Escape to the Country

There's no time like the present for Alistair Appleton's buyers, who hope to realise a lifelong dream of living by the sea in Dorset. Together, they tour a variety of promising property options, and the couple introduce Alistair to their favourite seaside cafe.

Away from the house search, Alistair also meets a couple who have diversified their family farm and now run a successful hospitality business with luxury shepherd's huts.

With the last of their children about to fly the nest, a couple from a large Berkshire town need Jules Hudson's help to find them a new home in the Suffolk countryside that has holiday let potential. Jules presents a range of fantastic options for their impressive budget, all with exciting potential for paying guests, leaving the couple to figure whether it will be the business or the home that takes precedence.

Today's Escape to the Country sees Nicki Chapman property shopping in Devon, with a pair of entrepreneurial sisters who dream of creating their very own glamping business. Keen to discover more about the holiday industry, Nicki heads to Exmoor National Park where she meets a couple who've transformed a Grade II listed manor house into a luxury bed and breakfast.

Today's buyer fell in love with the Lake District as a child and feels that now the time is right to finally make her dream move there. Sonali Shah is on hand with a selection of gorgeous cottages in some of the region's most sought-after villages, including a one-of-a-kind mystery house.