Escape to the Country

It's all go in rural Oxfordshire as Richie Anderson helps a couple branch out and leave the suburbs to fulfil their dreams of creating a forest school. With an impressive budget, the stunning property line-up is full of leafy promise, including a beautiful, converted mill house that's anything but run-of-the-mill.

Richie also meets an innovative young artist who creates her masterpieces on a bicycle-powered sewing machine... artistry on a ‘wheelie' different level!

Alistair Appleton helps a couple who have never lived in an older home, but who are now ready to fall for a bit of period charm in either Norfolk or Suffolk. With a £270,000 budget and three lively whippets to please, they are after a dog-friendly garden and a slice of East Anglian architectural history to call home.

Alistair also meets a willow farmer and discovers how this wonderfully sustainable crop is being woven into the future.

Ginny Buckley takes the helm as retirees Anthea and Keith look to upsize from their one-bedroom terraced cottage in a Hertfordshire town to a three-bedroom detached home in the Worcestershire countryside. Despite having viewed 16 properties, the couple has yet to find ‘the one'. Ginny presents them with several contenders, including a lovingly refurbished timber-framed Grade II listed cottage, a 125-year-old property with an exquisite country garden, and a Victorian home that maxes out on views. Exploring the magical Malvern Hills, Ginny also meets a family who quit the London rat race to establish an award-winning brewery.

A couple from a busy seaside resort dream of a new life in Somerset for their young family, with outside space for chickens, llamas and maybe even a pig. Denise Nurse takes on their countryside search, lining up a lovely selection of homes, including one with spectacular views across the Bristol Channel to Wales.

She also meets a creative pair who have already made their escape to the country and gets hands on with some screen printing.