Mason's Family Butchers

Barrow-In-Furness

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Mason's Family Butchers scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 10 March 2026 by Westmorland and Furness.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Mason's Family Butchers, from April 2021 to March 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2021 to 5 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Mason's Family Butchers.

Food hygiene rating history for Mason's Family Butchers
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
28 April 2021	5 / 5	Very good
10 March 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Mason's Family Butchers in Barrow-In-Furness 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?

159-161 Rawlinson Street,
Barrow-In-Furness,
Cumbria,
LA14 1ES

Mason's Family Butchers Hygiene Rating - 5/5

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Mason's Family Butchers. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Mason's Family Butchers?

Food hygiene at Mason's Family 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 Mason's Family Butchers

What is Mason's Family Butchers’s food hygiene rating?

Mason's Family Butchers has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 10 March 2026.

When was Mason's Family Butchers last inspected?

Mason's Family Butchers was last inspected by Westmorland and Furness on 10 March 2026.

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.