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Rishton Free Gardeners food hygiene rating

Pub/bar/nightclub · Hyndburn

Rishton Free Gardeners 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

The rating dates from 28 November 2025, 7 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: Parker Street, Rishton, Blackburn, BB1 4NT

How it compares in Hyndburn

In Hyndburn, 63% of rated places manage a 5, so Rishton Free Gardeners sits behind roughly 448 nearby businesses. 26% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Hyndburn
5 out of 5 448 63%
4 out of 5 188 26% ← Rishton Free Gardeners
3 out of 5 56 8%
2 out of 5 16 2%
1 out of 5 6 1%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 53 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 Rishton Free Gardeners 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 Rishton Free Gardeners, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Canal View Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 219 yards away 5 - Very good 19 May 2026
Chung Seng Takeaway/sandwich shop 226 yards away 5 - Very good 25 October 2024
Cafe 21 Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 387 yards away 5 - Very good 20 November 2024
Brook Street Chippy Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 8 July 2025
106 County Bar Pub/bar/nightclub 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 31 October 2023
1B Tap (Wet Sales Only) Pub/bar/nightclub 1.0 miles away 5 - Very good 28 February 2024

Questions about Rishton Free Gardeners

What is Rishton Free Gardeners's food hygiene rating?

Rishton Free Gardeners has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Hyndburn Council on 28 November 2025.

Is Rishton Free Gardeners 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 Rishton Free Gardeners last inspected?

Rishton Free Gardeners was last inspected on 28 November 2025, 7 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Hyndburn Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Rishton Free Gardeners?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "very good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "generally satisfactory", and confidence in the management of food safety "very good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Rishton Free Gardeners compare to other places in Hyndburn?

63% of the 716 rated food businesses in Hyndburn hold the top rating of 5, while Rishton Free Gardeners holds a 4. 188 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Hyndburn Council inspects Rishton Free Gardeners 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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Rishton Free Gardeners is one of 54 rated food businesses in Rishton. See every hygiene rating in Rishton

Hyndburn inspects and rates 769 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Hyndburn

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