Gray & Sons Butchers

Wilmington

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Gray & Sons Butchers scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 3 June 2026 by Dartford.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Gray & Sons Butchers, from March 2021 to June 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 3 in 2021 to 5 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Gray & Sons Butchers.

Food hygiene rating history for Gray & Sons Butchers
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
24 March 2021	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory
3 June 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Gray & Sons Butchers in Wilmington 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?

9 Birchwood Parade,
Woodside Drive,
Wilmington,
Kent,
DA2 7NJ

Gray & Sons Butchers Hygiene Rating - 5/5

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

Who inspects Gray & Sons Butchers?

Food hygiene at Gray & Sons Butchers is inspected by Dartford, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.dartford.gov.uk/foodsafety/index.htm or [email protected].

Questions about Gray & Sons Butchers

What is Gray & Sons Butchers’s food hygiene rating?

Gray & Sons Butchers has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 3 June 2026.

When was Gray & Sons Butchers last inspected?

Gray & Sons Butchers was last inspected by Dartford on 3 June 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.