Escape to the Country

After 23 years living in Canada, today’s buyer is returning to the UK for good. She is looking to make her rural escape to Devon, but there’s a catch - she has never been to the county before.

Jonnie Irwin is helping a house-hunting couple who met while travelling the world as airline cabin crew. While in the county, Jonnie helps bring in a crop which gives beer its bitter flavor.

Jonnie Irwin is helping a couple of property hunters who believe they were born to live in the country. Away from the house-hunt, Jonnie is tempted by a career change as he experiences life on the Helford River.

Alistair Appleton helps a couple escape their land-locked life in Leicestershire with a move to Somerset or Devon.

Jules Hudson is property shopping with a couple who want to move to be nearer to their son in the Wiltshire countryside. Away from the house hunt, Jules meets a farmer who's reviving a pre-historic tradition in his Wiltshire field.

Having spent 30 years living and working in Hong Kong, today’s escapee teams up with Jonnie Irwin in North Yorkshire with a house-hunting budget of £350,000.