Next Episode of Escape to the Country is
Season 26 / Episode 19 and airs on 08 December 2025 15:00
A series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.
Sun, sea and seals... it's another glorious escape to the country in Cornwall, where Alistair Appleton is helping a retired couple from the Wirral find their perfect Cornish retreat within walking distance of a pub. After years of happy family holidays there, and now with their son and new grandson living locally, they're ready to make the move and live in Cornwall full-time. With a £400,000 budget and a love of bungalows, Alistair has some tempting options to show them. He also pops by the Cornish Seal Sanctuary to meet some of its permanent and temporary residents.
It's all go in gorgeous Powys as Jules Hudson helps a couple to swap town life in Oxfordshire for his beloved Wales. On the wish list is space for two dogs, three cats and a garage for a motorbike which the brand spanking new mystery eco-house might just deliver.
For an inspiring change of pace, Jules visits a brilliant local farming initiative that's helping young people get into agriculture and grow sustainable food for the future.
With retirement on the horizon and Dorset calling, Ginny Buckley is helping a buyer from London find the right place to start a brand new chapter for her £425,000 budget. Ginny's got plenty to tempt her, from picture-perfect villages to a beautiful mystery house that's so charming, it should come with a bow on top.
And for a taste of local success, Ginny meets a family who swapped city life for the coast and now run an upmarket fish-canning business.
Alistair Appleton is exploring Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, helping a couple make the move from Germany to the British countryside. Alistair shows them a fantastic mystery house – a smallholding which comes complete with Tom, Barbara, Margo and Jerry, four goats who are already living the good life on the property.
Alistair also meets up with a writer who exchanged London life for Herefordshire's green calm and now shares her lovely, inspiring home with a menagerie of animals.
Denise Nurse heads to the Garden of Wales, aka Carmarthenshire, to help a pair of retired medical professionals from Jersey find a country retreat for them and their dog. However, it's the amazing mystery house that really gets tails wagging. If you've ever wondered what it's like to have beavers in your backyard, then this one's for you.
Along the way, Denise meets a couple who escaped to the county to open a tea shop, proving there's always time for a fresh start and a good brew.
It's all action in Cornwall as Jules Hudson teams up with two fitness fanatics from the town of Hertford who are searching for their perfect seaside escape. They're after space for a home pottery studio, with a gym close by, and Jules has lined up some classic Cornish gems to get their hearts racing. The competition heats up even more when they all take to the water at Padstow for a spot of gig boat racing.
Rock'n'roll meets rural charm as Nicki Chapman helps a young couple of professional musicians swap the city soundscape for the Oxfordshire countryside. They're after a home with enough space to turn the volume up to eleven and hopefully keep the neighbours happy too! A beam-filled, characterful mystery house strikes the right note, and Nicki also meets a South American baker bringing a taste of home to a small village bakery.
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