0:00:00 > 0:00:03"Everywhere peace, everywhere serenity."
0:00:03 > 0:00:06Those words are as true today as they were 800 years ago
0:00:06 > 0:00:08when written about this spot.
0:00:08 > 0:00:14It was so beautiful that 12 monks chose it to form the first and one of the wealthiest monasteries
0:00:14 > 0:00:19in the north of England. Find out where I am in just a moment on Escape to the Country.
0:00:32 > 0:00:37On today's show, I'll be helping a couple head hundreds of miles north
0:00:37 > 0:00:39to find their first home in the country.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42But getting them to agree may be a challenge!
0:00:42 > 0:00:45- I'm just not getting that feeling. - I actually quite like this.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47Tell me you want a guest wing.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50- We want a guest wing!- Oh, great!
0:00:50 > 0:00:54And will our mystery property divide or unite them?
0:00:57 > 0:01:01We're in North Yorkshire and this is the magnificent Rievaulx Abbey
0:01:01 > 0:01:04which was formed by 12 monks in 1132,
0:01:04 > 0:01:09but really, it was the third abbot Aelred who turned its fortunes around.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13He was a bit of a superstar monk with spiritual charisma and business acumen.
0:01:13 > 0:01:18He turned it into one of the wealthiest monastic institutions in the north of England,
0:01:18 > 0:01:24only to have it demolished, stone by stone, by Henry VIII's men in the Reformation.
0:01:24 > 0:01:29Still, they did leave these rather romantic ruins to remind us of the past.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Dubbed "God's own county",
0:01:32 > 0:01:36Yorkshire was formally split into four counties in 1974,
0:01:36 > 0:01:41with North Yorkshire, bordering Cumbria and Lancashire taking the lion's share.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46Along with a wealth of monastic ruins, the county as a rich geological bedrock
0:01:46 > 0:01:51typified by its limestone scars and yawning crags
0:01:51 > 0:01:55as found at the spectacular Malham Cove formed at the end of the last ice age
0:01:55 > 0:01:57and spanning 300 metres.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03Although mining and quarrying have made their mark on the landscape,
0:02:03 > 0:02:0640 per cent of the county falls within two national parks -
0:02:06 > 0:02:09the rugged North York Moors, and the Dales.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14This county has a long-standing farming heritage
0:02:14 > 0:02:18which has brought prosperity to local market towns such as Skipton.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Its industries have had a strong influence on the local architecture
0:02:21 > 0:02:25from limestone workers' cottages to impressive farmhouses.
0:02:29 > 0:02:35If you put the average price of property in North Yorkshire and the surrounding counties in a basket
0:02:35 > 0:02:39and find the average, North Yorkshire is 22% more expensive than its neighbours.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43That's not all. Harrogate in North Yorkshire is 80% more expensive!
0:02:43 > 0:02:48The average price of a detached house there is £400,000.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51So if you're on a tight budget, look elsewhere in the county.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56But luckily there are properties on the market to suit every budget.
0:02:56 > 0:03:01For £260,000, this three-bed stone cottage in Greenhow Hill
0:03:01 > 0:03:06has a cosy living room and sits on a prime spot with spectacular views
0:03:06 > 0:03:07of Nidderdale.
0:03:08 > 0:03:15This double-fronted Grade II listed house in Howsham could be yours for £495,000.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19The period range and exposed beams give the kitchen a warm, rustic feel
0:03:19 > 0:03:24and the understated Georgian grandeur runs throughout the sitting room and master,
0:03:24 > 0:03:26one of three bedrooms.
0:03:26 > 0:03:33£695,000 will buy you this beautiful five-bed Grade II listed property in East Marton,
0:03:33 > 0:03:38with its impressive inglenook fireplace and range lending a country feel
0:03:38 > 0:03:40to its light and spacious interior.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45There are plenty of delightful entertaining spaces to be found in the gardens.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50Up hill and down dale, North Yorkshire certainly has a lot on offer
0:03:50 > 0:03:53which is why our couple today want to move here.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Martin, a quality surveyor,
0:03:56 > 0:03:58and Hannah, a resource manager,
0:03:58 > 0:04:03have only been living in their three-bed terrace in Wokingham for a couple of years.
0:04:03 > 0:04:08But in the past few months, they've both been seeking out work transfers to the north
0:04:08 > 0:04:10in a bid to transform their lifestyle.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13I'm really tired of the commute into London.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17I'm ready to be able to have a more relaxed lifestyle
0:04:17 > 0:04:21where I can enjoy my evenings and not get back really late.
0:04:21 > 0:04:26We just don't have time to go out and enjoy what we have around us.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29At present, we're in that suburban lifestyle
0:04:29 > 0:04:31so we need to make the next step.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35They may be looking for rural, but definitely not remote.
0:04:35 > 0:04:41We will both be working in Leeds so we need to be commutable into Leeds.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Preferably within one hour commute.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48Ideally we'd be on the edge of a village to give us the land we're looking for.
0:04:48 > 0:04:53But still with the opportunity for us to walk into the local pub,
0:04:53 > 0:04:57become part of the community which is centred around that.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00So, what's the vision of their perfect house?
0:05:00 > 0:05:05The ideal property for us would be the traditional country farmhouse.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09We're looking for a detached property with three bedrooms.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14What's really important is a nice large kitchen or kitchen/diner.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19This is obviously a new property. There aren't any character features.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22We've got the exposed beams here, but there's nothing else.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26Ideally, we'd like somewhere with a nice open fireplace
0:05:26 > 0:05:30and big oak beams throughout the property.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33But it's the land that's going to swing it.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36In the last few years, we've been growing vegetables.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40As you can see, we've grown our sweetcorn, beans, peas.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Onions and potatoes.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44The outside is important to us.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Obviously, the ideal would be around two to three acres.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50But that might not be realistic.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54But as long as we do have enough room to grow our own vegetables again,
0:05:54 > 0:05:59and maybe introduce chickens, sheep, pigs. Just on a small scale.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04Guys, I hope you're ready to compromise on that house/land request.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08We'd definitely consider a potential project.
0:06:08 > 0:06:14If the land was right and the property needed a lot of work doing to it,
0:06:14 > 0:06:16and it was under budget.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18I don't mind having a semi-detached property
0:06:18 > 0:06:23but then I think, "How can I have all the land I want and not be overlooked
0:06:23 > 0:06:25"by being connected to somebody?"
0:06:25 > 0:06:30- So...- I think you've realised I'm right.- Yep.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Obviously that always happens!
0:06:32 > 0:06:35But I have to say, if you're saying no to semi-detached,
0:06:35 > 0:06:38I'm saying no to bungalows!
0:06:38 > 0:06:41As they plan to put their house on the market in the next few weeks,
0:06:41 > 0:06:45we arranged for a local estate agent to give them a valuation.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48This is a good-sized three-bed detached family home
0:06:48 > 0:06:52with an excellent school catchment and great commuter links to London.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54I value this property at £320,000.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00The valuation was around what I was expecting.
0:07:00 > 0:07:05We're looking to spend, at the very top end, £450,000.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11What Martin and Hannah want is do-able.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15They want big rooms, three bedrooms, an acre of land.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18But where they want it is much more problematic.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22They want to live in that most premium stretch of the Dales.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Not too far north, not too close to Leeds, where everyone else wants to live!
0:07:25 > 0:07:29The area around Harrogate has 28,000 people who commute into Leeds.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31So it's very oversubscribed.
0:07:31 > 0:07:37They have a budget of £450,000, so - you've guessed it - they'll have to compromise!
0:07:40 > 0:07:45Hannah would like to focus her search on the Dales or the rural commuter belt of Leeds.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47But this is an expensive area.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51So we'll be casting our net wide to show them the best they can get for their budget.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54I'll be showing them three impressive properties,
0:07:54 > 0:07:58but won't reveal the price tag of each until they've guessed first.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Lastly, our mystery house delivers huge historic riches,
0:08:02 > 0:08:05but with compromise attached.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Welcome to North Yorkshire!
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- Thank you.- Doesn't it look nice? - Yes, beautiful.
0:08:10 > 0:08:15- The Dales are quite distant on the horizon, ideally where you'd like to be near.- Yep.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Which is my first dilemma.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Because you've got a budget of how much?
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- Absolutely maximum is 450,000. - That's the pain limit.
0:08:24 > 0:08:29It is. Ideally around 400,000 would be the perfect situation for us.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32As I see it, there's a triangle of compromise.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35You want land, a nice house, but also to be close to Leeds.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38So where on that triangle would the compromise be?
0:08:38 > 0:08:42For me it would be location and proximity to Leeds.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45Surprisingly, I'd still say I'd compromise on the journey.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49- If the location was perfect.- We have found some lovely properties.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53As I say, some compromise in your thinking is necessary.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56- But I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. Shall we go?- Yep.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00For a top budget of £450,000,
0:09:00 > 0:09:05Martin and Hannah are happy to put some work into creating their ideal property.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20Ideally more for Martin to dabble in a spot of self-sufficiency.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Obviously this is a big move for you.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31It's the first time of buying together.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36But is it also a move where you're planning for little Hannahs and little Martins?
0:09:36 > 0:09:42Yes, I think we see this as somewhere we'll be for maybe the next ten years.
0:09:42 > 0:09:49- So it's potentially got to be big enough for children. - Something to grow into.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54It's not just a move. Things may change in the next ten, 20 years, so that as well.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58Children! That's what you're talking about, isn't it?
0:09:58 > 0:10:00I just can't get that word out!
0:10:02 > 0:10:06We kick off our property search in the village of Cold Kirby,
0:10:06 > 0:10:09just over an hour's drive from Leeds.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12With all the amenities they could ask for 15 minutes away in Thirsk.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16Thirsk is a historic market town that gained literary fame
0:10:16 > 0:10:19as the fictional setting of James Herriot's Darrowby.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24Back in Cold Kirby and set in the splendour of the North York Moors
0:10:24 > 0:10:30I hope this stone-built detached cottage will fit the bill for house and land.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32This is the front garden.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- Lovely.- This is the house I want to show you.- It's lovely.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38- Very pretty.- Very good first impressions.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42Parts of it are from the 18th century
0:10:42 > 0:10:44but this was rebuilt in about 1850.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46- So a good period property.- Yep.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Really pleasantly surprised. I think it's really nice.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52That's a good positive first reaction,
0:10:52 > 0:10:56but let's see if there's the right kind of rustic character inside.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00This is the snug.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- Yep.- This would have been the oldest part of the house.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07It's quite full of stuff, but if you can think all that away
0:11:07 > 0:11:12- it's not a bad-sized room. - The ceilings aren't too low. - No. Good proportion.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Lovely fireplace with the original stone lintel.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Beautiful. Really nice.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21- Perfect for us.- This is the smallest of the receptions. Come through to the next.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- This is a through room. They use it as a dining room.- Yeah.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32And this is the main sitting room.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36- OK.- This is an extension they put on 20 years ago.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40So this is obviously bigger and brighter. Triple aspect.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44- Yes. Nice views out of the windows. - Amazing views.- Yeah.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- Very nice.- Martin?
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Yeah, I'm taking it all in at the moment.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52- You're surprising me, Alistair. - Good.- In a pleasant way.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55And leading off the through room,
0:11:55 > 0:11:56we're ramping up the rustic feel.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59Now, this is your kitchen.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- Ooh. Very, very nice.- Good.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- Very, very country.- Very country.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09- Lots of lovely worktops. - And what a sink!
0:12:09 > 0:12:14- Yeah.- Crikey.- It's not massive, but totally in keeping with the proportions of the house.
0:12:14 > 0:12:20- Absolutely. I love this truss. You've got me a bit.- Really?
0:12:20 > 0:12:24It's how I imagined my kitchen to look.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- Ah, that's great! - Yeah. It's really lovely.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32- Has your pulse rate gone up? - A little bit! I'm trying to control myself a bit!
0:12:32 > 0:12:36It doesn't end there. There's a handy utility area and cloakroom.
0:12:36 > 0:12:42Downstairs seems to have really hit the right note when it comes to character and space.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45There's one more surprise in store for later. Upstairs,
0:12:45 > 0:12:49are two bedrooms, one a lovely light double with built-in storage,
0:12:49 > 0:12:53and the family bathroom is next door.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55But what about the bedroom that could be theirs?
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- This is being used as the master bedroom.- OK.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03It's smaller than I was hoping for, but nice views with that big window.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08In terms of the desperate need for a third bedroom, how important is it?
0:13:08 > 0:13:13We have a three-bed house now and it's very handy when we get people round.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17Just having that one extra bedroom could be a bit of a problem.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- Tell me you want a guest wing. - We want a guest wing!
0:13:20 > 0:13:22Oh, great!
0:13:23 > 0:13:27Of course we're giving them the three bedrooms they asked for.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32It's on the other side of the kitchen, as part of a creatively-converted annexe.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Ta-da!
0:13:35 > 0:13:39- Wow! Oh, gosh!- Self-contained. - Yeah.- Fantastic.
0:13:39 > 0:13:45This is a self-contained holiday-let they've had built on. This was the shed. That was the shed.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47So they got planning for this in the last six years.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49- So there is leeway.- Yeah.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52They charge £25 a night per person.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56- Right.- So on quiet nights, if you wanted to, you could rent it out.
0:13:56 > 0:13:57Nice.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01- Really nice!- Yes. Good feel to this, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05Then from here, out into the garden.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10The house appears to have the rooms and character feel they were after.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12But can the outside deliver on land?
0:14:14 > 0:14:20- A great workshop here. Little French doors out into your veggie patch. - Brilliant.- Excellent.
0:14:20 > 0:14:21Then this is your garden.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- A little walled garden at the back. - Yep.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28- Not massive.- No, but bigger than what we've got at the moment.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30The workshop helps as well.
0:14:30 > 0:14:36Stunning views. Absolutely nothing to spoil them as it's National Park so no building here.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39This field, is that owned by the local farmer as well?
0:14:39 > 0:14:44Yes. If this is not enough space for you, this field was rented to the previous owners.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48They rented it six or seven years ago for £100 a year!
0:14:48 > 0:14:49- Oh!- Really?!
0:14:49 > 0:14:53- So that's, you know, a good deal. - Brilliant, yeah.- So,
0:14:53 > 0:14:56how much do you think this is on the market for?
0:14:56 > 0:15:00I would imagine it's around the 400,000.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Is that imagining or wishful thinking?
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Probably wishful thinking!
0:15:05 > 0:15:10- Martin?- I'm going to say 380,000. - So you're both wrong.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Both very optimistic.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- It's on the market for 425.- Wow!
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- OK.- But it seems to offer everything you want.
0:15:17 > 0:15:22It's not more than an hour and ten minutes from Leeds.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26If you think outside the box, it's added a lot of things that you want.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Yes. I'm very pleasantly surprised by this house.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- Walk around inside and I'll see you out front.- OK.- Thank you.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Within budget at £425,000,
0:15:37 > 0:15:41you couldn't get more country than this spacious period cottage.
0:15:58 > 0:16:03It's located within the North York Moors and within commuting distance from Leeds.
0:16:04 > 0:16:10Pleasantly surprised by the views. I love the garden, the look of the house.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13The feel of it, though, is a little bit too disjointed for me
0:16:13 > 0:16:19and the feel between the kitchen into the garden, that's quite important to me
0:16:19 > 0:16:21and I don't feel we get that.
0:16:21 > 0:16:27It's a lovely kitchen, you can see out into the garden, but the dining area is quite separate.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- There's no interaction. - Um, yeah, OK.
0:16:30 > 0:16:35- I don't have that same issue.- You're just overwhelmed by the kitchen.- No,
0:16:35 > 0:16:37I really think this is kind of sweet.
0:16:37 > 0:16:44I really like the house. It's the first house I've seen where I've really felt there's enough room.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47The kitchen has all the features we like. The lovely woodburners.
0:16:47 > 0:16:52The one thing I just think in the back of my head is, it's not the Dales.
0:16:52 > 0:16:57But I appreciate that our budget won't really accommodate that.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00So it's just something I need to get my head around,
0:17:00 > 0:17:04personally, and just realise there's maybe life outside of the Dales!
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Perfect!
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Hi, guys. All ready?
0:17:08 > 0:17:11- Yes.- Yep.- Hold your thoughts. We'll press on.
0:17:20 > 0:17:25The Dales landscape is a defining feature of the North Yorkshire region,
0:17:25 > 0:17:29typified by its dry stone walls and lush green valleys.
0:17:29 > 0:17:34Although agriculture has played a vital role on these slopes over the centuries,
0:17:34 > 0:17:36the 1800s brought an industrial boom
0:17:36 > 0:17:41with the onset of lead mining, stone quarrying and flax spinning.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45Tucked away in the Nidderdale Valley, Pateley Bridge is a prime example
0:17:45 > 0:17:51of a rural market town that grew to accommodate the influx of workers during the Victorian era.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55Earlier in the week, Martin and Hannah met Eileen Burgess
0:17:55 > 0:17:58who has been a resident here for over 50 years.
0:17:59 > 0:18:04With industrial expansion came the need for more water to supply the mills of Bradford.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08Nidderdale was chosen as the site for the Scar House reservoir,
0:18:08 > 0:18:11built between 1922 and 1932.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15It seems that those involved with this feat of engineering
0:18:15 > 0:18:17were well looked after.
0:18:17 > 0:18:22To house the workers, they built a whole village up here.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26Round here were bungalows
0:18:26 > 0:18:30for the people like the tradesmen -
0:18:30 > 0:18:33the joiners, the foremen,
0:18:33 > 0:18:35and the officials.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37And they had shops
0:18:37 > 0:18:39further on here.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43They had a canteen, a church, a hospital, a school,
0:18:43 > 0:18:47everything you can think of. And a cinema.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49And the people who lived here...
0:18:50 > 0:18:54..thought it was the best time of their lives.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57In spite of these surges of industrial activity,
0:18:57 > 0:19:00sheep farming has remained a constant.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Native breeds, such as the Wensleydale Long Wool,
0:19:03 > 0:19:06are alive and well thanks to farmers like Mark Elliot
0:19:06 > 0:19:09who's the third generation in his family to rear them,
0:19:09 > 0:19:13winning 20 Supreme Championships at the Great Yorkshire Show.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16As Hannah and Martin hope to keep livestock,
0:19:16 > 0:19:20they went to meet him and his 24 prize-winning pedigrees.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24The particular thing about the breed that's really special
0:19:24 > 0:19:26is the quality of the wool.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28It's the finest lustre long wool in the world
0:19:28 > 0:19:33and designers and people who want to make things out of the wool
0:19:33 > 0:19:37go absolutely crazy for the quality of the cloth and the yarn that it makes.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40So you make more money from the wool than the meat?
0:19:40 > 0:19:42Well, it's good meat to eat.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46But it is the wool that's the real selling point of the breed.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49What impact have the sheep had on the Dales?
0:19:49 > 0:19:56If the sheep weren't there grazing, it would become overgrown with scrub and bushes.
0:19:56 > 0:20:01All the beautiful views that people come to Wensleydale and Nidderdale,
0:20:01 > 0:20:03none of those would exist.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06It's sheep that make the Dales look as beautiful as they are.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11Although man has mined the Dales for its rich natural resources,
0:20:11 > 0:20:14preserving the age-old farming practices
0:20:14 > 0:20:18is an important and sustainable way of managing this timeless landscape.
0:20:23 > 0:20:28For our second property, we've managed to move Hannah into Dales territory
0:20:28 > 0:20:30to Leyburn, an hour and a quarter from Leeds,
0:20:30 > 0:20:34a commute they said they'd be happy to consider.
0:20:34 > 0:20:39Along with amenities, this lively market town is full of robust Yorkshire stone buildings
0:20:39 > 0:20:43as we find in the surrounding countryside with this barn conversion.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47- This is the property I want to show you.- Lovely.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51It's a barn conversion. It was a 100-year-old barn
0:20:51 > 0:20:53and six years ago they converted it.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56The owner's been there three years and done a lot of work inside.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59- Should be nice and spacious as a barn conversion.- We'll see.
0:20:59 > 0:21:05If the interior of the first house offered up quirky cottage charm for Hannah,
0:21:05 > 0:21:08I think this one's definitely more Martin's cup of tea.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14- Straight into the kitchen.- OK.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20You said the layout of the last house was complicated. This one's very simple!
0:21:20 > 0:21:27It's a bit more modern... Just a bit newer, I suppose, than I'm used to.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32I like the beams through it, but it lacks the charm of the last property that I really liked.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36But probably you prefer it because it's bigger and more open?
0:21:36 > 0:21:40Yeah, as a kitchen/diner it feels a bit better than the last house.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43As you say, it's got that new feel to it.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45But it is a very functional space.
0:21:45 > 0:21:52And there are plans to extend it by another seven foot, so it would add more space at that end.
0:21:52 > 0:21:53- Yeah.- OK.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56Let's look next door.
0:21:58 > 0:21:59Here's your sitting room.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02And dining room, in fact.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Oh, right. OK.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07I like that. It's a nice entertaining area.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11What happened was, this used to be a separate room.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13This was the third bedroom.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16The present owners split it in two. There's a little study next door
0:22:16 > 0:22:21with computer stuff and then she made this her dining area.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25Yes, that's got a nice cosy snug feel to it.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- Really nice.- Lovely oak details she put in, these beams.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32- And here you have French doors out into the garden.- Yeah.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- Very good.- And a colossal log burner.- Yeah.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38- That's great. - I actually quite like this.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40It's small,
0:22:40 > 0:22:44but I like the way you've got the room that goes out into the garden
0:22:44 > 0:22:48and I like the way the dining table is set back.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51My only concern, as I say, is the size of it.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53And it'll be fine for us at the moment
0:22:53 > 0:22:57but looking forward, how that would then fit our requirements...
0:22:57 > 0:22:59He's desperate for children!
0:23:01 > 0:23:06Well, there are some space solutions tucked away in the two bedrooms upstairs.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12- Yep, reasonable size. - Good, high ceilings, for a barn.
0:23:12 > 0:23:20An interesting feature here is that they've used the spaces - there's a lot of space in there.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24- Oh, crikey, yes.- You can get a little desk in there if you wanted.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29- Lots and lots of storage.- I like it, but again, size is probably an issue.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Well, the master bedroom, which is this one,
0:23:32 > 0:23:36it has these big tall hanging wardrobes.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40- Yeah.- So it's very ergonomic as a house.
0:23:40 > 0:23:45Indeed, yeah. I've got to get my head around how I would make it look.
0:23:45 > 0:23:51It's quite neutral and quite plain so I'd try and add some character somehow.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55The last house was chocker-block with character. You loved that.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59- You didn't like it so much. This one is quite neutral.- I quite like this house
0:23:59 > 0:24:02but again, on the small side.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05- Well, the bathroom is very big. - Lovely.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12The bathroom is almost twice the size of the bedroom!
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Interesting. It's a really nice size.
0:24:16 > 0:24:21- I like the floor.- As you say, it's about the same size as the bedroom.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25It's interesting to see how we're warming to different things.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29But I don't... I never trust what I think, really,
0:24:29 > 0:24:32so I don't know if I'm ruling it out unreasonably.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34I'm just not getting that feeling.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39That may be, Hannah, but the interior of this barn is impeccable
0:24:39 > 0:24:41and in keeping with the character of the property.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45Perhaps what's on offer outside will bring her round.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- Nice patio here.- Yeah.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59You can see this is the garden, this fenced area round here.
0:24:59 > 0:25:06- Yeah.- OK.- And then you own this paddock from the driveway all the way down to the wall there.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08- The fence and the wall.- Brilliant.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10There's just over an acre, I'd say.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13That's a really good piece of land, that is.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17- Perfect size, really.- How much do you think the house costs?
0:25:17 > 0:25:23- I think it's about 390. - I'll have to say 395, then.
0:25:23 > 0:25:29Actually, this property is on the market for £350,000.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33- Quite a surprise.- Quite considerably lower than we thought.
0:25:33 > 0:25:38That's 50 grand to spend on... What would you spend it on?
0:25:38 > 0:25:43- Possibly the extension.- You can see what the extension would be.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46It would be squaring off the corner of this property.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49They did get an estimate of about £8,000.
0:25:49 > 0:25:50- Right.- OK.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Walk around, explore the land.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Have a look inside again
0:25:54 > 0:25:57and see if that extension might work for you.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Then we'll see where we go from there.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01- OK.- OK.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Under budget at £350,000,
0:26:06 > 0:26:08this tasteful barn conversion
0:26:08 > 0:26:14has the land and leaves them a £50,000 pot to extend the property as they see fit.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29All set on the edge of Wensleydale,
0:26:29 > 0:26:32with an hour and a quarter's commute to Leeds.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35I'm not feeling this one as much as the other.
0:26:35 > 0:26:42I am up for a barn conversion, but this one feels a bit too small
0:26:42 > 0:26:47and not all the bedrooms we're looking for. So I'm not feeling it, but I love the land.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51It's exactly what we want. It's a reality check to know that, you know,
0:26:51 > 0:26:55we can't necessarily have all this land and the perfect house.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58First impressions of this house are good.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02The views down Wensleydale are fantastic.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06The house itself is a little bit on the small side.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08But with the extra money we've got,
0:27:08 > 0:27:14if there was 50,000 added on to the house, it would be really good.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19- Good negotiations? - Yeah. We'll see how it works out.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22- Yes?- Plenty to talk about. - Still talking?
0:27:32 > 0:27:35As the sun sets over the Yorkshire countryside,
0:27:35 > 0:27:39it marks the end of the first day of our property search.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48With their £450,000 budget,
0:27:48 > 0:27:52Hannah and Martin want to ditch their long commutes into London
0:27:52 > 0:27:55and carve out a rural existence in North Yorkshire.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59The two properties we've seen so far have split opinion.
0:27:59 > 0:28:05But coming up, is there any hope that joined-up thinking will prevail with our mystery house?
0:28:05 > 0:28:07Hello! Welcome to my new home!
0:28:07 > 0:28:09Ah, the lady of the manor!
0:28:09 > 0:28:12And I get a personal insight into how this majestic house
0:28:12 > 0:28:16has withstood the threat of centuries of devastation and neglect.
0:28:21 > 0:28:26We're going to look at the mystery house. What do you think it might involve?
0:28:26 > 0:28:33It could possibly be something like a derelict barn to re-do from scratch.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37Or possibly a semi-detached property.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39Yeah, maybe one of those two.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Our mystery property takes us to Silsden,
0:28:43 > 0:28:45south of their ideal search area,
0:28:45 > 0:28:49but closer to Leeds, which they can get to in half an hour.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52Yorkshire character is alive and well in the village,
0:28:52 > 0:28:55with independent shops and impressively sturdy architecture
0:28:55 > 0:28:59as we find out with our mystery house, which is semi-detached,
0:28:59 > 0:29:01one of Martin's definite no-nos.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04- Here's the mystery house.- Very nice.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09- It's really lovely.- Fantastic.
0:29:09 > 0:29:14- Very impressed.- I'll try not to look at that house there! But this one here is wonderful.
0:29:14 > 0:29:18- Part of the mystery is that it's an attached property.- Yeah.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22It's an historical property. It's in two parts. This bit here is medieval.
0:29:22 > 0:29:27It was a chapel of eves, where the monks going from Bolton to Skipton had a kip!
0:29:27 > 0:29:29So it's a one-up, one-down.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33This is a Georgian extension. Much later, much more substantial house.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36It was part of a flax mill, they believed.
0:29:36 > 0:29:41- OK.- So quite a wealthy owner. They say they made the flax that made the sails
0:29:41 > 0:29:45- for Nelson's flagship Victory. - A lot of history.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49In fact, it's of such historical importance,
0:29:49 > 0:29:51that while the Georgian part is Grade II listed,
0:29:51 > 0:29:54the original chapel has Grade II* status.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59Let's hope what they see inside doesn't faze them.
0:30:01 > 0:30:02Come on in.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05Come into your little slice of history.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Wow!
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Very, very nice.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12- It's amazing. I love it. - I tend to agree. Yes.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14This is a fascinating bit of history.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18When they moved in here, 40 years ago, it was a complete wreck.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20No running water, no electricity.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23All this was boarded up.
0:30:23 > 0:30:28They uncovered this to reveal this stone spiral staircase,
0:30:28 > 0:30:32and this, which is a medieval altar.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36So when the monks came, this is where they'd have had their services.
0:30:36 > 0:30:41This is what gives it the star listing. This, the stone staircase and the mullion windows.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45Absolutely. It's definitely what is currently selling it to me.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48I agree. It definitely feels right at the moment.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Right.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53- Where's the next room? - Next room? Impatient?
0:30:53 > 0:30:55So we're going to jump ahead...
0:30:57 > 0:30:59..into the Georgian period.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02Ooh, OK.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Very spacious.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08- Lovely.- Good sized windows. - These were the originals.
0:31:08 > 0:31:13You can see how wealthy the owner must have been because sash windows were very expensive
0:31:13 > 0:31:15with the beautiful casements.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19Bring in loads of nice light and a spacious feel to this room. Really nice.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- Massive fireplace. - Very impressive fireplace.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26- It's a good inglenook.- Mm. - Feels good.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- Does it flow OK?- We shall see!
0:31:29 > 0:31:33- Depends where those doors go. - Did we flow well from the kitchen into here?- Yes!
0:31:33 > 0:31:35OK. You're answering for him, now!
0:31:35 > 0:31:38That's where it all went wrong yesterday!
0:31:38 > 0:31:40Let's flow into the next room.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Flowing, flowing, flowing!
0:31:46 > 0:31:48Oh!
0:31:48 > 0:31:52- This is where you'd probably want to do some structural work.- OK.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56So this would have been the hall, coming through the front door?
0:31:56 > 0:31:59This is the front door. This would have been the grand entrance.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03The thing is, you've got this big downstairs bathroom now.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06- What you could do is somehow open that space up.- OK.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09And maybe even move the kitchen down this end.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13- So you'd have a huge kitchen... - Massive.- ..L-shaped kitchen.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- Yep.- And have that as the snug.- OK.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20I think we're looking for somewhere long term.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24So in three, maybe four years, when we've got the finances,
0:32:24 > 0:32:27then we could look to changing it around a bit.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30- I think it's exciting. - It's really exciting. Absolutely.
0:32:30 > 0:32:35Upstairs, there's proof that a bit of project vision pays off.
0:32:40 > 0:32:45- Brilliant. Lovely views out the window.- Needs redecorating, obviously.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49But I wanted to show it to you because it's a spectacularly sized bedroom.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51A fireplace as well. Great.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55They've just discovered this. They were redecorating and it was all boarded up.
0:32:55 > 0:33:01- It was bricked up. They've taken the bricks out and you have a lovely surround.- Lovely. Really nice.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05In the oldest part of the property, there's another double
0:33:05 > 0:33:07with the original mullioned windows.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Next door to which is the family bathroom
0:33:09 > 0:33:11another decorating project.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15There's plenty of potential in the third bedroom.
0:33:15 > 0:33:20- So this is the other master bedroom. - OK.- Lovely.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22- A bit bigger, or maybe just longer. - Bigger.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25You've got the storage in here as well.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28- Same beautiful views.- Exactly. - Lovely.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Good. Let's continue.
0:33:32 > 0:33:38Despite being semi-detached, it looks like our mystery house may have brought house-hunting harmony.
0:33:38 > 0:33:43Along with historic character for Hannah and "good flow" for Martin,
0:33:43 > 0:33:46there's scope to put their collective mark on it.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49Away from the well-tended gardens by the house,
0:33:49 > 0:33:53the one acre of land is overgrown and needs some love and care.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57But it's worth rolling up your sleeves for these stunning Dales views.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01Question is, at what cost, given it's semi-detached?
0:34:01 > 0:34:05What do you think this project is on the market for?
0:34:05 > 0:34:09I'm going to go for 455,000.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14Again, top end, but I'd say 450.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17You're spot on. It's on the market for 450.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19But it's been on the market for two years.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23I thought you'd say it's been up for about a week and we'd have to rush!
0:34:23 > 0:34:28On the market for two years and the owners are very ready now to sell.
0:34:28 > 0:34:33- It would be living there, living the dream, I think. - And 30 minutes from Leeds.- Yeah!
0:34:33 > 0:34:35- Perfect.- The icing on the cake.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37That makes me feel happy.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40Explore. Fight your way back to the house.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42- I'll see you up front.- Thank you.
0:34:42 > 0:34:48That's so nice, because I do think this project has their name written all over it.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52They can move straight in and in six months, a year, five years,
0:34:52 > 0:34:54there's always something exciting to do.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57And that is what makes it a great mystery house.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03Priced at £450,000 and right at the top end of their budget,
0:35:03 > 0:35:07our mystery semi-detached house is a real historic gem
0:35:07 > 0:35:09which comes with obvious responsibilities.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12But it gives them scope for projects.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34The mystery property, fantastic.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36The structure of the building was great.
0:35:36 > 0:35:41It gives us all the features we're looking for and the space as well.
0:35:41 > 0:35:48And it also gives us that ability to make it what we want as well.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50Slight concerns about it being a semi-detached.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54But I feel quite secluded here.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58I don't think that will be too much of a problem.
0:35:58 > 0:36:03I absolutely love it. I think it's the best house I've ever seen.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05I just feel so at home.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09There's so much space.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11And you can tell both of us really like it.
0:36:11 > 0:36:17I think we're both on the same page and we're both at home in this house.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19I'm very excited about it.
0:36:22 > 0:36:23Hello?
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Hello! Welcome to my new home!
0:36:26 > 0:36:28Ah, lady of the manor!
0:36:28 > 0:36:32You have to leave "your" house, and we'll discuss all the houses.
0:36:42 > 0:36:47North Yorkshire's dramatic landscape is home to a number of medieval architectural treasures,
0:36:47 > 0:36:51despite Henry VIII's destructive hand during the Reformation
0:36:51 > 0:36:56and the eviction of wealthy Catholic families from their households.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Markenfield Hall, three miles from Ripon,
0:36:59 > 0:37:03is a remarkable survivor of this turbulent period in England's history.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07I was lucky enough to meet Ian Curtis, who's agreed to show me round
0:37:07 > 0:37:10this unique historic building that he calls home.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13What an amazing, amazing property!
0:37:13 > 0:37:18It is the most unspoiled early 14th-century house in England.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21It has been largely unchanged since the 14th century
0:37:21 > 0:37:24so that if the builder, John De Markenfield,
0:37:24 > 0:37:30who built it in 1310 went through the gateway into the courtyard, he'd recognise what he saw.
0:37:30 > 0:37:35How did it survive? So many of them were altered beyond recognition in their history.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38Yes. I think it survived for two reasons.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41One is that the Markenfield family who built it
0:37:41 > 0:37:47were leaders of the Rising of the North, the Catholic rising against Queen Elizabeth, and were evicted.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51And then it became a tenanted farm with an absentee landlord.
0:37:51 > 0:37:56The farmers had no interest and no money, really, to alter it in any way.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00- So poverty and catastrophe saved the building.- Saved the building.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04And inside, the original fabric is impressively intact.
0:38:04 > 0:38:09There's the great fireplace and the vaulted ceilings of the undercroft,
0:38:09 > 0:38:12and this upstairs room, the real centrepiece.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15This is amazing, Ian!
0:38:15 > 0:38:18Tell me all about this. This is the Great Hall.
0:38:18 > 0:38:23This is the Great Hall, where the family would have assembled formally
0:38:23 > 0:38:25twice a day for formal meals.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28This continued until 1569
0:38:28 > 0:38:30when the family were kicked out.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32And it became a grain store.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36- A grain store?!- A very, very bare room it became
0:38:36 > 0:38:43until five or six years ago when we decided to turn it back into a family living room and library.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47The adjoining chapel is where Ian and Lady Deirdre married,
0:38:47 > 0:38:50the first recorded wedding since 1487!
0:38:50 > 0:38:54These days, it's a welcoming place of worship.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58It is a Catholic chapel at which we Anglicans also worship.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02The services are alternate, roughly once a fortnight.
0:39:02 > 0:39:07And it's very popular. Although we're the smallest parish in the north of England -
0:39:07 > 0:39:12population four - you are currently being addressed by 25% of the population!
0:39:12 > 0:39:16We get a packed chapel because people love coming here.
0:39:16 > 0:39:21I think their imagination is taken particularly in these ecumenical times
0:39:21 > 0:39:25by the fact that the two churches share an old building together.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29It's a wonderful space. It's quite austere. It's not very fancy,
0:39:29 > 0:39:31but it has a great feeling of peace to it.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36Markenfield Hall may be an intimate family home today,
0:39:36 > 0:39:40but it's also a fantastic monument that over its 700-year lifetime
0:39:40 > 0:39:45has borne witness to key chapters that have changed the course of English history.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56Thing about North Yorkshire, they know how to build good bridges.
0:39:56 > 0:40:01So let's find out whether Hannah and Martin know how to pick good properties!
0:40:05 > 0:40:10North Yorkshire. What are your feelings about North Yorkshire generally? Not put off?
0:40:10 > 0:40:13No, not at all. Definitely the place we want to be.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15Let's spin back to the first house.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19It was up near the Moors. A very lovely property.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22For me, from the outside, absolutely beautiful.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26Lovely gardens. I really liked the rooms and the way it was laid out.
0:40:26 > 0:40:32But for me I think the concern was I'd always be thinking, "I'm not in the Dales.
0:40:32 > 0:40:37"I'm away from where I'd like to be." So that's why it was a no for me in the end.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40You wrinkled your nose when Hannah said she liked the layout.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44- That was a deal breaker.- It was. Beautiful looking from outside.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47But the house didn't work for me. It was the layout.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50What about the second house, the barn conversion?
0:40:50 > 0:40:52It really didn't do it for me.
0:40:52 > 0:40:58It didn't have any scope for doing anything to it, apart from the extension. The land was nice.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01But a no from me for the second property.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04You were more won over by the barn conversion?
0:41:04 > 0:41:08I quite liked it. I quite liked the way the rooms flowed together.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11The views were again, fantastic.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14But it was just too small for us.
0:41:14 > 0:41:20The mystery house was a gamble because it was way out of your area. Not where you were looking.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23And it was attached. It seemed to score high points!
0:41:23 > 0:41:28Yeah, I'd always ruled out houses from that area because it was too close to Leeds
0:41:28 > 0:41:32and maybe too towny. But it's really beautiful once you get up there.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35But the house and the land ticked all the boxes.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39All the rooms were really nice and spacious.
0:41:39 > 0:41:46The features with the woodburners and the beams and the fireplace was all really good.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48The house itself felt really good.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52It did give us some scope to introduce our own feel to it.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55Obviously when we have the budget for it.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58But it was something we could grow into. The land was there.
0:41:58 > 0:42:04I think it would have been quite exciting for us to get involved and clear the land, do the house.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07So we'd feel part of that house.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10The only down point, really, being semi-detached.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13What's the plan? What's going to happen next?
0:42:13 > 0:42:17We'll definitely have another look round the mystery property before we go home.
0:42:17 > 0:42:23We'll try and get a builder round to give us a few quotes as to what we can do.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25Just to give us some idea of budget.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28But the mystery property was the one for us, I think.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31So the mystery house came up trumps. Great.
0:42:31 > 0:42:35I'm impartial, but I think that property has your names written all over it.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39- I hope it works out.- It's great to have found it. Really lovely. - Fantastic.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47I thought this was going to be a knuckle-buster of a show,
0:42:47 > 0:42:52grappling with the triangle and the square of compromise, but it all worked out just fine.
0:42:52 > 0:42:58We did a good job finding properties outside their search area but with long-term potential.
0:42:58 > 0:43:02They did a good job falling in love with the mystery house.
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0:43:05 > 0:43:08then join us next time on Escape to the Country.
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