Castle Cottage Tea Rooms

Pevensey

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Castle Cottage Tea Rooms 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 19 September 2025 by Wealden.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Castle Cottage Tea Rooms, from November 2019 to September 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 Castle Cottage Tea Rooms.

Food hygiene rating history for Castle Cottage Tea Rooms
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
1 November 2019	5 / 5	Very good
19 September 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Castle Cottage Tea Rooms in Pevensey 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?

Castle Cottage Tea Rooms High Street,
Pevensey,
East Sussex,
BN24 5LE

Castle Cottage Tea Rooms Hygiene Rating - 5/5

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

Who inspects Castle Cottage Tea Rooms?

Food hygiene at Castle Cottage Tea Rooms is inspected by Wealden, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.wealden.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Castle Cottage Tea Rooms

What is Castle Cottage Tea Rooms’s food hygiene rating?

Castle Cottage Tea Rooms has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 19 September 2025.

When was Castle Cottage Tea Rooms last inspected?

Castle Cottage Tea Rooms was last inspected by Wealden on 19 September 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.