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UK food hygiene · Herefordshire

Herefordshire.
1,731 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Herefordshire with its official FSA hygiene rating. 77.7% score a 5. 9 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.67
Avg FSA
1,209
venues scored 5/5
9
scored 0 or 1

Herefordshire food hygiene in one minute

  • 1,731 food venues tracked in Herefordshire, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.67 out of 5 across 1,556 rated venues.
  • 1,209 venues scored 5/5 (77.7%).
  • 9 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

Herefordshire in context

Herefordshire tracks the UK national average almost exactly, with a weighted FSA score of 4.67 across 1,556 rated venues.

9 Herefordshire venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.58% of rated stock, which keeps Herefordshire below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within Herefordshire itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.3/5 while a typical caring premises averages 4.9/5, the local hygiene gap that drags the city headline number.

Computed from FSA open data on . National benchmarks: avg 4.65/5, 78% at 5/5, 1.24% at 0/1.

How Herefordshire scores

1,556 rated · 175 awaiting
5
1,209 venues
77.7%
4
217 venues
13.9%
3
99 venues
6.4%
2
22 venues
1.4%
1
8 venues
0.5%
0
1 venues
0.1%
Lowest rated

The 10 we'd skip.

Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.

  • 5

    Oak House Nursery School

    Caring Premises · HR9 7JD

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Parsons Bakery

    Retailers - other · HR9 7DZ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Crown Inn

    Pub/bar/nightclub · HR1 4QP

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Wellington Home and Gardens

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · HR4 8BB

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Wild By Nature LLP

    Manufacturers/packers · HR2 0NT

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    The Bridge Inn

    Pub/bar/nightclub · HR2 0BY

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Veg Life

    Manufacturers/packers · WR6 5BT

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Donut Delights

    Retailers - other · HR1 2AA

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Timothy & Birch Ltd

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · HR4 7JN

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    The Butchers Arms

    Pub/bar/nightclub · HR1 4RF

    Mar 2026

Overdue inspection

Herefordshire venues not inspected in 18 months or more.

The FSA recommends re-inspection every 6 to 24 months based on risk. These venues' last visit was a while ago. A good sticker from 2022 means less than a good sticker from last month.

  • ?

    Burton Court

    stale · 1504mo

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · HR6 9DN

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Much Marcle Nursery

    stale · 1504mo

    Caring Premises · HR8 2LY

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Myco Protiéne

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · HR4 8FA

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Mountain Mayhem

    stale · 1504mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · HR2 0PH

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Mordiford Dragons Playgroup

    stale · 1504mo

    Caring Premises · HR1 4LW

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Moorhampton Caravan & Motorhome

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · HR4 7BE

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in Herefordshire.

Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

359 venues in Herefordshire

4.6
avg score

Retailers - other

323 venues in Herefordshire

4.6
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

208 venues in Herefordshire

4.5
avg score

Other catering premises

162 venues in Herefordshire

4.8
avg score

Caring Premises

153 venues in Herefordshire

4.9
avg score

Mobile caterer

148 venues in Herefordshire

4.8
avg score

School/college/university

100 venues in Herefordshire

4.8
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

97 venues in Herefordshire

4.3
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in Herefordshire.

  • 5

    Oak House Nursery School

    Caring Premises · HR9 7JD

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Parsons Bakery

    Retailers - other · HR9 7DZ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Crown Inn

    Pub/bar/nightclub · HR1 4QP

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Wellington Home and Gardens

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · HR4 8BB

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Wild By Nature LLP

    Manufacturers/packers · HR2 0NT

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    The Bridge Inn

    Pub/bar/nightclub · HR2 0BY

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Veg Life

    Manufacturers/packers · WR6 5BT

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Donut Delights

    Retailers - other · HR1 2AA

    Mar 2026

Common questions

Food hygiene in Herefordshire, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in Herefordshire?

RatingCafe tracks 1,731 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Herefordshire, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways, cafes, schools and retail food outlets. The dataset is refreshed every 24 hours from the FSA open-data feed.

What is the average FSA hygiene score in Herefordshire?

The average FSA hygiene score across Herefordshire is 4.67 out of 5. 77.7% of rated venues score a 5, and 9 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which Herefordshire venues failed their FSA inspection?

Herefordshire currently has 9 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Herefordshire are listed on this page with inspection dates, and the full list including stale inspections is surfaced in the worst-rated section.

Where does RatingCafe get Herefordshire hygiene data?

All Herefordshire ratings come directly from the Food Standards Agency open-data API (api.ratings.food.gov.uk), reused under the UK Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores, only republishes them in a searchable format.

Primary sources

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RatingCafe mirrors public FSA open data. The score on this page is the same one the inspector filed, but you can verify it at the source right now.

JT

Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.

Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.

All Herefordshire data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.