Ivy Dene Alpacas
ENTRY
from £5
WHERE
Preston
What it’s like
Hand feed alpacas, join a walk or book a farmer experience for the day, open every day from 10am to 4pm.
The alpacas are the whole point here. You can turn up for a walk-in visit and hand feed them, or book something with a bit more structure: an alpaca walk, a meet and greet, or the full farmer experience if someone in your group wants to actually muck in for the day. There's also bedtime at the barn and toddler events on the list, plus pony and alpaca parties if you're after something different for a birthday.
Walk-in visits are £10 for an adult and £5 for a child under 16, which feels fair for an afternoon with the animals. The meet and greet steps that up to £15 and £10, and the farmer experience is £20 a head, so it's worth deciding upfront whether you just want to say hello or actually get stuck in. Everything runs from 10am to 4pm, seven days a week.
The walk-in option is the easy one, you can just show up. Anything else on the list, the toddler events, the parties, the farmer experience, needs booking ahead, so that's the bit to sort before you get in the car if you've got your heart set on a particular activity rather than a general wander round.
Facilities
Need to know
- Booking
- Walk-in visits available. Other events must be pre-booked
- Walk-in visits need no booking, just turn up between 10am and 4pm
- Anything beyond a walk-in, from parties to the farmer experience, has to be booked ahead
- The farmer experience is the priciest option at £20 a head, aimed at those who want the full day
- Bedtime at the barn is one of the more unusual events on their list
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
A walk-in visit is £10 for an adult and £5 for a child under 16. The meet and greet is £15 and £10, and the farmer experience is £20 per person.
Do we need to book?
Walk-in visits don't need booking, you can just arrive between 10am and 4pm. Everything else, from the meet and greet to parties and the farmer experience, needs booking in advance.
What can the kids actually do?
Hand feeding is part of the walk-in visit, and there are alpaca walks, meet and greets and a farmer experience for those who want more time with the animals.
What are the opening hours?
10am to 4pm, every day of the week.
Can we do a birthday party here?
Yes, they run alpaca parties and pony parties, both need booking ahead.
Is there a toddler-friendly option?
There are toddler events listed alongside the walks and parties, so it's not just older kids doing the alpaca walking.
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