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Season 21
Episode 38

Shropshire

May 3, 2021

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Escape to the Country - S21 - E38

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.

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Escape to the Country: Season 21 - 53 Episode s

21x1 - Dorset
September 7, 2020
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.
21x2 - Dumfries & Galloway
September 8, 2020
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.
21x3 - Bedfordshire
September 14, 2020
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.
21x4 - Chiltern Hills
September 15, 2020
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.
21x5 - Derbyshire
September 21, 2020
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.
21x6 - Carmarthenshire
September 22, 2020
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.
21x7 - Yorkshire Dales
September 28, 2020
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.
21x8 - Norfolk
September 29, 2020
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.
21x9 - Shropshire and Herefordshire
October 5, 2020
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.
21x10 - Cotswolds
October 6, 2020
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.
21x11 - Devon
December 14, 2020
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.
21x12 - East Riding of Yorkshire
December 15, 2020
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.
21x13 - Surrey
January 4, 2021
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.
21x14 - Pembrokeshire
January 5, 2021
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.
21x15 - Dorset
January 11, 2021
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.
21x16 - Lake District
January 12, 2021
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.
21x17 - Rutland
January 18, 2021
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.
21x18 - Devon
January 19, 2021
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.
21x19 - Norfolk
January 25, 2021
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.
21x20 - North Yorkshire
January 26, 2021
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.
21x21 - Cornwall
February 1, 2021
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!
21x22 - Norfolk
February 2, 2021
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.
21x23 - Staffordshire
February 8, 2021
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.
21x24 - North Wales
February 9, 2021
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.
21x25 - Wiltshire
February 15, 2021
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.
21x26 - North West Wales
March 8, 2021
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.
21x27 - Cotswolds
March 9, 2021
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.
21x28 - High Weald
March 15, 2021
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.
21x29 - Suffolk
March 16, 2021
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.
21x30 - Wiltshire
March 22, 2021
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.
21x31 - Welsh Borders
March 23, 2021
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.
21x32 - Somerset
June 1, 2021
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.
21x33 - Cornwall
April 13, 2021
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.
21x34 - Herefordshire
April 19, 2021
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.
21x35 - Somerset
April 20, 2021
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.
21x36 - Hampshire
April 26, 2021
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.
21x37 - Devon
April 27, 2021
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.
21x38 - Shropshire
May 3, 2021
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.
21x39 - Essex
May 4, 2021
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.
21x40 - Somerset
May 10, 2021
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.
21x41 - Surrey
May 11, 2021
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.
21x42 - Cotswolds
May 17, 2021
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.
21x43 - Oxfordshire
May 18, 2021
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.
21x44 - Norfolk
May 24, 2021
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.
21x45 - Dumfries & Galloway
May 25, 2021
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.
21x46 - Wiltshire and Somerset
May 31, 2021
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!
21x47 - Shropshire
September 6, 2021
With ambitions to start a cookery school in Shropshire, a couple from Hertfordshire get a helping hand from Nicki Chapman to spend £900,000 on a new home for their new life in the country. Getting to know the area and local producers, they all visit a small farm which supplies veggies to local restaurants and cafes.
21x48 - West Wales
September 7, 2021
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.
21x49 - Cotswolds
September 8, 2021
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.
21x50 - Dumfries and Galloway
September 13, 2021
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.
21x51 - Cambridgeshire
September 14, 2021
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.
21x52 - Cheshire
September 20, 2021
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.
21x53 - Devon
September 21, 2021
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.

21x1 - Dorset

21x2 - Dumfries & Galloway

21x3 - Bedfordshire

21x4 - Chiltern Hills

21x5 - Derbyshire

21x6 - Carmarthenshire

21x7 - Yorkshire Dales

21x8 - Norfolk

21x9 - Shropshire and Herefordshire

21x10 - Cotswolds

21x11 - Devon

21x12 - East Riding of Yorkshire

21x13 - Surrey

21x14 - Pembrokeshire

21x15 - Dorset

21x16 - Lake District

21x17 - Rutland

21x18 - Devon

21x19 - Norfolk

21x20 - North Yorkshire

21x21 - Cornwall

21x22 - Norfolk

21x23 - Staffordshire

21x24 - North Wales

21x25 - Wiltshire

21x26 - North West Wales

21x27 - Cotswolds

21x28 - High Weald

21x29 - Suffolk

21x30 - Wiltshire

21x31 - Welsh Borders

21x32 - Somerset

21x33 - Cornwall

21x34 - Herefordshire

21x35 - Somerset

21x36 - Hampshire

21x37 - Devon

21x38 - Shropshire

21x39 - Essex

21x40 - Somerset

21x41 - Surrey

21x42 - Cotswolds

21x43 - Oxfordshire

21x44 - Norfolk

21x45 - Dumfries & Galloway

21x46 - Wiltshire and Somerset

21x47 - Shropshire

21x48 - West Wales

21x49 - Cotswolds

21x50 - Dumfries and Galloway

21x51 - Cambridgeshire

21x52 - Cheshire

21x53 - Devon

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