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The Black Venus Inn
Food hygiene rating 5 out of 5 — Very good
- Type
- Pub/bar/nightclub
- Address
- Challacombe, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 4TT
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- 18 Jan 2026
- Council
- North Devon Council
- Hygienic food handling
- Good
- Cleanliness and condition of facilities
- Very good
- Management of food safety
- Good
How it compares
- The highest rating, shared by 83% of the 540 rated food businesses in Barnstaple.
- The highest rating, shared by 84% of the 1,346 rated food businesses in the North Devon Council area.
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View this business on the Food Standards Agency website. Data from the FSA, checked 2 Nov 2026.
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