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Season 17
Episode 7

North Devon

September 27, 2016

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Escape to the Country - S17 - E7

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.

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Escape to the Country: Season 17 - 57 Episode s

17x1 - Dorset
September 6, 2016
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.
17x2 - Cambridgeshire
September 7, 2016
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.
17x3 - South Somerset
September 13, 2016
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.
17x4 - Northumberland
September 14, 2016
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.
17x5 - North Devon
September 20, 2016
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.
17x6 - Herefordshire
September 21, 2016
Ginny Buckley is house-hunting in Herefordshire with a couple who have a budget of £330,000 and want 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.
17x7 - North Devon
September 27, 2016
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.
17x8 - North Wales
September 28, 2016
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.
17x9 - Cornwall
October 4, 2016
Today's house-hunting duo are a couple from Hampshire 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.
17x10 - Norfolk
October 5, 2016
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.
17x11 - Cambridgeshire
October 11, 2016
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.
17x12 - South Devon
October 12, 2016
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.
17x13 - Cornwall
October 18, 2016
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.
17x14 - Welsh Borders
October 19, 2016
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.
17x15 - Leicestershire
October 25, 2016
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.
17x16 - East Devon
October 26, 2016
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.
17x17 - West Sussex
November 1, 2016
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.
17x18 - Cornwall
November 2, 2016
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.
17x19 - North Wales
November 8, 2016
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.
17x20 - West Sussex
November 10, 2016
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.
17x21 - Dorset
November 22, 2016
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.
17x22 - Derbyshire
November 23, 2016
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.
17x23 - Cornwall
November 29, 2016
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.
17x24 - Dorset
November 30, 2016
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.
17x25 - Welsh Borders
December 6, 2016
Margherita Taylor helps a couple who have £500,000 to make a much-yearned-for leap to a country life on the Welsh borders.
17x26 - Worcestershire
December 7, 2016
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.
17x27 - Gloucestershire
December 13, 2016
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.
17x28 - Buckinghamshire
December 14, 2016
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.
17x29 - North Yorkshire
January 24, 2016
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.
17x30 - East Midlands
January 25, 2017
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.
17x31 - Snowdonia
January 23, 2017
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.
17x32 - North Yorkshire
February 14, 2017
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.
17x33 - Dorset
February 15, 2017
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.
17x34 - Rutland
February 22, 2017
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.
17x35 - Oxfordshire
March 20, 2017
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.
17x36 - West Sussex
March 27, 2017
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.
17x37 - Lancashire
March 29, 2017
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.
17x38 - North Dorset
April 4, 2017
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.
17x39 - North Devon
April 5, 2017
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.
17x40 - Shropshire
April 11, 2017
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.
17x41 - North Cornwall
April 12, 2017
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.
17x42 - South Wales
April 17, 2017
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.
17x43 - Yorkshire
April 19, 2017
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.
17x44 - Yorkshire Dales
April 25, 2017
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.
17x45 - Somerset
April 26, 2017
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.
17x46 - Norfolk
May 2, 2017
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.
17x47 - Shropshire
May 3, 2017
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.
17x48 - Wiltshire
May 9, 2017
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.
17x49 - Somerset
May 10, 2017
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.
17x50 - Shropshire
May 16, 2017
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.
17x51 - Gloucestershire
May 17, 2017
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.
17x52 - Scottish Borders
May 25, 2017
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.
17x53 - Somerset
May 24, 2017
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.
17x54 - Worcestershire
May 30, 2017
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.
17x55 - Suffolk
May 31, 2017
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.
17x56 - East Sussex
June 6, 2017
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.
17x57 - West Yorkshire
June 7, 2017
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.

17x1 - Dorset

17x2 - Cambridgeshire

17x3 - South Somerset

17x4 - Northumberland

17x5 - North Devon

17x6 - Herefordshire

17x7 - North Devon

17x8 - North Wales

17x9 - Cornwall

17x10 - Norfolk

17x11 - Cambridgeshire

17x12 - South Devon

17x13 - Cornwall

17x14 - Welsh Borders

17x15 - Leicestershire

17x16 - East Devon

17x17 - West Sussex

17x18 - Cornwall

17x19 - North Wales

17x20 - West Sussex

17x21 - Dorset

17x22 - Derbyshire

17x23 - Cornwall

17x24 - Dorset

17x25 - Welsh Borders

17x26 - Worcestershire

17x27 - Gloucestershire

17x28 - Buckinghamshire

17x29 - North Yorkshire

17x30 - East Midlands

17x31 - Snowdonia

17x32 - North Yorkshire

17x33 - Dorset

17x34 - Rutland

17x35 - Oxfordshire

17x36 - West Sussex

17x37 - Lancashire

17x38 - North Dorset

17x39 - North Devon

17x40 - Shropshire

17x41 - North Cornwall

17x42 - South Wales

17x43 - Yorkshire

17x44 - Yorkshire Dales

17x45 - Somerset

17x46 - Norfolk

17x47 - Shropshire

17x48 - Wiltshire

17x49 - Somerset

17x50 - Shropshire

17x51 - Gloucestershire

17x52 - Scottish Borders

17x53 - Somerset

17x54 - Worcestershire

17x55 - Suffolk

17x56 - East Sussex

17x57 - West Yorkshire

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