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The Queens Arms food hygiene rating

Pub/bar/nightclub · North Yorkshire

The Queens Arms holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the pub 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 28 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: Queens Arms West Farm, BD23 5QJ

How it compares in North Yorkshire

In North Yorkshire, 86% of rated places manage a 5, so The Queens Arms sits behind roughly 5,364 nearby businesses. 9% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in North Yorkshire
5 out of 5 5,364 86%
4 out of 5 544 9% ← The Queens Arms
3 out of 5 212 3%
2 out of 5 56 1%
1 out of 5 49 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 841 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 The Queens 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 The Queens Arms, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Sweetbriar B&B Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 2.8 miles away 5 - Very good 24 February 2020
Kirkgill Manor Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 2.9 miles away 5 - Very good 30 January 2020
Romany Cottage Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 2.9 miles away 5 - Very good 4 October 2024

Questions about The Queens Arms

What is The Queens Arms's food hygiene rating?

The Queens Arms has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by North Yorkshire Council on 28 January 2026.

Is The Queens Arms 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 pub to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was The Queens Arms last inspected?

The Queens Arms was last inspected on 28 January 2026, 5 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by North Yorkshire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at The Queens Arms?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "very good", 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 The Queens Arms compare to other places in North Yorkshire?

86% of the 6,226 rated food businesses in North Yorkshire hold the top rating of 5, while The Queens Arms holds a 4. 544 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

North Yorkshire Council inspects The Queens 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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Understanding this rating

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North Yorkshire inspects and rates 7,067 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in North Yorkshire

The official record is held by the council: https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/

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