5

The Feathers Hotel food hygiene rating

Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · North Yorkshire

The Feathers Hotel holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the hotel met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

This is a fresh result: The Feathers Hotel was inspected on 30 June 2026, so the rating reflects what the inspector found very recently.

Address: The Feathers Hotel 5 Market Place, YO62 5BH

How this rating has changed

The Feathers Hotel was re-inspected on 30 June 2026 and held its rating of 5.

Inspected Rating Change
30 June 2026 5 5 Held

The FSA publishes only a business's current rating. This history is our own record of what it has scored since we began watching.

How it compares in North Yorkshire

That puts The Feathers Hotel among the 5,374 places in North Yorkshire holding top marks, 86% 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 North Yorkshire
5 out of 5 5,374 86% ← The Feathers Hotel
4 out of 5 541 9%
3 out of 5 212 3%
2 out of 5 56 1%
1 out of 5 51 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 824 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 Feathers Hotel 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.

Questions about The Feathers Hotel

What is The Feathers Hotel's food hygiene rating?

The Feathers Hotel has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by North Yorkshire Council on 30 June 2026.

Is The Feathers Hotel 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 hotel to be very good, the top end of the scale.

When was The Feathers Hotel last inspected?

The Feathers Hotel was last inspected on 30 June 2026, within the last month. 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 Feathers Hotel?

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 The Feathers Hotel compare to other places in North Yorkshire?

86% of the 6,235 rated food businesses in North Yorkshire hold the top rating of 5, and The Feathers Hotel is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

North Yorkshire Council inspects The Feathers Hotel 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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The Feathers Hotel is one of 34 rated food businesses in Helmsley. See every hygiene rating in Helmsley

North Yorkshire inspects and rates 7,059 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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