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Miners Arms food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Wigan

Miners Arms holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The restaurant met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.

The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory

The rating dates from 14 February 2025, 17 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: 371 Manchester Road, Astley, Tyldesley, M29 7DX

How it compares in Wigan

In Wigan, 54% of rated places manage a 5, so Miners Arms sits behind roughly 1,783 nearby businesses. 16% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Wigan
5 out of 5 1,256 54%
4 out of 5 527 23%
3 out of 5 369 16% ← Miners Arms
2 out of 5 108 5%
1 out of 5 64 3%
0 out of 5 5 <1%

A further 232 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 Miners Arms 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 Miners Arms, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Costcutter (Food & Tipple Ltd) Retailers - other 58 yards away 5 - Very good 21 January 2025
Astley Community Club Pub/bar/nightclub 78 yards away 5 - Very good 6 May 2026
Astley Nature Kindergarten Caring Premises 78 yards away 5 - Very good 27 January 2026
Dawsons Astley Retailers - other 102 yards away 5 - Very good 7 March 2025
Casa Napoli Delicatessen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 139 yards away 5 - Very good 5 June 2026
Atherton Village Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 300 yards away 5 - Very good 24 January 2018
Bulls Head Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 6 November 2025
Bright Horizons Astley Nursery and Preschool Caring Premises 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 16 January 2026

Questions about Miners Arms

What is Miners Arms's food hygiene rating?

Miners Arms has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Wigan Council on 14 February 2025.

Is Miners Arms safe to eat at?

A 3 means the restaurant met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.

When was Miners Arms last inspected?

Miners Arms was last inspected on 14 February 2025, 17 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Wigan Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Miners Arms?

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

How does Miners Arms compare to other places in Wigan?

54% of the 2,329 rated food businesses in Wigan hold the top rating of 5, while Miners Arms holds a 3. 369 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Wigan Council inspects Miners Arms 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.

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Miners Arms is one of 133 rated food businesses in Tyldesley. See every hygiene rating in Tyldesley

Wigan inspects and rates 2,561 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Wigan

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

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