Pub - Bar - Nightclub

Food Hygiene Rating for The Blinking Owl Inn

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The Blinking Owl Inn is a pub.

The Blinking Owl Inn is located in the village of North Newington.

Rating: 1 - Major Improvement NecessaryLast inspected: Sat 24 May 2025OX15 6AEfhrs
Food hygiene rating 1 for The Blinking Owl Inn
Major Improvement Necessary

Location

Address

Blinking Owl Inn Main Street, North Newington, Oxfordshire

North Newington BANBURY OX15

Inspection details

Food Hygiene & Safety Procedures

Improvement Necessary (15)

Some major non-compliance with legal requirements. More effort required to prevent a fall in standards.

Structural Compliance

Improvement Necessary (15)

Some major non-compliance with legal requirements. More effort required to prevent a fall in standards.

Confidence in Management

Major Improvement Necessary (20)

Varying record of compliance. Poor appreciation of hazards and control measures. No Food Safety Management System.

Overall food hygiene rating
1 - Major Improvement Necessary
Date of last inspection
24 May 2025
FHRS ID
221865
Business type
Pub - Bar - Nightclub
Business name
The Blinking Owl Inn
Address
Blinking Owl Inn Main Street, North Newington, Oxfordshire
Responsible local authority
cherwell

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