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The Miners Arms food hygiene rating

Pub/bar/nightclub · North East Derbyshire

The Miners Arms holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The pub met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.

The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory

The rating dates from 2 April 2026, 3 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: 115 Carr Lane, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8XF

How it compares in North East Derbyshire

In North East Derbyshire, 86% of rated places manage a 5, so The Miners Arms sits behind roughly 725 nearby businesses. 3% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in North East Derbyshire
5 out of 5 654 86%
4 out of 5 71 9%
3 out of 5 26 3% ← The Miners Arms
2 out of 5 4 1%
1 out of 5 1 <1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 52 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 Miners 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 Miners Arms, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
All Things Nice Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 19 February 2026
Central England Co-operative Society Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 7 November 2025
Gorseybrigg Primary School And Nursery School/college/university 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 8 July 2025
Family Shopper Retailers - other 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 16 April 2025
Dronfield Butty Hut Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 11 November 2024
Gosforth Fields Bar Pub/bar/nightclub 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 24 March 2025
Cafe Climax Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.9 miles away 5 - Very good 8 April 2026
Dronfield Baptist Church Other catering premises 1.0 miles away 5 - Very good 15 May 2025

Questions about The Miners Arms

What is The Miners Arms's food hygiene rating?

The Miners Arms has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by North East Derbyshire Council on 2 April 2026.

Is The Miners Arms safe to eat at?

A 3 means the pub met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.

When was The Miners Arms last inspected?

The Miners Arms was last inspected on 2 April 2026, 3 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by North East Derbyshire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at The Miners Arms?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "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 Miners Arms compare to other places in North East Derbyshire?

86% of the 757 rated food businesses in North East Derbyshire hold the top rating of 5, while The Miners Arms holds a 3. 26 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

North East Derbyshire Council inspects The Miners 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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The Miners Arms is one of 146 rated food businesses in Dronfield. See every hygiene rating in Dronfield

North East Derbyshire inspects and rates 809 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in North East Derbyshire

The official record is held by the council: http://www.ne-derbyshire.gov.uk/

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