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The Pickled Pheasant food hygiene rating

Pub/bar/nightclub · Kirklees

The Pickled Pheasant 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

This is a fresh result: The Pickled Pheasant was inspected on 21 May 2026, so the rating reflects what the inspector found very recently.

Address: Woodhead Road, Holmbridge, Holmfirth, HD9 2NQ

How it compares in Kirklees

In Kirklees, 74% of rated places manage a 5, so The Pickled Pheasant sits behind roughly 2,676 nearby businesses. 18% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Kirklees
5 out of 5 2,676 74%
4 out of 5 658 18% ← The Pickled Pheasant
3 out of 5 191 5%
2 out of 5 49 1%
1 out of 5 57 2%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 202 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 Pickled Pheasant 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 Pickled Pheasant, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Holmbridge Cricket Club Pub/bar/nightclub 296 yards away 5 - Very good 17 June 2022
Hinchliffe Mill Junior And Infants School School/college/university 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 1 March 2023
Corn Loft House and Tea Rooms Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 24 November 2023
Londis Retailers - other 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 24 October 2024
Holmfirth Vineyard Manufacturers/packers 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 4 March 2026
Just Hoop Holmfirth Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 23 October 2025
Lower Whitegate Farm Retailers - other 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 7 May 2026
Coffee Punks Other catering premises 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 2 February 2022

Questions about The Pickled Pheasant

What is The Pickled Pheasant's food hygiene rating?

The Pickled Pheasant has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Kirklees Council on 21 May 2026.

Is The Pickled Pheasant 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 Pickled Pheasant last inspected?

The Pickled Pheasant was last inspected on 21 May 2026, a month ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Kirklees Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at The Pickled Pheasant?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", 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 Pickled Pheasant compare to other places in Kirklees?

74% of the 3,633 rated food businesses in Kirklees hold the top rating of 5, while The Pickled Pheasant holds a 4. 658 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Kirklees Council inspects The Pickled Pheasant 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 Pickled Pheasant is one of 260 rated food businesses in Holmfirth. See every hygiene rating in Holmfirth

Kirklees inspects and rates 3,835 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Kirklees

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