Escape to the Country host moved by couple's heartfelt reason for moving

Escape to the Country presenter Chris Bavin was near taken aback by 1 couple's affectional admittance connected Thursday's occurrence of the BBC show

Escape to the Country's Chris Bavin was moved by a couple's heartfelt confession successful Thursday's show.

In the episode, Chris acceptable retired to assistance Alex and Neal, a brace from Harrow, London, find their imagination location successful Gloucestershire.

The originative twosome, whose kids had flown the nest for university, were anxious to swap metropolis beingness for agrarian tranquility with an awesome £800,000 budget.

They were connected the hunt for a detached spot boasting astatine slightest 3 bedrooms, an open-plan kitchen, abstraction for a studio, and fractional an acre of onshore to bring to beingness their unsocial B&B concept. A maximum 2.5 hr commute backmost to London was besides connected their privation list.

When Chris quizzed them astir their fondness for Gloucestershire, Alex and Neal shared a touching revelation, reports Wales Online. They disclosed that they became engaged successful Gloucestershire, making it a spot adjacent to their hearts. Chris, amazed by the revelation, asked: "Did you really? How galore years ago?"

Caught disconnected guard, the mates took a infinitesimal to reminisce earlier confessing it had been 27 years, prompting Chris to playfully comment: "Nice that you're some vague connected that!"

Despite being shown immoderate awesome homes, aboriginal successful the occurrence Alex and Neal yet decided not to proceed with a move.

The brace confided successful Chris, saying: "We loved the houses but they conscionable didn't rather tick each of the boxes!" Yet, the acquisition lone solidified their resolve, with some admitting that contempt feeling a premix of excitement and nerves, they were definite that relocating to the countryside was the close path.

Neal chimed successful with optimism: "I deliberation a alteration is simply a bully happening and I'm truly excited astir the imaginable of what we tin make together. So precise affirmative astir everything, we'll support looking and things volition autumn into spot it volition conscionable happen, conscionable got to person faith!"

Wrapping up the episode, Chris provided an update, revealing: "Alex and Neal person present sold their location successful Harrow and person importantly widened their hunt country to see Cambridgeshire and Somerset, though they are yet to find the close spot they stay committed to starting a caller beingness successful the countryside."

Escape to the Country archetypal aired backmost successful 2002 and sees imaginable location buyers searching for their imagination homes successful agrarian UK areas, guided by an adept who arranges viewings astatine a slew of homes, including a "mystery house".

Escape To The Country continues connected weekdays astatine 3pm connected BBC One.