Wick Farm Meats

Church Road

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Wick Farm Meats 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 12 August 2026 by Colchester.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Wick Farm Meats, from February 2023 to August 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2023 to 5 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Wick Farm Meats.

Food hygiene rating history for Wick Farm Meats
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
16 February 2023	5 / 5	Very good
12 August 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Wick Farm Meats in Church Road 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?

R Lennox and Son,
Wick Farm,
Church Road,
Layer De La Haye,
CO2 0EW

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

Who inspects Wick Farm Meats?

Food hygiene at Wick Farm Meats is inspected by Colchester, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at https://www.colchester.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Wick Farm Meats

What is Wick Farm Meats’s food hygiene rating?

Wick Farm Meats has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 12 August 2026.

When was Wick Farm Meats last inspected?

Wick Farm Meats was last inspected by Colchester on 12 August 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.