Birkin Lodge Care Home

Royal Tunbridge Wells

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Birkin Lodge Care Home 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 29 July 2025 by Tunbridge Wells.

What does this rating mean?

Birkin Lodge Care Home in Royal Tunbridge Wells 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?

Birkin Lodge,
Camden Park,
Royal Tunbridge Wells,
Kent,
TN2 5AE

Birkin Lodge Care Home Hygiene Rating - 5/5

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

Who inspects Birkin Lodge Care Home?

Food hygiene at Birkin Lodge Care Home is inspected by Tunbridge Wells, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.tunbridgewells.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Birkin Lodge Care Home

What is Birkin Lodge Care Home’s food hygiene rating?

Birkin Lodge Care Home has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 29 July 2025.

When was Birkin Lodge Care Home last inspected?

Birkin Lodge Care Home was last inspected by Tunbridge Wells on 29 July 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.