Food hygiene ratings in Skegness

Q: How many food businesses in Skegness have a hygiene rating?

448 food businesses in Skegness have a published food hygiene rating, inspected by East Lindsey Council. 436 currently hold a score from 0 to 5.

Q: What is a typical food hygiene rating in Skegness?

84% of rated businesses in Skegness 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.

Q: Are there any badly rated places in Skegness?

8 food businesses in Skegness hold a rating of 2 or below, including 2 rated 0 and 4 rated 1. A low rating is not a closure order, the business is required to fix what the inspector found.

Q: Who inspects food businesses in Skegness?

Environmental health officers at East Lindsey Council carry out the inspections, unannounced, and set the rating. The Food Standards Agency publishes the result.

There are 448 food businesses in Skegness with a published hygiene rating, restaurants, takeaways, pubs, cafes, shops and school and care kitchens, all inspected by East Lindsey Council. A further 12 are awaiting a first inspection, or are exempt because they handle too little food to score.

Hygiene standards in Skegness

84% of rated businesses in Skegness hold the top score of 5, and 93% hold a 4 or better. 8 businesses score 2 or below, meaning an inspector found problems they are required to fix.

Across East Lindsey as a whole, 89% of rated food businesses hold a 5. Skegness does worse, by 5 percentage points, so it is worth checking a specific place rather than assuming.

How the 436 rated businesses in Skegness score
5 out of 5	368	84%
4 out of 5	41	9%
3 out of 5	19	4%
2 out of 5	2	<1%
1 out of 5	4	1%
0 out of 5	2	<1%

Lowest-rated places in Skegness

Business	Rating	Inspected
Grova International Foods Retailers - other	0 - Urgent improvement necessary	16 June 2026
Lee Garden Takeaway/sandwich shop	0 - Urgent improvement necessary	27 January 2026
Clarence House Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house	1 - Major improvement necessary	30 July 2026
Dream Land Chicken Takeaway/sandwich shop	1 - Major improvement necessary	19 March 2024
K-Mart Retailers - other	1 - Major improvement necessary	21 January 2026
Sweet Shack - Unit 051 Takeaway/sandwich shop	1 - Major improvement necessary	14 June 2026
Eptons Skegness Limited Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen	2 - Some improvement necessary	31 March 2025
The Spice Up Takeaway/sandwich shop	2 - Some improvement necessary	15 May 2026

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 Skegness

How many food businesses in Skegness have a hygiene rating?

448 food businesses in Skegness have a published food hygiene rating, inspected by East Lindsey Council. 436 currently hold a score from 0 to 5.

What is a typical food hygiene rating in Skegness?

84% of rated businesses in Skegness 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 Skegness?

8 food businesses in Skegness hold a rating of 2 or below, including 2 rated 0 and 4 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 Skegness?

Environmental health officers at East Lindsey Council carry out the inspections, unannounced, and set the rating. The Food Standards Agency publishes the result.

Nearby towns in East Lindsey

Louth 216 places
Mablethorpe 158 places
Ingoldmells Skegness 98 places
Horncastle 69 places
Ingoldmells 47 places
Alford 47 places
Woodhall Spa 46 places
Spilsby 42 places

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Food businesses in Skegness

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Data from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence. Towns are derived from the addresses each council publishes.