Dales Traditional Butchers

Kirkby Lonsdale

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Dales Traditional Butchers scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 8 October 2025 by Westmorland and Furness.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Dales Traditional Butchers, from November 2021 to October 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2021 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Dales Traditional Butchers.

Food hygiene rating history for Dales Traditional Butchers
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
23 November 2021	4 / 5	Good
8 October 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Dales Traditional Butchers in Kirkby Lonsdale 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?

2 Market Street,
Kirkby Lonsdale,
LA6 2AU

Dales Traditional Butchers Hygiene Rating - 5/5

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

Who inspects Dales Traditional Butchers?

Food hygiene at Dales Traditional Butchers is inspected by Westmorland and Furness, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Dales Traditional Butchers

What is Dales Traditional Butchers’s food hygiene rating?

Dales Traditional Butchers has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 8 October 2025.

When was Dales Traditional Butchers last inspected?

Dales Traditional Butchers was last inspected by Westmorland and Furness on 8 October 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.