Escape to the Country

Series 12

2011 · 75 episodes · 56h 15m in all

Episodes

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   1. Wales

   14 Nov 2011 · 45 min

   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.

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   2. Yorkshire

   15 Nov 2011 · 45 min

   Jonnie Irwin travels to Yorkshire to help find a rural home for a budget of 300,000 pounds. But there is a surprise in store for today's buyers.

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   3. Hampshire

   16 Nov 2011 · 45 min

   Alistair Appleton meets a couple with £1.5 million to spend on a Hampshire home.

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   4. Lincolnshire

   17 Nov 2011 · 45 min

   Aled Jones helps some young newlyweds to buy their first home in Lincolnshire.

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   5. Dorset

   18 Nov 2011 · 45 min

   Jules Hudson goes on a £650,000 house hunt in Dorset.

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   6. North Devon

   28 Nov 2011 · 45 min

   Jules Hudson tries to find a home in Devon for two generations of the same family.

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   7. Worcestershire

   30 Nov 2011 · 45 min

   Alistair Appleton helps a couple find a home with B&B potential in the Malvern Hills.

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   8. Rutland

   1 Dec 2011 · 45 min

   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.

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   9. Yorkshire Dales

   2 Dec 2011 · 45 min

   Nicki Chapman searches for a home in the Yorkshire Dales for a budget of 420,000 pounds.

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    10. Cheshire

    22 Dec 2011 · 45 min

    Jules Hudson searches for a home in Cheshire for a couple with £1.2 million to spend.

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    11. Northamptonshire

    23 Dec 2011 · 45 min

    Nicki Chapman helps a couple who are about to be married find a £400,000 home.

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    12. South Cumbria

    3 Jan 2012 · 45 min

    Alistair Appleton house hunts in Cumbria with an active young couple.

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    13. Devon

    4 Jan 2012 · 45 min

    Aled Jones helps a couple hoping to find a home with holiday let potential in Devon.

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    14. Oxfordshire

    5 Jan 2012 · 45 min

    Jonnie Irwin helps a newly-retired couple downsize to a smaller home in rural Oxfordshire.

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    15. Hampshire

    6 Jan 2012 · 45 min

    Nicki Chapman joins the house hunt with a retired couple of caravan-owners.

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    16. Lancashire

    9 Jan 2012 · 45 min

    Denise Nurse travels to Lancashire to help a family who have outgrown their London home.

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    17. Oxon/Wilts

    10 Jan 2012 · 45 min

    Jonnie Irwin helps a couple who want to leave their family home after almost thirty years.

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    18. Carmarthenshire

    11 Jan 2012 · 45 min

    Jules Hudson helps a couple who wish to move to the Carmarthenshire countryside.

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    19. North Devon

    12 Jan 2012 · 45 min

    Alistair Appleton helps a couple of young retirees find a new home in North Devon.

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    20. Isle of Wight

    13 Jan 2012 · 45 min

    Jonnie Irwin helps a couple and their autistic son find a home on the Isle of Wight.

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    21. Llyn Peninsula

    16 Jan 2012 · 45 min

    Nicki Chapman helps a couple, with a dream of mortgage free living, escape to North Wales.

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    22. Wiltshire

    17 Jan 2012 · 45 min

    Alistair Appleton travels to Wiltshire to help find a country home for a couple.

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    23. Lancashire

    18 Jan 2012 · 45 min

    Denise Nurse helps a newly engaged couple from London find their dream home in Lancashire.

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    24. Powys

    19 Jan 2012 · 45 min

    Jules Hudson helps a couple find a new home in the county of Powys in Wales.

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    25. Cambridgeshire

    20 Jan 2012 · 45 min

    Jonnie Irwin helps a retired couple who want to move closer to their grandchildren.

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    26. South Wales

    23 Jan 2012 · 45 min

    Jules Hudson helps a couple return to their roots in rural South Wales.

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    27. Suffolk

    24 Jan 2012 · 45 min

    Alistair Appleton helps a couple find a country home along the Essex/Suffolk border.

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    28. Devon

    25 Jan 2012 · 45 min

    Nicki Chapman is in Devon, helping a couple of retired teachers find a rural retreat.

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    29. Norfolk

    26 Jan 2012 · 45 min

    Denise Nurse helps find a family home for a couple and their two children in Norfolk.

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    30. Norfolk

    27 Jan 2012 · 45 min

    Jonnie Irwin travels to Norfolk to help a business woman find a home closer to her

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    31. Berkshire

    30 Jan 2012 · 45 min

    Jules Hudson helps a couple with £1.2M to spend, find their dream home in Berkshire.

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    32. Shropshire

    31 Jan 2012 · 45 min

    Alistair Appleton is in Shropshire, helping a couple buy a home for a budget of £550,000.

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    33. Somerset

    1 Feb 2012 · 45 min

    Nicki Chapman helps a retired couple escape to Somerset, with a budget of £350,000.

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    34. Derbyshire

    2 Feb 2012 · 45 min

    Jules Hudson helps a couple and their three-year-old daughter find a home for £450,000.

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    35. Warwickshire

    3 Feb 2012 · 45 min

    Nicki Chapman goes on tour with the Alcester Court Leet and becomes a guest ale taster.

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    36. North Cumbria

    6 Feb 2012 · 45 min

    Jonnie Irwin house hunts with a pair of avid walkers for a £600,000 house in Cumbria.

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    37. Somerset

    7 Feb 2012 · 45 min

    Alistair Appleton is in Somerset helping a couple find a home for a budget of £400,000.

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    38. Lincolnshire

    8 Feb 2012 · 45 min

    Jules Hudson helps two retired police officers swap their caravan for a rural residence.

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    39. West Sussex

    9 Feb 2012 · 45 min

    Jonnie Irwin helps a couple find a new home in West Sussex for a budget of 700,000 pounds.

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    40. Herefordshire

    10 Feb 2012 · 45 min

    Nicki Chapman helps two naval officers find a home in Herefordshire.

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    41. Northamptonshire

    13 Feb 2012 · 45 min

    Alistair Appleton helps a pair of car enthusiasts who want to move closer to Silverstone.

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    42. North Yorkshire

    14 Feb 2012 · 45 min

    Jules Hudson helps a couple with 600,000 pounds find their dream home in North Yorkshire.

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    43. Chilterns

    15 Feb 2012 · 45 min

    Aled Jones helps a couple with 500,000 pounds escape to the Chilterns.

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    44. North Devon

    16 Feb 2012 · 45 min

    Jonnie Irwin helps a couple with a large budget of 1.2 million pounds.

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    45. Somerset

    17 Feb 2012 · 45 min

    Jonnie Irwin attempts to find a country home for a family of returning ex-pats.

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    46. Monmouthshire

    20 Feb 2012 · 45 min

    Alistair Appleton helps a couple to find a home in the Monmouthshire countryside.

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    47. Peak District

    21 Feb 2012 · 45 min

    Jules Hudson joins the house search in the Peak District to help a military family.

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    48. Gloucestershire

    22 Feb 2012 · 45 min

    Denise Nurse helps a couple to find a home in rural Gloucestershire.

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    49. Cornwall

    23 Feb 2012 · 45 min

    Alistair Appleton goes house hunting in Cornwall with a couple with a budget of £875,000.

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    50. Cotswolds

    24 Feb 2012 · 45 min

    Alistair Appleton seeks a country residence in the Cotswolds for a couple of teachers.

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    51. Dorset

    16 Apr 2012 · 45 min

    Jonnie Irwin helps a couple who have lived in London nearly all their lives.

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    52. Central Scotland

    17 Apr 2012 · 45 min

    Denise Nurse helps a GP and his wife relocate to Stirling in Scotland.

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    53. North Norfolk

    18 Apr 2012 · 45 min

    Nicki Chapman helps a couple with a budget of 425,000 pounds who want to move to the north Norfolk coast. Nicki also heads to Blakeney Point to spot grey seals in their natural habitat.

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    54. Wiltshire

    19 Apr 2012 · 45 min

    Jules Hudson helps a first-time buyer who has spent more than 40 years in the same home.

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    55. Shropshire

    20 Apr 2012 · 45 min

    Jules Hudson helps a newly-married couple find a new home in the Shropshire countryside.

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    56. Northern Ireland

    23 Apr 2012 · 45 min

    Aled Jones joins the search in Northern Ireland to help a couple of newlyweds find a home.

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    57. Kent

    24 Apr 2012 · 45 min

    Alistair Appleton joins a couple of globetrotters who are now ready to put down roots.

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    58. Wiltshire

    25 Apr 2012 · 45 min

    Jules Hudson seeks out a rural retreat in Wiltshire for a couple with a £500,000 budget.

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    59. Worcestershire

    26 Apr 2012 · 45 min

    Alistair Appleton is helping a couple buy their first home together in Worcestershire.

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    60. Kent

    27 Apr 2012 · 45 min

    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 pounds Nicki Chapman shows them three superb properties before heading off to the annual Whitstable Oyster Festival.

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    61. Dorset

    30 Apr 2012 · 45 min

    Aled Jones helps a couple with a 600,000 pound budget search for a country home in Dorset. Plus, Aled tries his hand at the traditional craft of blacksmithing.

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    62. East Sussex

    1 May 2012 · 45 min

    Alistair Appleton goes house hunting with a couple in East Sussex.

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    63. Pembrokeshire

    2 May 2012 · 45 min

    Jules Hudson helps a couple search for a country home on the Pembrokeshire coast.

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    64. Suffolk

    3 May 2012 · 45 min

    Nicki Chapman travels to the Suffolk countryside to help a couple find a new home for 500,000 pounds. 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.

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    65. Welsh Marches

    4 May 2012 · 45 min

    Alistair Appleton joins the hunt for an artistic couple buying their first home together.

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    66. Hampshire

    8 May 2012 · 45 min

    Jules discovers the hidden secrets of watercress at one of Hampshire's farms.

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    67. Devon

    9 May 2012 · 45 min

    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.

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    68. Nottinghamshire

    10 May 2012 · 45 min

    Alistair Appleton helps a couple who want to escape to the Nottinghamshire countryside for a budget of 450,000 pounds. During his journey, Alistair heads to Southwell to uncover the story behind one of Britain's most famous apples, the Bramley.

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    69. East Anglia

    11 May 2012 · 45 min

    Jonnie slips on his dancing shoes for a routine showcasing Suffolk's musical heritage.

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    70. North Devon

    14 May 2012 · 45 min

    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.

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    71. Surrey

    15 May 2012 · 45 min

    Denise Nurse helps a family find a country home in the expensive county of Surrey.

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    72. Cornwall

    16 May 2012 · 45 min

    Nicki Chapman helps a buyer who has been dreaming of moving to Cornwall for over 30 years.

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    73. North East Wales

    17 May 2012 · 45 min

    Alistair Appleton helps a couple look for a country residence in north east Wales.

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    74. Yorkshire Dales

    18 May 2012 · 45 min

    Jonnie Irwin helps a couple relocate from Bishops Stortford to the Yorkshire Dales.

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    75. Cornwall

    21 May 2012 · 45 min

    Jonnie Irwin helps a retired Cornwall couple who are ready to tackle a renovation project.