Escape to the Country

Family

Station:
BBC One (GB)

Status:
Running

Start:
2007-05-14

Rating:
9.5/10 from 2 users

A series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.

Escape to the Country Next Episode Air Date

Next Episode is 'North Yorkshire' (Season 27 Episode 31) and airs on 16 Nov 2026 09:00 (CDT).

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List of episodes

S27E28 - Moray and Aberdeenshire

With two children, a menagerie of animals and plans for even more, Cheryl and Barry are swapping Somerset suburbia for the wide-open spaces of Moray and Aberdeenshire. Steve Brown is working with a £425,000 budget to find them a family home where land is every bit as important as the house itself.

Steve also visits a local football club scoring some impressive green goals, using new technologies while remaining at the heart of its community.

Air Date: 13 Oct 2026 09:00 (CDT)

S27E29 - South Devon

Denise Nurse is turns up the heat in south Devon as she helps Susi and Sam, along with Rupert the dog, exchange their busy Bedfordshire town for life in the West Country. With £500,000 to spend, an annexe for visiting friends and family is a must, but a few glorious sea views could prove rather distracting.

Things get hotter still when Denise meets local chilli farmers and puts her taste buds to the test with some of their fiery goodies.

Air Date: 19 Oct 2026 09:00 (CDT)

S27E30 - Kent

Jules Hudson is in the Kent countryside with Londoners Rob and Dani, who are hunting for a new home for them, their son Oscar and Bonnie the dog. Jules mixes it up with homes old and new before turning things upside down with the mystery house.

And there's plenty more growing in the Garden of England when Jules ventures inside a staggering 51-acre greenhouse filled with tomatoes and peppers.

Air Date: 20 Oct 2026 09:00 (CDT)

S27E31 - North Yorkshire

After two decades down under, proud Yorkshireman Rich is heading back to his North Yorkshire roots with his Aussie wife, Jade, a grown-up daughter, two dogs and two cats in tow. With their £400,000 budget, Richie Anderson is tasked with finding this migrating menagerie a home from a selection which includes gorgeous cottages and an ecofriendly former head teacher's house.

And at a local farm shop, Richie discovers that serving up Yorkshire produce might be harder than it looks!

Air Date: 16 Nov 2026 09:00 (CDT)

S27E32 - Norfolk and Suffolk Borders

Briony May Williams helps discerning house hunters from a town in Kent relocate to the quieter countryside of Norfolk and Suffolk. With three dogs and an impressive collection of cars and motorcycles, there's plenty to accommodate. So, finding a home that's not too big, not too small, but just right proves quite the challenge.

Briony also pulls on her waders in the River Waveney to discover what's being done to keep its waters clean for wild swimmers.

Air Date: 17 Nov 2026 09:00 (CDT)