The BEST episodes of Escape to the Country season 10
Every episode of Escape to the Country season 10, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Escape to the Country season 10!
A series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country. The current presenting team is Alistair Appleton, Nicki Chapman, Jules Hudson, Sonali Shah, Jonnie Irwin, Margherita Taylor, Ginny Buckley, and Steve Brown. Former presenters include Catherine Gee, Aled Jones, Denise Nurse, Nick Page, and Melissa Porter.
#1 - Monmouthshire
Season 10 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/20/2009
Jules Hudson is in Wales helping a mother and daughter find a house where they can start a new life and a new business. With £555,000 to spend, Mum loves character features but the daughter is keen on clean, modern interiors. Will she be won over by Wales's rustic charms? And will an outdoor pool seal the deal?
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#2 - Buckinghamshire
Season 10 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/14/2009
Alistair Appleton gallops through the Buckinghamshire property market in search of the perfect equestrian home for a young couple. They want to spend a whopping £800,000 to get a house with wow factor - but will they splash all their cash or listen to Alistair's sound financial advice and settle for something more reasonable?
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#3 - Wiltshire
Season 10 - Episode 17 - Aired 10/19/2009
She's found her forever man, he's found his forever woman but will this couple from Bristol find their first forever house together? Denise Nurse is in Wiltshire with buyers who are looking for a party pad with a big kitchen, plenty of bedrooms for friends to stay in and land for a horse too!
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#4 - East Sussex
Season 10 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/2009
Aled Jones is helping a couple from Wimbledon escape the suburbs for countryside living in East Sussex. Good rail and road links into London are crucial, and for their top budget of £580,000 they are looking for three to four bedrooms, a big kitchen diner for entertaining, a couple of reception rooms and a big garden. They have been looking for eight months already and have not found anything they like. Can Aled deliver their country house dream in just two days?
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#5 - The Cotswolds
Season 10 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/20/2009
Nicki Chapman helps a couple looking to relocate their business and start afresh in the Cotswolds. However, they designed their London maisonette from scratch, so finding the right property will not be easy. Armed with a generous budget of £800,000, they are looking for a property with plenty of period character - but not a typical Cotswold cottage. They want a big living room and a minimum of three bedrooms, as well as an outbuilding to house their growing business.
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#6 - Devon
Season 10 - Episode 30 - Aired 11/5/2009
Aled Jones is in Devon helping a couple of ex-property developers from Staffordshire find their dream home. They have an impressive budget of up to £1,000,000, but want a massive minimalist modern mansion with sea views in one of Devon's most rural and expensive areas. Finding a thatched cottage is not a problem in this neck of the woods, but what this pair are seeking is rather more elusive.
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#7 - Somerset
Season 10 - Episode 38 - Aired 1/13/2010
Denise Nurse is in Somerset, where she helps a couple with a budget of £650,000 find the perfect house to fulfil their dreams of a rural lifestyle.
#8 - Carmarthenshire
Season 10 - Episode 35 - Aired 11/23/2009
Nicki Chapman helps a couple swap the suburbs for a slice of west Wales. With retirement on the horizon, the time has come to say goodbye to their large five-bedroom house in Kent and hello to the Welsh property of their dreams. The house they have in mind needs to have four bedrooms, a big kitchen and at least one acre of land. As mum is moving with them, a separate two-bedroom annexe is a must. So for a top budget of £500,000 they are looking for a lot of property. Finding two homes for the price of one is going to be a real challenge. Will they consider taking on a project to create their ideal home?
#9 - Oxfordshire
Season 10 - Episode 26 - Aired 11/17/2009
Alistair Appleton is in Oxfordshire. With £600,000 to play with, he is helping a nautical couple looking for a property close to the river - so they can moor their boat. The ideal house will also have to provide bags of character, a minimum of three bedrooms for friends and family, and must have a large kitchen diner.
#10 - Derbyshire
Season 10 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/2/2009
Alistair Appleton heads north to Derbyshire in search of an idyllic rural retreat for a couple from Herefordshire. With a budget of £375,000, green credentials are high on the property priority list, but while he craves rural isolation, she wants to be in a village.
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#11 - Kent
Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/30/2009
Nicki Chapman meets a couple who can't wait to leave suburbia behind and trade it in for cosy country living in Kent. With a budget of £550,000 they want to downsize but are still looking for at least three bedrooms, a kitchen/diner, a garage and a large garden to grow vegetables in.
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#12 - Devon
Season 10 - Episode 19 - Aired 10/29/2009
Jules Hudson is in Devon helping a couple with a budget of £550,000 find their first home together. Only their youngest daughter will be moving with them, but they'd like to accommodate all eight children from previous marriages when they come to visit. They want a three to four bedroom detached house with a large kitchen/diner and plenty of outside space. Modern interiors are a must. In rural Devon this wish-list might make the search tricky.
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#13 - North Yorkshire
Season 10 - Episode 25 - Aired 10/28/2009
Denise Nurse is helping a retired couple uncover their rural dream in Yorkshire. They have a budget of £310,000 and an extensive wish-list which includes a garage big enough to build a plane in. Airport hangar aside, they're seeking a detached cottage with character, two reception rooms, three bedrooms and a big kitchen.
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#14 - Warwickshire
Season 10 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/26/2009
Nicki Chapman is helping a couple house hunt in Warwickshire. After living in London for 33 years their dream of moving to the country is finally becoming a reality. With a healthy budget of £600,000 in the pot, they are seeking a three-bedroom detached house packed with period features, a large garden and a garage for a sports car.
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#15 - North Wales
Season 10 - Episode 56 - Aired 10/15/2009
Jules Hudson guides a retired couple in their quest to find the good life in north west Wales. With their children grown up, they have decided to sell their home of 28 years and fulfil their dream of finding a perfect country house. They have a budget of £450,000 and want enough land to grow vegetables and keep a few chickens, and a house big enough to accommodate the family when they come to visit.
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#16 - Dorset
Season 10 - Episode 28 - Aired 10/13/2009
Denise Nurse is in Dorset helping an ex-army couple settle down for good. After having lived in 30 different properties around the world, will their £600,000 budget finally find them their ideal home?
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#17 - Wiltshire
Season 10 - Episode 29 - Aired 10/12/2009
Armed with a healthy budget of £750,000, Jules Hudson is determined to find a couple their first home together in the Wiltshire/Hampshire area. Will a vineyard and a swimming pool be enough to seal the deal?
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#18 - North Wales
Season 10 - Episode 39 - Aired 12/2/2009
Nicki Chapman helps a couple relocate from south Wales to north Wales, with a job promotion the driving factor. On a budget of £300,000 they need a three-bedroom detached house with a large kitchen and separate dining room. A garden big enough for a vegetable patch and a conservatory are also high on their wish list.
#19 - Devon
Season 10 - Episode 32 - Aired 1/19/2010
Jules Hudson is house-hunting in east Devon with a young couple keen to offer their baby son a better quality of life. They want to swap the modern estate they live on with a character cottage in a central village location. They want three bedrooms, office space, a big kitchen diner and an equally big garden with countryside views. Can this be achieved for £370,000 in such a popular location?
#20 - Devon
Season 10 - Episode 36 - Aired 1/12/2010
Armed with a budget of £500,000, Jules Hudson is in East Devon helping a couple who are moving back to the UK from Spain.
#21 - New Forest
Season 10 - Episode 33 - Aired 1/4/2010
Jules Hudson helps a couple with a budget of £650,000 in the New Forest.
#22 - Shropshire
Season 10 - Episode 40 - Aired 12/7/2009
Jules Hudson helps a couple say adios to Spain and hello to a creative life in the Shropshire countryside. With a whopping million-pound budget, they want a magical property that will inspire their creativity. On a more practical level, the house must have five bedrooms, a large kitchen-diner where the family can congregate, and a library, or space to create one. As they want an organic smallholding, the property must also come with up to 30 acres of land. Finding a house that fits the bill won't be difficult - finding a house that feels right may be trickier.
#23 - Herefordshire
Season 10 - Episode 34 - Aired 12/1/2009
Denise Nurse is with a couple of ex-property developers who want to leave Hazlemere, Surrey and head for the hills of Herefordshire with their two dogs and ten-month-old twins. They have already moved seven times while developing properties, but now it's different. The dynamic duo also run a business training company, and this move takes the business one step further. With a budget of £800,000, they want a family home that gives them a large kitchen with a 'heart of the home' feel, three bedrooms, country character features and at least four acres of land to house a smallholding, their business centre and the horses they plan to keep.
#24 - Yorkshire
Season 10 - Episode 31 - Aired 11/24/2009
Denise Nurse is in Yorkshire with a couple keen to retire to the country. They will be leaving a large house in Essex behind and want to spend £500,000 on a property large enough to accommodate all their hobbies, with enough land for their two dogs and a separate lounge for mum, who is moving in with them. They have chosen a very desirable part of the world to relocate to - so they will need to be flexible regarding their expectations.
#25 - Powys
Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/19/2009
Jules Hudson is in Powys with a couple from Basingstoke. They love their big Victorian semi but hate suburban life. Leaving their home behind is not a decision they are undertaking lightly - they have been searching for three years and have already viewed 20 properties, none of which they liked. Will Jules find them the four-bedroom detached house they dream of, with all the period features, the three reception rooms, a good sized garden and within walking distance from the shops - all for their budget of £400,000?