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Season 10
Episode 15

Derbyshire

November 2, 2009

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Escape to the Country - S10 - E15

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.

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Escape to the Country: Season 10 - 65 Episode s

10x1 - Leicestershire
November 9, 2009
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.
10x2 - Kent
October 30, 2009
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.
10x3 - Kent
November 12, 2009
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.
10x4 - Powys
November 19, 2009
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?
10x5 - Cambridgeshire
November 10, 2009
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.
10x6 - Surrey
November 3, 2009
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?
10x7 - Buckinghamshire
October 14, 2009
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?
10x8 - Monmouthshire
October 20, 2009
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?
10x9 - East Sussex
November 18, 2009
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?
10x10 - Warwickshire
October 26, 2009
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.
10x11 - Shropshire
October 23, 2009
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?
10x12 - The Cotswolds
November 20, 2009
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.
10x13 - Essex
October 21, 2009
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?
10x14 - Somerset
November 4, 2009
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.
10x15 - Derbyshire
November 2, 2009
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.
10x16 - Gloucestershire
April 16, 2010
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.
10x17 - Wiltshire
October 19, 2009
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!
10x18 - Devon/Cornwall
October 22, 2009
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!
10x19 - Devon
October 29, 2009
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.
10x20 - Norfolk
November 9, 2009
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.
10x21 - Scottish Borders
October 16, 2009
Aled Jones helps a couple of wildfowl enthusiasts find a property with five acres of land, a large kitchen, three bedrooms and at least five naturally fed ponds.
10x22 - North Yorkshire
November 16, 2009
Denise Nurse is in North Yorkshire and, with a budget of £550,000, is helping a couple achieve their dream. 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.
10x23 - Cumbria
October 27, 2009
Alistair Appleton is in the Lake District with a young-at-heart outdoor-loving couple who are ready to leave their family home of 22 years behind.
10x24 - Somerset
November 13, 2009
Denise Nurse helps a couple who have viewed forty properties already but remain empty-handed. With a £750,000 budget, they have an extensive list of requirements.
10x25 - North Yorkshire
October 28, 2009
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.
10x26 - Oxfordshire
November 17, 2009
Alistair Appleton is in Oxfordshire. With a £600,000 budget, he helps a nautical couple looking for a property close to the river so they can moor their boat.
10x27 - Dorset
November 6, 2009
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.
10x28 - Dorset
October 13, 2009
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?
10x29 - Wiltshire
October 12, 2009
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?
10x30 - Devon
November 5, 2009
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 one million pounds.
10x31 - Yorkshire
November 24, 2009
Denise Nurse is in Yorkshire with a couple keen to retire to the country. They want to spend £500,000 on a property large enough to accommodate all their hobbies.
10x32 - Devon
January 19, 2010
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?
10x33 - New Forest
January 4, 2010
Jules Hudson helps a couple with a budget of £650,000 in the New Forest.
10x34 - Herefordshire
December 1, 2009
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.
10x35 - Carmarthenshire
November 23, 2009
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?
10x36 - Devon
January 12, 2010
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.
10x37 - Yorkshire
November 27, 2009
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.
10x38 - Somerset
January 13, 2010
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.
10x39 - North Wales
December 2, 2009
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.
10x40 - Shropshire
December 7, 2009
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.
10x41 - Pembrokeshire
November 25, 2009
Nicki Chapman is in Pembrokeshire and has a maximum budget of £700,000 to help a couple who want to run holiday lets.
10x42 - Suffolk
January 6, 2010
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.
10x43 - Worcestershire
January 14, 2010
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.
10x44 - Hampshire
January 20, 2010
Denise Nurse helps a retired couple find the slice of rural Hampshire they have always craved. They want a character property with a garage and a library.
10x45 - Hampshire
January 8, 2010
Jules Hudson is in Hampshire to help a young family search for the perfect home. With a budget of £600,000, a large and safe garden is key.
10x46 - Suffolk
November 30, 2009
Alistair Appleton helps a couple fulfil a childhood dream, swapping the fast lane of London for an artistic life in the Suffolk countryside.
10x47 - West Sussex
December 3, 2009
Aled Jones helps a couple who have hardly lived together during 34 years of marriage to find a home in West Sussex, with an area for dog grooming.
10x48 - Shropshire
April 7, 2010
Jules Hudson helps a couple hoping to retire to South Shropshire find their rural idyll. After 30 years in suburbia they've decided it's time to seek a more rustic life.
10x49 - North Yorkshire
January 7, 2010
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.
10x50 - Suffolk
April 6, 2010
Denise Nurse helps a couple find a home with plenty of character in Suffolk. With a budget of £450,000, the buyers are seeking three bedrooms.
10x51 - Cumbria
January 5, 2010
Alistair Appleton is in the Lake District with a couple looking for a B&B to buy for £650,000.
10x52 - Dorset
April 1, 2010
With £650,000, Nicki Chapman tries to help a couple find a house big enough to accommodate three teenage boys and three Rottweilers in rural Dorset.
10x53 - Dorset
January 15, 2010
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.
10x54 - Staffordshire
March 3, 2010
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.
10x55 - Shropshire
January 11, 2010
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.
10x56 - North Wales
October 15, 2009
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.
10x57 - Cornwall
March 12, 2010
Aled Jones helps a couple with their family of 14 dogs and cats go in search of rural isolation in Cornwall with a budget of £500,000.
10x58 - Peak District
March 10, 2010
Nicki Chapman helps a couple from Manchester find their very first home together in the Peak District, with a budget of £700,000.
10x59 - Dorset
January 18, 2010
Nicki Chapman helps a retired couple flee Nottingham for the Dorset countryside. Their wish list includes two living rooms and an artist's studio.
10x60 - South Devon
January 22, 2010
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?
10x61 - Herefordshire
January 21, 2010
Nicki Chapman helps a couple who would like to fulfil their dream of moving to Herefordshire and starting a new business.
10x62 - Buckinghamshire
March 31, 2010
Alistair Appleton helps a couple find a character home in Buckinghamshire with at least half an acre of land to keep some goats.
10x63 - North Yorkshire
April 15, 2010
Nicki Chapman is with a couple buying a house together for the first time in North Yorkshire. They have already dismissed over 1,000 properties.
10x64 - Shropshire
September 14, 2010
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.
10x65 - Northamptonshire
April 14, 2010
Denise Nurse is helping a couple to cast off from urban life by the River Thames and seek out peace and relaxation in the country.

10x1 - Leicestershire

10x2 - Kent

10x3 - Kent

10x4 - Powys

10x5 - Cambridgeshire

10x6 - Surrey

10x7 - Buckinghamshire

10x8 - Monmouthshire

10x9 - East Sussex

10x10 - Warwickshire

10x11 - Shropshire

10x12 - The Cotswolds

10x13 - Essex

10x14 - Somerset

10x15 - Derbyshire

10x16 - Gloucestershire

10x17 - Wiltshire

10x18 - Devon/Cornwall

10x19 - Devon

10x20 - Norfolk

10x21 - Scottish Borders

10x22 - North Yorkshire

10x23 - Cumbria

10x24 - Somerset

10x25 - North Yorkshire

10x26 - Oxfordshire

10x27 - Dorset

10x28 - Dorset

10x29 - Wiltshire

10x30 - Devon

10x31 - Yorkshire

10x32 - Devon

10x33 - New Forest

10x34 - Herefordshire

10x35 - Carmarthenshire

10x36 - Devon

10x37 - Yorkshire

10x38 - Somerset

10x39 - North Wales

10x40 - Shropshire

10x41 - Pembrokeshire

10x42 - Suffolk

10x43 - Worcestershire

10x44 - Hampshire

10x45 - Hampshire

10x46 - Suffolk

10x47 - West Sussex

10x48 - Shropshire

10x49 - North Yorkshire

10x50 - Suffolk

10x51 - Cumbria

10x52 - Dorset

10x53 - Dorset

10x54 - Staffordshire

10x55 - Shropshire

10x56 - North Wales

10x57 - Cornwall

10x58 - Peak District

10x59 - Dorset

10x60 - South Devon

10x61 - Herefordshire

10x62 - Buckinghamshire

10x63 - North Yorkshire

10x64 - Shropshire

10x65 - Northamptonshire

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