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The Woodstock food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Swale

The Woodstock holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the restaurant are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 27 June 2026, 2 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.

95% of rated food businesses in Swale score 4 or 5, so this is a normal, good result for the area. See all Swale ratings →

Address: Woodstock Club, Broadoak Road, Milstead, ME9 8AD

How this rating has changed

The Woodstock has improved: it was rated 3 before its inspection on 27 June 2026, and now holds a 4.

Inspected Rating Change
27 June 2026 3 4 Improved

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 Swale

In Swale, 84% of rated places manage a 5, so The Woodstock sits behind roughly 1,008 nearby businesses. 11% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Swale
5 out of 5 1,008 84%
4 out of 5 136 11% ← The Woodstock
3 out of 5 40 3%
2 out of 5 4 <1%
1 out of 5 10 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 35 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 Woodstock 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 Woodstock, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Fruiterers Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 0.9 miles away 5 - Very good 5 November 2025
Cucumber Catering School/college/university 1.0 miles away 5 - Very good 18 September 2024
Independent Catering @ Tunstall Primary School/college/university 1.1 miles away 5 - Very good 16 September 2025
JB Fruits Mobile caterer 1.3 miles away 5 - Very good 9 May 2023
Bredgar Tea Room Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1.4 miles away 5 - Very good 2 April 2025
ALP Sittingbourne School/college/university 1.5 miles away 5 - Very good 12 May 2026
Fulston Manor School School/college/university 1.6 miles away 5 - Very good 12 December 2024
Caterlink At Highsted Grammar School/college/university 1.7 miles away 5 - Very good 30 January 2026

Questions about The Woodstock

What is The Woodstock's food hygiene rating?

The Woodstock has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Swale Council on 27 June 2026.

Is The Woodstock 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 restaurant to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was The Woodstock last inspected?

The Woodstock was last inspected on 27 June 2026, 2 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Swale Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at The Woodstock?

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 "good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does The Woodstock compare to other places in Swale?

84% of the 1,199 rated food businesses in Swale hold the top rating of 5, while The Woodstock holds a 4. 136 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Swale Council inspects The Woodstock 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

Swale inspects and rates 1,234 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Swale

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

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