Food hygiene ratings in Bowness-on-Windermere
There are 65 food businesses in Bowness-on-Windermere with a published hygiene rating, restaurants, takeaways, pubs, cafes, shops and school and care kitchens, all inspected by Westmorland and Furness Council. A further 3 are awaiting a first inspection, or are exempt because they handle too little food to score.
Hygiene standards in Bowness-on-Windermere
89% of rated businesses in Bowness-on-Windermere hold the top score of 5, and 97% hold a 4 or better. 1 business scores 2 or below, meaning an inspector found problems they are required to fix.
Across Westmorland and Furness as a whole, 87% of rated food businesses hold a 5. Bowness-on-Windermere is in line with the borough.
| 5 out of 5 | 55 | 89% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 5 | 8% | |
| 3 out of 5 | 1 | 2% | |
| 2 out of 5 | 1 | 2% | |
| 1 out of 5 | 0 | 0% | |
| 0 out of 5 | 0 | 0% |
Lowest-rated places in Bowness-on-Windermere
| Business | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 2 - Some improvement necessary | 16 September 2025 |
A low rating is not a closure order, the business is required to fix what the inspector found. What a low rating means →
Questions about food hygiene in Bowness-on-Windermere
How many food businesses in Bowness-on-Windermere have a hygiene rating?
65 food businesses in Bowness-on-Windermere have a published food hygiene rating, inspected by Westmorland and Furness Council. 62 currently hold a score from 0 to 5.
What is a typical food hygiene rating in Bowness-on-Windermere?
89% of rated businesses in Bowness-on-Windermere hold a 5, the top score. A 5 is therefore the norm rather than a distinction, which is why anything lower is worth a second look.
Are there any badly rated places in Bowness-on-Windermere?
1 food businesses in Bowness-on-Windermere hold a rating of 2 or below, including 0 rated 0 and 0 rated 1. A low rating is not a closure order, the business is required to fix what the inspector found.
Who inspects food businesses in Bowness-on-Windermere?
Environmental health officers at Westmorland and Furness Council carry out the inspections, unannounced, and set the rating. The Food Standards Agency publishes the result.
Nearby towns in Westmorland and Furness
- Penrith 447 places
- Barrow-in-Furness 431 places
- Kendal 314 places
- Ambleside 189 places
- Windermere 184 places
- Ulverston 162 places
- Kirkby Stephen 84 places
- Appleby-in-Westmorland 80 places
Food businesses in Bowness-on-Windermere
- Alpine Restaurant 2 - Some improvement necessary
- Azalea Cafe Tea Room 5 - Very good
- Baha 5 - Very good
- Bangkok 9 5 - Very good
- Base Pizza Ltd 5 - Very good
- Beechwood Guest House 5 - Very good
- Blackwell Tea Room 5 - Very good
- Boardwalk Bar & Grill 5 - Very good
- Boaters Bar 5 - Very good
- Boaters Bar Kitchen 5 - Very good
- Bodega Bar & Tapas 5 - Very good
- Braithwaite Fold Caravan Site 5 - Very good
- Braithwaite Fold Snack Bar 5 - Very good
- Brooklands Guest House 5 - Very good
- Buns & Birds Awaiting inspection
- Burn How Garden House Hotel 5 - Very good
- Cafe No 4 5 - Very good
- Churchills Wine Bar 5 - Very good
- Costa Coffee 5 - Very good
- Dans Shack 4 - Good
- Denehurst Guest House 5 - Very good
- Dome House 5 - Very good
- Domino's Pizza 5 - Very good
- Driftwood Fish and Chips 5 - Very good
- Driftwood Gifts 5 - Very good
- Elim Bank Guest House 5 - Very good
- Gobble box at Bowness Tap Rooms 4 - Good
- Graham Eyes Quality Butchers 5 - Very good
- Hapimag Resorts & Residences Ltd 5 - Very good
- Hyltons Restaurant 5 - Very good
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Data from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence. Towns are derived from the addresses each council publishes.