One guest said they loved the room so much they could have stayed for a week

A Cambridgeshire bed and breakfast has featured on a popular Channel 4 TV show this week. The Red House, in the picturesque village of Longstowe, appeared on Channel 4’s Four in a Bed.

The competition began this week on March 2, seeing four B&B owners battle it out to be crowned the best of the bunch. The B&B owners take it in turns to stay at each other’s place before reviewing them across different categories.

Carl and Liz, owners of The Red House, have competed with the Three Horseshoes in Warham, Norfolk, run by married couple Fiona and Michael, and Holly Lodge Boutique run by Barbara and Elizabeth in Thursford, also in Norfolk. The final stay of the competiton will be with Helen and Carl at Peacock lake in Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire.

The Cambridgeshire B&B featured in Tuesday night’s episode (March 3), as the second visit of the competition. The guests were shown to their rooms where they got straight to judging the cleanliness of the room and the facilities on offer.

Barbara and Elizabeth were fans of the chandelier, saying: “Not a single cobweb, and that is a difficult thing to keep clean.” Fiona and Michael were fans of the “nice fat pillows”, with Michael adding: “My head is going to enjoy being on that.” Helen and Carl said: “This is really high quality flooring, it looks stunning.”

But Helen and Carl were disappointed to find some dust in the drawers and on the back of the TV. Not every guest seemed to find dust though, as Barbara said: “I’m not sure anyone has stayed here before.”

One facility in the room which proved to be a crowd pleaser was the mini fridge, which the guests said was a nice touch. All of the guests then headed out to a Highland cow experience at Highland Cow Cottage. Here, farm manager Charlie introduced everyone to the cows and allowed them to give the cows some afternoon snacks. The guests then got an afternoon snack of their own in the form of a Highland cow themed afternoon tea.

Guests then headed back to the B&B for the night. In the morning, the breakfast received rave reviews. The eggs were described as “perfection” and Carl and Liz were praised for their homemade hash browns and other “really good quality ingredients”.

When it came to the final verdicts of their stays overall, Barbara and Elizabeth said: “We’ve loved the stay here, it’s a very charming coaching inn that’s been restored beautifully.”

Fional and Michael added; “We loved our room, we could have stayed for a week.”

Carl and Helen were not quite as thrilled, saying: “There were some quite distinct cleaning issues. A five minute checkover could have cured it.” Overall, all of the guests said that they would stay at The Red House again.

Carl and Liz said: “We had a fantastic experience filming with Channel 4 for their series Four in a Bed. We’re very grateful for the opportunity to showcase our business and share what we do with a wider audience.

“It was a memorable experience for our team, and we hope that appearing on the show encourages more guests to discover and book with us.”

The Red House is set in three acres of grounds on the outskirts of Longstowe, and according to its website, it is an old coaching inn built in 1799. The traditional English restaurant offers a main menu alongside its Sunday menu.

This series is set to continue with more visits to other B&Bs this week. The winner will be announced on Friday’s episode (March 6) for the big payday reveal.