Essex Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre

Mucking Wharf Road

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Essex Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 25 October 2025 by Thurrock.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Essex Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre, from November 2019 to October 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Essex Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre.

Food hygiene rating history for Essex Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
2 November 2019	5 / 5	Very good
25 October 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Essex Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre in Mucking Wharf Road 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?

Essex Wildlife Trust,
Thameside Nature Park,
Mucking Wharf Road,
Stanford Le Hope,
SS17 0RN

Essex Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre Hygiene Rating - 5/5

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Essex Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Essex Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre?

Food hygiene at Essex Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre is inspected by Thurrock, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.thurrock.gov.uk/food or [email protected].

Questions about Essex Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre

What is Essex Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre’s food hygiene rating?

Essex Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 25 October 2025.

When was Essex Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre last inspected?

Essex Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre was last inspected by Thurrock on 25 October 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.