Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 📍 West Northamptonshire

Ambles

NN1 4LA

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

Ambles scored a 4 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 9 December 2025 by West Northamptonshire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Ambles, from February 2020 to December 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2020 to 4 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Ambles.

Food hygiene rating history for Ambles
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
7 February 2020	5 / 5	Very good
9 December 2025	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Ambles in NN1 4LA has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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?

43 East Park Parade,
Northampton,
NN1 4LA,
NN1 4LA

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

Who inspects Ambles?

Food hygiene at Ambles is inspected by West Northamptonshire, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Ambles

What is Ambles’s food hygiene rating?

Ambles has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 9 December 2025.

When was Ambles last inspected?

Ambles was last inspected by West Northamptonshire on 9 December 2025.

Is a 4 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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.