Escape to the Country

Alistair Appleton is in the Highlands of Scotland with an artistic couple whose aspirations include starting their own music festival among the magnificent mountains the region is famous for.

Alistair also visits an ambitious rewilding project which hopes to restore the once vast Caledonian Forest.

A couple from Kent want to head west to Cornwall to house-hunt for a property where they can create a wellness retreat, and Jules Hudson is just the man to help them find it. 

Taking a break from the search, Jules hopes to catch a glimpse of a recently released family of beavers.

Looking for inspiration in the magnificent North Yorkshire countryside, today's buyer from a town in Buckinghamshire is full of admiration for the county and the lineup of potential new homes Nicki Chapman has to show her.

Whilst there, Nicki also drops in on a painter who has almost single-handedly renovated a beautiful old farmhouse into a remarkable rural retreat for other like-minded artists.

Two Eurovision enthusiasts need Denise Nurse's help to find them, and their cat Larry, a new home in the Cumbrian countryside.

Away from the house hunting, Denise meets up with a young family of keen climbers and outdoor adventurers who made their own escape to this beautiful county.

The bluebells are out in Buckinghamshire as Briony May Williams shows some splendid countryside properties to a couple wanting to escape from the Warwickshire town of Rugby.

And if you've ever wondered what it would be like to swap city life for farm life then Briony meets a woman who has done just that.

Sonali Shah helps a young couple who are looking forward to buying their first house together in the picturesque countryside of Devon.

Sonali also takes to the water as she learns about a project that brings awareness of what lies beneath the surface of the sea along the county's stunning coastline.

Wanting to move closer to her family and the sea, a buyer from London needs Alistair Appleton's help to find a new home in the Suffolk countryside.

Alistair also meets a couple who, after they moved to the county, set about creating a beautiful wildflower meadow as a biodiversity hotspot that supports a wide range of flora and fauna.

Hoping to escape to the dramatic countryside of north Wales, Jules Hudson's buyers want to find a new home with at least an acre of land where they can create a yoga and wellbeing retreat.

It's lucky Jules has a good head for heights... as he'll need it for a visit to the Menai Suspension Bridge, which is being renovated in time for the 200th anniversary of its opening.

Nicki Chapman's buyers are already renting in the beautiful countryside of Herefordshire, but they need Nicki's help to find them a house of their own that comes with enough land for a holiday let.

Watch out for a surprise visit from another of the show's presenters, who also famously lives in the county.

Today's buyers don't mind if they find a new home in either Hampshire or Dorset, just as long as it's as close as possible to their happy place, the sea.

Denise Nurse is there to put a smile on their faces, and she also meets a Hampshire family who are living the Escape to the Country dream in an idyllic Georgian gatehouse.

Steve Brown marvels at the spectacular scenery on offer in Scotland's Perth and Kinross and beyond as he helps a couple with three children from a city in Essex find their dream home in the countryside. They need a big garden, good transport links and want to be within half an hour of a rugby club.

Having almost made their escape seven years ago, today's couple want to try again, tasking Ginny Buckley to help them move from a Surrey town and out into the countryside around the Norfolk/Suffolk border.

Ginny also meets someone who has already moved to the region, turning her thatched cottage into a dreamy, picture postcard home.

Returning to the UK, after 22 years in eastern Australia, today's couple have decided they now want to make their home in the countryside of glorious Gloucestershire.

Nicki Chapman has the keys to some lovely characterful properties and also meets a couple who, quite literally, bought their dream house.

A newly engaged couple from Cheshire want to buy their first home together in rural Northumberland, where Jules Hudson is on hand to show them a selection of houses that matches their wish list.

A secluded location along with enough land to have a holiday let are their top priorities.

Wanting to escape south London, a mother and son meet up with Sonali Shah in the Lothians, where they want to find their ideal rural retreat, complete with an art studio.

Sonali also discovers the legacy of a 19th-century, Scottish-born conservationist, known in America as the Father of the National Parks.