Cottage Farm Quality Meats

Badgers Mount

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Cottage Farm Quality Meats scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 17 April 2025 by Sevenoaks.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Cottage Farm Quality Meats, from November 2021 to April 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2021 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Cottage Farm Quality Meats.

Food hygiene rating history for Cottage Farm Quality Meats
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
16 November 2021	5 / 5	Very good
17 April 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Cottage Farm Quality Meats in Badgers Mount 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?

Polhill Garden Centre,
London Road,
Badgers Mount,
Halstead,
TN14 7AD

Cottage Farm Quality Meats Hygiene Rating - 5/5

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

Who inspects Cottage Farm Quality Meats?

Food hygiene at Cottage Farm Quality Meats is inspected by Sevenoaks, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.sevenoaks.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Cottage Farm Quality Meats

What is Cottage Farm Quality Meats’s food hygiene rating?

Cottage Farm Quality Meats has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 17 April 2025.

When was Cottage Farm Quality Meats last inspected?

Cottage Farm Quality Meats was last inspected by Sevenoaks on 17 April 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.