Lingers High Class Butchers

BEDFORD

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Lingers High Class Butchers 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 13 November 2025 by Bedford.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Lingers High Class Butchers, from February 2021 to November 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 Lingers High Class Butchers.

Food hygiene rating history for Lingers High Class Butchers
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
26 February 2021	5 / 5	Very good
13 November 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Lingers High Class Butchers in BEDFORD 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?

1 ST CUTHBERTS STREET,
BEDFORD,
MK40 3JB

Lingers High Class Butchers Hygiene Rating - 5/5

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

Who inspects Lingers High Class Butchers?

Food hygiene at Lingers High Class Butchers is inspected by Bedford, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.bedford.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Lingers High Class Butchers

What is Lingers High Class Butchers’s food hygiene rating?

Lingers High Class Butchers has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 13 November 2025.

When was Lingers High Class Butchers last inspected?

Lingers High Class Butchers was last inspected by Bedford on 13 November 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.