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Escape to the Country

Season 23 Episode 40: Devon and Dorset

23 SeasonsApr 11, 2023TV-G30m7.4

Now that her sons have fledged the nest, today’s buyer wants a new lease of life in a rural home that has business potential. She’s set her sights on either Devon or Dorset, where Briony May Williams has some wonderful property options to show her. Briony also meets another entrepreneurial couple who’ve converted an old railway carriage into a fine dining destination.

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Season 23 Episodes:

Episode 1 Wiltshire

1. Wiltshire

Aired: Aug 22, 2022

Jonnie Irwin helps a couple with a £650,000 budget to make the 500-mile move ...

Episode 2 North Yorkshire

2. North Yorkshire

Aired: Aug 23, 2022

Nicki Chapman has a challenge on her hands to find a couple of history lovers...

Episode 3 Devon

3. Devon

Aired: Aug 30, 2022

In Devon, the pressure is on for Margherita Taylor as she helps a hardworking...

Episode 4 Dorest

4. Dorest

Aired: Sep 6, 2022

Jonnie Irwin is helping a property hunting young family bid farewell to city ...

Episode 5 Shropshire

5. Shropshire

Aired: Sep 8, 2022

Jonnie Irwin is in Shropshire with a military couple armed with a £500,000 bu...

Episode 6 Scottish Highlands

6. Scottish Highlands

Aired: Sep 13, 2022

Today, Jules Hudson is property shopping with a couple of nature lovers who y...

Episode 7 West Wales

7. West Wales

Aired: Sep 15, 2022

Jonnie Irwin is in Wales property shopping with a couple looking for a home a...

Episode 8 Wiltshire

8. Wiltshire

Aired: Sep 20, 2022

Two sisters want to combine their resources in Somerset to find a secluded ho...

Episode 9 Dorset 2

9. Dorset 2

Aired: Sep 22, 2022

Alistair Appleton is in the county of Dorset with a couple who have a very ge...

Episode 10 Northumberland

10. Northumberland

Aired: Oct 3, 2022

Alistair Appleton is house-hunting with a couple looking to buy their first h...

Episode 11 North Yorkshire 2

11. North Yorkshire 2

Aired: Oct 4, 2022

Feeling an affinity for Wales and in particular the island of Anglesey, a Can...

Episode 12 Cornwall

12. Cornwall

Aired: Oct 10, 2022

Nicki Chapman is in Cornwall, helping a couple swap their urban lives in Hert...

Episode 13 Cambridgeshire

13. Cambridgeshire

Aired: Oct 11, 2022

In Ayrshire, Jonnie Irwin helps a retired couple who want to reconnect with t...

Episode 14 Herefordshire

14. Herefordshire

Aired: Oct 17, 2022

Jules Hudson is in Herefordshire with an exuberant house-hunting couple who a...

Episode 15 North Wales

15. North Wales

Aired: Oct 18, 2022

A soon-to-be retired vicar and her husband need Sonali Shah’s help to find a ...

Episode 16 Hertfordshire 2

16. Hertfordshire 2

Aired: Nov 7, 2022

Jules Hudson is house hunting with a newly-wed couple that plan to escape Lon...

Episode 17 Cornwall 2

17. Cornwall 2

Aired: Nov 8, 2022

Alistair Appleton is helping a London couple find a new home with holiday let...

Episode 18 North Yorkshire 3

18. North Yorkshire 3

Aired: Nov 14, 2022

Jules Hudson is helping a couple to find their first home together with busin...

Episode 19 East Midlands

19. East Midlands

Aired: Nov 15, 2022

Nicki Chapman is house hunting with a newly married couple that wish to escap...

Episode 20 North Dorset

20. North Dorset

Aired: Nov 22, 2022

Jules Hudson is helping a couple of retirees find a cozy and characterful pro...

Episode 21 Gloucestershire

21. Gloucestershire

Aired: Nov 23, 2022

Denise Nurse is in the coastal county of Cornwall today, helping a couple to ...

Episode 22 Somerset

22. Somerset

Aired: Dec 7, 2022

Jules helps a couple, who have returned from living in Switzerland for 35 yea...

Episode 23 North Wales 2

23. North Wales 2

Aired: Dec 8, 2022

Jules Hudson is in North Wales helping a couple to find their first home toge...

Episode 24 Cornwall 3

24. Cornwall 3

Aired: Dec 12, 2022

Jonnie Irwin is helping a couple of property hunters who believe they were bo...

Episode 25 Shropshire 2

25. Shropshire 2

Aired: Dec 15, 2022

Jonnie Irwin is helping a house-hunting couple who met while travelling the w...

Episode 26 Somerset

26. Somerset

Aired: Jan 3, 2023

A couple from urban Hertfordshire with a £550,000 budget have their sights se...

Episode 27 Wiltshire

27. Wiltshire

Aired: Jan 4, 2023

The pressure is on Nicki Chapman to find today’s couple their perfect propert...

Episode 28 Argyll and Bute

28. Argyll and Bute

Aired: Jan 23, 2023

It’s destination Argyll and Bute today. Sonali Shah tours this region of Scot...

Episode 29 Powys

29. Powys

Aired: Jan 24, 2023

Space for holiday lets or glamping is the priority for a couple today who are...

Episode 30 Dorset

30. Dorset

Aired: Jan 30, 2023

In true Escape to the Country style, today’s couple (both former internationa...

Episode 31 Suffolk

31. Suffolk

Aired: Jan 31, 2023

The devoted owners of no fewer than six Irish wolfhounds are in desperate nee...

Episode 32 South West Wales

32. South West Wales

Aired: Feb 6, 2023

With the help of her mother and Jules Hudson, a buyer from suburban Surrey is...

Episode 33 Herefordshire

33. Herefordshire

Aired: Feb 14, 2023

With the recent arrival of grandchildren, today's globetrotting escapees are ...

Episode 34 Isle of Wight

34. Isle of Wight

Aired: Mar 20, 2023

With a budget of £440,000, today’s couple are looking forward to retiring fro...

Episode 35 Cheshire

35. Cheshire

Aired: Mar 21, 2023

Cheshire may be a world away from Miami, where today’s couple are moving from...

Episode 36 Devon

36. Devon

Aired: Mar 29, 2023

A couple from the largest town in Dorset want to escape the urban sprawl to e...

Episode 37 Wiltshire

37. Wiltshire

Aired: Mar 28, 2023

Nicki Chapman helps a buyer with a budget of £450,000 who wants to escape her...

Episode 38 Peak District

38. Peak District

Aired: Apr 3, 2023

Steve Brown meets a pair of cycling enthusiasts on the hunt for the perfect r...

Episode 39 Cumbria

39. Cumbria

Aired: Apr 4, 2023

Alistair Appleton meets a couple who are looking for a complete change of lif...

Episode 40 Devon and Dorset

40. Devon and Dorset

Aired: Apr 11, 2023

Now that her sons have fledged the nest, today’s buyer wants a new lease of l...

Episode 41 Wiltshire

41. Wiltshire

Aired: Apr 12, 2023

It’s an emotional journey today as Alistair Appleton helps a buyer with a £26...

Episode 42 Devon and Dorset

42. Devon and Dorset

Aired: Apr 17, 2023

Today's escapees want to raise their children near the sea, so Jules Hudson t...

Episode 43 Surrey

43. Surrey

Aired: Apr 18, 2023

Steve Brown is on a property-hunting mission in Surrey today, with a buyer wh...

Episode 44 NorFolk

44. NorFolk

Aired: May 15, 2023

Sonali Shah is house-hunting in Norfolk with a buyer who has holidayed there ...

Episode 45 Cornwall

45. Cornwall

Aired: May 16, 2023

Nicki Chapman is in captivating Cornwall, where she has some wonderful Cornis...

Episode 46 Northumberland

46. Northumberland

Aired: May 22, 2023

Finally able to search for their forever home and a more settled way of life,...

Episode 47 Suffolk

47. Suffolk

Aired: May 23, 2023

Ginny Buckley is in Suffolk, helping a retired couple from Essex find a new h...

Episode 49 West Sussex

49. West Sussex

Aired: May 29, 2023

Alistair Appleton relishes being in his home county of West Sussex today as h...

Episode 50 Norfolk

50. Norfolk

Aired: May 30, 2023

Having fallen in love with Norfolk a little more with each visit, today’s cou...

Episode 51 Lancashire

51. Lancashire

Aired: Jun 5, 2023

After 16 years down under, Jules Hudson helps a couple to relocate back to Bl...

Episode 52 Dorset

52. Dorset

Aired: Jun 6, 2023

Having outgrown their town flat, two newlyweds with a budget of £400,000 need...

Episode 53 Fife

53. Fife

Aired: Jun 12, 2023

A couple of Brighton seek a complete change of scenery with a move to the bea...

Episode 54 Somerset and Devon

54. Somerset and Devon

Aired: Jun 13, 2023

Alistair Appleton helps a couple escape their land-locked life in Leicestersh...

Episode 55 Yorkshire

55. Yorkshire

Aired: Jun 19, 2023

Jules Hudson is in his element as he explores the glorious countryside of Nor...

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