On Saturday 7th May we took Bifrost the elephant out for a little drive in the Lancashire countryside. We had no real destination in mind and we just happy to be out enjoying the scenery and the beautiful weather. After driving up tree lined roads and alongside stunning views of hills and fields we started to get peckish and Bifrost spotted a nice looking pub just off the A5209. We pulled into the carpark and knew we’d found a good place for lunch as there were lots of diners outside in the pub garden tucking into some delicious looking food.

The Wayfarer is one of the oldest pubs in the area and has a really traditional feel to it with exposed wooden beams, brickwork and a long inviting bar. Bifrost lead the way and we all followed him through the pub and back outside to a table in the beer garden.

The menu is a cracking mixture of traditional pub grub and Italian dishes with a little bit of everything in between. As Bifrost was particularly peckish he made us order a starter of olives, flat bread and hummus. Followed by ‘The Meat One’ pizza and ‘Slow Cooked Baby Back Pork Ribs’.

The food was stunning! The pizza was cooked to perfection and covered in the most delicious pulled pork, sausage and chorizo. It was plenty big enough for one hungry human and an elephant. The real star of the day though was the ribs… The meat just fell off the bone as it was being eaten, the serving was generous and the bbq sauce (which was confirmed by one of the many helpful staff members to be homemade) was sensational.

If you are ever in Parbold we recommend you drop by the Wayfarer pub. Its the perfect stop off point to explore Fairy Glen, Appely Bridge. A beautiful hidden gem in the woods full of magic and mystery.

In Fairy Glen there is stream that leads through the trees and springs off into waterfalls and magical shaded areas. We didn’t spot any fairies that day but I don’t think we were helped by Bifrost crashing through the trees and tooting his trunk and every given opportunity.

All in all we had an amazing day and drove home with full tummies and visions of fairies dancing through our heads.