5

Cripple Creek Guest House food hygiene rating

Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · East Hampshire

Cripple Creek Guest House holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the hotel met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 23 January 2026, 5 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Address: 86 Whichers Gate Road Rowland's Castle PO9 6BB, PO9 6BB

How it compares in East Hampshire

That puts Cripple Creek Guest House among the 803 places in East Hampshire holding top marks, 84% of everywhere the council rates. A 5 is the norm here rather than the exception, so it is the rating to expect, not to be impressed by.

Every rated food business in East Hampshire
5 out of 5 803 84% ← Cripple Creek Guest House
4 out of 5 120 13%
3 out of 5 22 2%
2 out of 5 4 <1%
1 out of 5 9 1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 88 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Cripple Creek Guest House none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Cripple Creek Guest House, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Active8 Minds St Johns Wraparound Care School/college/university at this address 5 - Very good 26 February 2021
Beechwood House Rest Home Caring Premises 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 9 December 2025
Baybridge Store Retailers - other 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 23 March 2023

Questions about Cripple Creek Guest House

What is Cripple Creek Guest House's food hygiene rating?

Cripple Creek Guest House has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by East Hampshire Council on 23 January 2026.

Is Cripple Creek Guest House safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 5 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this hotel to be very good, the top end of the scale.

When was Cripple Creek Guest House last inspected?

Cripple Creek Guest House was last inspected on 23 January 2026, 5 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by East Hampshire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Cripple Creek Guest House?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "very good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "very good", and confidence in the management of food safety "good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Cripple Creek Guest House compare to other places in East Hampshire?

84% of the 958 rated food businesses in East Hampshire hold the top rating of 5, and Cripple Creek Guest House is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

East Hampshire Council inspects Cripple Creek Guest House and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

Tell me when this changes

The Food Standards Agency publishes only a business's rating today, not what it scored before, and not when it moves. We check every UK rating each night. Watch Cripple Creek Guest House and we will email you the morning after its rating changes.

Free, for three businesses, forever. No password, we send you a link. How rating alerts work →

Understanding this rating

More food hygiene ratings near here

East Hampshire inspects and rates 1,046 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in East Hampshire

The official record is held by the council: http://www.easthants.gov.uk/

Rating from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence. Ratings reflect standards found at the time of inspection and can change. If you think a rating is wrong, the official record is held by the FSA and the local authority; corrections there flow through here. How ratings work →