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Passford House Hotel food hygiene rating

Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · New Forest

Passford House Hotel holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the hotel 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: Passford House Hotel was inspected on 3 June 2026, so the rating reflects what the inspector found very recently.

Address: Mount Pleasant Lane, Lymington, SO41 8LS

How it compares in New Forest

In New Forest, 80% of rated places manage a 5, so Passford House Hotel sits behind roughly 1,153 nearby businesses. 13% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in New Forest
5 out of 5 1,153 80%
4 out of 5 183 13% ← Passford House Hotel
3 out of 5 69 5%
2 out of 5 6 <1%
1 out of 5 23 2%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 138 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 Passford House 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.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Passford House Hotel, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Beaky Blinders Retailers - other 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 13 March 2023
Hill House School School/college/university 0.9 miles away 5 - Very good 24 March 2026
820 Spirits Distillery Manufacturers/packers 1.0 miles away 5 - Very good 3 February 2025
Mabel's Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1.0 miles away 5 - Very good 31 January 2026

Questions about Passford House Hotel

What is Passford House Hotel's food hygiene rating?

Passford House Hotel has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by New Forest Council on 3 June 2026.

Is Passford House Hotel 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 hotel to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Passford House Hotel last inspected?

Passford House Hotel was last inspected on 3 June 2026, a month ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by New Forest Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Passford House 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 "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Passford House Hotel compare to other places in New Forest?

80% of the 1,435 rated food businesses in New Forest hold the top rating of 5, while Passford House Hotel holds a 4. 183 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

New Forest Council inspects Passford House 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

More food hygiene ratings near here

Passford House Hotel is one of 252 rated food businesses in Lymington. See every hygiene rating in Lymington

New Forest inspects and rates 1,573 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in New Forest

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

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