In the last month 20 food places across New Forest were given a hygiene score, and 95% of them got the top mark of 5. Over three months, 4 places scored 2 or below, and 6 food places are waiting for their first inspection.
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20hygiene scoreslast 31 days
95%scored 519 places, last 31 days
4scored 0 to 2last 3 months
6waiting for a first inspectionusually new or under new owners
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Most inspected this month:Lymington (5), Walhampton (5) and Brockenhurst (4). The middle New Forest area had 0. Over three months, the highest share of 5s among areas with at least five scores was in Brockenhurst (100%), Pennington (100%) and Lymington (85%).
“Last month” and “3 months” count the hygiene scores published within each area’s circle. “Scored 5” is the share of the last three months’ scores that were a 5; it needs at least three. “Waiting” is food places registered but not yet inspected. Areas overlap, so one place can count in more than one. Tap a column to sort.
Scored 0 to 2 in the last three months
HIGH CORNER INN was rated 1 (major improvement necessary) on 2 September 2026. Hyde · Pubs, bars and clubs
THE RAJ was rated 2 (improvement necessary) on 21 July 2026. New Milton · Restaurants and cafés
ALI'S KEBAB was rated 1 (major improvement necessary) on 13 July 2026. Netley Marsh · Mobile caterers
A score shows how things were on the day of the inspection. Businesses can appeal, and can ask for a new inspection once they have made improvements, so check the Food Standards Agency’s page for the latest.
No newly registered food places have appeared in the last month.
6 food places across New Forest are registered with their council and waiting for a first hygiene inspection, the most near Eling (2), Totton (2), New Milton (1), Brockenhurst (1) and Hardley (1). They are usually new businesses or ones under new owners, and each area’s page lists them.
By kind of business
Restaurants and cafés
27
74%
1
Care homes and nurseries
18
78%
1
Pubs, bars and clubs
17
53%
1
Shops
5
100%
0
Takeaways and sandwich shops
4
100%
0
Mobile caterers
4
50%
1
Other caterers
2
–
0
Supermarkets
2
–
0
Hotels and B&Bs
2
–
0
Schools and colleges
1
–
0
New Forest, last three months. The share scoring 5 needs at least three scores.
How food hygiene ratings work
Every place that serves, sells or makes food is inspected by its council’s food safety officers, and the Food Standards Agency publishes the score. Officers look at how food is handled and stored, the state of the building and its cleaning, and how the business manages food safety. The score runs from 0 to 5:
5: very good
4: good
3: generally satisfactory
2: improvement necessary
1: major improvement necessary
0: urgent improvement necessary
How often a place is inspected depends on the risk, so a busy kitchen is visited more often than a shop selling packaged food. New businesses wait for a first visit before they get a score.
Where the figures come from
Scores come from the Food Standards Agency’s food hygiene rating data, published under the Open Government Licence, for every council we cover. Figures for New Forest as a whole count the food places whose nearest area is in New Forest. Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. A score appears here when the agency publishes it, which can be a few weeks after the inspection.
Which areas of New Forest had the most food hygiene inspections?
Over the last month, the most hygiene scores were published for Lymington (5), Walhampton (5), Brockenhurst (4), Pennington (3) and New Milton (2). The middle New Forest area had 0.
How many New Forest food places score 5 for hygiene?
Of the 82 food places in New Forest given a score in the last three months, 61 (74%) got the top mark of 5, meaning hygiene is very good.
Have any New Forest food places scored 0, 1 or 2 recently?
Yes. In the last three months 4 places in New Forest were given 2 or below: 0 scored 0, 2 scored 1 and 2 scored 2. Each is listed on this page with its date. A low score shows how things were on the day of the inspection.
What do food hygiene ratings mean?
Food Standards Agency scores run from 0 to 5: 5 is very good, 4 good, 3 generally satisfactory, 2 improvement necessary, 1 major improvement necessary and 0 urgent improvement necessary. Council officers give the score after an inspection of hygiene, the building and how food safety is managed.