their new home, and also finds the time to visit a traditional rural estate to learn how diversification is helping to secure its future and support the local community.
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.
Having sold up his home in the large Bedfordshire town of Luton, today’s buyer has already relocated to a rental in Derbyshire, but has called on the expertise of Sonali Shah to help him source his very own property in the countryside, where he can entertain family and friends. For a real flavour of local life, they sample traditional Bakewell puddings and tarts, as well as some exotic cuisine from much further afield.
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.
Chris Bavin is on hand to make the rural English dream a reality by presenting some beautiful properties to a couple returning to the UK after 20 years living abroad in Canada. They have a big budget to spend on a new home and are open to the countryside in either Worcestershire or Warwickshire.
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.
Bedfordshire beckons today’s couple, who are looking for the peace and quiet the county has on offer. Steve Brown guides them on their house hunt, and he also visits Biggleswade to find out about an easily accessible off-road, multi-user path that circumnavigates the market town, enabling people to connect to the local countryside and its wildlife.
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.
Wanting to be close to the coast, today’s rural relocators have a £650,000 budget, and it’s Jonnie Irwin who’s on hand to help them start a new life by finding a new home in Devon. Jonnie also visits Beer, a picturesque fishing village long associated with smugglers, where he tries not to disturb the residents of the local caves.
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.
Alistair Appleton border-hops between Herefordshire and its neighbouring counties today as he helps a buyer from Guernsey to find her perfect party property in the countryside for a budget of £500,000.
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.
Three generations of the same family ask Jules Hudson to help them move from London to Buckinghamshire, a county famous for its chair-making heritage.
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.
Sonali Shah helps a young couple wanting to swap town life in Halifax for country life in the wonderful surroundings of North Yorkshire. Taking a break from the properties, Sonali visits one of the largest farm shops in the UK, where she discovers from its customers and staff just what they think sets it apart from the supermarket chains.
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!
Devon is today’s destination, where Nicki Chapman helps a couple from south London with a £500,000 budget to search for their dream home in the countryside. Wanting to help out in the community, Nicki takes them to Appledore to meet the brave men and women who volunteer at the village's RNLI station.
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.
Having spent 30 years living and working in Hong Kong, today’s escapee teams up with Jonnie Irwin in North Yorkshire with a house-hunting budget of £350,000. Away from the property shopping, Jonnie heads to the Yorkshire Dales to discover what is being done to restore and preserve one of the most environmentally important landscapes in Europe.
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.
Feeling an affinity for Wales and in particular the island of Anglesey, a Canadian couple ask Briony May Williams to find them the stone cottage they’ve always dreamed of owning for their budget of £450,000. Briony also visits the island’s sea zoo to learn about their work conserving endangered marine life, including the sedentary seahorse.
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 Ayrshire, Jonnie Irwin helps a retired couple who want to reconnect with their Scottish roots. They have a budget of £500,000 and a view over water is a property priority. Whilst in the region, Jonnie also learns about an ancient technique used to produce salt using sea water and an impressive tower of blackthorn branches.
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.
A soon-to-be retired vicar and her husband need Sonali Shah’s help to find a new home in the beautiful countryside of Gloucestershire. Sonali also visits Adam Henson, who, as well as being the nation’s favourite farmer, is also the custodian of his father’s legacy - a farm dedicated to the conservation of some of the rarest livestock breeds in the world.
Looking to leave London for Derbyshire, a couple with four children need some expert guidance from Denise Nurse, as she helps them navigate the county's rural housing market in search of the perfect family home.
It's an island escape today, as Jules Hudson helps a couple from a town in Cheshire to find their dream home on Anglesey. During the busy week of house-hunting,
After 23 years living in Canada, today's 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 there's a catch - she has never been to the county before. She need not worry because Nicki Chapman has, many times before.
Briony May Williams meets a couple from London who are in the market for a new home in the countryside of Oxfordshire or Wiltshire, as long as it has enough space for them and their two young sons.
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.
Denise Nurse is in the coastal county of Cornwall today, helping a couple to turn their favourite holiday destination into their permanent home on a budget of £475,000. Away from the search, Denise visits a new development that’s tackling the county’s housing crisis by prioritising the needs of local Cornish people.
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.
Nicki Chapman teams up with an author from west London who wants to pen an exciting new chapter for herself in the beautiful Oxfordshire countryside. Away from the property hunt, Nicki visits a small village in the county to find out why it was recently named ‘the kindest village in Britain’.
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 keen singer from south east London, accompanied by her good friend, needs help to find a new home in Cambridgeshire with her budget of £360,000. Sonali Shah is only too happy to offer some guidance, and together they explore a range of interesting property possibilities, potential new communities and plenty of countryside.
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.
The pressure is on Nicki Chapman to find today’s couple their perfect property in wonderful Wiltshire, as they have already sold their London home. Away from house hunting, and being no stranger to the airwaves herself, Nicki pays a visit to one of the county’s local radio stations to find out how it helps to keep the community connected.
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.
Space for holiday lets or glamping is the priority for a couple today who are chasing a complete change of lifestyle in Wales. Steve Brown kick-starts their Powys property journey with a great selection of countryside homes with business potential. He also takes time to visit a local reservoir that was built by the Victorians but looks every inch part of the natural landscape.
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.
The devoted owners of no fewer than six Irish wolfhounds are in desperate need of more space for them and those countless muddy paws, so have set their sights on Suffolk for a bit more elbow room. Briony May Williams is there to guide them as they tour a selection of beautiful homes. Briony also gets to mess about on a stunning million-pound wooden yacht, a sister vessel to the ones featured in James Bond.
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 the recent arrival of grandchildren, today's globetrotting escapees are returning home for good from Malaysia and want to put down permanent roots in the Herefordshire countryside. Nicki Chapman is on hand with some great property options plus her expert advice to help plant them firmly in this lovely county.
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.
Cheshire may be a world away from Miami, where today’s couple are moving from, but to them, it’s a county that feels like home, and Alistair Appleton is on hand to help them settle in. As an area once famed for its silk production, Alistair also takes the opportunity to visit a factory specialising in hand-printed luxury garments.
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.
Nicki Chapman helps a buyer with a budget of £450,000 who wants to escape her ex-council flat in south London and create a new life in the Wiltshire countryside. She’s after somewhere with a bit more space for herself and her young daughter. Taking a breather from property, Nicki also discovers why the county’s chalk streams are the perfect habitat for trout when she pays a visit to a sustainable fish farm.
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.
Alistair Appleton meets a couple who are looking for a complete change of lifestyle in the Cumbrian countryside. Their relocation is driven by a desire to be closer to their daughter, who has already made the move there. Alistair also visits one of the region’s forests and takes in some spectacular views on an exciting two-wheeled safari.
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.
It’s an emotional journey today as Alistair Appleton helps a buyer with a £260,00 budget to escape her small flat near Heathrow airport. She is desperate for some peace and quiet, and is hoping that the Wiltshire countryside will deliver the cottage she’s been dreaming of. Talk turns from property to agriculture when Alistair meets a group of young farmers to discuss their views on the future of the industry.
Today's 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.
Steve Brown is on a property-hunting mission in Surrey today, with a buyer who has a budget of £500,000 to find the space she needs for her and her dog.
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.
Nicki Chapman is in captivating Cornwall, where she has some wonderful Cornish homes lined up to tempt a buyer from suburban Surrey who is looking for a fresh start for him and his grandson. Whilst in the county, Nicki pays a visit to Newlyn Harbour and discovers how sustainability and traceability are at the forefront of the local fishing industry.
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.
Ginny Buckley is in Suffolk, helping a retired couple from Essex find a new home in a thriving village as close to the county’s coast as their £475,000 budget will allow. Ginny also visits a farm during asparagus season, but before she gets to sample some freshly picked vegetables, she must learn first how to harvest them.
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.
After 16 years down under, Jules Hudson helps a couple to relocate back to Blighty. Their £450,000 budget might not stretch quite as far in Lancashire as it did in Oz, but Jules still has a great selection of properties that are reminiscent of the home they left behind. He also manages to squeeze in a visit to a nature reserve that was created at a quarry used to build the UK’s first motorway.
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.
A couple of Brighton seek a complete change of scenery with a move to the beautiful countryside of Fife.
Alistair Appleton helps a couple escape their land-locked life in Leicestershire with a move to Somerset or Devon.
Jules Hudson is in his element as he explores the glorious countryside of North and West Yorkshire with a couple from a market town in West Sussex. Jules has a superb selection of properties to show them, and key to their wish list is a big workshop where it’s hoped a woodworking hobby will become a profession.
The magnificent colours of autumn are on full display in Somerset as Jonnie Irwin helps a retired couple from Reading find their perfect property. Whilst in the county, Jonnie also visits a centuries-old cider farm and enjoys sampling a few of their fruity tipples.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A pair of artists need Alistair Appleton's help to find an inspiring rural retreat in Somerset where they can further indulge their creativity.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 fulfill their ambitions for home as well as a new business.
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.
Steve Brown's escapees from a large Buckinghamshire town want to relocate to the fabulous Fens to start a glamping business, so at least an acre of land is a priority.
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.
Leaving the house they built themselves behind, today's couple has Jules Hudson to help them find the perfect West Country pad in Devon, where they want to start a holiday let business.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Briony May Williams helps a retired couple who live just outside Belfast move closer to their family by finding a home in Herefordshire.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
With a new job about to start in Derby, today’s buyers are in urgent need of Alistair Appleton’s help to find them a rural property in Derbyshire or Staffordshire.
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.
Sonali Shah is in magnificent Northumberland, helping three generations of the same family to escape from Leicester and find a new rural home together.
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.
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.
After 15 years living and working in Dubai, two ex-pats 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!
Today’s couple are lost for words at the amazing properties shown to them in Jules Hudson’s beloved Herefordshire. They need enough space for themselves, the dog and Dotty the caravan. Jules also discovers what it takes to create flower-rich meadows, vital habitats for wildlife and nature recovery.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Alistair Appleton heads to Devon, with a mother and daughter who hope to find 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.
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.
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.
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.
Jules Hudson explores the Wiltshire countryside with a buyer looking to leave her London home of nearly 50 years.
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.
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.
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.
Nicki Chapman is in Devon, house hunting with a pair of entrepreneurial sisters, who dream of creating their very own glamping business.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A look back at properties with equestrian facilities featured on past programmes.
Denise Nurse takes a look at the best big budget properties featured in past programmes.
Jules Hudson takes a look back at the best Devon properties featured on past programmes. Along the way he visits the secluded village of Clovelly.
Jonnie Irwin is house hunting with a young family who want to bid farewell to city life to begin a new life in the Dorset countryside. While in the county, Jonnie dons a hat and apron to become a sausage maker for the day.
Series in which prospective buyers are helped to find their dream home in the country. Nicki Chapman is helping a young family from Wimbledon. They want to move to Surrey and are looking for a four-bedroom detached house with a large kitchen diner and a garage for a classic car. The house has to be near good train links for an easy commute into London, as well as close to a good school. They have a maximum of 700,000 pounds but will their budget match their extensive wish list?
Alistair Appleton is galloping through the Buckinghamshire property market in search of the perfect equestrian home for a young couple. They want to spend a whopping 800,000 pounds to get a house with wow factor - but will they splash all their cash or listen to Alistair's sound financial advice and settle for something more reasonable?
Series in which prospective buyers are helped to find their dream home in the country. Alistair Appleton heads north to Derbyshire in search of an idyllic rural retreat for a couple from Herefordshire. With a budget of 375,000 pounds, green credentials are high on the property priority list, but while he craves rural isolation, she wants to be in a village.
Alistair Appleton is in Gloucestershire house hunting with a spiritual couple who have their sights set on exchanging hectic city life for a holistic retreat in the country. They are looking for an architecturally unique character property with four to six bedrooms, and outbuildings with potential to convert into guest accommodation and studio space. They would like plenty of land for guests to roam in too.
Series in which prospective buyers are helped to find their dream home in the country. Jules Hudson is house-hunting in east Devon with a young couple keen to offer their baby son a better quality of life. They want to swap the modern estate they live on with a character cottage in a central village location. They want three bedrooms, office space, a big kitchen diner and an equally big garden with countryside views. Can this be achieved for 370,000 pounds in such a popular location?
Series in which prospective buyers are helped to find their dream home. Alistair Appleton is in the Lake District with a couple looking for a B&B to buy for 650,000 pounds.
Series in which prospective buyers are helped to find their dream home in the country. Jules Hudson guides a retired couple in their quest to find the good life in north west Wales. With their children grown up, they have decided to sell their home of 28 years and fulfil their dream of finding a perfect country house. They have a budget of 450,000 pounds and want enough land to grow vegetables and keep a few chickens, and a house big enough to accommodate the family when they come to visit.
Denise Nurse is helping a couple cast off from urban life by the River Thames and seek out peace and relaxation in the country. They are looking for a converted building that offers a generous kitchen for entertaining, four bedrooms, a large garden to grow vegetables in and a big garage in which to mess about with a treasured car collection. (60 mins)
Denise Nurse helps a couple keen on long walks in Constable country find their ideal home in Suffolk. With a budget of £450,000, they are looking for a large kitchen diner, a studio, a study and a south west-facing garden.
Denise Nurse joins a couple ready to leave their 1930s semi in Surrey and relocate to east Devon. With a budget of £700,000, they are dreaming of a large rural retreat. The period property they are after should be secluded with great views. A large kitchen diner and an ample garden are on their list too. They also need three bedrooms for when their grown-up children come and visit.
Jules Hudson is in Powys with a couple from Basingstoke. They love their big Victorian semi but hate suburban life. Leaving their home behind is not a decision they are undertaking lightly- they've been searching for three years and have already viewed 20 properties- none of which they liked. Will Jules find them the detached house they dream of with four bedrooms, period features, three reception rooms, a good sized garden and within walking distance from the shops - all for their budget of 400,000 pounds?
Jules Hudson is in Devon and is helping a couple with a budget of £550,000 find their first home together. Only their youngest daughter will be moving with them, but they would like to accommodate all eight of their children from previous marriages when they come to visit. They want a three- to four-bedroom detached house with a large kitchen/diner and plenty of outside space. Modern interiors are a must. In rural Devon, this wish list might make the house search tricky.
Highlights from Jules Hudson and Jonnie Irwin's property hunts in Scotland with two couples who were both searching for a Scottish home in the countryside. In this special programme, they showcase the country's rural property gems and offering hints and tips on buying in the region. Jules also gets to sample an alternative Scottish brew and Jonnie visits a pioneering marine research station.
In a special tribute version of the programme, the magnificent colours of autumn are on full display in Somerset today as Jonnie Irwin helps a retired couple from Reading find their perfect Escape to the Country property. Whilst in the county, Jonnie also visits a centuries-old cider farm and enjoys sampling a few of their fruity tipples. A special version of Series 23 Episode 55 which includes a montage of Jonnie Irwin presenting Escape To The Country over the years.
