Escape to the Country Season 17 Episode 4: Northumberland (2016) | FULL EPISODE 

I would have stopped the search after the first cottage...it is adorable, cottage of my dreams it is.

I just love the way Jules intuitively knows how to relate to people. I always enjoy episodes with him as host. And this “Escape to the Country” redux series is done right-very close to watching the original series. Well done.

The first home would be my choice.

I liked house #1 more than the second.

As a senior citizen, as I watch various episodes, I am amazed at people climbing stairs and wondering if they think about "what about 5, 10 years from now, how will I feel about these stairs? They don't appear to care...house with one floor plan is very useful as we age. Love this program....I'm in USA but drool over the beauty of these countries in Europe- seem so very peaceful

Oh, Id love to know why she didn't take the first one!! It was beautiful, the balcony, view, yard with art building...truly perfection!

Loved house #1.

The first home is gorgeous in every respect. I would go for it

The first house on this episode is my most favorite house ever on this show... I just love it!!!! I love this show too LOL

What happened?? She loved the first house and it seemed absolutely perfect! I don't get it.🤦‍♀️

Very surprised she didn't buy the first house -- it seemed perfect and she appeared to be over the moon about it.

House #1 was gorgeous with a balcony overlooking incredible views

The upside down house fits her personality.... The first house was lovely! 😍

House 1 was lovely, 2 didn't like the garden being all in front but the house was OK, mystery house was OK but I agree it's like it's on an estate rather than a country retreat.

Both house 1 and 2 were lovely. Not often they're able to find 2 houses that fit the brief so well and on budget on this show, so well done!

They were both smitten by the charms of house number one and rightly so, but she admitted being swayed by the price of house number two. Such a shame. I re-watched thr tour of house one. Wow!

Jules is such a lovely presenter! I'm always very glad to see him. I've loved the balcony with the fantastic views and the garden in house #1, so idyllic! The layout in house #2 was great, that would make such a cozy home and the summerhouse was great too! The mystery property was really nice, lovely surroundings, close to the coast, but too overlooked. Interesting part about Sir Humphry and Chillingham Castle and the part about Gerarde creating things from slate was super! Thanks for sharing this episode, it was very entertaining!

The second house is not as nice as the first, but having a bedroom and bath on the ground floor is not a bad idea for someone getting on in years. When you end up finding it difficult to climb the stairs, you can live all on one level with family or carers having room upstairs.

I do admire the way you tactfully handled Chris because with the mystery house she was turning her nose up at everything and being extremely difficult to be quite honest. However, I think that the house with the balcony would have been ideal for her, and she totally missed out on a golden opportunity and beautiful part of the UK... Having been brought up in Northumberland it was like reliving my childhood all over again recognising many of the places. Thanks so much.

The 1st house was pretty.❤

House #1 is sweet. The garden is lovely too. House #2 the sitting room next to the kitchen would keep me from forgetting food on the stove! Odd floor plan though. Don't care for the farm land particularly. Mystery House - blah

Oops! I've rarely seen such a disastrous reaction to the mystery house which is usually the winner! It's true that the whole holiday park aspect was not working. For viewers of an older generation, I found our lady buyer sounded just like Mrs Merton, and she had some of her dry humour too!

I often wonder about parents who move to be near their kids. What if the kids get a better job somewhere else?

It didn’t seem to me that those two ladies were that great friends. They didn’t seem all that comfortable with each other.

For house #1 I would consider moving back to the UK. But I bet it gets bitterly cold in the winter. Loved this episode and loved the two ladies rapport and directness. Hope she is doing well 8 years later and found her dream home

House 1

I'd love to know what House #1 might cost in today's (2024) dollars/pounds/whatever! thoughts?

Chris is deathly afraid of cows 🐄 but not the wild, massive, dangerous, prehistoric ones.

I, too, found house #1 absolutely charming and adorable and the garden and the view were stunning. However, I didn't like #2 or the mystery house. #2 felt not quirky but just badly laid-out for me and the garden across with everybody being able to see your every move? erh, no. Mystery house... well, I think Chris summed that one up perfectly.

Bit of a tough cookie that Chris and Jules I think you put them both on the spot with the mystery house...maybe they don't want to still be neighbours or maybe Chris doesn't want Linda living too close. I didn't see Linda saying anything when you put that too her... Chris liked the 'upside down house' as she called it because it 'was modern' but she didn't like the mystery house 'because it was modern'...ho hum, you can please some of the people some of the time...as they say!! Also I don't know if she considered that she is well into her 60's and buying a 2 storey house and having to climb up all those stairs every day and night as she gets older, might wear pretty thin after a while...and she would only need to have one simple accident and she wouldn't see her upstairs again for quite a while if ever... But I do think the first house was her, they were both lovely. I didn't like the colour scheme in the mystery house it looked cheap 'just like a holiday let'. Think you might have lost your touch on that one Jules :) cheers from Western Australia

Problem: Scottish system of house buying, which automatically pushes the house price way above the asking price, unless it is sold strictly at a fixed price. No mentioned made of this. Very deceptive.

"glorified caravan site" 😂😂

ONE boring one for a change. sadly yes she IS stuckup. Jules the star could not even shine here... I would rejoice if she moves away!