Penshurst Place And Gardens (Porcupine Pantry And Gift Shop)

Penshurst

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Penshurst Place And Gardens (Porcupine Pantry And Gift Shop) scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 10 March 2025 by Sevenoaks.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Penshurst Place And Gardens (Porcupine Pantry And Gift Shop), from October 2021 to March 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 Penshurst Place And Gardens (Porcupine Pantry And Gift Shop).

Food hygiene rating history for Penshurst Place And Gardens (Porcupine Pantry And Gift Shop)
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
19 October 2021	5 / 5	Very good
10 March 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Penshurst Place And Gardens (Porcupine Pantry And Gift Shop) in Penshurst 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?

Penshurst Place,
Penshurst Road,
Penshurst,
KENT,
TN11 8DG

Penshurst Place And Gardens (Porcupine Pantry And Gift Shop) Hygiene Rating - 5/5

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Penshurst Place And Gardens (Porcupine Pantry And Gift Shop). The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Penshurst Place And Gardens (Porcupine Pantry And Gift Shop)?

Food hygiene at Penshurst Place And Gardens (Porcupine Pantry And Gift Shop) 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 Penshurst Place And Gardens (Porcupine Pantry And Gift Shop)

What is Penshurst Place And Gardens (Porcupine Pantry And Gift Shop)’s food hygiene rating?

Penshurst Place And Gardens (Porcupine Pantry And Gift Shop) has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 10 March 2025.

When was Penshurst Place And Gardens (Porcupine Pantry And Gift Shop) last inspected?

Penshurst Place And Gardens (Porcupine Pantry And Gift Shop) was last inspected by Sevenoaks on 10 March 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.