Escape to the Country
Escape to the Country is a living & home improvement program on BBC2. A series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country. The popular program has been available since 2025. A total of 232 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in July 2026.
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Escape to the Country
Ginny Buckley presents an arresting range of houses to a couple who are hoping to relocate their family to the wonderful Norfolk countryside. Ginny also visits the home of Lotus cars.
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Having grown out of their town flat, two newlyweds with a budget of £400,000 need Ginny Buckley’s help to find a new home in the Dorset countryside.
Nicki Chapman helps two rock musicians find an Oxfordshire home with space for a studio and also meets a South American baker hitting the right notes in a village bakery.
Briony May Williams helps a London buyer wanting a dream Yorkshire cottage for her and a pet dog, and then meets some coffee-roasting locals loving life on the edge of the moors.
Jules Hudson heads to the Cumbrian countryside with a sporty couple who are chasing a fresh start and have plans for a carpentry business and plenty of outdoor adventures.
With the last of their children about to fly the nest, a couple from a Berkshire town need Jules Hudson’s help to find them a new home in Suffolk with holiday let potential.
Denise Nurse helps a couple swap their Cheshire townhouse for the dark skies and beautiful open spaces of Shropshire.
In north Wales, Jules Hudson helps a buyer turn a favourite holiday destination into his forever home by finding a dog-friendly house with rural walks on the doorstep.
Jules Hudson is in Derbyshire with a recently married couple who are making an epic location shift and swapping the Blue Mountains in Australia for the wilds of the Peak District.
Alistair Appleton helps a couple move from Germany to Herefordshire or Gloucestershire, and he also meets a writer living her best country life.
Sonali Shah helps a house hunter to swap city life in Amsterdam for a pretty Peak District cottage, and she also explores woodland being replanted and regenerated for the future.
It’s a Northern Ireland homecoming in County Down, where Jules Hudson helps golf-loving Siobhan find a countryside home for her family but not without some sisterly support.
Ginny Buckley’s buyer today is chasing an inspiring landscape. She wants a new Carmarthenshire home that has as much land as her £450,000 budget can muster.
Today’s buyers don’t mind if they find a new home in Hampshire or Dorset, just as long as it’s near their happy place, the sea. Denise Nurse is there to put a smile on their faces!
Returning home after eight years of living and working in Abu Dhabi, two teachers want to swap desert sand for the beaches of East Sussex.
Jules Hudson is in the Powys countryside, helping a couple with two dogs, three cats and a motorbike find a home. He also visits a pioneering farm project growing a greener future.
Alistair Appleton helps an aspiring writer who wants to move from London to Dumfries and Galloway. He’s got his sights set on somewhere isolated that will inspire his creativity.
It’s an Escape to the County first as Jules Hudson visits the Isle of Man with a retired nurse who knows the island better than he does! Stunning views and lovely homes await.
Denise Nurse helps Charlotte from south London find a rural Gloucestershire escape, touring old, new and converted homes before helping to feed spring lambs down on the farm.
Alistair Appleton helps a young family search north east Wales for a home with land to suit animals and outdoor adventures. Afterwards, he meets a farmer passionate about healthy soil.