A COUPLE are hoping to put their town on the map when their B&B appears on Channel 4’s popular ‘Four in a Bed.’

Jason and Julie Martin, both 48, have owned The Buckle in Seaford’s Marine Parade, for three years and saw the chance to compete on the show as an opportunity too good to miss.

Four in a Bed sees four B&B owners spend a night in each other’s rooms and choose how much to pay based on their experience.

The owners who are considered the best value for money, compared to the actual price of their rooms, are crowned the winners.

The Martins filmed the show in September 2017 and it will be broadcast for five consecutive nights from February 19.

“It’s a light-hearted show and we know that no matter how the show’s put together, the quality of The Buckle will shine through,” said Mr Martin.

“We’re proud to show off Seaford and the local area, and we really saw it as a chance to put Seaford on the map.”

Although unable to give too much information before the show is broadcast, the couple are positive about their experience.

Mr Martin said: “It has been exhausting, but we’ve made some good friends and learned so much which we can now pass on to our customers.”

The Buckle’s three bedrooms had only been open for business four weeks before filming began and the Martins hold down full-time jobs alongside the running of the B&B.

Jason is a project manager at Rentokil and Julie works as a financial controller at Gorringe’s Auction House in Lewes.

The couple work in The Buckle of an evening and at the weekends so have not had much time for marketing, said Mr Martin.

Their appearance on Channel 4 is sure to boost their profile, with 425,000 viewers tuning in to the latest episode of the show in January.

“We enjoy the local business side,” said Mr Martin.

“We use local suppliers for everything, from food to alcohol.

“It’s about local business, local community - we love where we live, we love the sea and the countryside and we love being able to share it with our visitors.”

The Buckle is steeped in history, having been demolished and rebuilt around the same site over the last century, with the current version completed in 1962.

The area around The Buckle received its own coat of arms after townsfolk repelled a French fleet in 1545.