Farmers Arms

St Columb Minor

Food hygiene rating 1 / 5 · Major improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Farmers Arms scored just 1 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Improvement necessary Cleanliness & condition Generally satisfactory Confidence in management Major improvement necessary

Last inspected on 4 December 2025 by Cornwall.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Farmers Arms, from March 2018 to December 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2018 to 1 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Farmers Arms
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
23 March 2018	5 / 5	Very good
4 December 2025	1 / 5	Major improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Farmers Arms in St Columb Minor has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (major improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 1 out of 5 means major improvement was necessary 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?

The Farmers Arms,
Church Street,
St Columb Minor,
Newquay,
TR7 3EZ

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

Who inspects Farmers Arms?

Food hygiene at Farmers Arms is inspected by Cornwall, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.cornwall.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Farmers Arms

What is Farmers Arms’s food hygiene rating?

Farmers Arms has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (Major improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 4 December 2025.

When was Farmers Arms last inspected?

Farmers Arms was last inspected by Cornwall on 4 December 2025.

Is a 1 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 1 out of 5 means major improvement was necessary 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.