Pub/bar/nightclub 📍 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Kings Arms

Bournemouth

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Kings Arms 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 29 May 2026 by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Kings Arms, from February 2022 to May 2026.

Food hygiene rating history for Kings Arms
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
16 February 2022	Not rated	No numeric rating
29 May 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Kings Arms in Bournemouth 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?

252 Wallisdown Road,
Bournemouth,
BH10 4HZ

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

Who inspects Kings Arms?

Food hygiene at Kings Arms is inspected by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Kings Arms

What is Kings Arms’s food hygiene rating?

Kings Arms has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 29 May 2026.

When was Kings Arms last inspected?

Kings Arms was last inspected by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on 29 May 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.