Endless snooty newspaper columns were written post-Covid by those who’d moved to the country only to return to the city, shocked at having encountered smells and noise. But countless thousands have made a huge success of it, and brought their own talent and enthusiasm to rural communities. Fergus Butler-Gallie met some of the increasing number of people who have made a huge success of moving to the country.
Twenty years ago, Escape to the Country arrived on the…
