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What Happened to Yeoldon House… After The Hotel Inspector? (Bideford, UK)

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As of October 2026, Yeoldon House Hotel has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, August 2026.

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marsdens.co.uk ·
Secondary source
caninecottages.co.uk ·

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What the source shows: Two holiday-let agencies list Yeoldon House as a self-catering house sleeping 20 with guest reviews up to August 2026, and Marsdens calls it a former hotel.

  • Season / episode Season 14, Episode 2
  • Original air date
  • Address Lower Cleave, Bideford EX39 2RH

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What happened after The Hotel Inspector?

The Hotel Inspector (Channel 5) episode "Yeoldon House Hotel, Bideford" aired June 12, 2018. According to TheTVDB's episode entry, Yeoldon House Hotel was a ten-bed hotel owned by a retired couple, John and Ilona, who had spent thousands of pounds on it. Occupancy was below 10 percent, and host Alex Polizzi arrived with a plan to address that. The OpenStreetMap record used for its location names the property Yeoldon House Hotel and Soyer's Restaurant.

HotelOwner reported on February 18, 2020 that the hotel was sold for 995,000 pounds to an operator it described as experienced; the rest of that article was behind a paywall, so the buyer's plans were not visible.

By 2026 the house was being marketed as a holiday rental rather than a hotel. Marsdens Cottages lists Yeoldon House as a self-catering holiday home at Northam, near Westward Ho!, Devon, sleeping 20 in ten bedrooms with ten bathrooms, and describes it as a former hotel with stained-glass windows and generous reception rooms. The guest reviews on the Marsdens page run from November 2024 to August 2026. Canine Cottages lists the same house as sleeping 20 with up to five dogs allowed, asks wedding enquirers to make contact before booking, and shows a most recent review dated August 9, 2026; one reviewer in February 2026 called it an old hotel. Neither listing mentions the former hotel restaurant or room-by-room accommodation. The hotel's former website, yeoldonhousehotel.co.uk, did not load when checked on October 19, 2026.

Featured on The Hotel Inspector

Season / episode
Season 14, Episode 2
Original air date
Episode title
Yeoldon House Hotel, Bideford
What was featured
Ten-bed hotel with occupancy below 10 percent run by a retired couple
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Yeoldon House Hotel

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Address
Lower Cleave, Bideford EX39 2RH
Venue type
hotel
Official website
yeoldonhousehotel.co.uk

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Sources

  • TheTVDB — https://thetvdb.com/series/the-hotel-inspector/episodes/6724089
  • hotelowner.co.uk — https://www.hotelowner.co.uk/23895-yeoldon-house-hotel-sold-for-almost-1m/
  • marsdens.co.uk — https://www.marsdens.co.uk/cottage/oc-37077-yeoldon-house
  • caninecottages.co.uk — https://www.caninecottages.co.uk/cottages/yeoldon-house

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