Sportsmans Arms

Great Yarmouth

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Sportsmans Arms 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 24 January 2026 by Great Yarmouth.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Sportsmans Arms, from February 2019 to January 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2019 to 5 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Sportsmans Arms
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
19 February 2019	4 / 5	Good
24 January 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Sportsmans Arms in Great Yarmouth 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?

83-84 Northgate Street,
Great Yarmouth,
Norfolk,
NR30 1BN

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

Who inspects Sportsmans Arms?

Food hygiene at Sportsmans Arms is inspected by Great Yarmouth, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.great-yarmouth.gov.uk/live/index.htm or [email protected].

Questions about Sportsmans Arms

What is Sportsmans Arms’s food hygiene rating?

Sportsmans Arms has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 24 January 2026.

When was Sportsmans Arms last inspected?

Sportsmans Arms was last inspected by Great Yarmouth on 24 January 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.