Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 📍 King's Lynn and West Norfolk

The Lodge

Hunstanton

Food hygiene rating 1 / 5 · Major improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

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

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 11 March 2026 by King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

Rating over time

We have recorded 3 Food Standards Agency inspections for The Lodge, from November 2021 to March 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2021 to 5 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of The Lodge.

Food hygiene rating history for The Lodge
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
5 November 2021	5 / 5	Very good
11 March 2026	1 / 5	Major improvement necessary
25 March 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

The Lodge in Hunstanton 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?

46 Old Hunstanton Road,
Old Hunstanton,
Hunstanton,
Norfolk,
PE36 6HX

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

Who inspects The Lodge?

Food hygiene at The Lodge is inspected by King's Lynn and West Norfolk, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about The Lodge

What is The Lodge’s food hygiene rating?

The Lodge has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (Major improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 11 March 2026.

When was The Lodge last inspected?

The Lodge was last inspected by King's Lynn and West Norfolk on 11 March 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.