Escape to the Country Season 17 Episode 60: South Wales (2016) | FULL EPISODE

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  • Escape To The Country Season 17 Episode 60: South Wales
    Escape to the Country is a British daytime television property-buying/real estate programme, first airing in 2002 revolving around potential home buyers searching for their dream homes in rural parts of the UK.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 38

  • @lindastone3278
    @lindastone3278 3 місяці тому +43

    Why do retired people want large homes for when the kids come home? I live in the USA and still live in my large family home and my kids don’t ever stay here. They go home to sleep. Having a large home is too difficult to maintain when you are older.

    • @BritGirlJay
      @BritGirlJay 3 місяці тому +4

      I agree with you but an older person once said to me' although immediate family gets smaller as you age, your extended family gets larger'. She also mentioned the longer you live the more 'stuff' you accumulate (not in a hoarder way just in a 'life is long' way). I hadn't thought of it like that. It's nice if you can host your kids' families when they visit but you're spot on about the upkeep.

    • @poppykane7230
      @poppykane7230 3 місяці тому +2

      I live in a huge house but I have a live in housekeeper who works for me part time. I spent most of my life in this house and the kids and grandkids stay here a lot.

    • @beebee2781
      @beebee2781 3 місяці тому +6

      We had a neighbor like this. She was retired and bought a HUGE house with many bedrooms for her kids and grandkids to come stay. In the 10 years we were her neighbors, they never came to spend the night.
      I guess it's a dream or hope, but for many not a reality. Depends on the family I guess.

    • @xr6lad
      @xr6lad 2 місяці тому +3

      Like the house I bought. The older couple bought it thinking the grand kids would come to stay. They never did (they wanted to do their own things elsewhere) so they sold it. Too many think they are living in some family tv series where everyone comes over every weekend and play happy families. Once the children marry and have families and friends of their own from what I’ve seen it’s rare they come to stay. My partner and I have already discussed that when we hit 70 (we are late 50’s now) we will sell and move into a villa unit as a garden this big that we have will be two much to maintain.

    • @MtBakerlife
      @MtBakerlife 2 місяці тому

      Haha, how did you manage that! Hats off 😊

  • @lzrd8460
    @lzrd8460 2 місяці тому +7

    I’m almost 73 and looking to buy a small cottage in the country. Why I would want a big house with stairs and large garden is nuts! Unlike so many of the couples claiming they want to downsize, I really do! ☺️☺️

  • @c.t5136
    @c.t5136 3 місяці тому +11

    A lovely couple. The programme is so much more enjoyable when the people are nice.

  • @bosse641
    @bosse641 3 місяці тому +16

    So lovely to hear that splendid English spoken by the elderly gentleman at the Cathedral.
    That's the English I would have loved to speak.

  • @cate284
    @cate284 3 місяці тому +19

    I loved the first house. I found it cozy. I don’t know why anyone needs a big home when they are downsizing. That round tower at the start of the show was cool…would make a great home.

    • @abigailgerlach5443
      @abigailgerlach5443 3 місяці тому

      I'm a pack rat. I need a house full of closets and cupboards. Either that or a warehouse in the back yard. Lol Downsizing? What's that?

  • @Ionavan1943
    @Ionavan1943 2 місяці тому +3

    House No. 1 had a beautiful garden and it was quite big.

  • @J_acke
    @J_acke 3 місяці тому +7

    Wow! All of the homes are lovely! I am happy they found their mystery house, it’s really amazing! Best of luck, an Nicki looking as beautiful as ever!

  • @TheGaloof
    @TheGaloof 3 місяці тому +7

    I watched you guys on Dabl here but they took you guys off. Thank goodness for UA-cam.

    • @janiceellis8765
      @janiceellis8765 3 місяці тому +3

      Same where I am. This British show saves my sanity

  • @judimantos904
    @judimantos904 2 місяці тому +2

    Bought a big family house, but family / children seldom came! Enjoyed it for 16 years, then sold it to downsize+ moved closer to children.

  • @I.am.Michelle
    @I.am.Michelle 3 місяці тому +4

    All homes were really wonderful (my favourite was #1 though), this episode was fantastic all around, thanks a lot!☺️

  • @JenniferKokoski
    @JenniferKokoski 2 місяці тому +2

    This series makes a nice change from location, location location. The latter show is more about trying to find houses to renovate and move up the property ladder. I find most of them are incredibly small and overpriced. But this show really demonstrates what these communities are like and houses that you can get for very affordable budgets. Although you do have to look at the time period. This particular video was shot in 2016. I'm sure that house price has more than tripled by now. Still it makes you want to live in herefordshire. Just to be near those Castle gardens.

  • @BritGirlJay
    @BritGirlJay 3 місяці тому +3

    Really liked House 2 and the Mystery was also great

  • @elsastark2351
    @elsastark2351 3 місяці тому +1

    What’s with the low doorways? Makes me think of a hobbit house 😂. Lovely homes all

  • @CaponeCabin
    @CaponeCabin 2 місяці тому +1

    I'm also retired, we downsized... why do people always say they want to downsize but yet want a large home still ?

  • @toodlesoops7761
    @toodlesoops7761 3 місяці тому +7

    I love this show, but have a major problem with whining people. The presenters are wonderful and patient, but hard to watch whining as I find every home in every show is stunning and to go, "um", not sure - so many homeless in the world, so to me every home is a gem.

  • @ashokaggarwal84
    @ashokaggarwal84 3 місяці тому +1

    Loved the first house.❤

  • @dellamcconnochie
    @dellamcconnochie 3 місяці тому +4

    Don't like those low ceilings

  • @dreams..forlove1402
    @dreams..forlove1402 3 місяці тому +2

    Awesome

  • @lzrd8460
    @lzrd8460 2 місяці тому +2

    I’m not English so I’m wondering when people spend this much on a house, how much more are they paying in closing fees? I’m from another European country and I’m shocked by how much people in England pay for a property & how big they seem to want in a property. I’d be so happy with a two bed period property in a small village! England looks so green and lush. I would like to live there…but could never afford to! 😢😢

  • @starnejme6902
    @starnejme6902 3 місяці тому +3

    Why does everyone want such a large home?

  • @jennyc1846
    @jennyc1846 3 місяці тому +6

    Poor Nicki you can pick 'em for sure..."you can please some of the people some of the time..." who would want to be an estate agent showing these people around, you could see your commission fly out the window, no matter how much effort you put in!! No Nicki YOU loved it, I thought the smile on that woman's face was so false.. and why would you be looking for a house until you sold your own, as it doesnt appear that you buy homes 'subject to sale of your own' or do you???answer anyone please??
    Housesitting is such fun, my hubby and I house sat for 8 years (just moving from one to the other with only travel gaps in between) as we travelled around eastern Australia, ending up in Tasmania where we bought a cottage in the country of our own, but now moved back to western Aust when the grandys started arriving...those were the days!

  • @xr6lad
    @xr6lad 2 місяці тому +3

    This lady is a snob. I can confidently say that master bedroom is large for Britain. And as someone else said why do retired couples want huge gardens. Within a short time it will become harder and harder to maintain at their age. And let’s face it how often will the grandkids or kids be coming to have a lot of empty bedrooms sitting round for 3 or 4 visits a year.

  • @forestgreen916
    @forestgreen916 3 місяці тому

    how does one house sit in the UK ? anyone know ?

  • @denisemariner1235
    @denisemariner1235 18 днів тому +1

    What a pain in the butt couple. Downsizing means less space. Put the family into a hotel or go visit them.

  • @suziewilliams1360
    @suziewilliams1360 21 день тому

    This host is hard to listen too.

  • @lzrd8460
    @lzrd8460 2 місяці тому +1

    What a boring couple! 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼

  • @lzrd8460
    @lzrd8460 2 місяці тому +1

    This woman is ….👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼.😡

  • @BUY_YOUTUBE_VIEWS_d133
    @BUY_YOUTUBE_VIEWS_d133 3 місяці тому

    when is the next video?