Country Butchers

Harrogate

Food hygiene rating 1 / 5 · Major improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Major improvement necessary

Last inspected on 18 June 2026 by North Yorkshire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Country Butchers, from December 2024 to June 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2024 to 1 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Country Butchers
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
4 December 2024	5 / 5	Very good
18 June 2026	1 / 5	Major improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Country Butchers in Harrogate 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?

Country Butchers 11 Leeds Road,
Harrogate,
HG2 8AW

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

Who inspects Country Butchers?

Food hygiene at Country Butchers is inspected by North Yorkshire, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Country Butchers

What is Country Butchers’s food hygiene rating?

Country Butchers has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (Major improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 18 June 2026.

When was Country Butchers last inspected?

Country Butchers was last inspected by North Yorkshire on 18 June 2026.

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.