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Season 13
Episode 68

Hampshire

May 10, 2013

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Escape to the Country - S13 - E68

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.

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Escape to the Country: Season 13 - 58 Episode s

13x18 - Herefordshire
November 28, 2012
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.
13x19 - Leicestershire
November 29, 2012
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.
13x20 - Worcestershire
November 30, 2012
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.
13x21 - North Yorkshire
December 3, 2012
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.
13x22 - Norfolk
December 4, 2012
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.
13x23 - Somerset
December 5, 2012
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.
13x24 - Northamptonshire
December 6, 2012
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.
13x25 - Gloucestershire
December 7, 2012
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.
13x26 - Cornwall
December 10, 2012
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.
13x27 - Derbyshire
December 11, 2012
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.
13x28 - Cotswolds
December 12, 2012
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.
13x29 - Kent
December 13, 2012
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.
13x30 - Norfolk
December 14, 2012
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.
13x31 - Cornwall
January 7, 2013
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.
13x32 - Hampshire
January 8, 2013
Jules Hudson puts the property wheels in motion in Hampshire as he helps a pottery-loving couple find a new country retreat for a budget of £640,000. Jules also meets up with a local volunteer who is helping to keep the county's motoring heritage in working order.
13x33 - Monmouthshire
January 9, 2013
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.
13x34 - Gloucestershire
January 10, 2013
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.
13x35 - Norfolk
January 11, 2013
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.
13x36 - Somerset
January 14, 2013
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.
13x37 - Essex
January 15, 2013
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.
13x38 - Devon
January 16, 2013
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.
13x39 - Gloucestershire
January 17, 2013
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.
13x40 - Dorset
January 18, 2013
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.
13x41 - Lincolnshire
January 21, 2013
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.
13x42 - Kent
January 22, 2013
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.
13x43 - Cotswolds
January 23, 2013
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.
13x44 - West of Scotland
January 24, 2013
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.
13x45 - Cotswolds
January 25, 2013
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.
13x46 - Somerset
March 25, 2013
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.
13x47 - North Yorkshire
March 26, 2013
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.
13x48 - Devon
March 27, 2013
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.
13x49 - East Sussex
March 28, 2013
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.
13x50 - Suffolk
March 29, 2013
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.
13x51 - Worcestershire
April 1, 2013
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.
13x52 - Shropshire
April 3, 2013
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.
13x53 - South Lincolnshire
April 5, 2013
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.
13x54 - Essex
May 30, 2013
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.
13x55 - Rutland
April 13, 2013
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.
13x56 - Lancashire
April 11, 2013
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.
13x57 - North Wiltshire
April 15, 2013
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.
13x58 - Devon
April 16, 2013
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.
13x59 - Hampshire
April 19, 2013
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.
13x60 - Buckinghamshire
April 22, 2013
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.
13x61 - Yorkshire
April 23, 2013
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.
13x62 - Warwickshire
April 26, 2013
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.
13x63 - Devon
April 29, 2013
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.
13x64 - West Sussex
April 30, 2013
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.
13x65 - Cumbria
May 3, 2013
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.
13x66 - Derbyshire
May 7, 2013
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.
13x67 - North Wales
May 8, 2013
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.
13x68 - Hampshire
May 10, 2013
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.
13x69 - Suffolk
May 13, 2013
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.
13x70 - Somerset
May 14, 2013
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.
13x71 - Cornwall
May 17, 2013
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.
13x72 - Oxfordshire
May 20, 2013
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.
13x73 - Cumbria
May 21, 2013
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.
13x74 - Warwickshire
May 24, 2013
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.
13x75 - Devon
May 28, 2013
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.

13x18 - Herefordshire

13x19 - Leicestershire

13x20 - Worcestershire

13x21 - North Yorkshire

13x22 - Norfolk

13x23 - Somerset

13x24 - Northamptonshire

13x25 - Gloucestershire

13x26 - Cornwall

13x27 - Derbyshire

13x28 - Cotswolds

13x29 - Kent

13x30 - Norfolk

13x31 - Cornwall

13x32 - Hampshire

13x33 - Monmouthshire

13x34 - Gloucestershire

13x35 - Norfolk

13x36 - Somerset

13x37 - Essex

13x38 - Devon

13x39 - Gloucestershire

13x40 - Dorset

13x41 - Lincolnshire

13x42 - Kent

13x43 - Cotswolds

13x44 - West of Scotland

13x45 - Cotswolds

13x46 - Somerset

13x47 - North Yorkshire

13x48 - Devon

13x49 - East Sussex

13x50 - Suffolk

13x51 - Worcestershire

13x52 - Shropshire

13x53 - South Lincolnshire

13x54 - Essex

13x55 - Rutland

13x56 - Lancashire

13x57 - North Wiltshire

13x58 - Devon

13x59 - Hampshire

13x60 - Buckinghamshire

13x61 - Yorkshire

13x62 - Warwickshire

13x63 - Devon

13x64 - West Sussex

13x65 - Cumbria

13x66 - Derbyshire

13x67 - North Wales

13x68 - Hampshire

13x69 - Suffolk

13x70 - Somerset

13x71 - Cornwall

13x72 - Oxfordshire

13x73 - Cumbria

13x74 - Warwickshire

13x75 - Devon

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