Vintage Inns

Shepley

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Vintage Inns scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 17 December 2025 by Kirklees.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Vintage Inns, from October 2016 to December 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2016 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Vintage Inns.

Food hygiene rating history for Vintage Inns
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
12 October 2016	5 / 5	Very good
17 December 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Vintage Inns in Shepley 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?

Sovereign Inn,
172-174 Penistone Road,
Shepley,
Huddersfield,
HD8 8BE

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

Who inspects Vintage Inns?

Food hygiene at Vintage Inns is inspected by Kirklees, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Vintage Inns

What is Vintage Inns’s food hygiene rating?

Vintage Inns has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 17 December 2025.

When was Vintage Inns last inspected?

Vintage Inns was last inspected by Kirklees on 17 December 2025.

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.