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Come and meet our lovely Alpacas!
Meet the Team
Our alpacas have been escorting guests around the lovely private woodland and meadows of Burnt Fen for 17 years so they know their stuff!
We have around 40 alpacas at Burnt Fen, all with distinct personalities. They are very much part of our family and we guarantee that when you meet them, you will fall in love with them!
What Happens
Firstly you are introduced to the alpacas and learn about how to behave around them as they can be quite shy at first. When everyone is happy (human and alpaca), we round up the boys who are trained for walks and you choose and catch your alpaca - always an interesting moment!
Then you take a leisurely stroll in the company of your new alpaca friend.
Alpaca walking is more of an amble than a forced march as they do like to browse for snacks along the way - and sometimes have a good scratch in the hedges.
Our walk is just over a mile through woods and meadows so sturdy shoes and long trousers are best, especially as some of the more adventurous alpacas enjoy venturing off the path in search of interesting morsels!
After your walk you are welcome to feed the alpacas with carrots that we provide and tea and coffee is available in my studio.
The Great British Weather
Alpaca walking is of course an outdoors pursuit and living in this lovely country
the weather at times can be somewhat damp, so please dress accordingly and fingers crossed for sunshine! Sadly if the weather is really bad we may have to cancel the walk and will rearrange or refund as necessary.
Our walking season runs from April to September.
Cost & Timing
We go out at 10:30am, so you will need to arrive by 10:20am and please allow roughly 2 hours for your visit.
You can visit us as an Alpaca walker or as a Companion to an Alpaca Walker. - Please note we can only accommodate one companion walker to one fully paid alpaca walker to enable us to keep our groups small.
Alpaca Walker
£30 per person aged 12 & over
£20 per person aged 7 to 11
Companion walker - without an alpaca
£15 per person aged 7 & over
- Anyone 16 and under will need to be accompanied by a paying adult.
Children
We have a minimum age requirement of 7 for children to visit the farm and walk our alpacas.
Please talk to me before booking to discuss if the walk will be appropriate for your child.
Please note we are a working farm and visits are by appointment only
A snapshot of some of our beasties
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