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Brandon Cricket Club food hygiene rating

Pub/bar/nightclub · Durham

Brandon Cricket Club holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the pub met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 17 September 2025, 9 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: Brandon Cricket Club Brandon Lane, Brandon, DH7 8PG

How it compares in Durham

That puts Brandon Cricket Club among the 3,087 places in Durham holding top marks, 75% 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 Durham
5 out of 5 3,087 75% ← Brandon Cricket Club
4 out of 5 682 17%
3 out of 5 286 7%
2 out of 5 51 1%
1 out of 5 25 1%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 512 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 Brandon Cricket Club 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 Brandon Cricket Club

What is Brandon Cricket Club's food hygiene rating?

Brandon Cricket Club has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Durham Council on 17 September 2025.

Is Brandon Cricket Club 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 pub to be very good, the top end of the scale.

When was Brandon Cricket Club last inspected?

Brandon Cricket Club was last inspected on 17 September 2025, 9 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Durham Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Brandon Cricket Club?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "very 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 Brandon Cricket Club compare to other places in Durham?

75% of the 4,133 rated food businesses in Durham hold the top rating of 5, and Brandon Cricket Club is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Durham Council inspects Brandon Cricket Club 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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Brandon Cricket Club is one of 20 rated food businesses in Brandon. See every hygiene rating in Brandon

Durham inspects and rates 4,645 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Durham

The official record is held by the council: http://www.durham.gov.uk

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