FROM cosy countryside retreats to quirky boutique stays, Worcestershire has played host to some memorable moments on Four in a Bed over the years.
The long-running Channel 4 series has welcomed hundreds of guest house owners since first airing in 2010, with competitors putting their hospitality credentials to the test in hopes of being crowned the best host.
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No detail is too small for the programme’s eagle-eyed contestants, who assess everything from room cleanliness and breakfast ingredient quality to the welcome they receive.
Several Worcestershire businesses have stepped into the spotlight on the popular show, showcasing the county to a national audience.
Here’s a look back at every local bed and breakfast that has featured on Four in a Bed.
Bredon View Glamping Retreats, located near Pershore, created by Jo and Dan Kelly, won Channel’s Four in a Bed. (Image: Bredon View Glamping Retreats)
Bredon View Glamping Retreats
Bredon View Glamping Retreats was “thrilled” after it won the popular hospitality competition alongside The Manor at Bickley in 2026.
The family-run retreat located near Pershore was created by Jo and Dan Kelly and only opened in December 2023.
Mr and Mrs Kelly said: “We’re absolutely over the moon with our Four in a Bed win.
“Taking part was an incredible experience, and to come away as joint winners means so much to us.”
Kathy Leather and Steve Lloyd, owners of Copper Beech House B&B. (Image: Paul Jackson)
Copper Beech House – Malvern
Former Worcester Warriors player Steve Lloyd and former Warriors commercial director Kathy Leather won the show in 2017.
Regarding the win, Ms Leather said: “We agreed to do Four in a Bed as we thought it could be good publicity for us and a bit of fun and excitement being involved with the program.
“Winning was very emotional, and we were pleased and proud that we had won. We have had many people call us from all over the country saying how much they enjoyed it and how they liked our B&B, which has been really lovely.”
Nigel Smith from The Cardinal’s Hat in Worcester took his guests morris dancing. (Image: Channel 4)
The Cardinal’s Hat – Worcester
Worcester’s oldest pub fared well as it took centre stage in one of the series packed with innuendoes .
Owner Nigel Smith took the couples morris dancing before a meal at Saffron’s Bistro in New Street, where he explained the extensive history of the inn.
Overall, the couples were complimentary towards the Friar Street establishment and agreed they would all stay again given the opportunity.
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But in a shocking turn of events, one couple had knocked marks off for supplying sugar in a bowl rather than in their preferred individual sachets.
HAPPY: From left, Max Sievewright, Mandie Goddard, Jo Grinnall and Ruth Collins at Ombersley Bakery. (Image: NQ)
Ombersley Bakery
Ombersley Bakery owners Diane and Max Seivewright were on the hit show in 2011.
They featured on season two, episode 34 and were the last B&B to be reviewed by the group.
Sean McGahern owns and run Bewdley B&B The Royal Forester. (Image: NQ)
Royal Foresters Country Inn – Bewdley
Sean and Maxine McGahern vowed to go on the programme to show how good the Royal Foresters Country Inn really is.
Mr McGahern said: “We said we were just going to be ourselves when we learned we were going to be on the show.
“The other winners of the show seemed to be playing the game, and they thought they were doing themselves a favour, so we said it doesn’t matter where we come in the show ourselves at the place, that was as important.”
The Old and Rose Crown Hotel – Bromsgrove
Andrew and Joanna Hodges, owners of The Old Rose and Crown Hotel, Lickey Hills. (Image: NQ)
Andrew and Joanne Hodges said they were excited to see themselves on TV when their show aired in 2021.
Mr Hodges said: “I thought hospitality was hard, but filming is so difficult – filming for hours and hours was so tiring.
“It was filmed in March, so it was full lockdown, and we couldn’t do any activities.
“So, we decided on a walk up to Lickey Hills and Beacon Hill Castle, and we also led a talk about old Birmingham.”
