Nicki Chapman catches up with two sets of buyers whose rural aspirations were driven by a spirit of adventure, including two surfing enthusiasts who wanted to relocate to the Devon coast.
Sonali Shah find out whether previous house-hunters found their dream homes. In Hampshire, she finds that one buyer has created the perfect setting for meditation.
Jules Hudson heads into the great British countryside and Ginny Buckley is bound for the coast as they discover how grand plans to escape to the country have panned out for two couples.
Jonnie Irwin catches up with the entrepreneurial couple whose grand aspirations involved accommodating a pack of alpacas, a grand piano and paying guests in a rural Devon home.
Sonali Shah finds out whether one couple succeeded in creating their own back-garden pub, and in Herefordshire she looks around a stunning renovation of a house from the 1700s.