Butchers Arms, County Durham
Butchers Arms is a pub at Butchers Arms Middle Chare, Chester-le-Street, DH3 3QD. Butchers Arms's food hygiene rating is 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Durham council on 2 September 2026.
- Food hygiene
- 5 out of 5, very good
Given - Address
- Butchers Arms Middle Chare
Chester-le-Street
DH3 3QD - Council
- Durham
- Type
- Pub
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap · Directions
- Checked
- Against the Food Standards Agency register on 21 September 2026
Butchers Arms’s food hygiene rating
Butchers Arms's rating is less than 2 months old.
Butchers Arms joined the register between 24 August 2026 and 21 September 2026, so it is new or newly registered.
The score covers how food is handled and stored, the state of the building, and how the business manages food safety. It says nothing about the beer, the food’s taste or the welcome. How ratings work on this site.
Pubs near Butchers Arms
- 5Utopia60 m
- 5Lambton Arms Hotel70 m
- 5The Black Horse220 m
- 3Sambuca Chester-le-Street240 m
- 5G W Horners250 m
- 4New Red Lantern320 m
All 18 pubs and bars in County Durham
Questions about Butchers Arms
What is the food hygiene rating at Butchers Arms?
Butchers Arms's food hygiene rating is 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Durham council on 2 September 2026. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency after an inspection by the council's food safety team.
Where is Butchers Arms?
Butchers Arms is at Butchers Arms Middle Chare, Chester-le-Street, DH3 3QD, in County Durham. Durham council is responsible for its food safety inspections. The nearest other pub on the register is Utopia, about 60 m away.
What pubs are near Butchers Arms?
The closest pubs and bars to Butchers Arms are Utopia (60 m), Lambton Arms Hotel (70 m) and The Black Horse (220 m). Distances are in a straight line between registered locations, so walking distances will be longer.
Is Butchers Arms's hygiene rating up to date?
Butchers Arms's rating is less than 2 months old. This page shows the register as it stood on 21 September 2026, and the Food Standards Agency's own record is always the latest.
Source: Butchers Arms on the Food Standards Agency register, checked 21 September 2026. Ratings are set by the council, so if something here looks wrong, Durham council’s food safety team can correct it at the source.