Pub/bar/nightclub 📍 Newark and Sherwood

Knots

North End

Food hygiene rating 2 / 5 · Improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Knots scored just 2 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Improvement necessary Cleanliness & condition Generally satisfactory Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 4 March 2026 by Newark and Sherwood.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Knots, from September 2019 to March 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2019 to 2 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Knots
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
4 September 2019	5 / 5	Very good
4 March 2026	2 / 5	Improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Knots in North End has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 2 out of 5 means some 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?

M V Fjellgar,
Farndon Harbour,
North End,
Farndon,
NG24 3SX

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

Who inspects Knots?

Food hygiene at Knots is inspected by Newark and Sherwood, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Knots

What is Knots’s food hygiene rating?

Knots has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (Improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 4 March 2026.

When was Knots last inspected?

Knots was last inspected by Newark and Sherwood on 4 March 2026.

Is a 2 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 2 out of 5 means some 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.