Is The Swan Still Open? The Hotel Inspector Update (Monks Eleigh, UK)
Current status
As of October 2026, The Swan is listed open on swaninnmonkseleigh.co.uk, reviewed by our team on October 19, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
Last verified
What the source shows: The inn's own website, last modified 2026-01-03 with January 2026 image uploads, lists Thursday to Sunday opening hours and three letting rooms.
- Season / episode Season 21, Episode 3
- Original air date
- Address The Street, Monks Eleigh IP7 7AU
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What happened after The Hotel Inspector?
The Swan at Monks Eleigh, a thatched 16th-century inn in Suffolk, took part in the Hotel Inspector episode first shown on 2026-03-12 (series 21, episode 3). According to TheTVDB's entry, Alex Polizzi travelled to a quiet village to help a couple of pub landlords whose long-held dream of running a pub had turned into a stressful struggle. The entry asks whether she could turn the business into a welcoming country pub.
The inn's own website, titled "Swan Inn Monks Eleigh - Drink and Accommodation", describes a family-owned traditional country pub in the village centre. It lists three recently refurbished letting rooms: a small double, a double that can be set up as a super king or twin, and a family room. It also offers a daily breakfast, real ales, a log burner and inglenook fireplace, a sun terrace overlooking the village green, and a dog-friendly policy.
The site lists opening hours of Thursday to Saturday 2pm to 10pm and Sunday 2pm to 8pm, with Monday to Wednesday marked closed and a note that closing times may vary. The page's metadata shows a last-modified date of 2026-01-03, with image uploads from January 2026. It names no owners, does not mention the programme and carries no dated news item, though it links to an undated Muddy Stilettos review.
A Google Maps listing for Swan Inn Monks Eleigh, The Street, Ipswich IP7 7AU, is marked operational. The sources read for this entry do not describe the advice Polizzi gave or any changes made after filming, and none of them reports a sale or a change of landlord.
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- Original air date
- Episode title
- The Swan
- What was featured
- Suffolk thatched village pub-with-rooms run by landlords finding the dream stressful
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- The Swan
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Visit info
- Address
- The Street, Monks Eleigh IP7 7AU
- Venue type
- hotel
- Official website
- swaninnmonkseleigh.co.uk
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Sources
- TheTVDB — https://thetvdb.com/series/the-hotel-inspector/episodes/11645884
- swaninnmonkseleigh.co.uk — http://www.swaninnmonkseleigh.co.uk/
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