Is The Sheldon Still Open? The Hotel Inspector Update (Eastbourne, UK)

The Sheldon is a B&B at 9-11 Burlington Place in Eastbourne, East Sussex. It was the subject of the Series 14 finale of The Hotel Inspector (Channel 5), which aired on 2018-07-17 and was hosted by Alex Polizzi. According to TheTVDB's episode page, owner Judith had done little to set the business apart from other seaside accommodation, and Alex rebranded it as a family B&B ahead of the summer season. Wikipedia's list of Hotel Inspector episodes gives the same air date and describes the change as turning a featureless hotel into a family-oriented B&B.

What has happened since: Visit Eastbourne's tourism listing for The Sheldon B&B, which carries a 2026 footer and shows a season running from 2026-01-01 to 2026-12-31, describes a 20-room Victorian property at the same address and points visitors to the business's own site for bookings. That site, read on 2026-10-19, presents The Sheldon as a boutique B&B built around themed rooms that each support a social cause, including a room tied to The Butterfly Fund. It lists a private spa and gym with an infrared sauna, a lounge with live music, a self-service honesty bar, a garden, dog-friendly stays, free parking when booking direct, and breakfast included from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. It also offers creative residencies for artists and a community membership, and it links to a direct-booking page and gives a phone number. The site is undated, does not mention the television episode, and does not name the current owners, so the sources read do not show whether Judith still runs the property.