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Golden Hill food hygiene rating

Takeaway/sandwich shop · Derbyshire Dales

Golden Hill holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the takeaway are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 19 March 2025, 15 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: 28 Market Place, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 1ES

How it compares in Derbyshire Dales

In Derbyshire Dales, 64% of rated places manage a 5, so Golden Hill sits behind roughly 526 nearby businesses. 20% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Derbyshire Dales
5 out of 5 526 64%
4 out of 5 168 20% ← Golden Hill
3 out of 5 90 11%
2 out of 5 24 3%
1 out of 5 10 1%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 84 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 Golden Hill 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 Golden Hill, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Booboo Desserts & Bubble Tea Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 31 yards away 3 - Generally satisfactory 26 March 2025
Queen's Vaults Pub/bar/nightclub 37 yards away 5 - Very good 23 February 2023
Poms Ashbourne Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 49 yards away 5 - Very good 4 November 2024
The Hug and Heave Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 49 yards away 5 - Very good 9 April 2026
Ashbourne Ex-Servicemens Club Pub/bar/nightclub 68 yards away 5 - Very good 14 April 2026
White Swan Pub/bar/nightclub 68 yards away 5 - Very good 1 December 2021
Market Fish & Chip Shop Takeaway/sandwich shop 68 yards away 4 - Good 12 June 2024
Ye Olde Vaults Pub/bar/nightclub 68 yards away 4 - Good 3 June 2026

Questions about Golden Hill

What is Golden Hill's food hygiene rating?

Golden Hill has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Derbyshire Dales Council on 19 March 2025.

Is Golden Hill safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this takeaway to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Golden Hill last inspected?

Golden Hill was last inspected on 19 March 2025, 15 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Derbyshire Dales Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Golden Hill?

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

How does Golden Hill compare to other places in Derbyshire Dales?

64% of the 820 rated food businesses in Derbyshire Dales hold the top rating of 5, while Golden Hill holds a 4. 168 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Derbyshire Dales Council inspects Golden Hill 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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More food hygiene ratings near here

Golden Hill is one of 105 rated food businesses in Ashbourne. See every hygiene rating in Ashbourne

Derbyshire Dales inspects and rates 904 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Derbyshire Dales

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

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