Next Episode of Escape to the Country is
Season 27 / Episode 21 and airs on 21 September 2026 14:00
A series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.
In Aberdeenshire, Alistair Appleton helps Sonya and her son William find a country home with enough land for the whole family, including their ponies and horses. The search uncovers some fantastic properties, including an epically vast mystery house with enough bedrooms for the whole family as well as 17 guests to each enjoy one of their own!
Along the way, Alistair meets influencer Aimee, a seasoned global explorer, who along with her partner has chosen to put down roots in rural Scotland by restoring their very own cottage.
Jules Hudson is on home turf in his beloved Herefordshire, helping Sian and Andy leave their Leicestershire town to find a country home where they can start a new chapter with their two youngest children. With dreams of land for horses and a donkey already christened Derek, the search uncovers some exceptional properties, including a remarkable, historic mystery house.
Jules also meets a couple who moved to the county three years ago and have never looked back, transforming their rural retreat into a thriving holiday-let business.
Nicki Chapman helps Jules and Sharlean leave the edge of Chester behind in search of Cheshire's rural charms and undiscovered dog walks. The house search throws up some tempting contenders, including a mystery house that's a little cheeky about its postcode.
Elsewhere, Nicki meets a retired professional rugby player and his wife, who have brewed up a successful new life running a specialty coffee shop.
Sonali Shah is in glorious Devon with Lisa and Neil from the city of Newport, whose country house wish list has one surprisingly non-negotiable requirement... the perfect utility room! But will they find one worth getting emotional about? Their search uncovers an irresistible mix of properties, from a home with breathtaking views, and another with its own turret, to a remarkable wing of a grand county mansion.
Along the way, Sonali heads to Exmoor to meet a young family who left London behind three years ago to embrace a very different way of life on their 23-acre farm.
Charming cottages and a lovely barn conversion are on the property shortlist in the Northamptonshire countryside as Denise Nurse helps Caroline from Kent return to what she calls her happy place. With the children now living overseas, this move is all about finding a home that suits the next chapter of her life.
Denise also visits a young couple who are turning their dream cottage into a family home as they prepare to welcome their first baby.
Briony May Williams heads to the north Yorkshire countryside with a £280,000 budget, helping Richard, Helen and her daughter Immi swap a busy Kentish town for the Yorkshire way of life. With Richard happiest on the water, and mum and daughter wanting a dedicated craft room, the property search serves up plenty of character, including a waterside mystery house with spectacular views.
Briony also visits a vineyard, proving England's wine country reaches further north than many might expect.
Who is Ethel, and why is Alistair Appleton trying to bag her? All will be revealed in Derbyshire as he helps Olivia and Jake from a busy Leicestershire town, and their dog Basil, find a more self-sufficient lifestyle on a property shopping budget of £450,000.
Homes include a stream-side cottage and a mystery house that's crying out for Jake's handyman skills. Alistair also discovers an ambitious project bringing once-lost native wildlife back to the region.
Nicki Chapman is in the West Sussex countryside, with a £380,000 budget, helping Jane and Fabian leave London in search of a characterful cottage with a modest garden. Twenty years into married life, they're still clearly each other's favourite company, making this move every bit as exciting as the day they first met in New York. It's a fitting backdrop to a mystery house with echoes of a Manhattan loft apartment. Nicki also meets a couple of enterprising landlords growing much of the produce served on their pub's menu from the smallholding they've established nearby.
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