Escape to the Country
Series 13
TV-PG
Series 13 saw Aled Jones leave the show.
Where to Watch Escape to the Country • Series 13
75 Episodes
- Suffolk/NorfolkE1
Suffolk/NorfolkJonnie Irwin is under starter's orders in Suffolk to find a country retreat for a horse loving couple with a budget of £575,000. While in the county, Jonnie takes a tour of one of the largest open air free range pig farms in the UK to discover how they keep their animals content. - North Devon
E2North DevonAlistair Appleton travels to north Devon to see if he help can cook up the perfect rural home for a pair of baking enthusiasts with a budget of £450,000. Away from the property search, Alistair travels to Arlington Court to see one of the best collections of 19th-century horse-drawn vehicles in the country. - WorcestershireE7
WorcestershireAlistair Appleton travels to the Worcestershire countryside to help a career-driven couple move closer to their family and friends, on a budget of £400,000. Away from the property search, Alistair meets up with a group of local residents known as Gasketeers who have come up with an illuminating solution to preserve Worcestershire's gas lamps. - LanarkshireE12
LanarkshireNicki Chapman goes the distance to help a couple with £400,000 move from Southampton to Lanarkshire in a bid for a better work-life balance. While there, she learns about the plight of the Eriskay pony, a critically endangered Scottish breed, and efforts by one charity to ensure its future survival in the Western Isles. - WiltshireE13
WiltshireDenise Nurse goes property hunting with a young professional couple who have £450,000 to spend on a country home in Wiltshire. But will their positive energy result in a house purchase? Away from their search, Denise also catches up with a previous buyer who bought an Escape to the Country house, to see how life has changed since she moved into her Wiltshire home. - South WalesE14
South WalesJules Hudson heads to South Wales to help a couple with a healthy £550,000 budget who are in rural-property-buying limbo. Besides the house hunt, Jules discovers how Welsh woollen blankets - made in its traditional textile mills - still hold such widespread design appeal in the modern era. - Bedfordshire
E15BedfordshireWith a budget of £900,000, Alistair Appleton goes rural property shopping in Bedfordshire with a couple buying their first house together - but there is also a teenager and a menagerie of pets to factor in. While in the county, Alistair visits Woburn Abbey, where that great British mealtime tradition, the afternoon tea, was born. - ShropshireE16
ShropshireJules Hudson goes property hunting in Shropshire with a couple in search of a rural hideaway on a budget of £270,000. On the way, he discovers the softer side of Shropshire's industrial heritage in a family-run factory which has been making traditional teddy bears for over 80 years. - DorsetE17
DorsetAled Jones heads to Dorset to help a house-hunting couple with a substantial £700,000 budget move back to the county where they first fell in love. Away from the house hunt, Aled takes a ride in an armoured tank as he discovers Dorset's remarkable historic links to this British military invention. - NorfolkE22
NorfolkAlistair Appleton is in Norfolk with a couple who, with their £450,000 budget, want to run a cattery business from their rural home. During his journey, Alistair takes to the Norfolk Broads, and learns how a group of volunteers are keeping the heritage of one of the area's most iconic sailing vessels afloat. - SomersetE23
SomersetJules Hudson is in Somerset to help an expat couple with a substantial budget make a long-awaited return to the British countryside. Plus, Jules makes a nostalgic visit to a cinema that has been keeping its audiences entertained for 100 years, thanks to the buy-in of the local community. - NorthamptonshireE24
NorthamptonshireIt is full steam ahead for Aled Jones in Northamptonshire, as he helps a retired couple with a love of trains find their new rural home for a top budget of £450,000. While in the county, Aled visits a local farm producing rapeseed oil, and finds out how this crop has grown with the times. - GloucestershireE25
GloucestershireAlistair Appleton heads to Gloucestershire to help a pair of newly-weds find their very first home together for a budget of £600,000. Whilst there, Alistair takes to the waterways and meets a band of passionate volunteers who are restoring the county's historic canals. - DerbyshireE27
DerbyshireAlistair Appleton makes great strides in Derbyshire with a couple of keen walkers who have £400,000 to spend on their perfect rural property. During his journey, Alistair visits Chatsworth House and hears more about people and events linked to this iconic English stately home. - CotswoldsE28
CotswoldsJules Hudson hopes to hit the property high note, as he helps a creative couple with a budget of £650,000 find a rural home in the Cotswolds. While in the region, Jules hears the historic yarn of how one ancient crop that was once spun into cloth, is now used for building sustainable boats. - NorfolkE30
NorfolkJules Hudson takes on a property hunt with scale, as he helps a couple with £850,000 find a rural property in Norfolk to house them, some relatives and an expanding business. Away from the search, Jules visits a local RSPCA centre to learn more about their efforts to protect the county's wildlife. - GloucestershireE34
GloucestershireAlistair Appleton takes on a very unusual property search in Gloucestershire, helping three buyers who have £800,000 find two separate country homes on the same plot. While in the county, Alistair visits Gloucester Cathedral and discovers more about the ongoing restoration of its stone gargoyles. - SomersetE36
SomersetDenise Nurse helps a British couple with a budget of £300,000 to repatriate to rural Somerset after living and working abroad for 30 years. During her journey, Denise meets up with a local water buffalo breeder, and learns why these non-native cattle can thrive in the Somerset countryside. - LincolnshireE41
LincolnshireAlistair Appleton is in Lincolnshire helping a couple of retired expats, with a budget of £300,000, return from France and find a rural retreat on home soil. While in the county, Alistair meets a local conservationist with an entrepreneurial approach to safeguarding the area's ancient woodland. - West of Scotland
E44West of ScotlandNicki Chapman travels through the west of Scotland, helping an animal-loving couple with £350,000 find their perfect country home. While in the region, Nicki tries her hand at the traditional Scottish sport of curling and visits an Ayrshire factory where the unique local granite is cut into Olympic-standard curling stones. - Somerset
E46SomersetJules Hudson goes property hunting in Somerset to help a couple who are planning to take early retirement with a substantial budget of £750,000 to fund their new rural home. Whilst there, Jules meets a willow farmer and learns how the crop is interwoven into the county's landscape and handicraft heritage. - North Yorkshire
E47North YorkshireAlistair Appleton is in North Yorkshire helping a couple with a £550,000 budget find the perfect rural home, ideally offering an income from holiday lets. Away from the house search, Alistair drops in on the annual Whitby Folk Festival, which celebrates the traditional music, dance and song of Yorkshire and the rest of the British Isles. - Worcestershire
E51WorcestershireJules Hudson helps an expat couple with a £400,000 budget make a return trip from Australia and put down roots in rural Worcestershire. Time is of the essence to find them their country home, as their belongings arrive back in the UK in just a few weeks. Jules gets the inside track on Shelsley Walsh race course, the world's oldest motorsport venue. - ShropshireE52
ShropshireNicki Chapman is in Shropshire with a recently retired couple whose working lives had meant living continents apart. They have £370,000 to plough into a rural property with land. While in the county, Nicki revisits some previous housebuyers from the show who have achieved the country lifestyle they dreamed of. - South LincolnshireE53
South LincolnshireJonnie Irwin heads to south Lincolnshire, finding a peaceful retreat for a Reiki therapist and a carpenter with a £270,000 budget. While in the county, Jonnie meets the owner of Doddington Hall, an Elizabethan stately home, where a number of rare tapestries are currently being restored. - RutlandE55
RutlandNicki Chapman heads to Rutland to help a young couple with a £380,000 budget look for a spacious family home in which to bring up their two young boys. Nicki also meets a local miller who has brought one of the region's windmills back to life, and who produces flour using traditional methods. - North WiltshireE57
North WiltshireNicki Chapman is in north Wiltshire helping a couple with a substantial budget of £900,000 swap the busy city of London for the calm of the countryside. Away from the property hunt, Nicki goes in search of one the region's most highly sought-after food secrets, the truffle. - DevonE58
DevonThere is an extraordinary proposal in this episode as Jonnie Irwin helps a country-loving couple find their dream property in Devon for £500,000. Whilst there, Jonnie meets a local farmer who has pioneered using his south Devon cattle for their original purpose of producing milk rather than beef. - Hampshire
E59HampshireJules Hudson helps a dynamic couple with an eye for renovating move out of their holiday home on the Isle of Wight and find a country retreat on the Hampshire mainland on a budget of £550,000. Jules also visits the world's largest collection of hovercraft and learns how this great British invention breathed new life into seafaring technology. - BuckinghamshireE60
BuckinghamshireDenise Nurse goes property hunting in Buckinghamshire with a couple who, along with a sizeable £725,000 budget, have high expectations for their new country home. Denise also visits Bletchley Park and unlocks how the Enigma machine played a key role in British military intelligence during the Second World War. - YorkshireE61
YorkshireAlistair Appleton helps a keen baker and his business-focused wife find a rural home in Yorkshire, with a budget of £350,000. While in the county, Alistair scales the heights of York Minster and gets a preview of the remarkable restoration work under way on its famous stained-glass windows. - Devon
E63DevonJules Hudson takes on a property-hunting mission in Devon with a couple who are looking for a country home that can also house one of their parents and B&B guests. While in the county, Jules indulges his love of local ale and enjoys a taste of the home-grown malting process at a traditional malt house in Newton Abbot. - West SussexE64
West SussexNicki Chapman joins a recently reunited couple on their property search in West Sussex. Although the budget is £600,000, finding additional space for their six award-winning dogs could be a challenge. Away from the house hunt, Nicki visits the Goodwood estate, and learns how its organic ancestral farm is championing the preservation of livestock breeds that are native to the county. - North WalesE67
North WalesJules Hudson heads to north Wales in a bid to help a recently retired couple with £400,000 find a rural retreat. While in the region, Jules revisits a couple who found their perfect property three years ago, which has enabled them to lead the self-sufficient lifestyle they dreamt of. - SomersetE70
SomersetJonnie Irwin is in Somerset with a couple who have £550,000 to find a country home with scope for a bed and breakfast aimed at long-term carers. While in the county, Jonnie visits the original home of cheddar cheese and has a taste of how it is traditionally made, and then matured, in the Cheddar Gorge caves. - OxfordshireE72
OxfordshireJules Hudson goes house hunting with an ambitious professional couple who have a substantial budget of £800,000 to invest in their country home. While in the county, Jules visits the Didcot Railway Centre and gets the inside track on how volunteers have spent over 40 years preserving the heritage of the Great Western Railway engines. - CumbriaE73
CumbriaNicki Chapman heads for the Cumbrian hills in a bid to find a country home for a creative couple with a budget of £400,000. Away from the search, Nicki visits the home of Victorian writer and social reformer John Ruskin, and discovers more about his link to the Lakeland landscape, and how his ideas are still relevant in the modern era. - WarwickshireE74
WarwickshireAlistair Appleton goes on a charm offensive as he helps a house buyer with £300,000 find her perfect character cottage in rural Warwickshire. Alistair also visits Ryton Gardens and finds out how its heritage seed library is collecting and preserving hundreds of rare vegetable varieties for generations of future gardeners. - DevonE75
DevonJonnie Irwin's house hunt gathers pace as he helps a novelist mother and her horse-loving daughter find a charming equestrian home for £620,000 in the Devon countryside. Plus, Jonnie learns why cob forms the building blocks of Devon's architecture, and how the use of this natural material is far from mud in the 21st century.
