TV presenter Kaye Adams has decided to ditch city life for the Stirlingshire countryside on Escape to the Country.
The Loose Woman presenter appeared on a celebrity edition of the BBC series on Thursday evening.
Joined by host Jules Hudson and best friend Karen McKenzie, Kaye hoped to downsize after spending 30 years in Glasgow.
Kaye, 61, hoped to find a three-bedroom property offering open-planned living, a garden and space to record her podcast.
She gave herself an £850,000 budget to find a dream home to share with husband Ian.
Kinlochard first stop on Kaye Adams’ Stirlingshire journey
The trio’s first stop was Aros in Kinlochard, near Aberfoyle.
The former 1870s schoolhouse has a separate two-storey garage and studio annexe.
Powered by a ground source heat pump with solar panels, the house has three bedrooms and is surrounded by half an acre of land.
Kaye was impressed with the house, calling it beautiful.
She said: “The proportions are lovely. In my house, arguably the rooms are too big. There’s just the two of you sitting there at night, it feels odd.”
The house was available for offers over £700,000.
Kaye said: “I could live here if I could, difficult to be stressed standing here because it’s just so beautiful.”
After visiting the property, Jules asked Kaye why she decided to move away from Glasgow.
She said: “I’ve seen myself as a city person for so long. Once you take a closer look at it, it’s not so daunting.
“As I get older, I don’t really want to be that person who is stuck and is not open to other opportunities and other possibilities.”
Buchlyvie features on Escape to the Country
The second property visited was Dippin Lodge in Buchlyvie.
The £750,000 property was built in 1992 and is set on the former site of an ancient threshing barn.
Kaye enjoyed the house’s lodge-like setting and said it wouldn’t seem a downsize.
However, she felt the property was too big and more suited to a younger family.
Ruskie stars in hit BBC series
The third property was located in Burnside of Ruskie, Ruskie.
Over 300 years old and powered by solar panels, the house has six bedrooms across three floors.
Kaye thought it was the most beautiful-looking house, calling it ‘almost perfect’.
She asked herself: “Do I want a smaller house or do I want a change of scene?”
She ultimately decided the £770,000 property, near Thornhill, was just too big.
Aberfoyle provides mystery for Loose Women presenter
The show offers a mystery house for contestants to view.
For Kaye, the property was located minutes from Aberfoyle.
Built in 1890, Kaye found the seven-bedroom Trossachs Road house “cosy and nice”, and was surprised by the two acres of surrounding grounds.
She thought it would have been priced in the £900,000 bracket, so was shocked to learn it was available for offers over £635,000.
Which house did Kaye choose?
Pondering her next move, Kaye said: “I’ve got so many questions flying around my head.
“How much do I want to downsize? Is this next move my forever move or do you have another adventure left in you?”
After Jules asked which house she would take the keys for, she said: “I do know the answer to this.
“It is the one at the top of Loch Ard.
“The house I thought was absolutely beautiful and it’s made me think that’s the size of the property that I’m looking for.
“If you’re going to escape to the country, you might as well have that view that you would wake up and think ‘wowza’.”
The Kinlochard property is listed on Savills website as under offer.
You can watch Kaye Adams’ episode of Escape to the Country on BBC’s iPlayer service.
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