The BEST episodes of Escape to the Country season 16
Every episode of Escape to the Country season 16, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Escape to the Country season 16!
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 - Cornwall
Season 16 - Episode 62 - Aired 5/25/2016
Jules Hudson is house-hunting in Cornwall with a married couple from Berkshire who have a budget of £450,000 to find a rural Cornish idyll, complete with a five-bar gate. From country cottages to a medieval manor, Jules also makes time to explore the Grade I-listed Cotehele House.
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#2 - Dorset
Season 16 - Episode 50 - Aired 4/15/2016
Alistair Appleton goes property shopping in Dorset with a buyer looking for a fresh start in the country. She has a budget of £380,000 to purchase a new 'forever' home. Alistair also goes fishing for seafood off the coast of Lyme Regis and samples some local whelks.
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Season 16 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/13/2015
Sonali Shah is property searching in West Sussex with a couple who want their £625,000 to buy them uninterrupted peace in the country. Plus, Sonali stops off at one the UK's finest preserved heritage steam railways.
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#4 - Dorset
Season 16 - Episode 55 - Aired 5/4/2016
Jules Hudson is house hunting in Dorset with a couple who hope their £600,000 budget will secure them a country home with some income-generating potential. Also, Jules opens the door on how to make a traditional shepherd's hut, the new 'des res' of rural holidaying.
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Season 16 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/22/2015
Jonnie Irwin is house hunting in Lincolnshire with two returning expats who have £270,000 to fund their country move. Digging into the county's rich food heritage, Jonnie also visits a farm to discover how modern machinery helps to harvest a range of traditional produce.
#6 - West Sussex
Season 16 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/6/2015
Jules Hudson is on a property-finding mission to uncover a new home and a tranquil lifestyle in the West Sussex countryside for a well-travelled couple from London who have a budget of £950,000. While there, Jules hits the runway where planes have made way for peppers at one of Europe's largest nurseries.
#7 - Gloucestershire
Season 16 - Episode 39 - Aired 3/8/2016
Alistair Appleton welcomes returning expats to the Gloucestershire countryside where they hope to retire with a generous £700,000 budget for a rural home. He arrives in perfect time for the springtime hatch of rare breed ducklings protected by a conservation effort at Slimbridge Wetland Centre.
#8 - Devon
Season 16 - Episode 48 - Aired 4/6/2016
Alistair Appleton is in Devon helping a couple of journalists to find a characterful country home with holiday let potential. They have a generous property budget of £700,000 with which to make the move. While in the county, Alistair meets a pioneering young sheep farmer and gets a masterclass in hand shearing the grey-faced Dartmoor sheep.
#9 - Wiltshire
Season 16 - Episode 56 - Aired 5/5/2016
Jules Hudson is on a property hunting mission in the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. With a £500,000 budget, he's helping a couple to buy their very first British home, and traditional character is high on their wish list. Plus, Jules visits a master clockmaker and examines the delicate inner workings of a 300 year old timepiece.
#10 - North Devon
Season 16 - Episode 59 - Aired 5/17/2016
Sonali Shah is helping a couple with a £650,000 property budget who want to leave their home in Surrey and settle in the north Devon countryside.
#11 - Scottish Borders
Season 16 - Episode 70 - Aired 6/22/2016
A couple want to spend their retirement in the peace and quiet of the Scottish borders and Alistair Appleton is on hand to help them find the perfect pad for their £350,000 budget. Alistair also visits a mill which has been weaving the country's iconic fabric, tweed, since the early 19th century.
#12 - North Somerset
Season 16 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/8/2015
Jonnie Irwin is in rural north Somerset, property shopping with a budget of £500,000 for an engaged couple in the throes of planning their wedding. Along the way, Jonnie explores one of the county's extraordinary cave systems.
#13 - Sussex
Season 16 - Episode 35 - Aired 2/22/2016
Jonnie Irwin is in Sussex with a house-hunting couple who hope their £650,000 budget will secure them their perfect rural retreat. Along the way, Jonnie visits Arundel Castle while it is in the throes of hosting the largest medieval jousting tournament in the country.
#14 - Wiltshire
Season 16 - Episode 53 - Aired 4/28/2016
Jules Hudson goes property hunting in rural Wiltshire with a couple who have £950,000 to buy a family home with land, where they and their young children can enjoy a self-sufficient lifestyle. Jules also takes time out to find out about the county's glove-making heritage and sees some famous examples made for famous figures.
#15 - South Devon
Season 16 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/14/2015
Ginny Buckley helps a couple with a healthy £800,000 budget find a perfect country house in Devon with enough accommodation for visiting family. Ginny also meets an architectural sculptor who, from his rural studio, creates ornamental plasterwork which graces some of Britain’s most famous historic buildings.
#16 - Cumbria
Season 16 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/15/2015
Jonnie Irwin goes house hunting in the rural Lake District with a couple who want to find their first marital home on a budget of £325,000. Whilst there, Jonnie sets sail on Windermere and discovers more about Lakeland marine life.
#17 - Suffolk
Season 16 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/15/2015
Jonnie Irwin is property hunting with young parents from Stevenage who are seeking an authentic country lifestyle in Suffolk and a rural family home. Jonnie offers his expertise along the way before experiencing the rich spoils of the Suffolk coastline.
#18 - Welsh Borders
Season 16 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/17/2015
Jules Hudson is house hunting on the Welsh borders with a dynamic couple who want their £750,000 budget to provide them a country home with B&B business potential. Along the way, Jules finds out how the region's iron works heritage is being recast into unique super-sized sculptures.
#19 - Hampshire
Season 16 - Episode 68 - Aired 6/17/2016
Alistair Appleton is on a property-seeking mission with a retired couple who have £700,000 to find their ideal country home in Hampshire. Whilst in the county, Alistair meets apprentice furniture makers keeping the early 20th-century arts and craft design principles relevant today.
#20 - Suffolk
Season 16 - Episode 57 - Aired 5/12/2016
Sonali Shah is property shopping with a couple from Essex who have a £400,000 budget to find some rural respite in the Suffolk countryside. Sonali will also open the tidal gates and grind some flour when she visits the country's last working tide mill.
#21 - Cotswolds
Season 16 - Episode 51 - Aired 4/19/2016
Alistair Appleton is in the Cotswolds on an unusual house-hunting mission with a couple whose £900,000 budget needs to fund two separate homes under one roof.
#22 - Cheshire
Season 16 - Episode 49 - Aired 4/12/2016
Sonali Shah goes house-hunting in Cheshire with an expat couple who want their £450,000 budget to transport them back from Germany to the British countryside. While in the area, Sonali learns more about Cheshire's waterways and visits one of the UK's largest collections of traditional canal craft.
#23 - Derbyshire
Season 16 - Episode 47 - Aired 4/5/2016
Sonali Shah is house hunting with a couple who have a £750,000 budget to make the break from the Home Counties and return to their roots in the Derbyshire countryside. Sonali also puts her best foot forward and visits a longstanding family-run bootmaker in the Peak District, a reminder of the many local factories which once supplied the mining workforce during the Industrial Revolution.
#24 - Wiltshire
Season 16 - Episode 46 - Aired 3/31/2016
Jonnie Irwin goes property hunting with a couple of new grandparents who have a budget of £800,000 to buy a rural home in Wiltshire, close to their family. Whilst there, Jonnie learns a traditional process of curing Wiltshire bacon and savours the results.
#25 - Dorset
Season 16 - Episode 45 - Aired 3/29/2016
Nicki Chapman helps a fun-loving couple who have £400,000 to fulfil their dream of moving to Dorset. Her visit to the county is perfectly timed to coincide with the 2015 British Beach Polo Championship, where she gets in the saddle to master basic skills.