Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 📍 Canterbury City

Newlands

Canterbury

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Newlands 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 19 January 2026 by Canterbury City.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Newlands, from January 2020 to January 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2020 to 5 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Newlands
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
23 January 2020	5 / 5	Very good
19 January 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Newlands in Canterbury 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?

4 Church Lane,
Westbere,
Canterbury,
CT2 0HA

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

Who inspects Newlands?

Food hygiene at Newlands is inspected by Canterbury City, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.canterbury.gov.uk.

Questions about Newlands

What is Newlands’s food hygiene rating?

Newlands has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 19 January 2026.

When was Newlands last inspected?

Newlands was last inspected by Canterbury City on 19 January 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.