Heritage Meats

Cumbria

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Heritage Meats scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 26 June 2025 by Westmorland and Furness.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Heritage Meats, from July 2018 to June 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2018 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Heritage Meats.

Food hygiene rating history for Heritage Meats
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
18 July 2018	5 / 5	Very good
26 June 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Heritage Meats 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?

Yew Tree Farm,
Coniston,
Cumbria,
LA21 8DP

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

Who inspects Heritage Meats?

Food hygiene at Heritage Meats 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 Heritage Meats

What is Heritage Meats’s food hygiene rating?

Heritage Meats has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 26 June 2025.

When was Heritage Meats last inspected?

Heritage Meats was last inspected by Westmorland and Furness on 26 June 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.