Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 📍 Cheshire West and Chester

Woodcote Hotel

Ellesmere Port

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

Woodcote Hotel scored a 4 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 16 September 2025 by Cheshire West and Chester.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Woodcote Hotel, from November 2018 to September 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2018 to 4 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Woodcote Hotel
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
17 November 2018	5 / 5	Very good
16 September 2025	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Woodcote Hotel in Ellesmere Port has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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?

Woodcote House Hooton Road,
Hooton,
Ellesmere Port,
Cheshire,
CH66 1QU

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

Who inspects Woodcote Hotel?

Food hygiene at Woodcote Hotel is inspected by Cheshire West and Chester, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Woodcote Hotel

What is Woodcote Hotel’s food hygiene rating?

Woodcote Hotel has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 16 September 2025.

When was Woodcote Hotel last inspected?

Woodcote Hotel was last inspected by Cheshire West and Chester on 16 September 2025.

Is a 4 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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.