Escape to the country: Clare Balding and broadcaster wife Alice Arnold start new life in the Surrey stockbroker belt after 20 years in London

The couple (pictured) have long spoken about wanting to up sticks and leave the smoke behind, but they have now swapped leafy Chiswick near the Thames for an even leafier alternative in Surrey.

Escape to the country: Clare Balding and broadcaster wife Alice Arnold start new life in the Surrey stockbroker belt after 20 years in London
The couple (pictured) have long spoken about wanting to up sticks and leave the smoke behind, but they have now swapped leafy Chiswick near the Thames for an even leafier alternative in Surrey.