0:00:03 > 0:00:06Families from across Britain are about to try home swapping.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10Oh, wow!
0:00:10 > 0:00:12We're going to live on a ship!
0:00:12 > 0:00:16They don't know each other and have no idea yet where they'll be
0:00:16 > 0:00:19calling home for the next three days.
0:00:19 > 0:00:20Honey, honey, look at that!
0:00:20 > 0:00:22God, it's fantastic.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26Each family will have to suggest local places for their home swappers
0:00:26 > 0:00:29to visit as well as a favourite restaurant.
0:00:29 > 0:00:30Ooh, this looks good.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32It's amazingly good.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35I don't know whose I want to eat more, mine or yours.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39And they'll be scoring each other on the location, the day out
0:00:39 > 0:00:41and their temporary home.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43Very good.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Only on their return will they get to see who has been
0:00:46 > 0:00:48living in their house.
0:00:48 > 0:00:49You're very lucky people.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52Oh, honey!
0:00:52 > 0:00:56And find out who has provided the best home swapping experience.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58And I think, "Here's to house swapping."
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Here's to house swapping.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10First up, we're frolicking in the Derbyshire dales in the pretty
0:01:10 > 0:01:12village of Carsington.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Our first home swappers are accountant Mike
0:01:15 > 0:01:18and his partner, Pete, who owns riding stables.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Here we go, there's your tea.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24They've been together for 15 years
0:01:24 > 0:01:28and have spent the last eight of those turning this pretty
0:01:28 > 0:01:32four-bedroom cottage into a perfect place to boogie.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34We're aging party animals.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38Yes, we like to...we like to host parties, don't we?
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Yeah, we have great times.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44The village has been very welcoming and we like to welcome them back in.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46But when they're not partying, the couple love spending
0:01:46 > 0:01:50time in the garden and have a favourite spot to relax in.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Oh, so this is our summer house,
0:01:56 > 0:01:59but it's been renamed as the love shack.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03I think it's a great place to bring a bottle of wine in the evening and
0:02:03 > 0:02:06put some music on, and it's a really nice zone to just sort of chill out.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Recently, we've painted it up, as you can see, like a beach hut,
0:02:10 > 0:02:12and of course we like to keep an eye on what the neighbours
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- are doing as well and we take notes! - Yeah.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Yes, they love to keep their fingers on the pulse of village life.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22Though their neighbours on one side don't get up to much.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30So do you think anybody would be particularly
0:02:30 > 0:02:33worried about being next to the graveyard?
0:02:33 > 0:02:35I'm not sure. It doesn't really bother us, does it?
0:02:35 > 0:02:38It's been there a long time. I don't think they're going to move.
0:02:38 > 0:02:39No, and they're very quiet.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42They're very quiet neighbours, they're great.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44We don't get many complaints if we have a party.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Well, that's handy.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49The couple is very proud of their home.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54Our house is very sort of comfortable, cosy cottage, I hope.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57The house does, I think, reflect our characters.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59We like to be relaxed and comfortable.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03In terms of choosing decoration, we just redecorated this room.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Your first choice was this sort of green and, and...
0:03:05 > 0:03:07And yours wasn't.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Mine wasn't, but we sort of came to a compromise
0:03:09 > 0:03:11and, yeah, I really love it now.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Our second set of home swappers are best friends Jill and Bev,
0:03:23 > 0:03:26who live in sunny Cheshire.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30Jill's pride and joy is her lovingly restored campervan, Heidi.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34And though she and Bev only met a year ago, they struck up
0:03:34 > 0:03:38an instant friendship and while away the hours in Jill's kitchen.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41And this is where we have wine o'clock before we venture
0:03:41 > 0:03:44outside if the weather's nice.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Sometimes we don't venture out of the kitchen, do we?
0:03:47 > 0:03:48No, we don't. We don't.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51We threaten to we threaten to go upstairs and watch a DVD
0:03:51 > 0:03:53and then we end up sitting...
0:03:53 > 0:03:54..opening another bottle.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56- So we put the worlds to right. - Yeah, we try to.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58In this very place.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Jill lives in this modern
0:04:00 > 0:04:03four-bedroom house in the quiet village of Eaton.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05She bought it with her late husband,
0:04:05 > 0:04:08but it wasn't quite love at first sight.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10I said to Nigel, "Not in a million years,"
0:04:10 > 0:04:13and he said, "Come on, we'll come and have a look."
0:04:13 > 0:04:17When we came inside, we both loved the house and we both said
0:04:17 > 0:04:21simultaneously when we got into the car, "That's the house for us."
0:04:21 > 0:04:25We can do something with it and we did and I'm very happy here
0:04:25 > 0:04:27and I like it.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30Jill's husband sadly passed away two years ago and
0:04:30 > 0:04:35when she met newly-divorced Bev they found they were kindred spirits.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Beverley came to the house to give me
0:04:37 > 0:04:42holistic treatment on my feet and if memory serves me correctly,
0:04:42 > 0:04:44I don't think you left for a few hours.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46I think a bottle of wine was involved.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49I think it was, I think it was, yeah.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Yeah, that's how we met and we just we just clicked, didn't we?
0:04:54 > 0:04:55Jill's home is quite minimalist
0:04:55 > 0:05:00when it come to the decor, especially in the upstairs living room.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05I would describe this style as linear and contemporary, I think.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10Not much in it and again lines, straight lines.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12I'm not very fond of curves.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Having said that, it's all curvy out in the garden
0:05:15 > 0:05:17so that's just a complete contradiction.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25The garden has a much more country cottage style
0:05:25 > 0:05:27and it's Jill's biggest passion.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31It's been a complete labour of love, this garden.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39And losing her husband relatively young has made Jill not want
0:05:39 > 0:05:41to waste a minute of her time.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44It's about packing it in how,
0:05:44 > 0:05:47no matter what it is, so any new experience,
0:05:47 > 0:05:50any new adventure whatever, I'm up for it.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Our brave swappers have left it up to us to choose
0:05:56 > 0:06:01their destinations so there's just time for a few finishing touches.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03I'm really, really worried about anybody coming in
0:06:03 > 0:06:06and finding any sort of dirt.
0:06:06 > 0:06:07You're doing posh, I'm doing basic.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10I'm not doing posh. This isn't posh.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12And a bit of wardrobe guidance.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Why don't we just take the lot and then I can make a decision
0:06:15 > 0:06:17when I get there, OK?
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Then it's finally the moment of truth.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24For Pete and Mike, it's a trip to Cheshire.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Oh, we're going to Cheshire. That's good.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28OK, I've not... Don't know much about Cheshire.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- I don't know much about Cheshire. - So...
0:06:31 > 0:06:33That's an idea we hadn't really thought about.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Not thought about, so that's great.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38For Jill and Bev, a road trip to Derbyshire.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41- Oh, Derbyshire!- I know Derbyshire. - Right, yes. It's over there.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44The van'll make it.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Well, that's a good start.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54With their destinations revealed, our keen new swappers get ready
0:06:54 > 0:06:55to hand over their homes.
0:06:57 > 0:07:04Hope you are comfortable and enjoy your stay here.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07That's great. We can leave them with that.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Who's going to drive?
0:07:10 > 0:07:12- Me.- OK, good for you.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21So let the home swap commence.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27Mike and Pete are heading just 56 miles west across the Peak District
0:07:27 > 0:07:30to the pretty village of Eaton in the heart of Cheshire.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36They only county in England to be granted its own Magna Carta,
0:07:36 > 0:07:39it's a hot spot for history lovers, with the Roman-walled
0:07:39 > 0:07:44city of Chester boasting more than 650 listed buildings.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Cheshire was once part of our industrial north,
0:07:48 > 0:07:51famed for textiles and salt mining
0:07:51 > 0:07:56and the network of once-busy canals is now popular with narrow-boaters.
0:07:57 > 0:08:02The county has a very rural feel, with 100 square miles of stunning
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Peak District in the East and the open expanses of the Cheshire plains,
0:08:06 > 0:08:09where dairy farms have been producing the famous Cheshire
0:08:09 > 0:08:11cheese for more than 400 years.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17The village of Eaton has a tiny population of just 50 and now
0:08:17 > 0:08:21our boys are getting a first glimpse of their home away from home.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Oh, is this it?
0:08:24 > 0:08:28- I think this might be it. Yeah, I think so.- Well.
0:08:28 > 0:08:29Here we are.
0:08:29 > 0:08:34- Looks a lot more modern than I thought it would be.- Wow.
0:08:34 > 0:08:35Interesting.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Looks like it's got a hilly garden as well, like ours.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39A real home away from home.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41This area, this gravel, low maintenance area...
0:08:41 > 0:08:44I was going to say, a lot of similarities.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Let's go and have a look.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Nearly 60 miles east, Jill
0:08:52 > 0:08:56and Bev are hoping Heidi the campervan makes it over the hills
0:08:56 > 0:09:01to their home swap destination of Carsington in the Derbyshire dales.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05The county boasts some of our most beautiful scenery, with three
0:09:05 > 0:09:08quarters of the Peak District inside its boundary.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12The wild moorland, rolling hills and river valleys have inspired some
0:09:12 > 0:09:16of our greatest writers including John Betjeman and Jane Austen.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23It's also home to historic market towns such as Matlock
0:09:23 > 0:09:26and Buxton with beautiful Georgian buildings
0:09:26 > 0:09:29and natural spring water famous the world over.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34And one of England's finest stately homes, Chatsworth House draws
0:09:34 > 0:09:38more than half a million visitors every year.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41In the middle of the county, the pretty village of Carsington
0:09:41 > 0:09:43has around 100 residents
0:09:43 > 0:09:47and now the girls are about to make their grand entrance to the village.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50That's if they can find the right house.
0:09:54 > 0:09:55This one!
0:09:55 > 0:09:59THEY LAUGH
0:09:59 > 0:10:02It's beautiful, it's absolutely gorgeous.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05That's better.
0:10:05 > 0:10:06God, it looks lovely!
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Pretty.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Oh, my God. What are they going to think when they pull in my drive?
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Well, first impressions were actually pretty good
0:10:13 > 0:10:14over in Cheshire.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- Come on, let's go. - Yeah.- Let's have a look.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20And now, the boys are about to cross the threshold.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Oh, it's nice and modern, very contemporary.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- I like the giraffe with a hat.- Yeah. - That's quite quirky!- Brilliant.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31The dining room is first stop on the tour.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34- Oh, dining room.- Oh, yeah. Lovely.
0:10:34 > 0:10:35Ah-ha.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37I definitely like the colour.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40It really works with the contemporary furnishing.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- Shall we have a look at this and see what it says?- Yeah.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48Both our sets of Swappers have written a manual for their guests,
0:10:48 > 0:10:52jam-packed with tips and info on their homes and local areas.
0:10:53 > 0:10:54"Welcome to Eaton,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57"on the outskirts of the fabulous village of Tarporley, Cheshire.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00"The footballers live on the other side of the M6, you're quite safe."
0:11:00 > 0:11:02- Right.- Might not have minded, but anyway...
0:11:04 > 0:11:07So now the gents set off to explore the house.
0:11:07 > 0:11:08- Oh, here's the kitchen.- Yeah.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Oh, first thing I've spotted is...
0:11:11 > 0:11:12- the wine rack.- Oh, yes.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Oh, that's superior to ours, isn't it?
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Well, they don't obviously get through it as quickly as we do.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Nice and clean and tidy. Lovely.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Have you spotted? There's a theme here, of...
0:11:24 > 0:11:28- Volkswagen.- Oh, right, yes. - Camper vans.- Oh, right, yes.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30- They might be more camp than we are.- Possibly.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32THEY LAUGH
0:11:34 > 0:11:35Over in Derbyshire,
0:11:35 > 0:11:38the ladies have stopped peeking through the windows at last.
0:11:38 > 0:11:39OK.
0:11:41 > 0:11:42After you, Jill.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45Oh, look.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48They've left a card and a bottle of wine!
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Oh gosh, this is...
0:11:50 > 0:11:53- Oh, this is lovely. - Love it.- Oh, it's beautiful.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Do you know, to me it's not dissimilar, aesthetically,
0:11:56 > 0:11:58inside, to yours.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Except they're all wood and I'm all metal.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Shall we open the card?
0:12:02 > 0:12:04"Dear Home Swappers, hope you are comfortable
0:12:04 > 0:12:05"and enjoy your stay here.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08"Have a great time with a bottle of wine."
0:12:08 > 0:12:10- Oh, that's really kind. - That's lovely.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- The wife's written that.- OK.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15- Hasn't she?- Well, I haven't got my specs on.
0:12:15 > 0:12:16It's a girl's writing.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18I'm long-sighted, you're short-sighted, darling.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24Maybe they'll pick up some more clues as they have a look around the house.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28As always, they'll be equipped with the Home Swap manual.
0:12:28 > 0:12:29"Welcome to our home.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32"Our cosy cottage is built from local stone,
0:12:32 > 0:12:34"with some of the walls in excess of two feet."
0:12:35 > 0:12:38And where better to start than the living room.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43"Large stone fireplace, with wood-burning stove."
0:12:43 > 0:12:44It's too warm for that.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Now, for a little detective work.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51Gosh, she's got the same taste in music as me.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54That used to be my favourite album, that, The Scissor Sisters.
0:12:54 > 0:12:55Hmmm!
0:12:55 > 0:12:58What about the reading material?
0:12:58 > 0:13:00You see, they are all very female books.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03- True.- Clare Balding, I've got that one.- What does that one say?
0:13:03 > 0:13:05I've got John Barrowman, I've got David Jason,
0:13:05 > 0:13:08and I wouldn't have bought Gareth Thomas,
0:13:08 > 0:13:10but he wrote that when he came out.
0:13:11 > 0:13:12Right.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Maybe they've got an idea now.
0:13:15 > 0:13:16I think...
0:13:16 > 0:13:21it is a youngish couple,
0:13:21 > 0:13:23they're not in their 20s.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27I would think they're mid-30s.
0:13:27 > 0:13:28Professional...
0:13:30 > 0:13:33It's still a bit of a mystery, in Derbyshire.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Over in Eaton, the boys have found the upstairs living room.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40- Ah, you see, we were right. - Yes. You thought it might be...
0:13:40 > 0:13:44- An upstairs lounge straight on to the garden at the back. - ..an upside-down house.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46And it's sort of the same theme throughout,
0:13:46 > 0:13:50- isn't it? With the glass tables... - Yeah. Nice, clean, contemporary look.- Yeah, lovely.- Very good.
0:13:50 > 0:13:55- Not keen on the fire place.- No, modern fire is...- Yeah, but it's...
0:13:55 > 0:13:58It's in keeping with the rest of the house, isn't it? But, er...
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Not really something we would have picked.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Are they picking up any clues about their host?
0:14:04 > 0:14:07As far as the furnishings are concerned,
0:14:07 > 0:14:09- it could easily be a couple.- Yeah.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Could be a single person, but I suspect it's a couple.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16- It's quite feminine...- Feminine look.- ..style throughout the house.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19And finally, they need to check out the alfresco space.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22- Ah, that's lovely.- Lovely.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26- Nice and private area, nice chilling out area, isn't it?- And flatter!
0:14:28 > 0:14:30Before the sunset in Derbyshire,
0:14:30 > 0:14:32gardener Jill is also heading outside.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35A sloping garden!
0:14:35 > 0:14:37I've got a sloping garden.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Mine is more like that,
0:14:39 > 0:14:40theirs is up.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42THE TWILIGHT ZONE THEME PLAYS
0:14:43 > 0:14:46But what will they make of the neighbours?
0:14:48 > 0:14:50I don't think I'd like to sit out here in the dark.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53I watch too many horror films, that's my problem.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- I like to frighten myself when I'm watching a film.- You daft...
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Maybe the summer house will be more up their street.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02"Love Shack".
0:15:02 > 0:15:05I thought mid-30s, but I'm going to change my mind.
0:15:05 > 0:15:06I'm going...
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Mid-to-late 40s,
0:15:09 > 0:15:12possibly verging into young 50s.
0:15:12 > 0:15:13I'm going mid-50s.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16At least they've got the age about right.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20And it seems the house is ticking all the boxes.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Oh, I absolutely love it.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24I think you'd be good friends with them, you know?
0:15:24 > 0:15:26Well, I'm making them already.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31- Well, if this went on the market, I'd buy it. Would you?- I would.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- Can I come with you, then?- Love it. Eh?- Can I come with you?
0:15:34 > 0:15:36- If you buy it.- Yeah, why not.- OK.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39Not sure the gents are selling.
0:15:39 > 0:15:40Now, with the house tours over,
0:15:40 > 0:15:42the Swappers can get settled in.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46And it's that special time of day in Cheshire.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- And cheers!- Cheers!
0:15:51 > 0:15:52- To Cheshire!- Yes!
0:15:52 > 0:15:54THEY CHUCKLE
0:15:54 > 0:15:57And a well-deserved vino in Carsington, too.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00We've had a real hoot today!
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Well, thank you so much for asking me to come.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03I've had a lovely day today.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Next morning, our Swappers are waking up
0:16:13 > 0:16:15bright eyed and bushy tailed
0:16:15 > 0:16:16in their homes away from home.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21Jill and Bev are whipping up breakfast in the stone cottage
0:16:21 > 0:16:23in Derbyshire,
0:16:23 > 0:16:26while Mike and Pete are getting to grips with the kitchen
0:16:26 > 0:16:27in the modern Cheshire house.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30- Have some of that.- Thank you.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32It's a really well-equipped kitchen, isn't it?
0:16:32 > 0:16:35Still not going to tackle that coffee machine over there.
0:16:35 > 0:16:36Looks far too...
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- Yeah, well... - ..complex, for me.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43Over in Carsington, it seems the girls had a late night.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46I think I went to bed about three o'clock.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48- I left you down here, but... - How about you?
0:16:48 > 0:16:52Not that I didn't sleep well, I just didn't go to bed. I wasn't tired.
0:16:52 > 0:16:53I just sat out here.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56It's absolutely lovely.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01Both sets of hosts have left their guests some special local info
0:17:01 > 0:17:03to help them get to know their area.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Shall we have a walk down this road?
0:17:09 > 0:17:10Ready?
0:17:10 > 0:17:13So, they head straight out to explore.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16For Mike and Pete, it's the pretty village of Eaton,
0:17:16 > 0:17:18just 12 miles east of Chester.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23It may have a tiny population, but there is a thriving local scene,
0:17:23 > 0:17:25and the residents are very proud of their village.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Living in Eaton is wonderful
0:17:30 > 0:17:33in the fact that we have wonderful community spirit,
0:17:33 > 0:17:36and people care about each other,
0:17:36 > 0:17:39and it's a delightful place to live.
0:17:39 > 0:17:40Surrounded by countryside,
0:17:40 > 0:17:43it's perfect for lovers of the great outdoors,
0:17:43 > 0:17:46with Delamere Forest, the largest woodland in Cheshire,
0:17:46 > 0:17:48just seven miles away.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51So, if you're planning a visit to the area,
0:17:51 > 0:17:53make sure to pack your walking boots.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57It's lovely, it's a really, really nice place to live.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59I think we feel really lucky to live here.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02We've got lots of wilderness on our back door,
0:18:02 > 0:18:05we've got Delamere Forest, we've got the Peckforton Hills.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09It's got a great community feel, it's really nice, yeah.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13Just five minutes from Eaton is the larger village of Tarporley,
0:18:13 > 0:18:14with a bustling high street,
0:18:14 > 0:18:17and all the local amenities you could wish for.
0:18:17 > 0:18:18Nice pub.
0:18:20 > 0:18:21There's even a fire station,
0:18:21 > 0:18:25which was turned into a chocolate lover's heaven 15 years ago.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28And our boys can't resist popping in.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- Beautiful, aren't they?- Yeah. Lovely.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- Great idea.- Mmm.
0:18:37 > 0:18:38Hello!
0:18:38 > 0:18:40Owner Charles Hardy is keen to show them
0:18:40 > 0:18:42his traditional chocolatier methods.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48We just drop the truffle in, because this chocolate is quite thick,
0:18:48 > 0:18:53- it's been tempered, it's been prepared.- Right.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55- It's a chocolate heaven.- It is! - THEY CHUCKLE
0:18:55 > 0:18:58I'm going to put a little bit of dark chocolate in,
0:18:58 > 0:18:59fold the top down...
0:19:01 > 0:19:02..and then all we do is
0:19:02 > 0:19:05we drizzle it over the top of the truffles like that.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07So, if you'd like to dip three truffles
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- and decorate them. - Shall I do the dipping...
0:19:10 > 0:19:12- I'll do the dipping, and you do the decorating.- LAUGHING:- OK!
0:19:12 > 0:19:14THEY ALL LAUGH
0:19:14 > 0:19:16You just...
0:19:16 > 0:19:18- Pop one in.- Yeah, absolutely.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Yeah, I see what you mean about the consistency of the chocolate.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- I've got to do the decorating, have I?- Yes.
0:19:28 > 0:19:29- This is the easy bit.- OK.- Hopefully.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Oh, very good. Well done.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38- You can see why I gave that job to him, can't you?- Very good.
0:19:38 > 0:19:39THEY CHUCKLE
0:19:41 > 0:19:44While the boys pander to their sweet tooths,
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Jill and Bev are heading out into Carsington.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53This picturesque village is 16 miles north of Derby,
0:19:53 > 0:19:55and on the edge of the Peak District.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58So, it's a perfect place to visit if you need a dose of country air.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02The scenery is absolutely fantastic.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06If you like walking, if you like the outdoor life, there's plenty to do.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10But, yeah, it's all about the countryside, Derbyshire, really.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12Carsington is a rural idyll,
0:20:12 > 0:20:18but with cities like Derby, Nottingham and Sheffield all within an hour's drive,
0:20:18 > 0:20:21and it's fully equipped with the essentials of the village life.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25A church, pub, and an action-packed community calendar.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31There are lots of local customs and festivals and things as well.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34A lot of the villages now have carnivals and things like that.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36There's always something going on in the summer,
0:20:36 > 0:20:37and in the winter it's quieter,
0:20:37 > 0:20:39and the countryside's still beautiful.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44On the doorstep is Carsington Water,
0:20:44 > 0:20:47the ninth largest reservoir in England.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51Opened in 1992, almost a million visitors come every year
0:20:51 > 0:20:53for fishing, sailing,
0:20:53 > 0:20:55and even windsurfing.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57If you prefer dry land, though,
0:20:57 > 0:21:00you could always indulge in a spot of twitching.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04And the Visitors' Centre is pointing Jill and Bev in the right direction.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- Hello.- Hello. - Welcome to Carsington Water.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12I've got some binoculars for you to borrow, if you'd like.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15- Right, that's great. Thank you very much.- OK, enjoy yourselves.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17- See you later.- Bye.- Bye.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Armed with binoculars,
0:21:20 > 0:21:23our two newbie spotters head off into the wilderness.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25Well, the reservoir grounds, at least.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29And Jill soon channels her inner bird-watcher.
0:21:29 > 0:21:30Well, that one's a duck,
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- I don't know what that other one was.- It's in front.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36- It's not an osprey, well, I wouldn't...- No, it's not an osprey!
0:21:36 > 0:21:38The osprey doesn't...
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Osprey doesn't have waddled feet.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- Ow, I've just been stung.- I do know what a pigeon looks like, though.
0:21:43 > 0:21:44LAUGHTER
0:21:44 > 0:21:46I think I've covered that one.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Ah, pigeons! Exotic. But
0:21:49 > 0:21:53our two twitchers aren't phased by their lack of know-how.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56I have to confess, bird-watching would definitely not be for me.
0:21:56 > 0:21:57SHE LAUGHS
0:21:57 > 0:22:00But it's a nice experience, it is a nice experience.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03It's fantastic having something like this on your doorstep
0:22:03 > 0:22:05because it isn't just the bird-watching,
0:22:05 > 0:22:13it's all the watersports, it's the canoeing, it's just going for a bike ride around the lake.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16- Yes. And handy from that village, isn't it?- Yeah, definitely.
0:22:16 > 0:22:17Isn't it?
0:22:18 > 0:22:19Back in Cheshire,
0:22:19 > 0:22:22the boys are about to sample their handiwork.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Chocolate and alcohol in one little package. Perfect.
0:22:29 > 0:22:30Yeah, with a cup of tea. Great.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36On a chocolate high, their thoughts turn to scoring,
0:22:36 > 0:22:39as they rate the area out of ten.
0:22:39 > 0:22:40Well, I've been really impressed by the area.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43I've never sort of come to Cheshire before.
0:22:43 > 0:22:44I think the villages are really pretty.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49I mean, the surrounding area and scenery is a lot gentler than we envisaged.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51It's not a million miles from where we live now,
0:22:51 > 0:22:54so we'll definitely be back,
0:22:54 > 0:22:55and on that basis, we'll score it a nine.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Let's hope it wasn't the boozy chocolates talking.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Having spent the morning exploring Carsington,
0:23:03 > 0:23:05how do the numbers stack up for Jill and Bev?
0:23:06 > 0:23:08I love the rolling hills,
0:23:08 > 0:23:11I love the different changes of scenery.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13I love some of the little villages.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Yes, it's like any area.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18You've got beautiful parts,
0:23:18 > 0:23:20and a little bit of not so beautiful parts.
0:23:20 > 0:23:25- So, all in all, I would score the area eight.- Definitely.
0:23:25 > 0:23:26Definitely an eight.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32So that puts Eaton out in front by just one point.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34Now, to give our Swappers an enhanced experience
0:23:34 > 0:23:36of what's on offer in the local area,
0:23:36 > 0:23:40they are both given an afternoon activity to try.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43Jill and Bev are exchanging feathers for four legs.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46"Carsington day out.
0:23:46 > 0:23:52"Today, we'd love you to get carried away..." In inverted commas.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55"..as you will be learning to drive a horse and carriage!"
0:23:55 > 0:23:57- Oh, my goodness! - LAUGHTER
0:23:58 > 0:23:59Well, off you trot.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05But what Cheshire treat is in store for Mike and Pete?
0:24:06 > 0:24:07So, the Eaton day out.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09"You've explored the local area by foot,
0:24:09 > 0:24:10"but now it's time to pick up speed
0:24:10 > 0:24:15"as you'll be learning to glide through the glorious Cheshire countryside on a Segway."
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Yeah, I'll be all right, unless I've got to reverse it, or park it!
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Nothing minor, then.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24So the boys are travelling just five miles from Eaton
0:24:24 > 0:24:27to a Segway centre near Northwich.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29With 15 acres of ancient woodland,
0:24:29 > 0:24:31crisscrossed with special paths and tracks,
0:24:31 > 0:24:34it's a chance to explore the Cheshire countryside
0:24:34 > 0:24:36from a whole new perspective...
0:24:36 > 0:24:39after a lesson in the basics, from instructor Rob Britain.
0:24:41 > 0:24:42Who's feeling brave?
0:24:43 > 0:24:45- Pete.- I'll go first. - LAUGHTER
0:24:45 > 0:24:46Brilliant. So...
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Like I say, both hands on.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Pete's a natural.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Next up, it's parking-phobic Mike.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57- Me next. OK.- OK, so, both hands on the handlebars.- Sure.- Sure.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Cool. So we're going to move on to moving forwards.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01So, lean your weight towards the bar, onto your toes.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05- Try and think of this as a little pointer, remember.- OK, yeah.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Now for the moment of truth.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Great, so I'm going to get you to come to a stop,
0:25:10 > 0:25:12just to show me you can.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14- Stop!- OK. - LAUGHTER
0:25:14 > 0:25:15Eventually.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17- Well, it could have been worse. - Got it!
0:25:17 > 0:25:20But our Easy Riders aren't doing too badly at all.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23And talking of riders...
0:25:26 > 0:25:30Jill and Bev are on their way to Red House Stables.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Just nine miles north of Carsington,
0:25:32 > 0:25:34their beautiful garages have featured
0:25:34 > 0:25:37in blockbusters like Pride and Prejudice,
0:25:37 > 0:25:41and they also offer trips and lessons to the public.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45One of the leading instructors in England, Caroline Dale-Leach,
0:25:45 > 0:25:48is going to show Jill and Bev the ropes.
0:25:48 > 0:25:49Or should that be the reins?
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- Right, ladies. Your chariot awaits, as they say.- Thank you!- Thank you!
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Thank you very much.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00First they get a feel for things with a relaxing trip
0:26:00 > 0:26:03in this beautiful 19th-century chariot,
0:26:03 > 0:26:06pulled by Dutch carriage horses Bertie and Basset.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08we do go off with a bit of a lurch.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- Here, I'll hang onto you.- All right, ladies?- Yes, we're fine, thank you.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Walk on, boys. Walk on.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18We are in Darley Dale. Dale meaning valley, or a dell.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21So, Darley is our actual area,
0:26:21 > 0:26:25and going down here, we are going to go up to the Whitworth Park.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29- We had to wave to all the people in the park.- Of course you do!
0:26:29 > 0:26:31A regal wave, regal wave.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33But, when it comes to Jill and Bev's turn,
0:26:33 > 0:26:36they have to tackle a modern one-horse carriage.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Monty, walk on. Monty!
0:26:40 > 0:26:41Walk on.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44Now for the basics of carriage control.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49- We've got reins in our left hand.- OK.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51And as I'm turning to the left...
0:26:52 > 0:26:56- ..so that rein tightens and that one loosens, you see?- Yes.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59So now, if I'm going to the right, I bring my hand forward...
0:26:59 > 0:27:01- Make that loose... - ..it's making that one tighter.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04It's got more pressure on that one because I took my hand forward.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Right, so hold the whip in your left hand,
0:27:06 > 0:27:08but turn your hand over. No.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10- No.- Sorry!
0:27:10 > 0:27:12- Like that, you just balance it. - Oh, I see! Right, OK.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16- It should be balancing now.- OK. - Put your reins into that hand.- OK.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20- And that hand.- OK.- And keeping this hand, then, here in front.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- You weren't watching me, were you?- No. I wasn't.
0:27:23 > 0:27:24Oh, dear.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26While Jill gets her knuckles rapped,
0:27:26 > 0:27:30over in Cheshire, the boys are about to be released into the woods.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33# Get your motor running
0:27:34 > 0:27:36# Head out on the highway! #
0:27:39 > 0:27:42It doesn't take long for our daring drivers to get up to speed.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46This is a perfect place for it.
0:27:47 > 0:27:48Yay.
0:27:50 > 0:27:51Great stuff.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54# Born to be wi-i-i-ild! #
0:27:54 > 0:27:55Is there a jump?
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Steady on!
0:27:58 > 0:28:00After a few laps of the woodland tracks,
0:28:00 > 0:28:02it's back to the pits.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04And they're on a adrenaline high.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09We really enjoyed that, so... Very well organised, very well prepared.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12- And we both survived! - THEY LAUGH
0:28:12 > 0:28:15- No ambulance!- Yeah, no ambulance. - Yay!- That's good. That's good.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19Yes, all limbs intact IS a good way to end the afternoon.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22In the Derbyshire Dales,
0:28:22 > 0:28:25Jill's finally got to grips with the steering.
0:28:25 > 0:28:26Just relax your hand slightly.
0:28:27 > 0:28:34- It's funny how the horse picks up little sensitivities.- Yes, it does.
0:28:34 > 0:28:35Just relax your hand slightly.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41That was lovely, thank you so much!
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Right, Beverley, it's your turn, now.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48And after Bev has her turn in the driving seat...
0:28:50 > 0:28:53- So, through the gate and back home. - Yes, through here.
0:28:53 > 0:28:54..it's back to base.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59There's even a lucky memento to take home.
0:29:02 > 0:29:03Here we are.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06- Oh, thank you!- Thank you, very much!
0:29:06 > 0:29:07- Wow, thank you.- Thank you.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11- That keeps the luck in... - In, and the devil out.
0:29:11 > 0:29:12- So have it like that.- Like that.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15- And that's the devil out, and your luck in.- Thank you.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19- Thanks very much.- Thanks very much. - Pleasure to meet you.- See you again.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21- Have a nice afternoon. - Bye.- Bye.- Bye.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25SHE SIGHS CONTENTEDLY
0:29:27 > 0:29:29With their afternoon activities over,
0:29:29 > 0:29:33both our sets of swappers head back to their borrowed houses.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37But, on the way, they stop off at a local estate agents,
0:29:37 > 0:29:39to see how prices compare to home.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43Look at this place here.
0:29:43 > 0:29:44Oh, right. Yes.
0:29:44 > 0:29:45- 330 acres, - MIKE LAUGHS
0:29:45 > 0:29:48- two-bedroom coach house...- Right.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50I think, if we win the lottery...
0:29:51 > 0:29:53If you fancy a move to West Cheshire,
0:29:53 > 0:29:57you could buy a terraced home for about £105,000,
0:29:57 > 0:30:01but that jumps to around £135,000 for a semi,
0:30:01 > 0:30:06or in the region of a quarter of a million for a detached property.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Over in Derbyshire, prices average slightly lower.
0:30:14 > 0:30:15You see! Look at that one for 315,000.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17I think you get a lot more for your money, here,
0:30:17 > 0:30:19than you do where we are.
0:30:20 > 0:30:25Here, you are looking in the region of £84,000 for a terraced house,
0:30:25 > 0:30:28around £108,000 for a semi,
0:30:28 > 0:30:33or you could bag yourself a detached home from around £210,000.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40Now, what better way to end a day's Swapping adventures
0:30:40 > 0:30:42than getting your gladrags on
0:30:42 > 0:30:45and taking a trip to a local foodie hot spot.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49Both couples have pointed their guests
0:30:49 > 0:30:50in the direction of a nearby restaurant,
0:30:50 > 0:30:52and if it's a success,
0:30:52 > 0:30:55it could boost their points when it comes to the next round of scoring.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58Oh, there's the restaurant.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01- Yes.- It looks lovely. - Looks nice.- Are you hungry?
0:31:01 > 0:31:04The ladies have sent Mike and Pete a few miles down the road
0:31:04 > 0:31:07to Tarporley, and one of their favourite places on the high street.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- Hi there.- Hi there.- Let me show you to your table. This way.- Thank you.
0:31:12 > 0:31:17Open since 2010, the restaurant decor has an Alpine theme,
0:31:17 > 0:31:20but its menu is focused on the best food Britain,
0:31:20 > 0:31:23and in particular Cheshire, has to offer.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26- CHEF:- Any idea what you're having for dinner? Are you going to go...
0:31:26 > 0:31:28Can I make gave you recommendations?
0:31:28 > 0:31:32Our steaks are local, they come from Rose farm in Uffington up the road.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34- Oh, right, yeah. - So, they're very good.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36- Is your asparagus local as well? - Yeah. Wye Valley.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39Right, thank you. Any problems, I'll come straight back out.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41Thank you for those. All right, cheers.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Over a glass of wine,
0:31:45 > 0:31:47they are wondering how their guests are getting on.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52Well, I hope the restaurant we've recommended for the guys
0:31:52 > 0:31:55out in Carsington is good.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59Well, we go very similarly at home, don't we, so...
0:31:59 > 0:32:01One of those things that would be,
0:32:01 > 0:32:03you know, our type of restaurant, as well.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10They've sent Jill and Bev just a couple of miles from home
0:32:10 > 0:32:14to a French bistro in the historic market town of Wirksworth.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19The eatery won Best International Restaurant in Derbyshire
0:32:19 > 0:32:20a few years ago.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23And it seems it's right up Jill's street.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28If I lived here, I think this is the sort of place I would like.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32- What can I get for you?- I'm going to start with the whitebait, please.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36- Excellent.- And then I'm going to follow with the crepes.
0:32:36 > 0:32:37- The crepes?- Yes.
0:32:37 > 0:32:38Well, if you go for the crepes,
0:32:38 > 0:32:41I'll go to the chicken and chorizo linguine, then.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44- We'll do something completely different and share.- Yes.- OK?
0:32:44 > 0:32:46At least we're trying four dishes, aren't we? Yeah.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51So, while the ladies tuck in to their seafood starters,
0:32:51 > 0:32:55over in Cheshire, the gents are having surf and turf.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59- OK, so our catch of the day today, the sea bass.- Thank you very much.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03- That looks good. - And the trio of lamb.- That's lovely.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05- Thank you very much.- Not at all. - Cheers.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09- How is it? OK? - Yeah, really tender.- Ooh.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13Well, I can understand why the couple like eating here.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16- I mean, the food's really good.- Yeah.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- And it's a really nice, buzzy atmosphere.- Yeah.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21So, with their foodie fixes complete,
0:33:21 > 0:33:26our Swappers turn their minds to scoring for a second time.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28Having already rated the local area,
0:33:28 > 0:33:32now they'll be giving their day out a mark out of ten,
0:33:32 > 0:33:35based on their afternoon activities and evening meals.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37Well, we've had a really good day out.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40- The Segway was absolutely brilliant. - And tonight, great.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43- Really had a nice meal. I think we both had a really great meal.- Yeah.
0:33:43 > 0:33:48- So, I think for the whole day out, we want to score a 10.- Absolutely.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50It's full marks in Cheshire.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52What about their guests in Carsington?
0:33:52 > 0:33:55We've had a great day, fabulous.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57The horse and carriage was so different.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00I loved doing that, and then the restaurant, the food was good,
0:34:00 > 0:34:04the atmosphere was good, just the sort of place I like to go.
0:34:04 > 0:34:10- So therefore I think the score for today is eight.- Yeah.- Eight?
0:34:10 > 0:34:12- Would you agree? - I thoroughly enjoyed the day,
0:34:12 > 0:34:16so I actually have to say, myself, definite eight.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20That means at the end of day two,
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Derbyshire's still in second place,
0:34:22 > 0:34:25now trailing three points behind Cheshire.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32It's morning on the final day of our Home Swapping adventure.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36Our duos will soon be saying goodbye to their borrowed houses,
0:34:36 > 0:34:37so in Cheshire,
0:34:37 > 0:34:40Mike and Pete are taking a final turn around the grounds.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46- It's been a home from home, truly, hasn't it?- It has, yeah.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48- Really enjoyed, sort of... - Yeah, it's good.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50..even though it's a sort of a very different style,
0:34:50 > 0:34:53it's been really nice and comfortable, and easy to work with.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56I think you should jump in the pond before we go.
0:34:56 > 0:34:57LAUGHTER
0:34:58 > 0:34:59While over in Derbyshire,
0:34:59 > 0:35:03the ladies are curled up on the sofa with a morning cuppa.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07If I lived here, the layout would be exactly the same.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10My sofas would be in the same place,
0:35:10 > 0:35:12my dining room table would be.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14I would do it exactly like this,
0:35:14 > 0:35:16except with different furniture.
0:35:16 > 0:35:17I don't want to go home.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19I could stay here another month.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24Well, sadly time's up for this swap already.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27So after a few last minute touches...
0:35:27 > 0:35:29And we'll leave that on the dining room table.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32..our guys and gals must gather their things
0:35:32 > 0:35:35and head back to their own sides of the Peak District.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42Home swapping has given our couples a very personal peek into life
0:35:42 > 0:35:46in a new part of the country and it's also saved them some cash.
0:35:46 > 0:35:51A good quality B&B could set you back around £140 for two nights
0:35:51 > 0:35:56in Carsington Derbyshire and £170 in Eaton, Cheshire.
0:35:58 > 0:36:03Our weary travellers are arriving back at their own home sweet homes.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07It's good to be home.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09You're home! You're home!
0:36:13 > 0:36:17And now they're desperate to get a look at their mystery guests
0:36:17 > 0:36:20and what they honestly thought of their homes.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22I'm nervous.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Right, let's see how they got on.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26- CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY - Right.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29First up, Jill and Bev.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Right, go on, press play.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Hi, my name's Mike, I'm 56
0:36:34 > 0:36:36and this is my partner, Pete.
0:36:36 > 0:36:41- And I'm Pete, 60 years old and we've been together 15 years.- Yeah.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46My God, I couldn't have been...
0:36:46 > 0:36:48- More wrong!- More wrong!
0:36:48 > 0:36:51They look lovely. They look like...
0:36:51 > 0:36:52I just knew by in the house.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56- I thought, if they were my neighbours I would like this couple. - Yeah.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59PETE: It looks a lot more modern than I thought it would be.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03My point, I knew they'd say that.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05- It looks like it's got a hilly garden, as well.- Yeah.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07- So that's...- It's a home away from home.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10- It's a better reaction... - Than you thought it would be.
0:37:10 > 0:37:15Yeah, cos this house is ugly, I get that. I've always said it but...
0:37:15 > 0:37:20- There's a theme here of Volkswagen campervans.- Oh, right, yes.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23- They might be more camp than we are! - Possibly!
0:37:23 > 0:37:25THEY LAUGH
0:37:27 > 0:37:31It is an upstairs lounge straight onto the garden at the back.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34I'm not keen on the fireplace.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36No, modern fire is...
0:37:36 > 0:37:39But it's in keeping with the rest of the house, isn't it?
0:37:39 > 0:37:43There was a fireplace in here and it just looked stupid so we
0:37:43 > 0:37:47took it out and I can live with the fact they don't like my fireplace.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Oh, that's lovely.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Nice and private area, nice chilling out area, isn't it?
0:37:52 > 0:37:53And flatter.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56- I'm pleased with that reaction. - I'm glad.- Very much.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00Because my home pleases me and their home pleases them
0:38:00 > 0:38:04and their home pleased me, so we're all pleased!
0:38:04 > 0:38:06Absolutely.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Over in Derbyshire Mike and Pete are on tenterhooks.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12Here we go.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14Hi, my name's Jill.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16- Lovely.- Wow!
0:38:16 > 0:38:19I'm 55 and I live alone.
0:38:19 > 0:38:24Hi, I'm Beverly I'm 51 years of age. I'm recently divorced.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28It feels like we've been firm friends for years.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32Thank you very much for allowing us to come into your home,
0:38:32 > 0:38:35this house is everything that I love.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37Ah, lovely.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43- Oh, the campervan.- Yeah.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46Do you think we're in there?
0:38:46 > 0:38:48Oh, they've gone by.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50- Come back!- Come back.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54- It's beautiful, it's absolutely gorgeous.- It is gorgeous.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56I like it.
0:38:56 > 0:39:01Do you know to me it's not dissimilar aesthetically inside to yours?
0:39:01 > 0:39:04Interesting they picked up on similarities,
0:39:04 > 0:39:07um, between the two houses.
0:39:07 > 0:39:08Cos we did exactly the same.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12We said there is similarities but she's got metal, we've got wood.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16The wife's written that, that's a girl's writing.
0:39:16 > 0:39:17A girl's writing!
0:39:20 > 0:39:22She's got the same taste in music as me.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Oh, they've found the bookcase.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28You see they're all very female books.
0:39:28 > 0:39:29Oh!
0:39:31 > 0:39:33- Oh, that's funny.- Yeah.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36A sloping garden, I've got a sloping garden.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Mine is more like that...
0:39:38 > 0:39:40More vertical!
0:39:41 > 0:39:44I don't think I'd like to sit out here in the dark.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47I watch too many horror films, that's my problem.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49Oh, I hope they had a good night's sleep.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53So now they've seen their fellow swappers having a good nose around
0:39:53 > 0:39:58their homes, the next big question is how they fared in the scores.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01And which swap bags the top spot.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04First up, Mike and Pete's score for Eaton.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07Well I've been really impressed by the area, I've never sort
0:40:07 > 0:40:11of come to Cheshire before, I think the villages are really pretty.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13It's not a million miles from where we live now
0:40:13 > 0:40:16so we'll definitely be back and, on that basis,
0:40:16 > 0:40:17we'll score it a nine.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21I'm glad because I like living here, everybody likes living here,
0:40:21 > 0:40:23that's why we live here.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26And now for the day out.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Well we've had a really good day out, the Segway was
0:40:30 > 0:40:32absolutely brilliant.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35- Tonight I think we both had a really great meal.- Yeah.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38- So I think for the whole day out we want to score a ten.- Absolutely.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41Oh, that's fantastic.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45And finally it's the big one,
0:40:45 > 0:40:47how do they rate Jill's house?
0:40:48 > 0:40:52We've really enjoyed staying in your lovely comfortable home,
0:40:52 > 0:40:55the garden here is absolutely fantastic, we've really admired it.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58So out score for your house is nine.
0:40:59 > 0:41:03I'm pleased. That's like for like same but different that's what we've said all along.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05Do you think that's a fair result there, Jill?
0:41:05 > 0:41:07Yeah, that's a good result.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10Yes, it's a fantastic 28 out of 30 for Eaton.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15But what about their scores for Carsington?
0:41:16 > 0:41:21I love the rolling hills, I love the different changes of scenery.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25All in all I would score the area, eight.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28Definitely, definitely an eight.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31Oh, we gave them an extra one.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33And the afternoon activity and restaurant?
0:41:35 > 0:41:37I think the score for today is eight.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- Yeah, yeah.- Would you agree?
0:41:40 > 0:41:44I've thoroughly enjoyed the day so I actually have to say myself,
0:41:44 > 0:41:46definite eight.
0:41:46 > 0:41:47We gave you a ten!
0:41:49 > 0:41:52We thought if it's perfection you have to give a ten.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56So with Cheshire in the lead what is their verdict on the house?
0:41:57 > 0:41:58I love this house.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01There's nothing I dislike about it.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05I'm going to say an eight cos I think it's an absolutely beautiful, beautiful house,
0:42:05 > 0:42:07I love it to bits.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10Not everything is to my taste, or style.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12Well I would score it ten
0:42:12 > 0:42:15cos there's nothing that I dislike about it
0:42:15 > 0:42:17- but, for fairness...- Yeah.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21- ..the ultimate score is... - Put together.- ..nine.- Nine.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23- Likewise.- Likewise.
0:42:26 > 0:42:27Brilliant.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31So that's a total of 25 for Carsington which means with
0:42:31 > 0:42:36a three-point lead today's Home Away From Home winner is Eaton.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40- Do you think that deserves a high five?- It does.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44We tried in our own scoring to think, right,
0:42:44 > 0:42:46you've got to start at ten
0:42:46 > 0:42:50and then take bits off for anything negative that you feel
0:42:50 > 0:42:53and then I would probably agree with them entirely so...
0:42:53 > 0:42:55Yeah, that's great.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59With their first ever home swaps done and dusted,
0:42:59 > 0:43:02how do our ladies and gents feel about the last few days?
0:43:02 > 0:43:05Would I have a house swap again?
0:43:05 > 0:43:09Absolutely it was a great adventure and it was a hoot.
0:43:09 > 0:43:13- We had a lovely time in their home. - We certainly did.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15Yeah, and it sounds like they had a lovely time in our house.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18- So...- We live in hope.- Great.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21# Love Shack, la-la Love Shack
0:43:21 > 0:43:25- # Love Shack, la-la Love Shack - That's where it's at, yeah
0:43:25 > 0:43:29- # Love Shack, la-la Love Shack - That's where it's at, yeah
0:43:29 > 0:43:32- # Love Shack, la-la Love Shack - That's where it's at
0:43:32 > 0:43:38- # Love Shack, la-la Love Shack - Love, a love, a Love Shack...- #