NaN/100 votes#1 - Somerset
Season 14 Episode 1 - Aired 7/29/2013
Jules Hudson helps a recently retired Baptist minister and his charity-worker wife find peace and tranquillity in Somerset, with a budget of £500,000. While in the county Jules goes on the hunt for the elusive bittern, a type of heron that nests in the Somerset levels.
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NaN/100 votes#2 - West Sussex
Season 14 Episode 2 - Aired 8/2/2013
Nicki Chapman joins a couple from London, with a generous £900,000 budget, in search of a rural retreat in West Sussex. Whilst there, Nicki visits a local wetlands centre to see some of the world's most rare wildfowl.
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NaN/100 votes#3 - Dumfries and Galloway
Season 14 Episode 3 - Aired 8/5/2013
Alistair Appleton goes property shopping in Dumfries and Galloway with a couple who have £300,000 to spend in the Celtic countryside. Away from the house search, Alistair visits Drumlanrig Castle to learn how working dogs have played an important role in the history of the Buccleuch estates.
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NaN/100 votes#4 - North Devon
Season 14 Episode 4 - Aired 8/9/2013
Nicki Chapman navigates her way around Exmoor with a husband and wife who are returning expats, having lived in Florida for the last 25 years. With a budget of £475,000, they want a home with business potential. Along the way, Nicki explores the national park, discovering places that are hard to access on foot.
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NaN/100 votes#5 - Nottinghamshire
Season 14 Episode 5 - Aired 8/12/2013
Jules Hudson heads to Nottinghamshire to help a retired teacher with a £330,000 budget find a rural home where she will be able to entertain friends. The presenter also learns about the harsh realities of life in a 19th-century workhouse on his travels through the county.
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NaN/100 votes#6 - Shropshire
Season 14 Episode 6 - Aired 8/16/2013
Alistair Appleton rises to the challenge in Shropshire, as he helps a husband and wife with a unique house-hunting technique. For their generous budget of £700,000, they are looking for a dream home and space for a chocolate business. While in the county, Alistair pays a visit to an historic film set.
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NaN/100 votes#7 - Herefordshire
Season 14 Episode 7 - Aired 8/20/2013
Jonnie Irwin comes to the aid of a couple who are desperate to relocate and be near their daughter in rural Herefordshire. With a budget of £400,000 to spend, can he help them find what they're after? While in the county, Jonnie also meets a family of dairy farmers with some innovative methods.
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NaN/100 votes#8 - Highland
Season 14 Episode 8 - Aired 8/22/2013
Jules Hudson takes on a property-hunting mission with a husband and wife who are fed up with life in their southern England commuter belt. On a budget of £375,000, they are looking to 'semi-retire' to the Highlands of Scotland and pursue new ventures. During his journey, Jules comes face to face with Scotland's very own native wild cat.
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NaN/100 votes#9 - Worcestershire
Season 14 Episode 9 - Aired 8/27/2013
Nicki Chapman hopes to get top property marks in Worcestershire as she helps a pair of soon-to-be grandparents with a budget of £310,000 to find their country retreat close to their daughters. Away from the house hunt, Nicki visits a house that is for sale which has also hosted royalty.
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NaN/100 votes#10 - Norfolk
Season 14 Episode 10 - Aired 8/29/2013
Alistair Appleton goes on a property-hunting journey with a couple who want to improve their work-life balance with a complete life change in Norfolk. They have £350,000 to spend on their rural retreat. Away from the house hunt, Alistair braves the elements to visit a seaside favourite.
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NaN/100 votes#11 - Northumberland
Season 14 Episode 11 - Aired 9/2/2013
Jonnie Irwin travels to Northumberland with a young couple who want to escape their cramped London lifestyle and move back to the north east, where they first met. And with a top budget of £650,000 it is not just a home they want; they also have serious business ambitions. While in the county, Jonnie visits the impressive gardens at Alnwick Castle.
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NaN/100 votes#12 - Somerset
Season 14 Episode 12 - Aired 9/4/2013
Jules Hudson heads to Somerset to help a couple with a budget of £400,000 find a perfect countryside retreat. Away from the property hunt, Jules visits Castle House in Taunton to get hands-on with some unusual medieval restoration work.
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NaN/100 votes#13 - Hampshire
Season 14 Episode 13 - Aired 9/6/2013
Jonnie Irwin is travelling through Hampshire with a retired couple who are on the hunt for a property that will allow them to really crank up their music. With £525,000 to spend, can Jonnie find them what they're after? We also visit an unusual Hampshire plantation where a Japanese superfood is being grown; one of the rarest and most expensive vegetables in the world.
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NaN/100 votes#14 - Perth and Kinross
Season 14 Episode 14 - Aired 9/9/2013
Alistair Appleton meets a couple who are keen to move their family from Glasgow to the charms of rural Perthshire to give their toddler twins a slice of country life. They have £500,000 to spend on their dream home. Whilst there, Alistair visits a favourite retreat of Queen Victoria.
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#15 - South Wales
Season 14 Episode 15 - Aired 9/11/2013
Jonnie Irwin takes up the challenge of helping a London couple with a big business idea find a rural home and enough land to live off in South Wales. Jonnie also lends a hand helping to save one of Wales's rarest species. (N.B. Due to one of the house hunters being a convicted sex offender, a fact he hid from the programme's production team and that only came to light once it had aired, this episode has never been broadcast again)
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NaN/100 votes#16 - Kent
Season 14 Episode 16 - Aired 9/13/2013
Nicki Chapman is in Kent, property shopping with a young family who are desperate to break free from the capital to find their perfect rural home in Kent, with a generous £900,000 budget. While in the county, Nicki visits historic Hever Castle, where Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII did their courting.
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NaN/100 votes#17 - Leicester
Season 14 Episode 17 - Aired 9/16/2013
Alistair Appleton goes back to nature in Leicestershire, property hunting with a couple who plan to give their young family a more rural lifestyle. They have budgeted £380,000 for their country escape. Away from the house search, Alistair discovers how Melton Mowbray's residents are protecting their food-producing legacy.
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NaN/100 votes#18 - Berkshire
Season 14 Episode 18 - Aired 9/18/2013
Jules Hudson is property shopping in Berkshire with a pair of new parents who are desperate to find a new, rural family home. With a budget of £475,000, there is a spot of border hopping as the team seek out the best properties on the market. And Jules takes a boat trip down the River Thames to discover the colourful history of Mapledurham, an Elizabethan stately home.
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NaN/100 votes#19 - Dorset
Season 14 Episode 19 - Aired 9/20/2013
Alistair Appleton helps a couple who are keen to leave behind their family home to start a new chapter of their lives in rural Dorset. Whilst there, Alistair discovers how some of Britain's most famous buildings came to be built from Dorset's Portland stone.
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NaN/100 votes#20 - Cornwall
Season 14 Episode 20 - Aired 9/25/2013
Jules Hudson helps a London couple find a perfect rural escape in Cornwall that would enable them to live the 'good life'. On a budget of £400,000, can Jules deliver? Away from the property hunt, Jules explores Cornwall's most southerly tip.
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NaN/100 votes#21 - Suffolk
Season 14 Episode 21 - Aired 12/9/2013
Nicki Chapman is in Suffolk, property shopping with a couple who have £425,000 to spend. But with one liking new builds and the other wanting character, can Nicki find a home that will suit them both? Away from the house hunt, Nicki learns about the county's silk-weaving tradition.
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NaN/100 votes#22 - Malvern Hills
Season 14 Episode 22 - Aired 12/11/2013
Jules Hudson helps a couple escape the sounds of suburbia for a more peaceful life in the Malvern Hills. With a budget of £650,000 to spend on a rural property, Jules leaves them lost for words. While in Worcestershire, Jules discovers a hidden underground facility with a fascinating wartime history.
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NaN/100 votes#23 - Nottinghamshire
Season 14 Episode 23 - Aired 12/12/2013
Jonnie Irwin rises to the challenge of helping two returning expats find a rural idyll in Nottinghamshire after 18 years in Australia. With a budget of £350,000 can Jonnie find them the light, open space they are after? Away from the property hunt, Jonnie takes a look at the remarkable architectural heritage beneath the city of Nottingham.
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NaN/100 votes#24 - Snowdonia
Season 14 Episode 24 - Aired 1/8/2014
Jules Hudson heads to Wales to help a couple of keen walkers find a dream rural home in Snowdonia. Away from the property hunt, Jules gets a unique insight into one of the country's largest power stations.
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NaN/100 votes#25 - North Yorkshire
Season 14 Episode 25 - Aired 1/10/2014
Nicki Chapman helps a couple of retirees find a perfect rural home in North Yorkshire so they can embrace a more active lifestyle. While in the county, Nicki meets an entrepreneur who has turned the area's rich heritage of wool production into a thriving business.
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The Best Episodes of Escape to the Country Season 14
Every episode of Escape to the Country Season 14 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Escape to the Country Season 14!
The property show that helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.
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Season 14 Ratings Summary
"Somerset" is the best rated episode of "Escape to the Country" season 14. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/29/2013. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "West Sussex".