Hirst's Bakers & Confectioners food hygiene rating

The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory

The rating dates from 14 August 2025, 10 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: 15 High Street, HG5 0ET

How it compares in North Yorkshire

In North Yorkshire, 86% of rated places manage a 5, so Hirst's Bakers & Confectioners sits behind roughly 5,908 nearby businesses. 3% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in North Yorkshire

5 out of 5		5,364	86%
4 out of 5		544	9%
3 out of 5		212	3%	← Hirst's Bakers & Confectioners
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

• Hygienic food handling Generally satisfactory
• Cleanliness & condition of the building Generally satisfactory
• How well they manage food safety Generally satisfactory

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 Hirst's Bakers & Confectioners 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.

Understanding this rating

• What does a 0 food hygiene rating mean? A 0 means the inspector found serious problems and urgent improvement is necessary. It is the lowest rating the scheme gives, but it is not a closure order, and a business with a 0 can, and usually does, keep trading while it puts things right.
• Does a low hygiene rating mean the food is unsafe? A low rating tells you that an inspector found problems on a particular day. It is not a measurement of the food, it is not a prediction, and it is not a verdict on whether you will get ill. It is the best single signal a member of the public has, and it is a snapshot.
• Does a business have to display its hygiene rating? It depends where you are. In Wales and Northern Ireland a food business must display its rating where you can read it before you go in. In England it is voluntary, a business there can legally show you nothing.

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Hirst's Bakers & Confectioners is one of 141 rated food businesses in Knaresborough. See every hygiene rating in Knaresborough →

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/