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Wadhurst Manor Care Home food hygiene rating

Caring Premises · Wealden

Wadhurst Manor Care Home holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the care premises met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 8 October 2025, 9 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: Wadhurst Manor Care Home Station Hill, Wadhurst, TN5 6RY

How it compares in Wealden

That puts Wadhurst Manor Care Home among the 1,013 places in Wealden holding top marks, 77% 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 Wealden
5 out of 5 1,013 77% ← Wadhurst Manor Care Home
4 out of 5 218 17%
3 out of 5 71 5%
2 out of 5 2 <1%
1 out of 5 4 <1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 54 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 Wadhurst Manor Care Home 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 Wadhurst Manor Care Home, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Wadhurst PFS Retailers - other at this address 4 - Good 8 October 2025
Morrisons Daily Retailers - other 86 yards away 5 - Very good 4 February 2026
Thos Birch Libations Co Ltd Retailers - other 133 yards away 5 - Very good 30 September 2022
The Southern Co-Operative Limited Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 417 yards away 5 - Very good 23 January 2026
The Wine Cellar Retailers - other 435 yards away Exempt
Wadhurst C of E Primary School School/college/university 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 2 June 2026
Wadhurst Nursery Caring Premises 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 22 January 2026
Happy House Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.3 miles away 3 - Generally satisfactory 1 October 2024

Questions about Wadhurst Manor Care Home

What is Wadhurst Manor Care Home's food hygiene rating?

Wadhurst Manor Care Home has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Wealden Council on 8 October 2025.

Is Wadhurst Manor Care Home 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 care premises to be very good, the top end of the scale.

When was Wadhurst Manor Care Home last inspected?

Wadhurst Manor Care Home was last inspected on 8 October 2025, 9 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Wealden Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Wadhurst Manor Care Home?

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

How does Wadhurst Manor Care Home compare to other places in Wealden?

77% of the 1,308 rated food businesses in Wealden hold the top rating of 5, and Wadhurst Manor Care Home is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Wealden Council inspects Wadhurst Manor Care Home 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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Wadhurst Manor Care Home is one of 34 rated food businesses in Wadhurst. See every hygiene rating in Wadhurst

Wealden inspects and rates 1,362 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Wealden

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