The Snooks, Great Lumley

The Snooks is a pub at Lumley Snooker and Social Club Front Street, Great Lumley, DH3 4JB. The Snooks's food hygiene rating is 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Durham council on 10 July 2019.

Food hygiene
5 out of 5, very good
Given 7 years ago
Address
Lumley Snooker and Social Club Front Street
Great Lumley
DH3 4JB
Council
Durham
Type
Pub
Map
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Checked
Against the Food Standards Agency register on 21 September 2026

The Snooks’s food hygiene rating

The Snooks's rating is 7 years old. Councils schedule inspections by risk, so a well-run pub can go several years between visits, but a rating this old describes the pub as it was on the day of the inspection.

We have checked The Snooks's entry on the register 3 times since 27 July 2026 and the rating has not changed.

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 The Snooks

All 2 pubs and bars in Great Lumley

Questions about The Snooks

What is the food hygiene rating at The Snooks?

The Snooks's food hygiene rating is 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Durham council on 10 July 2019. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency after an inspection by the council's food safety team.

Where is The Snooks?

The Snooks is at Lumley Snooker and Social Club Front Street, Great Lumley, DH3 4JB, in Great Lumley. Durham council is responsible for its food safety inspections. The nearest other pub on the register is The Old England, about 260 m away.

What pubs are near The Snooks?

The closest pubs and bars to The Snooks are The Old England (260 m), The Sticky Wicket (1.7 km) and Cocken Lodge Driving Range Golf Course (2.2 km). Distances are in a straight line between registered locations, so walking distances will be longer.

Is The Snooks's hygiene rating up to date?

The Snooks's rating is 7 years old. Councils schedule inspections by risk, so a well-run pub can go several years between visits, but a rating this old describes the pub as it was on the day of the inspection. 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: The Snooks 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.