Alpaca Walking at Bozedown Farm: Where the Chiltern Hills meet the River Thames
A Special experience – a lovely gift.
Come and enjoy a fascinating walk in the beautiful South Oxfordshire countryside. Lead an alpaca around our alpaca farm which nestles between the edge of the Chilterns and the River Thames. Learn more about these attractive, enigmatic creatures that originate from the High Andes of Peru, but are quite at home in leafy England.
Walk an Alpaca
During your walk you will see hundreds of alpacas and discover how we manage them. Depending on the time of year, you may see crias (baby alpacas) being born, you may see huge fluffy alpacas or sleek sheared alpacas, you may see wonderful groups of weanlings racing around the paddock having fun, or the alpacas may be busy grazing or chewing the cud. Whatever, happens, they are always fascinating to watch, quite apart from the fun interactions you will experience with the alpaca you will be leading.
You will experience a level walk on the riverside part of the farm, alongside fields of alpacas!
Please allow up to one and a half hours for your visit, including the walk. Alpacas are very inquisitive and enjoy having the change of scenery that a walk offers them, just as much as you will. The walk will not be strenuous, as we want to give you as much time as possible to relax and enjoy what you see along the way. You will then have some free time to wander along the laneways which link all the paddocks to the barn and handling areas.
Children must be aged 8 years and over. All children (under 16) must be accompanied by an adult.
During your visit:
You must have sturdy footwear and sensible clothes (please try and avoid flappy coats) and remember to bring a camera.
We shall start the experience by telling you a few things you need to know about our farm and your safety, and give you a short introduction to alpacas in general. We shall then introduce you to your alpaca, and explain how to handle them safely. Then off we will go……
A very knowledgeable and experienced guide will accompany the walk and chat about all things alpacas during your walk.
How to get here:
Whitchurch on Thames is easily accessible by road. The nearest station is Pangbourne which is served by trains from Reading, Oxford and London Paddington.
Booking:
All bookings need to be booked in advance. See our booking page for availability of dates and times. We cannot accommodate walkers who turn up at the gates without prior booking. We have a limited number of walks a week as we are still a working farm and have other jobs we need to be doing to make sure all the alpacas are cared for properly.
Please remember before you book that we cannot offer refunds if you change your mind. If you need to change the date we will try and accommodate with a later date if there is a genuine reason for not attending. However, we need at least 48 hours notice for any changes.
Alpaca walks go ahead rain or shine and no refunds or schedule changes can be made for weather. Please wear appropriate clothing for the weather… bring wellies and wet weather gear with you. We are a farm and so during the winter it can be muddy and wellies may be the best choice of footwear even if it is not raining!
If we have to cancel your booking for any reason, you will be offered an alternative date or a refund.
If you have a Gift Voucher that you’d like to redeem you can do that via the Book Now button above.
Click here for our full Terms and Conditions
Cost:
Walk an alpaca ticket (aged 12+): £36
Minimum of 2 bookings
- One Person walking one alpaca
- Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult who has purchased either an accompanying or a walking ticket.
Accompanying Walker ticket (aged 8+) : £18
- Accompanies someone in your group who is walking an alpaca but does not lead an alpaca.
- Cannot be bought without also purchasing a walk an alpaca ticket
- Children aged 8 – 11 who are too young to walk their own alpaca, can walk their adult’s alpaca on a double lead but the adult must have purchased a Walk an alpaca ticket and child an Accompanying walker ticket.
Group walk for four people : £132
- Single walkers can be accommodated providing it is possible to make up a group of at least 2 alpacas for the walk.(Alpacas do not like to be taken out by themselves)
- Children must be 12 years or older to walk an alpaca on their own, although children as young as 8 can lead on a double lead with a paying accompanied adult.
- Must wear sensible enclosed shoes to take part in the walk
Avoid being disappointed by missing your walk…… Please arrive 15 minutes early!!!
Walks are run in groups and we cannot hold the whole group up for anyone who is late.
If you miss the Health and Safety talk you won’t be able to join the walk.
If you arrive late you may miss your walk and won’t be entitled to a refund
The bridge between Pangbourne and Whitchurch on Thames is a toll bridge and costs £0.60 to cross.
Sturdy and enclosed footwear must be worn on walks. We cannot allow you to lead an alpaca with open toed shoes, flip-flops or sandals. This for your safety.
You will need to walk over a disinfectant matt before entering the farm. This is for farm biosecurity and protecting the health of the alpacas. Please do not wear expensive leather shoes as disinfectant is iodine based.
Under no circumstances will dogs be allowed on farm.
Gift Voucher
If you would like to purchase a Walk an alpaca experience for a family member or friend without choosing a date please purchase a gift voucher.
To redeem your gift voucher please click this button:
Mobility
Please advise us in advance if you have any mobility issues, we will try and accommodate you if we can.