Escape to the Country Season 12 Episodes

Episode 1

Wales

44 mins

Nicky helps a retired couple escape to North Wales. They are in the county of Gwynedd where slate is quarried and the average price of a house is £140,000 which is £23,000 less than the UK average. The Snowdonia National Park is to the east, and houses in the park are no more expensive than outside it. The couple seeking a property is Jamal and Dee from North London who have retired early, both from an Accountancy career. Dee is a keen amateur photographer and Jamal likes old properties. They would like some out-buildings for a studio and stables for horses. They do not want to buy a property that needs work and their budget is £450,000.

Episode 3

Hampshire

44 mins

Episode 4

Lincolnshire

44 mins

Episode 5

Dorset

44 mins

Nikki shows 3 properties in Dorset to a couple, Liz and Neil, from West Sussex, that want a 4 bedroom home with an artist's studio for Liz and a large garage for Neil's business equipment. Nikki also visits an organic dairy sheep farm.

Episode 6

North Devon

44 mins

Alistair shows 3 homes to a pair of baking enthusiasts in north Devon.

Episode 7

Worcestershire

44 mins

Alistair Appleton joins a couple who have been travelling the world and helps them find a home with B&B potential in the Malvern Hills.

Episode 8

Rutland

44 mins

Episode 9

Yorkshire Dales

44 mins

A couple wish to give up their jobs and move from Bishops Stortford in Hertfordshire to further north in the Yorkshire Dales where they would like to run a Bed and Breakfast establishment. Their budget is £500,000.00.

Episode 10

Cheshire

44 mins

Episode 11

Northamptonshire

44 mins

Aled helps a retired couple find a rural home in Northamptonshire and Aled visits a rapeseed producing farm.

Episode 12

South Cumbria

44 mins

Episode 13

Devon

44 mins

A couple returning to Britain from living in France for twenty years, wish to buy a detached house in Devon near the rim of Dartmoor. As usual in this series they are shown two houses on the first dy and a mystery house on the second day.

Episode 14

Oxfordshire

44 mins

Episode 15

Hampshire

44 mins

Jules helps a couple who have already looked at 45 other properties, find a suitable house in Hampshire. This couple want to be within half an hour of Hampton Court Palace area where their daughter and future grandchild live. Jules also visits a centre of Watercress growing.

Episode 16

Lancashire

44 mins

Episode 17

Oxon/Wilts

44 mins

Episode 18

Carmarthenshire

44 mins

Episode 19

North Devon

44 mins

Episode 20

Isle of Wight

44 mins

Episode 21

Llyn Peninsula

44 mins

Nicki Chapman help James and Ingrid who wish to move to North Wales. They want a detached house with a minimum of 3 acres of land so that they can have a horse, goats and maybe a pig. They already have a dog. They are interested in a traditional Welsh cottage and they have ideas about starting a Kennel business. As usual they will be shown 3 houses and will be guessing the prices.

Episode 22

Wiltshire

44 mins

Denise helps a young professional couple, Andrew and Becky, look at properties in Wiltshire. Their budget is £450,000.00, and they would like a detached house to start their family and also have some dogs there.

Episode 23

Lancashire

44 mins

Episode 24

Powys

44 mins

A couple from SE England wish to move to Wales. They have 2 young children and a Spaniel dog and wish for 3 bedrooms, a kitchen diner, an office and an acres of land. Jules presents them with 3 properties in Powys county, Wales for their consideration.

Episode 25

Cambridgeshire

43 mins

Jonnie Irwin is helping a couple of music lovers who are planning a rural relocation. They are looking to ditch their urban lifestyles to live in harmony in the Cambridgeshire countryside. Whilst there, Jonnie pays a visit to one of the largest bronze age sites in Britain.

Episode 26

South Wales

43 mins

Sonali Shah visits south Wales with a couple who have £230,000 to move out of Newport and buy their first home so they can raise their family in the countryside.

Episode 28

Devon

Alastair helps a couple called Mo and Tim find a 4 bedroom home in SW Devon in the South Hams district which falls into an area of "Outstanding Natural Beauty" . This area is the most expensive in Devon. This couple would like a home that offers potential for an income. Alastair learns about a charity that is helping Dartmoor Ponies which are now on the danger list. Tim and Mo have been married for 9 years. Tim is a retired IT Consultant and they met while being part of an amateur dramatic society.

Episode 29

Norfolk

43 mins

Ginny Buckley is helping a house-hunting couple with a £900,000 budget move back from France and find an impressive rural retreat in the Norfolk countryside.

Episode 37

Somerset

43 mins

Colin and David wish to find a large 5 bedroom house in Somerset with a wine cellar, Snooker room, 2 acres of land and room for a Grand Piano. They have a million pound budget.

Episode 45

Somerset