The Mill at Charnock Farm — Restaurant in South Ribble

Met a friend here for coffee. I last visited many years ago and since then it has expanded considerably. Situated within the grounds of Charnock Farm, Leyland this cafe has both indoor and outdoor seating. It overlooks a large pond with free roaming ducks and geese. There are a couple of pens housing various birds and hens. There is also a barn with 3 Shetland ponies and a donkey. They have access to the outdoors too. On site there is a pub, a motel and several glamping pods positioned around a second pond. In addition there are several small independent businesses, ranging from gift shops, wedding accessories, massage and therapy service, to also a place called Valley Mist, focusing on sustainable, reusable/refillable and vegan made products. Charnock Farm itself is a beautifully converted barn, holding events such as celebrations, weddings and wakes. With its own entrance and bar, this place is worthy of a visit and consideration. (Photos attached are of...

This is a wonderful location with friendly staff. I went to the café for breakfast at about 10:20am. I ordered my food after a short wait and the place was buzzing and seemed very popular. After waiting for about 15mins I was told that they hadn't bought in enough food so they couldn't give me the breakfast. Tesco Café down the road was a better option. The room I stayed in was comfortable and clean. I bought a pizza the night before, the menu is limited and it is just a frozen pizza thrown in an oven, so I wasn't blown away. It's a shame they couldn't give me a box or takeaway container, as I had to walk across the car park with a plate and a glass of pepsi to my room! It would have been nice if they could have brought over themselves considering the cost of the room for the night. I would definitely stay here again, but I'd just skip the food and go elsewhere which is a real shame because I did want to support a...

Very long wait for food unfortunately and even then the food came out in dribs and drabs. Some members of the group had finished before others (including the children) received their meals. Side plates came out almost as a dessert when everything else was finished. We were told there would be a 30 minute wait, but it was 60 minutes and then another 10 to 20 minutes before everything was on the table. The food was decent enough though when it did arrive. The Mill is a pleasant setting, although it is cold as it is a converted mill / barn. It is dog friendly and the surrounding farm with animals is lovely as well. The Mill also sells animal food to feed the ducks and fish. It was just a shame the food wasn't served in a timely fashion especially considering it was far from busy...