Nicki Chapman is helping a couple house hunt in Warwickshire. After living in London for 33 years their dream of moving to the country is finally becoming a reality. With a healthy budget of £600,000 in the pot, they are seeking a three-bedroom detached house packed with period features, a large garden and a garage for a sports car.

Nicki Chapman meets a couple who can't wait to leave suburbia behind and trade it in for cosy country living in Kent. With a budget of £550,000 they want to downsize but are still looking for at least three bedrooms, a kitchen/diner, a garage and a large garden to grow vegetables in.

Nicki Chapman is helping a young family from Wimbledon. They want to move to Surrey and are looking for a four-bedroom detached house with a large kitchen diner and a garage for a classic car. The house has to be near good train links for an easy commute into London, as well as close to a good school. They have a maximum of £700,000 but will their budget match their extensive wish list?

Nicki Chapman heads north to Leicestershire to help a couple of hoteliers find their perfect retirement home. After moving house twelve times, they've decided to put down roots. With a budget of £350,000, they are looking for a three-bedroom detached house with plenty of space and light, a good-sized reception room, a hobby room each, and a garden large enough for a vegetable patch - plus a village pub to round it all off. It's an impressive wish list - let's hope they'll be able to compromise.

Nicki Chapman helps a couple looking to relocate their business and start afresh in the Cotswolds. However, they designed their London maisonette from scratch, so finding the right property will not be easy. Armed with a generous budget of £800,000, they are looking for a property with plenty of period character - but not a typical Cotswold cottage. They want a big living room and a minimum of three bedrooms, as well as an outbuilding to house their growing business.

Nicki Chapman helps a couple swap the suburbs for a slice of west Wales. With retirement on the horizon, the time has come to say goodbye to their large five-bedroom house in Kent and hello to the Welsh property of their dreams. The house they have in mind needs to have four bedrooms, a big kitchen and at least one acre of land. As mum is moving with them, a separate two-bedroom annexe is a must. So for a top budget of £500,000 they are looking for a lot of property. Finding two homes for the price of one is going to be a real challenge. Will they consider taking on a project to create their ideal home?

Nicki Chapman is in Pembrokeshire and has a maximum budget of £700,000 to help a couple who want to run holiday lets.

Nicki Chapman helps a couple relocate from south Wales to north Wales, with a job promotion the driving factor. On a budget of £300,000 they need a three-bedroom detached house with a large kitchen and separate dining room. A garden big enough for a vegetable patch and a conservatory are also high on their wish list.

Nicki Chapman helps a retired couple flee Nottingham for the Dorset countryside. Their wish list includes two living rooms and an artist's studio.

Nicki Chapman helps a couple who would like to fulfil their dream of moving to Herefordshire and starting a new business.

Nicki Chapman is in Hampshire with a London couple looking for their first family home in the country with a budget of £465,000.

Nicki Chapman helps a couple from Manchester find their very first home together in the Peak District, with a budget of £700,000.

With £650,000, Nicki Chapman tries to help a couple find a house big enough to accommodate three teenage boys and three Rottweilers in rural Dorset.

Nicki Chapman helps a couple who are seeking an impressive house to retire to in South Wales. They have a healthy budget of £650,000.

Nicki Chapman is with a couple buying a house together for the first time in North Yorkshire. They have already dismissed over 1,000 properties.

Nicki Chapman helps a couple with a million-pound budget find a Cotswold home.

Nicki Chapman is in Shropshire helping a couple with a budget of 430,000 pounds.

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 Park to find acreage.

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.

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 they set eyes on a pretty brick-and-timber property dating back to 1630. Nicki also finds out what it takes to be a commoner in the New Forest National Park.

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 real 'chill factor'.

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 style of rural property they want.

And Nicki takes lessons from a master bowyer in Sherwood Forest.

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 17th-century farmhouse but having sufficient land is essential as four horses, 20 llamas, an emu and a peacock will be moving too.

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 ponies. And Nicky rustles up a Wiltshire delicacy - lardy cake.

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 space for some rescue animals. Plus a visit to Widecombe Fair.

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 budget of 400,000 pounds, they are spoilt for choice when it comes to properties with country character.

Nicki Chapman is in Norfolk helping an animal-loving couple to find their perfect pad in the country. They have a budget of £350,000.

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 choose from including a 17th-century farmhouse, a classic Georgian home and a brand new thatched property. Nicki also gets a masterclass in ornamental plaster work.

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 estate with 350 acres of communal land.

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 and a large garden are a must. They are after contemporary country living, so will a medieval 15th-century coach house be too daunting a proposition?

Nicki Chapman visits Gwynedd, North Wales, to help an artistic couple find a home with inspiring views for £450,000. While in Gwynedd, Nicki takes a tour of a local slate mine and learns how to craft one of the region's famous tiles.

Nicki Chapman searches for a home in the Yorkshire Dales for a budget of 420,000 pounds.

Nicki Chapman helps a couple who are about to be married find a £400,000 home.

Nicki Chapman joins the house hunt with a retired couple of caravan-owners.

Nicki Chapman helps a couple, with a dream of mortgage free living, escape to North Wales.

Nicki Chapman is in Devon, helping a couple of retired teachers find a rural retreat.

Nicki Chapman helps a retired couple escape to Somerset, with a budget of £350,000.

Nicki Chapman goes on tour with the Alcester Court Leet and becomes a guest ale taster.

Nicki Chapman helps two naval officers find a home in Herefordshire.

Nicki Chapman helps a couple with a budget of 425,000 pounds who want to move to the north Norfolk coast. Nicki also heads to Blakeney Point to spot grey seals in their natural habitat.

Following a battle with breast cancer, these buyers have refocused their priorities and decided to move to rural Kent. With a budget of 700,000 pounds Nicki Chapman shows them three superb properties before heading off to the annual Whitstable Oyster Festival.

Nicki Chapman travels to the Suffolk countryside to help a couple find a new home for 500,000 pounds. While in Suffolk, Nicki gets a glimpse of some of the region's newly-born barn owls, part of a successful project to protect their declining numbers.

Nicki Chapman helps a buyer who has been dreaming of moving to Cornwall for over 30 years.

Nicki Chapman puts her best foot forward in North Yorkshire on a house hunt for a pair of keen walkers with a budget of £400,000. While in the county, Nicki gets the inside track at England's oldest horse race, the annual Kiplingcotes Derby.

Nicki Chapman takes to the seas to help a couple with a budget of £750,000 navigate their way through the Hampshire property market. While in the county, Nicki takes a unique tour of Lord Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory.

Nicki Chapman goes the distance to help a couple with £400,000 move from Southampton to Lanarkshire in a bid for a better work-life balance.

While there, she learns about the plight of the Eriskay pony, a critically endangered Scottish breed, and efforts by one charity to ensure its future survival in the Western Isles.

Nicki Chapman puts her best foot forward in North Yorkshire, and helps a couple of keen walkers find their country home for £500,000. Away from the property search, Nicki meets a Whitby jet jeweller and unearths this natural gem's links to the county.

Nicki Chapman tries to find the winning property formula in Cornwall, as she helps a science teacher buy a country home on a budget of £240,000. While in the county, Nicki stops off for a home grown cuppa at Britain's very first tea plantation.

Nicki Chapman travels to Monmouthshire to help a couple with a budget of £500,000 to return to their Welsh roots. During her journey, Nicki knocks on the historic doors of Chepstow Castle and meets some of the committed members of its restoration team.

Nicki Chapman charts her way around Dorset with a boat-loving couple keen to find a landmark country home for £600,000. Along the way, Nicki visits the UK's largest organic dairy sheep farm to find out how its sheep's milk yoghurt has caused quite a business stir.

Nicki Chapman travels through the west of Scotland, helping an animal-loving couple with £350,000 find their perfect country home. While in the region, Nicki tries her hand at the traditional Scottish sport of curling and visits an Ayrshire factory where the unique local granite is cut into Olympic-standard curling stones.

Nicki Chapman is in Shropshire with a recently retired couple whose working lives had meant living continents apart. They have £370,000 to plough into a rural property with land. While in the county, Nicki revisits some previous housebuyers from the show who have achieved the country lifestyle they dreamed of.

Nicki Chapman heads to Rutland to help a young couple with a £380,000 budget look for a spacious family home in which to bring up their two young boys. Nicki also meets a local miller who has brought one of the region's windmills back to life, and who produces flour using traditional methods.

Nicki Chapman is in north Wiltshire helping a couple with a substantial budget of £900,000 swap the busy city of London for the calm of the countryside. Away from the property hunt, Nicki goes in search of one the region's most highly sought-after food secrets, the truffle.

Nicki Chapman joins a recently reunited couple on their property search in West Sussex. Although the budget is £600,000, finding additional space for their six award-winning dogs could be a challenge. Away from the house hunt, Nicki visits the Goodwood estate, and learns how its organic ancestral farm is championing the preservation of livestock breeds that are native to the county.

Nicki Chapman goes house searching with a young professional couple who are keen to escape London and upsize to a country home in Hampshire. While there, Nicki visits the Hawk Conservancy Trust and helps release a rehabilitated bird of prey back into the wild.

Nicki Chapman heads for the Cumbrian hills in a bid to find a country home for a creative couple with a budget of £400,000.

Away from the search, Nicki visits the home of Victorian writer and social reformer John Ruskin, and discovers more about his link to the Lakeland landscape, and how his ideas are still relevant in the modern era.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Nicki Chapman is property hunting with a London couple in search of a perfect country retreat in Buckinghamshire. With a generous budget of £950,000 can we pull it off?

Nicki also meets the four-legged public servants who have dedicated their lives to the country.

Nicki Chapman is in Devon, helping a couple in search of a quieter life. They have a healthy budget of £400,000 to spend on a new rural home. Away from the house hunt, Nicki discovers a Devonian shoemaker who shows her the art of crafting hand-made boots.

Nicki Chapman embarks on an emotional house hunt with a couple armed with a £420,000 budget, who are chasing a country dream in Somerset. Away from the property search, Nicki visits the historic Haynes Motor Museum.

Nicki Chapman journeys through Devon, helping a couple find a new life and possible business in the Devon countryside with a budget of £550,000. While in the county, Nicki gets carried away with the fun of the fair.

Nicki Chapman rises to the challenge to find a home for a couple in Cumbria, with enough space for their mother on a budget of £500,000. While in the area, Nicki meets a hardy breed of Cumbrian locals.

Nicki Chapman is on an emotional property shop in Somerset with a couple who have £400,000 to spend. While in the county, Nicki investigates some unusual excavations.

Nicki Chapman and Jonnie Irwin are in Cumbria for a special edition of Escape to the Country, following two couples searching for dream rural homes in one county. While showcasing Worcestershire's property gems, they offer hints and tips on buying in the county.

Nicki Chapman helps a couple of equestrian enthusiasts swap suburban life in Farnborough, Hampshire, for a new rural existence in Somerset. Their budget of £600,000 needs to secure not only a country home but also land for their horses. In the country, Nicki wades through mud as she encounters an age old fishing technique.

Nicki Chapman is hoping to find a young family their first home together, so they can move from rented accommodation near Gatwick Airport to the peace of the Oxfordshire countryside with a budget of £500,000. While in the region, Nicki visits Blenheim Palace to learn the role played by the estate in the First World War.

Nicki Chapman has a challenge on her hands as she tries to find a couple of history lovers a home and business in North Yorkshire that will also accommodate their nine children. Away from the property hunt, Nicki meets a new generation of national park rangers.

Highlights from Nicki Chapman and Jules Hudson's property hunt in Somerset with two couples who were searching for rural homes in one county.

Nicki Chapman is house hunting with a young family who are looking for a new home and a new life in the East Sussex countryside on a healthy £750,000 budget. While in the county, Nicki samples historic Rye's most celebrated seafood.

Nicki Chapman helps a buyer to find a rural home in Devon where she can escape London life and nourish her creative spirit. While in the county, Nicki drops in on a one-of-a-kind business where she learns about the ancient craft of leather tanning.

A pair of property hunters have left their wives at home as they go in search of a new rural property to accommodate their extended family in the Wiltshire countryside. Away from the house hunt, Nicki Chapman visits Salisbury Cathedral to learn about its 32-year-old restoration project.

Alistair Appleton and Nicki Chapman are showcasing Devon in a special edition of Escape to the Country, where we follow two couples who were searching for dream rural homes in one county.

Nicki Chapman is in Cornwall with a young couple looking for a complete life change and who have a very generous budget of £1.3 million to spend on a new rural home. While in the county, Nicki learns how a simple switch in our eating habits could not only help the marine environment but also save us money.

Nicki Chapman has a challenge on her hands helping to uncover a new rural home in the Cotswolds for a couple with very exacting requirements.

While in the region, Nicki rubs shoulders with three Olympic heroes.

Nicki Chapman is on a property hunt in Devon helping a couple who are in search of a quieter life. They've got a healthy budget of £400,000 to spend on a new rural home. Away from the house hunt, Nicki discovers a Devonian shoemaker who shows her the art of crafting handmade boots.

Nicki Chapman helps a couple leave the busy town of Hull to find a home in rural Lincolnshire with bed and breakfast potential on a budget of £300,000. While in the county, Nicki gets a taste of the latest superfood.

Nicki Chapman is helping a couple find their first rural property together in Devon. The buyers have a budget of £400,000 to spend on their long-dreamed-of country home.

Away from the house hunt, Nicki encounters the prehistoric fish behind the world's most luxurious food.

Nicki Chapman is in the North Yorkshire countryside helping a father and daughter team search for a new rural home. With a budget of £550,000 to spend they need a property to house the whole family. Away from the property hunt, Nicki tries her hand at restoring a historic stained-glass window.

Nicki Chapman is in Cornwall helping a couple swap their urban lives in Hertfordshire for a more peaceful life in the countryside. They have £350,000 to spend on their rural retreat.

While in the region, Nicki strikes gold with the county's historic export.

Nicki Chapman is hoping to find a rural Dorset home for a couple from London who have a healthy budget of £875,000 to spend.

While in the county, Nicki tries her hand at traditional green woodworking.

Nicki Chapman is house hunting in north Wales with a couple that wants to turn holiday memories into a retirement dream on a budget of £430,000. While in the area, Nicki tests her head for heights with a spectacular piece of engineering.

Nicki Chapman helps a couple to kick off their retirement in the Wiltshire countryside with a healthy budget of £600,000 to spend on their rural relocation. While in the county, Nicki visits a Wiltshire British factory with a sporting pedigree.

Nicki Chapman helps a music composer realise her dream of escaping suburbia for the Shropshire countryside, on a budget of £450,000. Away from the house hunt, Nicki visits a stately home which is raising the roof.

Nicki Chapman helps a music composer realise her dream of escaping suburbia for the Shropshire countryside, on a budget of £450,000. Away from the house hunt, Nicki visits a stately home which is raising the roof.

Nicki Chapman goes house hunting with a couple of childhood sweethearts who are seeking a rural retreat in Somerset after living in urban Croydon all their lives. They have a generous budget of £800,000 to fund their country relocation.

While in the area, Nicki visits a local business which has an association with some famous names.

Nicki Chapman house hunts with a newly married couple who want to escape London life and move closer to family. The hunting ground is the rural East Midlands, and there's a £400,000 budget to fund their country relocation.

While in the area, Nicki takes a fancy to some award-winning feathered friends.

Nicki Chapman helps a budding writer and her husband escape urban life for a quieter one in the Worcestershire countryside with a budget of £375,000.

While in the area, Nicki meets a local craftsman who is preserving an equine tradition.

Nicki Chapman goes property-hunting with a couple who have £575,000 to spend on a rural family home in Wiltshire. While there, Nicki tries her hand at painting traditional pub signs, a rare craft practised these days by only a few artisans.

Nicki Chapman helps a couple relocate to the Gloucestershire countryside with a healthy budget of £550,000 to spend.

While in the region, Nicki explores the extraordinary collection of an English eccentric.

Nicki Chapman goes property shopping with a couple who are finally able to leave the county they've called home all their lives. With £460,000 to spend, they are planning to relocate to the Cornish countryside.

Away from the house hunt, Nicki gets a bird's-eye view of Britain's largest rainforest.

Nicki Chapman helps a couple find a charming period property in the Suffolk countryside with a budget of £275,000. Nicki also visits historic Kentwell Hall and discovers how the owners have spent decades restoring this once unloved Tudor mansion.

Nicki Chapman helps a buyer who is being supported on the house hunt by her daughter. She has a budget of £475,000 with which to up sticks from Edinburgh's city centre in favour of a rural life in the Oxfordshire countryside. Nicki also hits the road and visits the humble manor house of the pioneering motor man William Morris.

Nicki Chapman helps a campervan-loving couple with £400,000 find a perfect rural property within range of the Peak District. Along the way, Nicki turns her hand to some unique woodcraft with Britain's last traditional bowl turner.

Nicki Chapman is in the Yorkshire Dales. She's house-hunting with a couple who have a handsome £900,000 budget to spend on a country property with business potential. While in the region, Nicki learns the art of barrel making from Britain's only master cooper.

Nicki Chapman helps a buyer who is property shopping with her best friend. She has £375,000 to find some countryside respite to suit her and her elderly mother. Away from the house hunt, Nicki meets a fashion-entrepreneur-turned-horticulturist with designs on an iconic Somerset garden.

Nicki Chapman helps a property hunting couple with £650,000 to spend swap the fast pace of London life for a village community in Dorset. While in the county, Nicki learns more about how the Lulworth Estate rangers' conservation efforts help to maintain the Jurassic coastline and countryside.

Nicki Chapman is in Devon helping a fun-loving couple with £475,000 find a country home which suits their entertaining ambitions. While in the county, she tries her hand at traditional glass blowing and is delighted by the results.

Nicki Chapman is helping a globe-trotting young couple who are returning to the UK with £425,000 to find peaceful and permanent sanctuary in the Lincolnshire countryside where they can raise their daughter. And it's hello and goodbye as Nicki bids an emotional farewell when a rehabilitated seal is released back into the wild.

Nicki Chapman helps a fun-loving couple who have £400,000 to fulfil their dream of moving to Dorset. Her visit to the county is perfectly timed to coincide with the 2015 British Beach Polo Championship, where she gets in the saddle to master basic skills.

Nicki Chapman is property shopping with a buyer looking to swap the hustle and bustle of London for the tranquillity of the Shropshire countryside on a budget of £350,000. Nicki also delves deep into the county's mining heritage when she descends underground at the end of a rope.

Nicki Chapman is on a rural property hunt in Devon, helping a couple to find their ideal country home for £400,000. Nicki also finds out about the county's heritage underfoot when she visits a centuries-old carpet manufacturer.

Nicki Chapman is house hunting in Derbyshire with a couple who have a budget of £380,000 to find their dream rural home. Away from houses, Nicki gets a real taste of the county when she meets traditional dairy producers reviving a village's cheese-making heritage.

Nicki Chapman is in Cambridgeshire helping a couple from south east London with a budget of £625,000 to find an idyllic rural home closer to their family. Nicki also visits a fenland potato farm, where she develops a brand new flavour of crisp.

Nicki Chapman is house hunting with a creative couple who have £375,000 to start a new life in rural Devon where they can indulge in their arts and crafts. Whilst in the area, Nicki visits a vast collection of military memorabilia and experiences a short journey travelling in a World War II tank.

Nicki Chapman finds herself in the beautiful east Devon countryside with a couple who have £750,000 to find a more pastoral life and business.

Nicki Chapman helps a rural property shopper who has £250,000 to buy her ideal country home in north Wales and has drafted in her best friend for moral support.

Nicki Chapman is on a property-hunting mission in Dorset with a young couple from Surrey who are seeking a rural home for their £350,000 budget.

Nicki Chapman heads to Cornwall on a property search with a couple who have £750,000 to realise their dream of starting their married life together near the Cornish coast.

Nicki Chapman helps a married house-hunting couple who have a £500,000 budget to buy a slice of romance for their retirement years in the Dorset countryside.

Nicki Chapman helps a couple who want to turn their backs on London life to fulfil their long-held dream of moving to the countryside. Armed with a budget of £1.1 million, they have set their sights on a new life in West Sussex. Away from the house hunt, Nicki visits one of the county's greatest architectural gems, Chichester Cathedral, where she tries her hands at ringing the bells.

Nicki Chapman is on a house-hunting mission in the Yorkshire Dales with a pair of brothers, one of whom wants his £500,000 budget to furnish him with a country home in rural isolation. While in the area, Nicki joins the Dales park rangers and helps them on their everyday rounds, as well as learning about the growing popularity of geocaching with walkers.

Nicki Chapman is in Norfolk to help a father and daughter who hope their £700,000 budget will provide them with a large equestrian property and annexe to house their family of four, along with their horse. Nicki also heads to the Norfolk Broads and learns about the restoration efforts of the Norfolk Wherry Trust before heading out on to the water to sail one of these traditional wooden boats.

Nicki Chapman is in the Gloucestershire countryside helping a couple with an £850,000 budget find a rural home with holiday-let potential and land for alpacas. While in the county, Nicki visits Rodburgh Common and gets the scoop on a family who have been making ice cream there for nearly a century.

Nicki Chapman goes property shopping with a London couple who have a £700,000 budget to leave the capital and put down retirement roots in East Sussex. While in the county, Nicki rides the Hastings East Hill Cliff Railway, the UK's steepest funicular railway.

Nicki Chapman heads to the Welsh Borders with a retired couple of keen gardeners who have £500,000 to plough into buying a peaceful home in the country. While in the area, Nicki meets one of the very few weathervane makers left in the UK and, while trying her hand at creating one, she learns why it has been such a striking symbol gracing the tops of churches and manor houses across the countryside for centuries.

Nicki Chapman heads to the south Wales countryside to help a couple with £500,000 to spend on relocating from Newport to a village community. While in the region, Nicki visits the only whisky distillery in Wales which uses the mineral-rich water of the Brecon Beacons - to potent effect.

Love is in the air on a house hunt full of surprises as Nicki Chapman joins a couple who have £450,000 to find a rural home in Somerset with some income potential in the form of a holiday let.

Nicki Chapman is in rural Worcestershire helping a couple who have £450,000 to realise their dream of raising their young family in the countryside.

Nicki Chapman heads to Cornwall to help a Croydon-based couple with a £450,000 budget and a love of the great outdoors find their perfect country home. Nicki also discovers how one Cornish farm is running with a national initiative to create a food enterprise zone. She samples first-hand how Norton Barton Farm hopes to become a food artisan village for local producers.

Nicki Chapman is rural property shopping in the Peak District with a couple who have a £500,000 pound budget to buy their first home together.

Nicki Chapman is in the Somerset countryside helping a house-hunting couple with £475,000 to return to their roots and recreate the outdoor lifestyle that they grew up with for their own young children.

Nicki Chapman takes to the road in Wiltshire with a couple of motorbike enthusiasts who, with their £650,000 budget, want to find a home that gives them the perfect balance of community and country life. Whilst in the county, Nicki discovers more about out how conservation efforts to plant hedgerow 'corridors' are creating a safe haven for the UK's endangered tree sparrow population.

Nicki Chapman heads to Northern Ireland with a husband and wife who have £500,000 to find a large family home where they can also keep animals and welcome paying guests. Away from the house hunt, Nicki immerses herself in the country's maritime history at the dry dock where RMS Titanic was built.

Nicki Chapman is on a house-hunting mission in the Kent countryside with a strong-minded couple who have a £900,000 budget and completely different views on the style of the large family home they want to buy.

Nicki Chapman is country property-shopping in Somerset with a couple who have already sold up and are desperate to invest £425,000 in their perfect rural retreat after months of staying with friends.

Nicki Chapman is rural property shopping in the Scottish Borders with a couple who want to invest their £850,000 budget in returning to the UK after 20 years of city life in Brussels. Nicki also heads to the Borders town of Innerleithen and visits Robert Smail's Printing Works, which brings to life the age of Victorian letterpress printing.

Nicki Chapman is in rural Gloucestershire to help an intrepid aunt and niece find a country home. With a budget of £600,000, they are looking for a house for two generations that can also furnish them with an income. Along the way, Nicki heads to Owlpen Manor, hearing the story of how this Cotswold Tudor building was rescued from its 'sleeping beauty' state after 100 years of disrepair, and restored by the family who now call it home.

Nicki Chapman is rural property hunting in West Yorkshire with an enthusiastic house-buying couple who have a £550,000 budget and a wish to be close to a vibrant community, since this is new territory for one of them. Away from the search Nicki visits the former home of the Bronte sisters in Haworth and learns more about their early years together and how it inspired their novels.

Nicki Chapman is helping a couple with a £400,000 budget fulfil their dream of escaping to the Norfolk countryside and find a home where top priorities are a large kitchen and space for them to keep rescue animals. While in the county, Nicki visits the National Collection of Lavender at Caley Mill, home to over a hundred different lavender varieties, where she takes in the spectacular sight of the fields in full bloom.

Nicki Chapman is on a house-hunting mission in rural Worcestershire with a couple who want their £475,000 pounds to buy them a characterful family home that delivers 'wow factor' and the potential to work from home. Nicki has picked a perfect time to be in the county, as she gets to see how harvesting fields of delphiniums to make flower confetti is both a blooming business and a riot of colour on one historic family farm.

Nicki Chapman heads to the Monmouthshire countryside to help a couple who have a love of the outdoors and dogs as they aim to buy their first home together with their £700,000 budget. While in the county, Nicki heads into the woods and, under the watchful eye of an expert fungi forager, learns about the art of edible mushroom picking.

Nicki Chapman is in in Wiltshire helping a London couple who need their generous £1 million budget to afford them space for their prized possessions - a baby grand piano and classic cars.

Nicki Chapman scours Somerset's rural property market with a fun-loving couple who have a £400,000 budget and a desire to quit living in a Surrey commuter town to free up more time for their hobbies in their new country home.

Nicki Chapman is in East Devon helping an outdoors-loving couple armed with £850,000 who are ready to leave their hectic life in St Albans behind them and buy a rural family home within reach of the coast before their son starts school.

Nicki Chapman is on a house-hunting mission in the Shropshire countryside, balancing the dreams of a father who has a £475,000 budget and wants to head for the hills, while his daughter wants him to live closer to a community.

Nicki Chapman heads to rural Hampshire to help a couple with £700,000 in their pocket find a permanent country home where they can finally kick back and relax after a life of relocating because of work.

Nicki Chapman is on an emotionally charged property search in rural Somerset, helping a couple invest their £500,000 budget in a home that strikes the right balance between country charm and practical open plan. Nicki also visits Barley Wood, a beautiful walled kitchen garden resurrected by chef brothers who use what they grow in their inventive dishes.

Nicki Chapman is in Devon with a professional singer who has a £670,000 budget to buy a country home that hits the right note.

Nicki Chapman is on an emotional house hunt, helping a couple fulfill a long-held dream of moving to the Scottish countryside of Ayrshire. Alongside a selection of the region's best properties that a budget of £450,000 can buy, Nicki also pays a visit to the 18th-century Dumfries House, home to one of the finest collections of furniture in the world.

Nicki Chapman is on a house-hunting mission in the West Sussex countryside with a couple who are looking to sell up in London and use their £1.6 million budget to invest in a period property that is also the right fit for their toddler. Nicki also tries her hand at the rare art of fore-edge painting, and adds her own creative mark to some books under the watchful eye of award-winning craftsman Martin Frost.

Nicki Chapman has the tough, but rewarding task of finding the perfect country home for a house hunter and his wife who have a £450 000 budget to escape suburban Surrey and the home he has lived in for more than 60 years. The house hunt may come up roses in more ways than one as Nicki also gets to grips with all things horticultural when she’s invited to an exquisite garden for tea, cake and a spot of pruning just before its grand open day.

Today's house hunt takes Nicki Chapman to the Devon countryside with a £450,000 budget, as she helps a buyer moving on to a new, happier life chapter with her young son. Away from important property decisions, Nicki heads to the seaside town of Dawlish, where she joins in the local fun at the carnival that the community works hard to organise every year.

Today's property hunters are preparing for a triumphant homecoming after a quarter of a century living in Sweden. Nicki Chapman will be leading the pair in their search for a perfect rural Wiltshire home for their £450,000 budget. Away from the house hunt, Nicki takes the reigns on a ride with a professional carriage driver.

Nicki Chapman helps an animal-loving house hunter from a town in Oxfordshire, who has a generous budget of £700,000, to find a new village community in Dorset, ideally close to the coast. Making the most of the seaside locale, Nicki visits a luxury yacht manufacturer to experience how the other half set sail in serious style.

Nicki Chapman heads to the counties of Shropshire and Herefordshire to help a recently retired couple with a £550,000 budget find a dream country home that’s full of traditional period charm. Away from the property search, Nicki meets enthusiasts who reach for the sky when she visits the Weston Park Model Air Show.

Heading west from Surrey to Devon, a young couple who met as students need Nicki Chapman’s help to find them a sizeable home to fit three generations of their family, and all for a budget of £800,000. In addition, Nicki spends time on the county’s south coast, meeting a local fisherman and sampling the delicious catch of the day.

Nicki Chapman is in Norfolk with a couple from Northamptonshire who have previously lived and worked all over the world. With a whopping £1 million to spend, the globetrotting pair want a property with the wow factor and spectacular views to boot. On the beach, Nicki helps a local chef to cook a classic dish, using seasonal shellfish from the nearby coast.

Nicki Chapman is on hand to help an artist find a period property in Hampshire with potential for a painting studio and a garden in which to practise yoga. Away from the property hunt, Nicki visits the South Downs National Park and gets involved in a tree-planting initiative to mark the park’s tenth anniversary.

In the Cotswolds, Nicki Chapman and a couple from Scotland don't need to look too far to find the characterful cottage of their dreams for a £600,000 budget. Whist in the region, Nicki drops in on show jumping legend and double Olympic gold medalist Nick Skelton, along with his sons Harry and Dan, who are following in their father's ‘hoof' prints.

A young Essex couple need Nicki Chapman’s help to find them a new home in lovely Somerset. They have £725,000 to spend on a property for their growing family, preferably one that has some income potential. Nicki also visits a local farm to sample some homemade specialities made from its crop of an ancient grain, spelt.

With ambitions to start a cookery school in Shropshire, a couple from Hertfordshire get a helping hand from Nicki Chapman to spend £900,000 on a new home for their new life in the country. Getting to know the area and local producers, they all visit a small farm which supplies veggies to local restaurants and cafes.

Cambridgeshire keeps Nicki Chapman and a couple from London busy visiting a bespoke garden office, a co-housing development and a local florist, in between searching for a new house to entertain in. The young buyers are hopeful their budget of £850,000 will buy them a three-bedroom property with his and hers workspaces.

A couple from the Surrey town of Epsom enjoy the spectacular landscape in Argyll and Bute as Nicki Chapman provides them with some expert property advice. For their budget of £600,000 they want a house with views that just keep on giving. Nicki also takes to the water on Loch Lomond, meeting a family who have owned and lived on an island for 70 years.

A first-time buyer has decided to leave the home where she grew up in the outskirts of Birmingham for a new one in the nearby Shropshire countryside. Nicki Chapman shows her what the stunning county has to offer and helps out by pulling pints for the locals at a community-owned pub.

There are two counties for the price of one today as Nicki Chapman visits Somerset and Dorset with a buyer from London who is in search of a new life and a new home in the countryside for her £800k budget. Whilst in the area, Nicki also visits the town of Frome to learn how a fridge (yes, a fridge!) is helping to bring the local community together.

A globetrotting couple have decided to move back home for good, and Nicki Chapman lends a hand as they try to find a new address in Oxfordshire’s lovely countryside for their £650k budget. Nicki also discovers how and why the county is leading the way with the recycling of its food waste.

There are some impressive properties on offer in Devon today as Nicki Chapman helps a couple from London to figure out what they do and don’t want from their new life in the country. On a break from the house search, Nicki visits a workshop where traditional sign-writing skills are being kept alive.

Having fallen head over heels in love with North Yorkshire, a retired teacher and her pet bunny Gary need Nicki Chapman’s help with finding a new home for £450,000, a starting point from which to fully explore this beautiful country. Sausages are on the menu too, as Nicki helps to make and then taste a vegan banger.

A dog-friendly garden is a top priority today for Nicki Chapman’s buyer in Devon, who has £350,000 to spend on a new home for her and her much-loved pet pooch. After the house tours are over, Nicki visits a charity that gives city children an opportunity to experience the muck and magic of life on a farm.

Who better to show a young couple with a growing family from London around Kent than local girl Nicki Chapman? Away from the house hunt, Nicki takes a trip down memory lane, meeting up with her best friend from school, before they join Nicki’s mum at the family’s beach hut in Herne Bay.

Nicki Chapman is on the hunt for a Pembrokeshire property with a holiday let to suit a couple with very different wants and needs. Nicki also visits some entrepreneurs who have turned a derelict farmhouse into a gorgeous home in the county.

After 26 years in London, today's couple has headed north to the Scottish Lothians in search of a complete change of lifestyle. They have a house-hunting budget of £475,000 and Nicki Chapman to help them spend it.

Now back in the UK, a young couple crave the outdoors lifestyle they experienced together for nearly three years in New Zealand. Nicki Chapman's helps them find a new home in the fabulous countryside of North Yorkshire, where they want to spend their spare time running, cycling and walking.

In wonderful West Yorkshire, Nicki Chapman is with a young couple from Manchester who have a budget of £270,000 to find a home in the countryside for them and their baby son.

On a bid to escape the city, today's couple and their three children are looking for a change of lifestyle for the whole family, and Nicki Chapman is in Norfolk to help them find it.

Even though the daily commute from London to their Bedfordshire business is taking its toll, Nicki Chapman has her work cut out persuading one half of today's couple to move to the county's borders!

In a bid to move closer to family, today's buyer has Nicki Chapman to help find a home in the Oxfordshire countryside for her and her son.

Wanting to move closer to family, Nicki Chapman celebrates the arrival of her buyers’ first grandchild by helping them find a new home in Cumbria.

A young couple want to swap their London flat for something bigger in the East Midlands, where Nicki Chapman opens the front doors to a lovely selection of homes with lovely gardens.