Pub/bar/nightclub 📍 North Northamptonshire

The Wayfarers

Kettering

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

The Wayfarers scored a 4 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Generally satisfactory Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 27 June 2025 by North Northamptonshire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for The Wayfarers, from March 2020 to June 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2020 to 4 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for The Wayfarers
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
6 March 2020	5 / 5	Very good
27 June 2025	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

The Wayfarers in Kettering has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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?

Wayfarers Inn,
296 London Road,
Kettering,
Northamptonshire,
NN15 6DX

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

Who inspects The Wayfarers?

Food hygiene at The Wayfarers is inspected by North Northamptonshire, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about The Wayfarers

What is The Wayfarers’s food hygiene rating?

The Wayfarers has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 27 June 2025.

When was The Wayfarers last inspected?

The Wayfarers was last inspected by North Northamptonshire on 27 June 2025.

Is a 4 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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.