Escape to the Country: Series 27
Season 27 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 26.
- 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 27 Progress Shield
Carmarthenshire
May 18, 2026 · 43 min
Denise Nurse helps a couple return to Carmarthenshire to raise their child in the countryside and meets a family who have recently relocated and are loving life in their farmhouse.
North Yorkshire
May 19, 2026 · 43 min
Richie Anderson is house-hunting in North Yorkshire with Sarah, who wants a character-packed cottage. Richie also meets a couple running an 'egg-centric' restaurant on their farm.
Oxfordshire
May 26, 2026 · 43 min
Alistair Appleton helps a couple search for their first home together in Oxfordshire, with space for pets and plants. He also visits Oxford Botanic Garden to explore nature-inspire
Somerset
May 27, 2026 · 43 min
With Jules Hudson’s help, Mickey wants to relocate from a busy seaside town to the quiet of the Somerset countryside, where they tour houses with land, annexes and streams.
Wiltshire
Jun 1, 2026 · 43 min
After 30 years in Stoke-on-Trent, a couple wanting to be close to their grandchild head to Wiltshire with Ginny Buckley, looking for a new home where separate bathrooms are a must!
Gloucestershire
Jun 2, 2026 · 43 min
Nicki Chapman helps Peggy leave London for a rural Gloucestershire home with views for her, two dogs and horse. And there’s a taste of country life from former street food chefs.
Counties Antrim, Down and Tyrone
Jun 8, 2026 · 43 min
An air ambulance pilot has £200,000 to find a new home within an hour of Belfast airport. Briony May Willams is on hand to help and has a go at Irish dancing by Lough Neagh.
Powys
Jun 9, 2026 · 43 min
Jules Hudson helps Lisa swap Northampton for a Powys life reboot with her children and takes to a canoe, 128 feet above the ground!
Suffolk
Jun 15, 2026 · 43 min
Steve Brown helps a whippet-loving couple swap a Sussex town for rural Suffolk, where they hope to establish a glamping retreat. Steve also explores a new scenic cycle route.
East Riding of Yorkshire
Jun 16, 2026 · 43 min
Alistair Appleton helps a couple and their dog Daisy swap France for the East Riding of Yorkshire, hunting for a home nearer family, friends and proper fish and chips.
Devon and Cornwall
Jun 23, 2026 · 43 min
Briony May Williams helps Andrew and Will escape a busy Oxfordshire town for scenic Devon and Cornwall, and meets a renovator who bought a Devonshire farmhouse on a whim.
Lincolnshire
Jun 24, 2026 · 43 min
Richie Anderson helps a couple trade in their town life for a bigger home in the Lincolnshire countryside that has plenty of room for family, including six grandchildren.
North East Wales
Jul 13, 2026 · 43 min
Alistair Appleton helps a young family search north east Wales for a home with land to suit animals and outdoor adventures. Afterwards, he meets a farmer passionate about healthy s
Gloucestershire
Jul 14, 2026 · 43 min
Denise Nurse helps Charlotte from south London find a rural Gloucestershire escape, touring old, new and converted homes before helping to feed spring lambs down on the farm.
County Down
Jul 20, 2026 · 43 min
It’s a Northern Ireland homecoming in County Down, where Jules Hudson helps golf-loving Siobhan find a countryside home for her family but not without some sisterly support.
The Peak District
Jul 21, 2026 · 45 min
Sonali Shah helps a house hunter to swap city life in Amsterdam for a pretty Peak District cottage, and she also explores woodland being replanted and regenerated for the future.
Aberdeenshire
Aug 17, 2026 · 43 min
Alistair Appleton helps mum Sonya, and her son William find an Aberdeenshire family home, with suitable land for horses. The tour concludes with an epically vast mystery house.
Herefordshire
Aug 18, 2026 · 43 min
Jules Hudson is in Herefordshire, helping Andy and Sian find a rural home for them, their daughters and hopefully some horses, as well as a donkey they’re going to call Derek.
Cheshire
Aug 24, 2026 · 43 min
Nicki Chapman helps Jules and Sharlean swap suburban life for rural Cheshire and fresh countryside walks, before the mystery house springs a cross-border surprise.
Devon
Aug 25, 2026 · 43 min
Sonali Shah helps Neil and Lisa search Devon for their dream home, but will a view, a turret, the wing of a grand mansion or a utility room steal their hearts?
Northamptonshire
Sep 21, 2026 · 43 min
Denise Nurse helps Caroline from Kent return to her happy place in the Northamptonshire countryside and meets a young couple transforming their dream cottage ready for family life.
North Yorkshire
Sep 22, 2026 · 43 min
Briony May Williams helps a Kent family find a home in north Yorkshire for £280,000, visits a local vineyard and unveils a mystery waterside house with an impressive view.
Derbyshire
Sep 28, 2026 · 43 min
Alistair Appleton helps a couple find their dream home in delightful Derbyshire for them and their dog Basil, and also discovers an ambitious wildlife reintroduction project.
West Sussex
Sep 29, 2026 · 43 min
Nicki Chapman helps a London couple find a West Sussex home in the country for £380,000, including a mystery house with a New York loft feel, going full circle on their love story.
Anglesey
Oct 5, 2026 · 43 min
Sonali Shah helps a Warwickshire couple with £350,000 to spend realise a 41-year-old dream of moving to be by the sea on Anglesey and learns about living a slower-paced life.
Lincolnshire
Oct 6, 2026 · 43 min
Richie Anderson helps Gary and Mel make rural Lincolnshire home, with £450,000 to bring them closer to their daughter and give them enough space to welcome the whole family.