Escape to the Country: Series 11
Season 11 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Escape to the Country Season 10.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 11 Progress Shield
East Midlands
Sep 6, 2010 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton helps a Dublin family find an English country home in the East Midlands.
Monmouthshire
Sep 7, 2010 · 45 min
Jules Hudson visits Monmouthshire to help a couple find some rural peace.
County Down
Sep 8, 2010 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin visits the Mourne Mountains to find a three-bedroom modern bungalow.
Cotswolds
Sep 9, 2010 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman helps a couple with a million-pound budget find a Cotswold home.
Hampshire
Sep 10, 2010 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton helps a recently retired couple find a country home in Hampshire.
Carmarthenshire
Sep 15, 2010 · 45 min
Jules Hudson helps a couple of newlyweds with a budget of 500,000 pounds.
Cambridgeshire
Sep 20, 2010 · 45 min
Jules Hudson helps a couple move to the Cambridgeshire countryside.
Lincolnshire
Sep 21, 2010 · 45 min
Denise is property shopping in Lincolnshire, helping buyers who want to downsize.
West Country
Sep 22, 2010 · 45 min
Jules Hudson takes a couple property shopping in the West Country.
Yorkshire Dales
Sep 23, 2010 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton helps some house hunters desperate to downsize to the Yorkshire Dales.
Shropshire
Sep 24, 2010 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is in Shropshire helping a couple seek out a 'green' country dream.
Ceredigion
Sep 27, 2010 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is in West Wales helping a couple with 385,000 pounds to spend.
Cheshire
Sep 28, 2010 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin is in Cheshire with a space-craving couple.
Hampshire
Sep 29, 2010 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is in Hampshire, helping a couple with a budget of 700,000 pounds.
Somerset
Sep 30, 2010 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin is in Somerset helping a couple of expats with a budget of 500,000 pounds.
Cotswolds
Oct 1, 2010 · 45 min
Denise Nurse is in the Cotswolds on a romantic house hunt with a budget of £700,000.
Argyll and Bute
Jan 4, 2011 · 45 min
Aled Jones is in Argyll and Bute with a couple who want to set up an artists' retreat.
Devon
Jan 5, 2011 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is in Devon helping a mother and daughter team find a country home for themselves and their three Shetland ponies. With a budget of £450,000, Mum's after something tra
Shropshire
Jan 6, 2011 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is in Shropshire helping a couple with a budget of 430,000 pounds.
Dorset
Jan 7, 2011 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is property-hunting with a couple returning to the UK from Italy
Sussex
Jan 24, 2011 · 45 min
Denise Nurse helps a family swap city living for a life in rural Sussex. Land is the all-important ingredient as they are hoping to set up a fitness boot camp business. So when Den
Cornwall
Jan 25, 2011 · 45 min
Aled Jones is in Cornwall helping a mother and daughter team make the move from Derbyshire. With a budget of £250,000, they're after several acres for their small flock of sheep.
Northumberland
Jan 26, 2011 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is in Northumberland in search of a property for a farmer's daughter. With a budget of £450,000, we head west to the farming stronghold of the Northumberland National
Powys
Jan 27, 2011 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is in Powys, Mid Wales, helping a self-employed couple seek out a more relaxed lifestyle. With their budget of £665,000 they are amazed at how far their money stretche
Wiltshire
Jan 28, 2011 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton helps a couple returning from Australia find a rural retreat in Wiltshire on a budget of £600,000. But property prices in the UK take them by surprise.
Devonshire
Jan 31, 2011 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is helping a couple with a budget of 500,000 pounds retire to the West Country. Their dream is to find a thatched Devonshire cottage.
Herefordshire
Feb 1, 2011 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is in Herefordshire, shopping with a couple who dream of owning a period black and white cottage with bags of curb appeal and a decent-sized garden.
Perthshire
Feb 2, 2011 · 45 min
Denise Nurse is in Scotland helping a writer find the perfect Perthshire home in which to write her next novel. With a budget of 400,000 pounds, we find inspiration in a 19th Cent
Warwickshire
Feb 3, 2011 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is in Warwickshire, helping a couple of newly-weds find a country home with a budget of £550,000. But with a Cotswold stone cottage being found to be too petite
North Yorkshire
Feb 4, 2011 · 45 min
Aled Jones is in North Yorkshire helping a young couple on a rural property hunt with a budget of 850,000 pounds. The buyers are looking to apply their culinary skills to forming
Scottish Borders
Feb 7, 2011 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton dons a kilt as he goes property-hunting in the Scottish Borders for a couple of lottery winners who are seeking a family home with a budget of 550,000 pounds. But
Cornwall
Feb 8, 2011 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin is in Cornwall helping two retirees find a seaside retreat. Armed with a budget of £400,000, they are after a traditional Cornish stone-built house.
North Yorkshire
Feb 9, 2011 · 45 min
Aled Jones is in rural North Yorkshire helping a family relocate from Essex. With a budget of £500,000, they have already ruled out 30 properties, so Aled has his work cut out tryi
Hampshire
Feb 10, 2011 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is in Hampshire with a couple of retired ex-pat house hunters who have a budget of £650,000 for their new rural home. Emotions run high for the big homecoming when th
Carmarthenshire
Feb 11, 2011 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is in Carmarthenshire with an ex-fireman and his wife, who are looking for a country estate with potential to set up a holiday let business for people with disabilitie
Essex
Feb 14, 2011 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin helps a young family with ambitions of grand country living in Essex. They have a budget of £750,000 to spend and, presented with a couple of barn conversions and a Ge
Devon
Feb 15, 2011 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is in Devon, helping a couple with a budget of 450,000 pounds find a home with bags of West Country character. We step back in time as Jules is given a private tour of
South Shropshire
Feb 17, 2011 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is in Shropshire, helping a couple make the move from waterside apartment living in Portsmouth to the pastoral perfection of rural Shropshire. With a budget of £6
Lincolnshire
Feb 18, 2011 · 45 min
Denise Nurse is in Lincolnshire, showcasing some fabulous converted windmills for this episode's house buyers. With a budget of £500,000, it's not just our house hunters we have to
Lake District
Feb 21, 2011 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is in the Lake District with a couple looking for a rural retreat to create a classy bed and breakfast, so a period property with character is on the menu. With a heal
Cornwall
Feb 22, 2011 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is in Cornwall with a couple looking for a home with room to house their internet business. With a budget of £450,000, the property has to have a rural setting with a
Oxfordshire
Feb 23, 2011 · 45 min
Aled Jones is in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, helping a young family make the move from north London. With a budget of £600,000 they have their hearts set on a period prop
Norfolk
Feb 24, 2011 · 45 min
Jules Hudson takes a couple period property-hunting in Norfolk for the very first time. With a budget of £350,000 he tempts them with a former stable block with an impressive count
Warwickshire
Feb 25, 2011 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is property hunting in Warwickshire with a couple who want to leave the stresses of London life behind and seek out a spiritual retreat in the country. They have
Essex
Feb 28, 2011 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin is in Essex helping a young couple find an equestrian property with a budget of £575,000. But as the Home Counties are notoriously pricey, they may have to do some lat
Sussex
Mar 1, 2011 · 45 min
Aled Jones is helping a newly-married couple with a budget of one million pounds find a substantial property with acreage in the ever-popular rural commutable belt of Sussex. But
Nottinghamshire
Mar 2, 2011 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is in Nottinghamshire, house hunting with a couple who are seeking their 14th and final home! With a £350,000 budget, our house buyers find it hard to agree on the st
Cotswolds
Mar 3, 2011 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton helps a couple with a budget of £700,000 swap city life for some Cotswolds charm. But our buyers have very different tastes in property so one of them will have t
Norfolk
Mar 4, 2011 · 45 min
Denise Nurse is in Norfolk with a husband and wife team who are about to start family life all over again, having taken over care of their grandchildren. With a budget of £500,000,
Somerset
Mar 7, 2011 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is in the West Country helping a couple making a rural relocation with a budget of £450,000. Seeking period charm, a 19th-century farm workers' cottage gets the thumbs
North Wales
Mar 8, 2011 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is in North Wales with a couple searching for a rustic family life with ponies, chickens and goats all on the wish list. They are hoping that a budget of £450,000
Cumbria
Mar 9, 2011 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is in Cumbria with a couple looking for some rural respite and privacy after 18 years of living alongside their business. With £800,000 to spend, they are after a 17t
Argyll & Bute
Mar 10, 2011 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin is in Argyll and Bute, helping a couple with a budget of £500,000 find a rural home after 25 years on the move. There are some stunning period properties on offer and
Warwickshire
Mar 11, 2011 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is in Warwickshire helping a young family relocate from Australia to settle in the heart of England. But will their budget of £700,000 stretch to a Georgian manor
Essex
Mar 14, 2011 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is in Essex, helping a couple of sisters find a quirky home with a big character to match their own. With a budget of £400,000 they fall head over heels with both the
Devon
Mar 15, 2011 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is in Devon helping a couple leave the Surrey suburbs for pastures new after 20 years. With a budget of £700,000, they are spoilt for choice, with both an 18th-century
Suffolk
Mar 16, 2011 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is helping some house buyers find a rural house with a budget of £325,000. After 28 years in London, they are after a slice of rural Suffolk - but rustic charm is
Lake District
Mar 17, 2011 · 45 min
Denise Nurse is on the trail of stunning rural property in Cumbria, a county renowned for its incredible scenery. The buyers have a budget of £900,000 and are looking for a super-s
Wiltshire
Mar 18, 2011 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is helping a couple saddle up and move to Wiltshire. For a budget of 500,000 pounds, the house must come with first-class accommodation for their beloved Exmoor ponie
The Chilterns
Mar 21, 2011 · 45 min
Aled Jones is in the pricey Chilterns looking for a country pad for a young professional couple. But the cost of property proves to be a quite a shock when they find out how far th
Devon
Mar 22, 2011 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is in Devon showcasing an immaculate barn conversion and a 15th century Devon longhouse for a couple with a budget of £650,000. On the wish list are great views and s
Cumbria
Mar 23, 2011 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is visiting Appleby Horse Fair in Cumbria. The house hunters he meets are after a period home with a budget of 400,000 pounds, but surprisingly the ultra-modern e
Powys
Mar 24, 2011 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is in Powys helping a family of four, with a budget of £700,000, find a complete lifestyle change. They are after a new country home with a potential business income,
Shropshire
Mar 25, 2011 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman goes property hunting in Shropshire with a couple who need an outbuilding to house a private museum for their 700 pieces of World War II memorabilia. And with a budge
Somerset
Apr 11, 2011 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is in Somerset, property hunting with a couple of retirees wanting to downsize. And with a budget of £350,000 a stone built cottage in Cheddar seems to hit the sp
Suffolk
Apr 12, 2011 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is in Suffolk helping a couple of newlyweds swap their current crowded house in the suburbs for a spacious country home. With a budget of £650,000, there's plenty to
Carmarthenshire
Apr 13, 2011 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is in Carmarthenshire, South Wales, with a mother and daughter looking for a family home together on a budget of £250,000. But quite how they will divide the living sp
North Yorkshire
Apr 14, 2011 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton helps a young North Yorkshire couple whose budget extends to £450,000 seek a home. The task proves hard work, with the couple having very different tastes, but wi
Kent
Apr 15, 2011 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin is in Kent with today's buyers who have very exacting tastes. With their budget of 630,000 pounds, they are focused on finding a medieval oak beamed barn with expansiv
West Country
Apr 18, 2011 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is in the West Country helping a couple leave suburbia behind and earn a crust in the countryside. With a healthy budget of £1.25 million they are looking for a period
Dorset
Apr 19, 2011 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is in Dorset, helping a couple swap city skylines for open countryside. With a budget of up to £800,000, these buyers are tempted by a fabulous slice of a country est
Cornwall
Apr 20, 2011 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin is in Cornwall, helping a couple leave behind their urban coop in search of some free-range living. With a budget of £350,000, this move is all about their menagerie;
Wiltshire
Apr 21, 2011 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton goes property shopping with a young family who have sold their home in Essex and are looking to move to rural Wiltshire. But in the fashionable northern eastern c
Oxfordshire
Apr 26, 2011 · 45 min
Denise Nurse helps a retired couple find peace and quiet in Oxfordshire, but will the hills be alive with the sound of silence? With a budget of 800,000 pounds, period features on
Cambridgeshire
Apr 27, 2011 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman goes house-hunting with a couple who are ditching east London life to move to Cambridgeshire with their two children. With a budget of 450,000 pounds, good schools a