Escape to the Country

Chris and Tina grew up in the countryside and want the same for their children. With a budget of £900k they’re looking for the perfect home on the Kent-East Sussex border. Melissa Porter turns up a few surprises, including a home with a famous past.

Young Jack has signed for Chelsea’s under nines, now the whole family want to swap their Ruislip suburban home for the Berkshire countryside. Jack wants a big garden for his football practice, mom wants a heart of the home kitchen.

The Miller family have an unusual request for their new home in the country: they need a building big enough to build their own bowling alley. Luckily Mom and Dad have a budget of just over a million-pound budget for their new home in North Devon.