Hindley Arms

Wigan

Food hygiene rating 2 / 5 · Improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Hindley Arms scored just 2 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Improvement necessary Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 1 August 2024 by Wigan.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Hindley Arms, from April 2019 to August 2024. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 4 in 2019 to 2 in 2024.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Hindley Arms
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
13 April 2019	4 / 5	Good
1 August 2024	2 / 5	Improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Hindley Arms in Wigan has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 2 out of 5 means some improvement was necessary 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?

124-126 Market Street,
Hindley,
Wigan,
WN2 3AY

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

Who inspects Hindley Arms?

Food hygiene at Hindley Arms is inspected by Wigan, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.wigan.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Hindley Arms

What is Hindley Arms’s food hygiene rating?

Hindley Arms has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (Improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 1 August 2024.

When was Hindley Arms last inspected?

Hindley Arms was last inspected by Wigan on 1 August 2024.

Is a 2 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 2 out of 5 means some improvement was necessary 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.