Alpaca encouters
See below for the details of our alpaca walk (suitable for ages 10+) and our family alpaca encounter. We can also run private alpaca walks for birthdays , corporate days and similar.
Book here: Book Experiences | Hideaway Wood
Alpaca walking & feeding (age 10+)
Come and join us on the farm for a unique alpaca encounter, including alpaca walking and feeding.
This experience is suitable for ages 10+ (see family experience below, for experiences suitable for younger children).
After your arrival, we’ll introduce you to our team of walking boys (each with their own names and personalities) and teach you a few facts about alpacas and alpaca keeping.
We'll then go on an alpaca walk with the boys through our newly planted woodland stopping for plenty of photos en-route.
We’ll then take a pit stop at ‘the Hideout’ where you can feed the alpacas, see their fleece up close and have a quick handwashing, tea and toilet break.
Finally we’ll return the alpacas to their paddock.
The experience is approximately 90 minutes.
The cost is £40 per person.
Family alpaca encounter
Come and join us on the farm for a unique family alpaca encounter in the paddock.
After your arrival, we’ll introduce you to the herd (each with their own names and personalities) and teach you a few facts about alpacas and alpaca keeping, we’ll spend time engaging with the alpacas, feeding them and taking plenty of photos. Older children (10+) and adults can lead the alpacas on a short walk in the paddock.
Please note - this experience is entirely in the paddock. We do not go on a long walk around the farm (please book our alpaca walk for ages 10+ if you would like to walk the alpacas around the farm).
The experience is approximately 60 minutes. You are welcome to bring your own picnic for after the experience to eat at one of our picnic benches after the experience (not in the paddock and after hand washing of course). You can stay for an extra hour.
The cost is £40 per family (up to 2 adults and 3 children).
Important information & terms and conditions
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if you have booked an alpaca walk (10+) or a farm tour,each ticket admits 1 person. If you have booked the family alpaca experience, your ticket is for up to 2 adults and 3 children - please do not bring an extra people with you to the farm who do not have a ticket.
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please arrive on time, but no more than 10 mins prior to your scheduled experience time (to avoid traffic congestion between experiences). If you are more than 5 minutes late the experience will proceed without you and no refunds will be given.
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please be careful driving in, as our track is bumpy in areas.
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you will be shown where to park on your arrival.
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please note we are a working farm and the terrain is rough in places.
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please wear weather appropriate clothes and suitable closed toe footwear. We have some stinging nettles so we also suggest long trousers.
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no dogs please.
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the alpaca walk for age 10+ and the farm tour are not suitable for wheelchairs or pushchairs. The family experience is suitable for wheelchairs/pushchairs, but I’m afraid that at present we don’t have accessible bathroom facilities or a baby change area.
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please ensure that you are medically able to join the experience and discuss with a medical professional, if necessary. We have the right to refuse entry if we deem (acting reasonably) that it is not safe for you to join the experience.
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please do not leave the group and wander off - this is a working farm with hazards.
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children under 18 years old must attend with a paying adult.
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we reserve the right to cancel, or postpone the experience in the event of adverse weather, or due to other unforeseen issues, or if we do not have the minimum number of people booked.
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no alcohol or drugs to have been consumed prior to or during the experience.