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Celebrity Escape To The Country - Season 3 - Episode 02: Gareth Malone
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00:00Tune in as we tune up for a very melodic escape to the country this is a
00:10room we found the ultimate medley of showstoppers and chart toppers I could
00:24not have shown you this you certainly couldn't really really special to deliver
00:29a country pad that hits all the right notes
00:51city life can sometimes be too fortissimo too loud I mean who wants a noisy
00:58neighbor right the thing is what if it's you that's the one making all the noise
01:03well you do the decent thing and you escape to the country which is exactly
01:07what the nation's favorite choir master has asked us to help him do here in
01:12Hampshire so cue the fanfare and meet Gareth Malone the maestro behind the
01:18music oh I know I'm Gareth Malone and I am a musician and a choir director and I'm looking
01:33to get out of town Gareth Malone is the man who made Britain fall in love with singing I've worked
01:41with all sorts of people prisoners doctors firefighters people who work in supermarkets
01:47bankers bankers I started the military wives choirs that was a thing indeed it was in 2011 they bagged the
01:57Christmas number one spot you name it I've made a choir out of them awarded an OBE for his services to
02:05music Gareth lives in a leafy North London suburb with his wife Becky a teacher and their three children
02:12this is my studio which is at the end of my garden when I built this I went round and told all the
02:18neighbors that it was so that I wouldn't disturb them but truth be told it's just that they were
02:22disturbing me but I don't want to be rude that's the trouble with living in London I love living
02:27London it's great but I just feel like it's so noisy that's the inner soundtrack of my mind when I'm in
02:36London go to work go to work go to work and I think I'm feeling a bit more that's what I'm looking
02:48for whilst regular hot yoga sessions provide some solitude Gareth is seeking more I feel like I'm just
02:58enjoying that phase of my life where I'm not absolutely hammering it all the time which I
03:03really was I'm super competitive and super driven and I always have been since I was small
03:09and if you're wondering where that drive comes from meet Sian Gareth's beloved mother
03:15thank you he started learning piano when he was seven not always happily I have to say sometimes he
03:24wanted to give up but we was encouraged shall we say to continue and then started to love it
03:30and never look back after that really Gareth is super close to his parents they live in the
03:37seaside town of Bournemouth in his childhood home where his very first piano still takes pride of place
03:46it's seen better days it has seen better days yes well he's seen you right through from age seven
03:54when you started I used to make up pieces on Sean will accompany Gareth on his search for a new home in
04:04the neighboring county of Hampshire these are photos of us in the new forest in times gone by look at
04:10your hair yes a place that holds many fond memories for them both oh that's a nice photo you're very
04:17happy in that this move isn't just about being closer to mama Malone Gareth spanking on it delivering
04:23other small joys I do like ironing I'd love a little ironing room and a boot room I hate shoe mess and I
04:32would really like to have a big piano in the house like you know to the eight foot grand proper proper
04:39grown-up piano it's kind of the first thing I think about when I walk into a room is where would the piano
04:44go oh and I'm not into ultra modern I really like sort of shambolic and historical and wonky
04:56okay that's a fairly comprehensive list of the finer details but for an overview of the big picture
05:04stuff here's the lowdown Gareth is looking for a detached character property with at least four bedrooms
05:14a decent-sized garden and an outbuilding that can become a music studio the house should be located
05:20in the middle or on the edge of a village and have space for a full-size grand piano the budget 1.2
05:29million pounds
05:30gareth search area is in Hampshire specifically the southwest of the county in and around the New
05:44Forest National Park the village of Beaulieu gets its name from the French phrase meaning beautiful place
05:52a description that could easily apply to any of the 37 towns and parishes within the park's boundary
05:59ponies cattle deer and pigs roam free among the ancient woodlands and open heaths
06:1126 miles of coastline fall within the National Park with the mile-long Kelshot Beach popular with
06:19water sports enthusiasts homebuyers in Hampshire get better value than in most of Southeast England
06:25although a detached house still costs around six hundred and twenty one thousand pounds about a hundred and eighty thousand above the UK average even so that's far cheaper than Gareth's North London suburb where detached properties typically cost more than two million pounds
06:43gareth has already made two solid
06:52two solid decisions first he's picked Hampshire a county that delivers on that much-needed slower pace while still having a train to London that runs on time second he's bringing his mum along for the ride and the benefits of having her join us is obvious she knows him and she knows he
07:05so of course I took Mama Malone's advice when she suggested Exbury Gardens in the southeast corner of the New Forest as the perfect meeting point
07:12Gareth I should say welcome back to Hampshire you know this area so well I do I feel very at home I feel quite emotional coming back here I came here with my mother and my grandmother in we think it was the first time of the
07:351986 yeah a long time ago yeah very long time ago and it was beautiful then it's still beautiful so apart from mum being here
07:42yeah what is it about this area this landscape that is attracting you I associate it with a very happy time in my life we came to the new forest every weekend and relaxed and went on long walks and the trees and then you turn a corner and there's a beautiful pub or a
07:58little gem like this or a pony or a pony exactly yeah or a donkey or a cow you can't rush in the new forest because
08:05there's always a pony to slow you down I don't know maybe it's because I'm about to be 50
08:09I'm thinking I wouldn't mind something slightly slower what a great midlife crisis if that's what you have it
08:15I'm not a crisis just just a change yeah an awakening I like that touring finally
08:22Sean are you buzzing at the thought of the grandkids forget Gareth yes I am absolutely the idea of them being this close is just wonderful
08:31am I a sideshow in this yes you are definitely a sideshow yeah my grandchildren quite like me I think and I absolutely adore them and I want to spend as much time as I possibly can with them so yes I'll be on the doorstep
08:43do you know what you're looking for no I don't I don't think that's good when we bought houses before it's always been just a great feel when you walk in and you'll know
08:54and you'll know we'll know I'll be like this yeah just feeling the feeling the vibration then yes no question
09:00okay well that's one way to house hunt should we get going yeah like a divining stick or something yes I feel like you are that stick I am that stick
09:08let's go lead the way every minute counts our first house sits in the village of West Wellow right on the edge of the New Forest National Park
09:20this handsome detached grade 2 listed property dates back to the early 1800s after the Second World War it served as the village schoolhouse for 40 years before being transformed into a gorgeous family home that I
09:38I hope will strike a chord with our choir master
09:41Oh Prissy I love this path
09:47but what about the house
09:51Oh look oh she spotted the folly trust you
09:57a folly I love it it's a folly
09:59I love it it's a folly
10:00made of flint
10:01flint folly
10:02a flint folly
10:03a flint folly
10:04a flint folly
10:05a flint folly
10:06a flint folly
10:07that wasn't on my wish list but now that I've seen one
10:08I love it
10:09you know what
10:10I must have a flint folly
10:11I like to provide a little bit of extra
10:12that is fabulous
10:13never mind the house
10:14what can one do
10:16okay the house is so beautiful
10:18oh focus
10:19I do like the house
10:20I love the paint
10:21it's beautiful
10:22I love the Victorian brick work
10:24yeah
10:25I like that it was a school
10:26yes
10:27my wife's a teacher
10:28I thought you might
10:29that's lovely history isn't it
10:30yeah we don't need to see anymore
10:31I like this one
10:32I do like it
10:33it's definitely my aesthetic
10:34are we allowed to go inside
10:35shall we
10:36yeah let's
10:37let's do it
10:38alright
10:39only because you are so nicely
10:41I thought we'd kick off with the kitchen
10:45oh this is a lovely kitchen
10:48heat me
10:49the floor
10:50the floor is great
10:51I'm sorry I was looking at the cookies
10:53I love this
10:54isn't it nice
10:55yes
10:56yes
10:58he's checking the rails of the doors
11:00it's exactly right
11:01for the age of the house
11:03tick
11:05boot room
11:07tick
11:08tick
11:09that door on the outside in the garden
11:11goes into the boot room
11:12so if you've been out for a yomp
11:14oh
11:15Gareth you wanted it
11:16show me the boot room
11:17go go go go go
11:20oh I love this
11:21this could be the boot room
11:23this is the ironing room
11:24this is everything
11:25the laundry
11:26the laundry
11:27I can see you spending
11:28hours in here
11:29ironing Gareth
11:30I like this
11:31this is a nice room
11:32I feel like you love the boot room
11:33more than the kitchen
11:34yes
11:35I'm quite interested to know
11:36where you eat
11:37and how much of a commute there is
11:39from the kitchen to the dining space
11:40oh gosh
11:41he's moving out of London
11:42now he's talking about commutes
11:44I
11:45should we go and find out
11:47can we time it
11:48I've got a
11:49what's he put
11:50what
11:51he's got a timer
11:53I love it
11:54I love it
11:55he's got a stopwatch
11:56yeah
11:57is he always like this
11:58oh yes
11:59well I think that's a perfectly normal thing to bring on a house hunt
12:01because you need to know how long it takes to get from
12:04I think our definitions of perfectly normal are different
12:07oh
12:08but I appreciate that you have done this
12:09if that's your worry
12:10that's what
12:11I'm going to look
12:12I haven't got time to waste here
12:13okay
12:14okay
12:15let's get on with it
12:16on your marks
12:17get set
12:18let's eat breakfast
12:19I'm going to actually grab breakfast
12:21right
12:22follow me
12:23that's five seconds
12:24six
12:25okay
12:26oh it's mild
12:27oh
12:28okay
12:29and
12:30that's a 12 second commute
12:32oh it's sweet
12:3312 seconds
12:34that felt like four
12:35it was 12 long seconds
12:37we're going for the slower pace of life
12:39absolutely
12:40this is beautiful
12:41I'm sort of pouring the milk
12:42and then just slamming it down on the table
12:44and getting out the door
12:45where are you rushing off to here in Hampshire?
12:47you're right
12:48well Gareth I try to be
12:50how many people can you get round that table
12:52is this the main dining space?
12:54this is the closest room for dining
12:56right
12:57that's six people
12:59I mean we always have five people
13:01always yes
13:02and very often six
13:03and when we're there it's seven
13:05it's a great space
13:06it's beautiful
13:07it is a little bit small for a dining space
13:09for our family I think
13:10but
13:11I do like the vibration of this room
13:13well if this room is giving Gareth good vibrations
13:16wait until he claps eyes on the others
13:19because there are four reception rooms in total
13:22including this gorgeous garden room
13:25and this
13:2630 foot lounge
13:29this is my favourite space
13:31oh this is a room
13:33this is two rooms
13:34let mum in
13:35oh sorry do come in
13:36I'm sorry this is kind of
13:37wow
13:38this is great
13:39do you know what I'm seeing here?
13:41what?
13:42seeing a piano
13:44oh
13:45oh
13:46I feel like you could
13:47that length
13:48you can get a grand piano
13:49can you?
13:50because
13:51you're the expert
13:52I think so
13:53you can definitely get a grand piano here
13:54this is where I came prepared
13:56what's this?
13:57this is the size
13:58of
13:59a grand piano
14:01oh that's brilliant
14:02oh look at that
14:03oh wow
14:04genius
14:05a Steinway Model B
14:06would do me nicely
14:08it doesn't come with the house
14:10I'm not providing you with a piano
14:11look that's brilliant
14:12back here
14:13yes
14:14it fits comfortably into the space
14:15and that's a
14:16that's a big
14:17that's a proper piano
14:18perfect
14:19I think you've nailed it
14:20houses are my forte
14:21and this is my piano forte
14:24oh
14:25very good
14:26touché
14:27if downstairs is a place to be forte
14:33upstairs is surely a place to be pianissimo
14:37you'd certainly hear the kids coming up the stairs at night
14:40yes
14:41I love the wood actually
14:42wood is beautiful
14:43yeah the wooden floors are lovely
14:44what is this?
14:45it's a bit of a warren
14:46oh
14:47like a dressing room
14:48oh
14:49through the bathroom
14:50oh
14:51up the stairs
14:52into
14:54master bedroom
14:55main bedroom
14:56wow
14:58what a beautiful room
15:00he needs a rest already
15:01oh
15:02I love a show's lounge
15:03it's nice
15:04what a peaceful
15:05restful room
15:06yeah
15:07I love that
15:08really wonky old door
15:10I'm into that
15:12this is definitely the kind of style of house that I like
15:15I could see myself in this bedroom
15:17there are three further bedrooms
15:19all doubles
15:20and all with fireplaces
15:22served by a family bathroom
15:24with a clawfoot tub
15:28outside the garden extends to just over half an acre
15:31with a couple of outbuildings that could be remastered into a music studio
15:35along with fruit cages and raised beds
15:38it's a very secluded feel
15:41I mean it's properly detached isn't it?
15:44you can't hear anyone
15:45yeah you can't disturb anyone
15:47I really like this house
15:51and it's just the first house we've seen
15:53you don't need to make decisions here
15:54I don't have to buy it
15:55no no
15:56how much it is first
15:57less
15:58I'd say 1.15
15:59so you think it's 1.15 million
16:01I did think 900 but I'm upping it to a million
16:04okay
16:05yeah it's a million I think
16:06okay
16:07you're on the nose
16:09yes
16:10literally on the nose
16:11yes
16:12wow well done
16:13really?
16:14well done
16:15I'm winning
16:16it's not a competition Gareth
16:17what are you talking about?
16:18life is a competition?
16:19no no
16:20not with your mother
16:21it's not a competition
16:22you taught me that
16:23life's a competition but your mother isn't
16:24but this is
16:25and I won
16:27this gorgeous family home boasts a contemporary country kitchen
16:31four reception rooms
16:33four bedrooms
16:34and half an acre of garden
16:37I love it
16:38I don't think I'm going to get it past the family
16:41oh really?
16:43I think there's something about the size of the rooms
16:45and
16:46I agree actually
16:47and I think it may be it's a bit too higgledy-piggledy for my wife
16:50yes
16:51I'm not sure it's
16:52I'm not sure it's the forever house
16:54I like it a lot
16:55it's just not the one
16:56it's just not the one
16:57next house please
16:58onwards
16:59and upwards
17:04it's a 20 minute drive through the new forest to our next property
17:08ample time for Sian to spill the beans on Garen
17:14at what age did you know Sian that music is going to be his thing?
17:19he was very keen on entertaining as a little boy
17:22and he was very he was always
17:24I wish he means I was always singing a song or doing a play
17:27absolutely yes
17:28he was just a born performer
17:31he was a born performer no question about it yes
17:34he liked conducting things at school and he was always the one that bossed everybody about
17:40I think gentle leadership is what I would describe it as
17:44yeah
17:45do you and Gareth's dad talk about the pride?
17:48don't listen to this Gareth
17:50yes we do
17:51close your ears
17:52close your ears
17:53we look at everything he does avidly
17:55everything on television
17:57even the chat shows and the interviews in the morning
18:00it's good I always call them up after something so they'll watch it and give me the feedback
18:04it's great
18:05you must value their opinion
18:06that's the key
18:07I do I really do yeah
18:08they've always been my sounding board
18:10and you give it to me straight
18:11I mean you do
18:12I would definitely give it to me straight
18:13yes
18:14yes I certainly would
18:15so she gives the right type of advice
18:17I think so yeah
18:18I don't believe in soft soaping actually
18:21I definitely feel that there was a lot of tough love when I was growing up
18:25and my parents were very clear with their expectations shall we say
18:29and then I just sort of you know kind of found my way and then I went off to university
18:35and when I came back and lived at home that's where I think we became much closer
18:43donkey look at this we really are in the new forest
18:47I know but this is great isn't it I love this I love that your reason for being late for work
18:52is because there was a sheep in the way
18:54really sorry I had to stop at the donkey crossing
18:57this is actually one of my favourite bits of the new forest right here
19:00right here
19:01absolutely love it it's near Emery Down Minstead
19:04it's so beautiful
19:06well that bodes well because the next property we're viewing is in Minstead village
19:12in the heart of the new forest national park cows ponies donkeys and sheep roam freely
19:20amongst the village hall complete with cow park the community shop and the pub which overlooks the pretty green
19:28a leisurely 15 minutes stroll from the village centre sits this gorgeous thatched cottage
19:36it was built in 1921 and is not listed
19:40when I clapped eyes on it it made my heart sing
19:44I'm hoping it'll have the same effect
19:46on Gareth
19:50oh wow
19:52look at that
19:54oh look at that
19:56that is gorgeous
19:58I couldn't not have shown you this
20:00you certainly couldn't
20:02that is really really special
20:04it is absolutely a postcard
20:06I'm going to send a picture to my wife because that is really
20:08good idea
20:10we really should give Becky a say in this
20:12absolutely
20:14she is legally obliged to have that say
20:16she is no question
20:18gone
20:20yes
20:22right the wife has been informed
20:24let's go and see if the inside suits
20:26yes let's
20:28a positive response from Gareth
20:30oh
20:32oh no I've seen something really exciting
20:34and there's another
20:36yep we'll be getting to the 40 foot heated pool shortly Gareth
20:40but I know that top priority on this house hunt is space for a piano
20:46I thought we'd start with the dining room
20:48or what's currently the dining room
20:50right
20:52just to start to get a feel for the place
20:54it's a good room beautiful view
20:56get a good sized table in here
20:58yeah
20:59one two three four five six seven eight people around the table
21:03this feels like a very nice base
21:05for a piano
21:06I've got the baby grand
21:07have you got it?
21:08but I've got a baby grand
21:10ah
21:11so
21:12we can go smaller
21:13right
21:14that's disappointing
21:16oh
21:17have we just hit a sour note?
21:21er
21:22that way
21:23let's put this straight edge this way
21:25down with a bear
21:27that's it
21:28keep going
21:29keep going into that corner
21:30into that corner
21:31like that
21:32oh
21:33oh yes
21:34this is nice
21:35okay this could be the second piano
21:37oh
21:38it's a nice little room
21:39oh we're getting really getting carried away now
21:40I like this room a lot
21:42good
21:43because on the opposite side of the entrance hall
21:45is this slightly larger reception
21:47oh
21:48oh
21:49oh
21:50oh
21:51there's a pool
21:53I like the pool
21:55yeah
21:56that's a proper pool
21:57that's cool
21:58I suspect the kids will like a heated pool
22:00yes
22:01I think this is what you'd want to send Becky a photo of
22:03yeah you're right
22:04oh yeah
22:05yeah take a picture from there
22:06let me send a picture of this
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22:34I feel like it needs a bit of Melonification.
22:37This is not the kitchen of my dreams or perhaps the design choices that I would make.
22:42But as a structure, it's a good space.
22:44I mean, I think it just needs bringing a little bit more up to date.
22:48Yes, you're right.
22:49The inside feels like it needs some work to bring it up to what I want.
22:52Are you up for that kind of work or do you or Becky have that eye to go,
22:57right, we're going to do a room at a time, we're going to update this,
23:00we're going to get the kitchen done?
23:01It's what we've done in our current one and it takes a long time.
23:05So I suppose it's budget permitting.
23:07Well, before we discuss that topic, there's more to see.
23:12Nice shallow stairs, I like that.
23:14Yeah, very easy stairs.
23:15I like very easy stairs.
23:17Yes, you could roll down those nice and easily.
23:19Right, is this my room or yours?
23:21Ooh.
23:23Well, is there one for me in this house?
23:29Do you think this is the master bedroom?
23:31I don't know.
23:32It's a little on the small side.
23:34Yes.
23:35OK, this can be your room.
23:36OK.
23:37In addition to this room, there are three further bedrooms.
23:42Could you get a double in here?
23:46If this wasn't here, you could put a double in that corner, couldn't you?
23:49OK, room two.
23:52If you had a bed here...
23:53This one could be yours.
23:54You'd chunk your head...
23:55Oh!
23:57This is turning into a classic location versus house situation.
24:02They love this location.
24:04This is what Gareth is looking for.
24:06But it's hard to compete with the home that they have built for themselves in London.
24:13So this is bedroom three.
24:16Single bed, but this could be a double.
24:18I think with a little bit of work, a little bit of room in the budget, they could get there with this house.
24:24It's just that it's a little bit small, isn't it?
24:32Outside, the one-acre garden offers multiple versatile outbuildings and a huge paddock.
24:38Oh, wow.
24:39Oh, my God.
24:40A paddock.
24:41It's enormous.
24:42It's enormous.
24:43That's crazy.
24:44You could have barbecues, camping.
24:47You could have...
24:48You could have a performance space here, couldn't you?
24:49You could have...
24:49Everyone sat on the grass and then have a little...
24:52Yeah.
24:53A little festival stage.
24:54A little stage.
24:55Malone Fest.
24:57And just there is just a little track.
25:01That's the forest.
25:02Yeah.
25:02There's the house.
25:03There's the forest.
25:05Oh, it's so nice.
25:07It is.
25:07What an amazing spot.
25:09It's really only the size of the bedroom, so that's the problem.
25:12Yes.
25:13And you'd have to do an extension, perhaps.
25:16You would have to do...
25:17I'm sure that could be got round.
25:18Could be done.
25:19Yes.
25:20I'm going to send Becky some pictures.
25:24There are lots of things to love about this property, but will the price be one of them?
25:31No, it's beautiful.
25:32I think the budget would be over.
25:34I think it's more than 1.2.
25:35I do.
25:36Do you think they've gone rogue?
25:37I do.
25:38I think it's going to be...
25:40What are you going for?
25:411.5.
25:41Wow.
25:42All right.
25:43Go big or go home.
25:44I could win this twice, you know.
25:46No, I don't think it's that much, because I think the size of the rooms is going to bring
25:50it down, and I think 1.2.
25:51Okay.
25:53This property is currently on the market for £995,000.
25:58Shut the door.
25:59So you have the money to do the work, Gareth Malone.
26:03£995,000.
26:05Yes.
26:06You could have a fabulous kitchen there.
26:09Mum, I want to...
26:09Just tell me what else you want.
26:10I want you to do a big family room.
26:13A big family room.
26:13So you have a huge table.
26:15With a huge table.
26:15And with a great, big, beautiful kitchen.
26:17And a great, big, beautiful kitchen.
26:18She's right.
26:19Did we get permission for that?
26:20Yes, because it's not listed.
26:22Not listed.
26:23You said that together.
26:25I know.
26:31This 1920s detached, thatched cottage offers three receptions, four bedrooms, a heated pool
26:38and an acre of garden for £995,000.
26:43Right, so what you do, you build right out.
26:47You build a huge family room with kitchen out here.
26:51You'd have a great, big dining space.
26:53That's what it needs.
26:54And a proper kitchen.
26:55That's what I would do.
26:56I think it's a good plan.
26:57Do you?
26:57I think you smashed it.
26:59Okay, that's what we'll do.
27:00Then you get your piano into that room.
27:02Into the front room.
27:03And you still have your snug looking over the pool.
27:07Like John Lennon in a completely white room, looking out, Becky swimming up and down.
27:10Perfect.
27:11Me playing Imagine.
27:13Absolutely.
27:13I'm sold.
27:15Yeah.
27:23After a full day of house hunting, I can think of no better way to wind down than by meeting
27:32some of the New Forest's most famous residents.
27:35Oh, yes.
27:39And hello to you too.
27:39Absolutely.
27:40Hi, what a welcome.
27:42New Forest ponies Poppy and her foal Lenny are owned by commoners Andrew and Sarah Parry-Norton,
27:49who run Storm's Farm in Cadnam.
27:51Anybody could be a commoner.
27:54If you buy a house that's got commoning rights, you could be a commoner.
27:56You could turn out animals.
27:57But it's not an easy life, don't get me wrong.
27:59Your animals have got to be checked on, looked after, made sure they're okay.
28:02It's not something you can just disappear off holiday for a couple of weeks at a time.
28:06You've got to make sure you look after your animals.
28:09Presently, more than 500 commoners exercise their right to graze some 8,000 ponies, cattle,
28:15donkeys and sheep.
28:17You tell people just to keep the distance.
28:19Please admire them, but don't interact with them.
28:22The thing is, if they start getting fed, they start getting more humanised.
28:25And then they get aggressive.
28:27And unfortunately, if that happens, then that pony has to be removed from the forest.
28:30We bought my daughter a New Forest book all about a pony who'd been fed,
28:34and it hadn't gone well.
28:35And then she used to lecture us, do you remember?
28:37Yes.
28:39Don't be good on her.
28:43We've got a new singer, haven't we?
28:46Auditioning for your choir.
28:47Nice tone.
28:48Yeah, very vocal.
28:49Yeah.
28:51Can you sing me this note, please?
28:58It's lovely.
28:59There you go.
29:00How's that?
29:00Very nice.
29:01How's that?
29:01How's that?
29:01How's that?
29:01How's that?
29:01An equine ensemble.
29:04Yes, I can see it now.
29:07Thank you so much.
29:08Yeah, thank you.
29:08It's been a pleasure to meet you.
29:09It was fascinating.
29:10Pleasure to meet you both.
29:10Now there's something for Gareth to ponder as we head back to our hotel for a sundowner.
29:16Hampshire's sun-soaked coastline and bewitching new forest landscape are perfect settings for homebuyers from all walks of life.
29:33Take a look at what else is currently on the market.
29:37This four-bed, four-bath, detached, chalet-style home boasts a sleek and stylish kitchen diner and a separate sitting room, both with bifold doors that open onto the south-facing garden.
29:50On the market for £795,000.
29:56If you happen to be a megastar with a mammoth budget, one of the county's most desirable homes is up for sale for the first time in more than 20 years.
30:07This Grade II listed Victorian property features a grand reception hall, a luxurious kitchen diner, two opulent receptions and six bedrooms.
30:19Along with 22 acres of land, the price just shy of £7 million.
30:29A more affordable way of treating yourself to the superstar lifestyle would be to hire this deluxe yacht.
30:37Sleeping up to five people in the two berths, it boasts a fully equipped galley with indoor and outdoor living areas.
30:44Prices start from £150 per night for a two-night minimum stay.
30:50It's great to see how at home Gareth feels here in the New Forest.
30:59And yesterday, I think we were on the right track in helping him find a family house to call his own.
31:05But with two more properties to see today and some stunning coastline, you know we're only just getting started.
31:12Day two, and we're making a beeline for Burleigh, one of the New Forest's most sought-after villages.
31:21I think it could be exactly Gareth's kind of tempo.
31:25Just the right side of busy and surrounded by the serenity of the forest.
31:29There's an array of independent shops, a cider farm and several pubs.
31:36Plus, Mama Malone would be a 25-minute drive tops from here.
31:41What's not to love?
31:42Here we are.
31:46I have to say, this is the perfect spot.
31:49I absolutely love this area.
31:50So do I.
31:51We come here quite often just for a day out.
31:53Location?
31:54Nailed it.
31:55Perfect.
31:55Absolutely spot on.
31:57And this is the house?
31:59This is the house.
32:00OK.
32:03Right.
32:05My instant reaction is it looks a bit modern for my taste.
32:08Yes, except it dates back to 1875.
32:12Really?
32:12It used to be the bakery in the village.
32:14And because yesterday you were both so taken with the commoner's rights,
32:19we've managed to find you a house with those New Forest rights.
32:22With a paddock, by the way, that comes with the house.
32:25So if you would like to live that New Forest life...
32:27Can I have my very own pony?
32:29This is your chance.
32:29My little pony?
32:30Yes.
32:30OK, look, never judge a book by its cover.
32:33I'm not saying no.
32:34Oh, good.
32:36And is that the garden over there?
32:37Part of it.
32:39Part of it?
32:40Let's head in.
32:41Let's go.
32:41Now I'm intrigued.
32:46Love a box, Hedge.
32:50Come in.
32:51Ooh.
32:51OK, not what I was expecting at all.
32:56I thought you might say that.
32:57Oh, wow.
32:58Which is why I was looking so smug.
32:59Oh, that's cute.
33:00Look at the fireplace.
33:01Yeah, that's really nice.
33:02Oh, my goodness, it's sweet.
33:04I love it.
33:05I love it.
33:06It's so light.
33:07And you have a dining room right here.
33:09Yes.
33:10You have no commute.
33:11No.
33:11From there to there.
33:12Should we just...
33:13Let me just time it.
33:14One, two.
33:16Perfect.
33:17That's fine.
33:18It's a lovely feel.
33:18Is it moral?
33:19Would you like to see moral?
33:20I'm intrigued, yeah.
33:21Yes.
33:21I like it.
33:21We've drawn him in.
33:23Yeah, absolutely.
33:24I'm surprised, actually, because I didn't fall in love with it on the outside.
33:28If you ask me, there's plenty to fall in love with on the inside.
33:33Ooh.
33:33Ooh.
33:35Ooh.
33:35Ooh.
33:36Ooh.
33:37And then this.
33:38You like it.
33:39I like it.
33:40I like it.
33:40I'm seeing this as a music room.
33:42You could definitely feel a decent piano in here, couldn't you?
33:44Oh, absolutely.
33:45That's a good little space.
33:46A little morning room or a music room.
33:48Yes.
33:49Very nice.
33:50The central hallway, however, seems to be scrambling his scales.
33:56I'm not quite sure what this is.
33:59There's something feng shui.
34:01Oh.
34:02What is this?
34:03What is the energy of this space doing?
34:05It's a hallway, and you can't quite get a sofa in front of that fire.
34:09It gives it a feeling of space.
34:11It's just a hall.
34:12I've never really had a hall.
34:13No, this really opens the whole place out.
34:16I feel like I'm ready for one.
34:16OK, so if I think of this as a hall, then it's fine.
34:19We can work out this space later.
34:21All right.
34:22There are other spaces.
34:23There are other spaces.
34:24Follow me.
34:26This is unusual.
34:27Oh.
34:28Oh.
34:29What?
34:30That's amazing.
34:31Oh, wow.
34:32Oh, that.
34:33Yes.
34:34Oh.
34:35Isn't it beautiful?
34:36The fire.
34:37Oh, it's out.
34:38Oh, look at that.
34:39Oh, my goodness.
34:40That is so pretty.
34:42I love it.
34:44Oh, Gareth.
34:44I love this.
34:46I think we found Mama House.
34:48Yeah.
34:48Oh, it's absolutely beautiful.
34:52You know, in my current house, we've got a dining space and it has a long table and you
34:55can have 10, 12 people all around the table.
34:58And I love that Christmas.
35:00This is just that room.
35:01This could be that room.
35:02Yeah.
35:02I'm very sold on this room.
35:03It's really nice.
35:05Excellent.
35:05I'm sending them off to nose about on their own.
35:09Make sure he behaves, Sean.
35:10I will do my best.
35:12She's been trying for nearly 50 years.
35:14Two of the four bedrooms are on the ground floor.
35:19Oh.
35:20Oh.
35:20Oh.
35:21What's...
35:22You make that noise in every room.
35:25You like this place, don't you?
35:26I like it very much.
35:27Oh, look at the beams.
35:29This feels like it ought to be a bedroom.
35:30Just put a single bed in.
35:31Well, perfect, because you've got an en suite.
35:33You could get a double, couldn't you?
35:34Easily.
35:35Easily get a double in there.
35:36A little double.
35:36Well, it's shut off private.
35:39The remaining bedrooms are upstairs.
35:42Oh, it's lovely and bright up here.
35:48Ah.
35:49Very bright.
35:49The master bedroom.
35:50That's nice, isn't it?
35:51And look.
35:52Oh, I love the bow window.
35:54Look at that.
35:56Gareth, look at that view.
35:57I can see trees.
35:58Oh, it's nice.
36:00It's stunning, isn't it?
36:02Next door, the smallest bedroom is presently used as a dressing room.
36:06And this has got space for all my moisturisers and skincare products.
36:12There's also a conveniently situated laundry room up here.
36:16I tell you what, I've always thought, instead of lugging on your washing downstairs and then lugging it all back up,
36:23to have a washing machine upstairs is quite a sensible idea.
36:27But as we've learned, the most pressing issue...
36:30Go over there.
36:31No, not quite.
36:33..is finding a spot for the piano.
36:35I'm just going to move this.
36:37What can possibly go wrong?
36:38There we are.
36:39Right.
36:40Now, that, under the stairs, in the nook...
36:44Oh, I see.
36:45Yes, yes.
36:47That could work.
36:49Yeah.
36:49And then I could play the piano.
36:51I'm here...
36:51Looking at the forest.
36:52Looking at the new forest.
36:54How beautiful.
36:55The forest is visible from almost every window in this property, and the woodland neighbours often pop in for a natter.
37:06That is what it's about.
37:08Look at that.
37:09That's the forest.
37:10Literally outside your window.
37:12So, just leave me here.
37:15Outside, the generous garden largely sits to one side of the house, and includes a large paddock, along with two double garages, which could be knocked down to make way for a super music studio.
37:30Here they come.
37:31Here I am.
37:32Galloping up the stairs.
37:34This is lovely, isn't it?
37:35Isn't it just a little elevated part of the garden?
37:39Yeah, it is.
37:40This location is just so perfect.
37:42The forest is ready for you, Gareth Malone, but are you ready for the forest?
37:45I think so.
37:47What do you think it's on the market for?
37:491.1.
37:50Oh, I'm in a similar sort of place.
37:52I was in 1 million, but I've upped it to 1.1.
37:54I'm going to say 1 million and 50,000 pounds.
37:59Hmm.
38:01It's on the market for 1.25 million.
38:05Oh, is it?
38:07Oh.
38:07Oh, God.
38:10That's the location, isn't it?
38:11I'd have to borrow a bit from you, I think.
38:14Yeah.
38:15Yeah, location.
38:15Good luck with that.
38:16The location's absolutely incredible, isn't it?
38:18It's a curate's egg.
38:19There's bits that I love, and there are bits that just don't quite work.
38:23It's really difficult.
38:24With the budget, it's either location or size.
38:27This makes me feel like I'd want to do some quite big structural things to this if I was going to buy it.
38:33I mean, I kind of feel like you've said that about every house.
38:36Yeah, it's true.
38:36It's a different way of living.
38:37Completely.
38:38Yes, completely.
38:40Are you saying that I'm just sort of imagining my London house in a country location again?
38:44If I had money every time someone wanted to move their current house to a different location, I could buy this house.
38:50Yes, I bet.
38:53At £1.25 million, this former bakery is now a contemporary family home in one of the New Forest's most sought-after villages.
39:02I'm really learning just how expensive this area is, and that maybe my ambition outstrips my means.
39:11Quite possibly, yes.
39:13And that's disappointing.
39:15I need to go back and look at the budget.
39:16Oh, yeah, you could do that, yes.
39:19Well, I mean, I can look at it all I like.
39:22It's work harder.
39:24Ah, yes.
39:25For now, Gareth, let's turn our attention to play.
39:31As we head to Sandbanks Beach, just over the border in Dorset, for some high-octane, adrenaline-fuelled action.
39:39Oh, this looks fun.
39:40Gareth's used to making waves in the world of music.
39:45Today, we're hoping to make a splash in the world of wing surfing, under the watchful eye of instructor Aaron Spence.
39:53I paddleboard it.
39:54OK.
39:55Is it like that?
39:56Eh, a bit more extreme, but it'll be fine.
39:58Extreme paddleboarding.
39:59Yeah, we could put it like that.
40:01Great.
40:01While standing on a paddleboard, we'll use a detached, inflatable wing to propel ourselves across the water, reaching top speeds of more than 40 kilometres an hour.
40:14The more that you pull in, the more power you're going to get.
40:20However...
40:21Perfect.
40:22Today's very light breeze might mean we go a tad slower, which, in all honesty, is fine by me.
40:28So, over there, we've got our wetsuits.
40:33We've got three wetsuits for all of you three to be going on for the water.
40:38Don't avoid our gaze.
40:40You're in a wetsuit.
40:41No, I'm not.
40:43We've got a special one for you.
40:44Oh, and I.
40:44Just so, in case you have to rescue us, it'll keep you running away.
40:48An extra short one.
40:50The lady is not for turning, but she will watch from the shore.
40:55Happy with that?
40:57I'm ecstatic.
40:58How are you?
40:58Yeah.
40:59Woo!
41:00Good.
41:00That's about as far as I go.
41:02Let's go.
41:05Wingsurfing requires no previous experience, and according to Aaron, mastering the basics is incredibly easy.
41:14Fly!
41:17Famous last words.
41:19I'm just trying to not fall in.
41:21Last, we'll see of her.
41:22Try and stand up now, keeping it still above your head.
41:31Stand up while it's above my head?
41:33Yep.
41:34Up, up, up.
41:35Oh, God.
41:36Oh, God.
41:36Oh, gosh.
41:37Oh, gosh.
41:38I believe in you.
41:42How are we to stand up?
41:44Bring your front leg up.
41:46There we go.
41:49Fantastic.
41:50Oh, my gosh.
41:51Quite difficult.
41:56How have you got up?
41:58I just did that.
41:59Well, Gareth, for someone rapidly approaching your half-a-century milestone, I'd say you're not too bad.
42:07Oh, I'm moving.
42:13Perfect.
42:14Well done.
42:14That's really good.
42:16It's over.
42:17Wait for me!
42:19Oh, wow.
42:20Go St. Arling.
42:21It's brilliant.
42:23The chase is on, and I feel like you're waiting, Gareth.
42:29The lack of wind means we're more drifting than surfing, but I've got to say, it is very pleasant indeed.
42:37And we're feeling rather proud of ourselves.
42:45We did it.
42:45This has been great.
42:46And we didn't look like fools.
42:49But there is one person we can always count on to give proper, honest feedback.
42:55Mama Malone, of course.
42:58How did we look out there?
43:01Epic?
43:02Dramatic?
43:03Not epic.
43:04Not dramatic.
43:04I'm not quite hard to describe it, really.
43:06You went miles away.
43:08Gnarly.
43:09What are you saying about me?
43:10We hardly moved, as far as I can see.
43:12The wind was not on our side.
43:14You were more or less static.
43:14It was the wrong type of wind.
43:16Sorry, it was on no side.
43:17There was no wind at all.
43:18They said that we could go up to 45 kilometres an hour.
43:21Do you think I made that?
43:22No.
43:23I definitely don't.
43:25I really don't.
43:26Do you think I made 20?
43:27I mean, I felt like I was about half a mile an hour.
43:29Did you move?
43:30Did you actually move at all?
43:31I thought I was good.
43:32I thought I was fast.
43:33No, no.
43:34No.
43:35You weren't.
43:37Just how you were at his concerts growing up.
43:40No, no.
43:40Truthful.
43:41Truthful.
43:43Yes.
43:43I would come out and I'd say, how was it?
43:46And she'd go, I'll tell you in the car.
43:50Fawning and flattery just ain't Sian's style.
43:53And that's why we love her.
44:06It's Mystery House time and we're heading to the hamlet of Godwinscroft
44:10on the most south-westerly fringes of the New Forest National Park.
44:17Bransgore is the nearest village, a three-minute drive away,
44:21where Gareth and the family will find everything they need,
44:24including a village hall, a small supermarket, a post office and a pub.
44:29On a quiet country lane, a leisurely 20-minute stroll from the centre of Bransgore
44:35sits our Mystery House.
44:37Gareth Malone asked for an older property.
44:43He loves the look of something with character,
44:46but the proportions inside aren't working for him.
44:49So with the Mystery House, I've had to ignore his request for history
44:54and show him something that hopefully provides the space he's after.
44:58The thing is, it's almost brand new.
45:02Originally built in the 1960s,
45:08this property was meticulously and exquisitely renovated
45:12and extended by the current owners two years ago.
45:16The result?
45:18Generously proportioned, light-filled rooms
45:20that deliver an elegant blend of contemporary country living,
45:24which I'm hoping will have Gareth singing from the rooftops.
45:28This kitchen space is an absolute dream.
45:34Upstairs, well, I'm hoping that does have the dimensions that Gareth is after.
45:40Let's find out.
45:44Oh, there they are.
45:45Oh, hello.
45:46Welcome.
45:47I like this.
45:48Yes, I love it.
45:50Yeah.
45:50What's mysterious about it?
45:53Well, you tell me.
45:54Well, it's not slap-bang in the middle of the kind of really gnarly bit of the forest,
46:00but we are still in the forest.
46:01Yes, we are.
46:02Yeah.
46:03It's new.
46:04It's not immediately full of rustic charm.
46:07If you kind of do this and squint and close one eye,
46:10it's kind of Georgian, right?
46:11It's Georgian vibes.
46:13Yes, definitely.
46:13Sometimes you've got to go vibes-based when things aren't going your way.
46:16Georgian vibes?
46:19Georgian vibes.
46:21Honestly, I'm squinting for all I'm worth and it still looks like a new build.
46:25But Mum thinks it has Georgian vibes.
46:27She sees that.
46:29I do.
46:29And so, therefore, we're going to listen to her and we're going to head in.
46:32All right.
46:33Let's go in.
46:34Let's go.
46:35Let's take him in.
46:37Bear with, Gareth.
46:38Those Georgian vibes are ramped to the max inside.
46:40The hallway that we haven't quite seen yet.
46:47Oh, oh, it's a proper hallway.
46:48I love a proper square hallway.
46:51And the rooms come off it.
46:52And the rooms come off it and it's central and there's somewhere you could put shoes.
46:56So, as it turns out, all along, Gareth Malone was just a trad wife.
47:00Yeah.
47:01I'm really conventional.
47:02It's beautiful.
47:03I thought I was so unique and interesting.
47:04You are unique in a really traditional way.
47:07Great.
47:07I was thinking you could put a porch on the outside to leave the boots.
47:11Yeah, perfect.
47:11To add that rustic charm.
47:12Yes, yes.
47:14You know the boot rooms you see in magazines?
47:16Yes.
47:16There's one of those there.
47:17Oh, what?
47:18Yes.
47:20Oh, the boot.
47:21Oh!
47:22Oh, the boot.
47:23Oh, my God.
47:24Look at this.
47:25It's the laundry room I've always wanted.
47:29It's even got one of these, whatever these are called.
47:33The, the, the...
47:34Oh!
47:35The laundry pulley.
47:36Oh, a pulley.
47:36Yeah.
47:37What's in there?
47:38I love this.
47:40Oh, yeah.
47:41Oh, so you could come in from your walk this side.
47:44Oh!
47:45Bring the wet dog in here for a soaking.
47:49It's beautiful.
47:51I love it.
47:51It sounds like they've started living in here.
47:53Very.
47:54Oh, I love this.
47:55Love this.
47:55Do you?
47:56Yeah, I do.
47:57What's that?
47:58Oh!
47:59Oh, look, look, look, look.
48:01If they're this excited about the utility room, I can only imagine what they'll make of the
48:07kitchen.
48:07This is it.
48:09This is it.
48:10Oh, look at the field.
48:13Oh, my gosh.
48:15Yeah, this is really great.
48:17Oh, my God, Gareth.
48:17This is just...
48:18It's quite nice, isn't it?
48:20It's...
48:21Look at the size of the kitchen.
48:23It's got lots of charm and it's got the space.
48:25You could put whatever you like in it.
48:27It's absolutely beautiful.
48:29Somebody's really put some sort of...
48:31If you want to open anything, that's the cupboard you open because that is the thing that everyone
48:36wants.
48:37Oh, a lather.
48:38Oh.
48:38Yes.
48:39Yeah, that's a really nice...
48:40That's just...
48:41Store cupboard.
48:42This kitchen setup is very similar to what we've got in London, isn't it?
48:45Yes.
48:46We've got a big, long table.
48:48Long table.
48:48And we have a sofa in the kitchen.
48:50Yeah.
48:51But what's currently missing from his London home is this view.
48:55Two oak trees at the end of the garden.
48:57And the porous end of the garden into the field is amazing.
49:04I love this.
49:05These are beautiful doors.
49:07These are great.
49:08Absolutely beautiful doors.
49:09These doors.
49:10Absolutely beautiful doors.
49:11Hello.
49:12Oh.
49:13You're scaring the birds.
49:15Yeah.
49:16I scared the birds.
49:17Ah.
49:18It's really nice.
49:19Yes.
49:20You've done well.
49:21Oh.
49:22You've really cracked it up here.
49:23You've done well.
49:24Absolutely.
49:25Yeah.
49:26I sense a big but.
49:27Oh, I can't think of any buts.
49:28However.
49:29No, there are no howevers.
49:30However.
49:31It's beautiful.
49:32It's beautiful.
49:33Yeah.
49:34I've got no comments.
49:35It's great.
49:36No notes.
49:37That's a fast.
49:38That's a fast.
49:39That is a fast.
49:40It's the Georgian vibes, I tell you.
49:43And finally down here, the living room.
49:46Oh.
49:47This is really nice.
49:48Yes.
49:49Again, the view.
49:50I love that view.
49:51I love that view.
49:53I love the being in the forest, the really intense.
49:56In it.
49:57In it.
49:58And this is further away, but I can see forest and I could walk across that field and be surrounded
50:05by trees.
50:06It's really beautiful.
50:07This feels much closer to what I'm used to.
50:10Yeah.
50:11And I feel this has that freshness that you seem to be after.
50:15The best mystery houses really make buyers think about what they truly want.
50:21And by that measure, this one delivers.
50:24Okay.
50:25Ah, great.
50:26It also provides on the bedrooms front.
50:29That's good.
50:30Nice wide room.
50:32Space for a big bed.
50:34Oh.
50:35Not enormous, but it's got a nice ensuite.
50:39Oh, beautiful.
50:40Oh, yeah.
50:41Yeah.
50:42Oh, it's lovely.
50:44A lovely room.
50:47There's a second double next door.
50:50I feel like you could put a bunk bed in there and then you'd be able to just look out at
50:54the field.
50:55Yeah.
50:56Look at the view.
50:57You'd get deer and all sorts of other islands.
50:59Can you see?
51:00No.
51:01Thank you very much.
51:02Just stand on.
51:03I'm actually on tiptoes, believe it or not.
51:06This shares the family bathroom with two further bedrooms.
51:10So it's three double bedrooms and a very good sized single bedroom.
51:15And all beautiful.
51:17It doesn't end there because as well as a double length garage with music studio potential,
51:23there's a fantastic addition in the garden.
51:26Oh, look at that.
51:27Oh.
51:28Hello.
51:29Isn't that...
51:30Oh, my goodness.
51:31That's great.
51:32Pilates studio.
51:33A yoga pilates studio.
51:34A yoga pilates studio.
51:35Dance studio.
51:36Oh.
51:37I can dance in here.
51:38Yeah.
51:39This is a great space.
51:40This is beautiful.
51:41And look at this picture window.
51:42That window.
51:43Look at the view.
51:44It's amazing.
51:45Whoa.
51:46And then they go back.
51:47Oh, my word.
51:48And then you get the next lot.
51:49It's a proper garden.
51:50Oh, it's fun, isn't it?
51:51This is great.
51:52It's a croquet lawn out there.
51:53It's really quiet, isn't it?
51:54Very quiet.
51:55This is a lovely, lovely addition.
51:56I can't even see it.
51:57I can dance in here.
51:58Yeah.
51:59I can dance in here.
52:00Yeah.
52:01This is a great space.
52:02This is beautiful.
52:03Oh, look at this picture window.
52:04That window.
52:05Look at the views.
52:06It's amazing.
52:07Whoa.
52:08Oh.
52:09And then they go back.
52:10Oh, my word.
52:11And then you get the next lot.
52:12And then you get the next lot.
52:13I can't help but think that Gareth is very pleasantly surprised by what this modern home offers.
52:23Are you glad you've seen the option?
52:25Yes.
52:26And are you glad I defied you when it came to the age of a property?
52:30I don't like to be defied, but all right, yeah.
52:33Yeah, I'll give you it.
52:34It's really made me think.
52:36So, mystery revealed.
52:38Yes.
52:39Let's talk about the cost.
52:41Crunch.
52:42Yeah.
52:43This isn't easy.
52:45I think it's 1.1 million.
52:47Okay.
52:48I think it's 950,000.
52:51Oh.
52:52Oh.
52:53Don't look at me like that.
52:54You're making me doubt it now.
52:55The mystery house is on the market for 1.2 million.
52:591.2 million.
53:00Oh.
53:01This exquisitely renovated four bed family home blends country charm with modern luxury and is on the market for 1.2 million pounds.
53:14I know it's in the new forest, but it's not in my version of the new forest.
53:19And I think that's...
53:20That's a bit of a drawback, isn't it?
53:21That's giving me pause on this house because it just feels like it's...
53:24Just outside.
53:25Just outside again.
53:26Yeah.
53:27But it is beautiful.
53:28There's a lot to think about, but before we debrief, we're taking a moment to enjoy the silence.
53:40And re-centre.
53:41Aum.
53:42Aum.
53:43Aum.
53:44Aum.
53:45Aum.
53:46Aum.
53:47Aum.
53:48Aum.
54:01And that has put us in the perfect state to sit together with tea and cake, of course, and reflect on the week's learnings.
54:08What a few days it's been.
54:17It really has.
54:18It certainly has.
54:19I feel like I've been on a real journey.
54:21A learning curve, even.
54:23I think I've learnt about myself.
54:24Have you?
54:25I think I have, yes.
54:26I think I've had some revelations.
54:28I've definitely learnt about what it is that I'm looking for.
54:31Yeah.
54:32I don't know that I've entirely found it, but I've definitely got closer.
54:34It's been really useful.
54:35I must say I did lie awake last night, sort of running numbers in my head and thinking how could I make the thatch house work for me and my family.
54:44I'm quite taken with that.
54:46I think it could be great.
54:48It's not right in its current form, but I feel like that place, it speaks to me.
54:54Well.
54:55I think, actually, a new forest pony might be my spiritual animal.
54:59Ooh.
55:00It really has learnt something.
55:02Yeah.
55:03I just feel that there's a poetry to the new forest.
55:07You wanted to be hugged by it.
55:08You don't want to just look out onto it.
55:09I do.
55:10I don't want to be embraced by the forest.
55:11No.
55:12That's well put.
55:13Tendrils of the forest sort of creeping in and having to sort of hack them back all the time.
55:17Hug you like a mother's love.
55:20Not quite like that bit.
55:23Spiders and all.
55:25See what you did there.
55:26Gareth, I must thank you for bringing Sian along.
55:29Oh, my gosh.
55:30You've just made my week.
55:33I've loved working with you this week.
55:36I've had a ball.
55:37You've been an absolute hoot.
55:39And not just when you're making owl and pigeon noises.
55:42She does do those very well.
55:44I do.
55:45I specialise in pigeon.
55:46Is your life always this entertaining?
55:48Yeah.
55:49Oh.
55:50It's been a really, really special week.
55:51Hasn't it?
55:52Hasn't it?
55:53Very special.
55:54Really enjoyed this.
55:55That's about as sincere as we go.
55:59Cheers.
56:00Love you, bye.
56:01Cheers.
56:02Love you, bye.
56:03A big part of a successful escape to the country is us listening to the voices of our buyers
56:16and bringing them together, something Gareth Malone knows all too well with his choirs.
56:22So when it came to finding him and his family a countryside home, he had a lot of voices to listen to.
56:29Is there going to be enough space for us all?
56:32Do we need to think about primary school, secondary school?
56:35Will one of the kids be leaving home soon?
56:37Can we up our budget?
56:39Is this the right time?
56:41But the one thing we know for certain is wherever and whenever this beautiful family makes this move,
56:48it'll be calm, well-balanced and perfectly in tune with its surroundings.
56:54If you would like to escape to the country in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales,
57:01remember you don't need to be famous.
57:03Why not apply online at bbc.co.uk forward slash take part.
57:10Would you like to see my mother's impression of a wood pigeon?
57:13Come on, please.
57:14I'm not here for you.
57:15They're not filming.
57:16Yes, you really are.
57:17Do it.
57:18Do the impression.
57:19Do-do-do-do.
57:20Do-do-do-do-do.
57:21Stop it.
57:23Do-do-do.
57:24Do-do-do.
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