Shipwrights Arms

Cumbria

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Shipwrights Arms scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 30 September 2025 by Cumberland.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Shipwrights Arms, from May 2021 to September 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2021 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Shipwrights Arms.

Food hygiene rating history for Shipwrights Arms
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
20 May 2021	5 / 5	Very good
30 September 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Shipwrights Arms in Cumbria has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

4 Bransty Row,
Whitehaven,
Cumbria,
CA28 7XE

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Shipwrights Arms. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Shipwrights Arms?

Food hygiene at Shipwrights Arms is inspected by Cumberland, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.cumberland.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Shipwrights Arms

What is Shipwrights Arms’s food hygiene rating?

Shipwrights Arms has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 30 September 2025.

When was Shipwrights Arms last inspected?

Shipwrights Arms was last inspected by Cumberland on 30 September 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.