Last Updated on 8 October 2026 by Colette
Alpaca walking has become quite a thing in recent years – offering the chance of fresh air and exercise combined with the distraction of these calming, friendly animals. Walking with alpacas is said to be incredibly relaxing – alpacas take their own sweet time and won’t be going anywhere in a hurry so you don’t have any choice but to do the same.
Where can you go Alpaca walking near Manchester?
I’ve put together a comprehensive list of alpaca experiences in the Manchester area – from alpaca trekking to alpaca meet and greets and alpaca photoshoots! If you know of any alpaca walking places near Manchester that I’ve missed, let me know and I’ll add them in!
Please note that I’ve not had the opportunity to try out all of these alpaca experiences myself as yet so take this list as information rather than recommendations!
All the information in this post is accurate to the best of my knowledge at the time of publishing but please do contact the individual venues for confirmation of any details.
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Calderbrook Alpacas, Todmorden Rd, Littleborough OL15 9LY
At Calderbrook Alpacas, Littleborough, you’ll find eleven crazy friendly alpacas (all male and aged between two and ten years old), two llamas and a sheep to boot! (As well as a range of alpaca experiences, you can also book private llama walks at Calderbrook Alpacas)
Calderbrook Alpacas offer a range of alpaca experiences including group walks (£15 for children and £25 for adults) and meet & greets (£10 age 7 and under, £15 age 8 and over).
Poppywood Alpacas, Wilderswood Lodge, Horwich, Bolton BL6 6SJ
At Poppywood Alpacas, you can book a 90 minute alpaca walk, which include a 15 minute health and safety talk at the beginning. Walking alpacas is very much done at the alpacas’ pace and they generally enjoy a relatively slow pace of life so be prepared mostly for a stroll rather than a route march – this does mean your alpaca walk might take slightly longer than planned so do make sure you’ve got a bit of time to spare!
The minimum age for walking alpacas at Poppywood Alpacas in 10 years old however younger visitors are welcome, they as spectators (they must be accompanied by a paying adult). The alpaca walks at Poppywood Alpacas include some steep inclines and uneven terrain – do bear this in mind when booking.
You can book your Poppywood Alpaca Walking experience here priced at £28.50 per person (spectators are charged at £12 for adults and £10 for children)
​As well as alpaca walking experiences, Poppywood Alpacas offer an hour-long “Meet and Greet” experience – perfect for families with younger children or those who don’t fancy a 90 minute walk. You can book your Alpaca Meet and Greet experience here priced at £17.50 per person with under 4s going free.
Cheshire Alpacas, Keepers Ln, Antrobus, Northwich CW9 6JZ
Cheshire Alpacas run group alpaca walking experiences daily, all year round. The full alpaca experience lasts around 90 minutes (though this can run slightly over time as nobody is rushing an alpaca!).
Your Cheshire Alpacas experience includes a short safety briefing followed by some bonding time with your new best friend and the chance to feed them their breakfast before you head out on to the walk! (The walk itself should last around 30 minutes but this depends entirely on the alpacas pace – some days it will be quicker, others a bit slower!)
Once you have finished walking your alpaca, you’ll take him back to the paddock to spend the rest of the day grazing – and as an added bonus you get some spend extra time with the whole herd here, feeding them treats and taking extra alpaca selfies!
You can book your alpaca walking experience at Cheshire Alpacas here priced at £30 per person. Children age 6-11yrs are priced at £12.50 per person. Your alpaca experience also includes a framed photograph of you and your alpaca to take home as a souvenir. Cheshire Alpacas also offer private alpaca walking experiences – these are for a maximum of four guests with two alpacas and are charged at £100.
Adventurous Alpacas at Doals Farm, 4, Doals Farm, Burnley Rd, Bacup OL13 8QR
Join the friendly alpacas at Adventurous Alpacas for an exciting adventure in Rossendale Valley. Adventurous Alpacas offer a range of alpaca experiences to suit different ages including “Meet and Greets” and children’s parties. They can even bring the alpacas to your event offsite.
Book your Adventurous Alpacas experience here. Adventurous Alpacas don’t run organised, pre-booked walks between December and February due to the poor weather however they may run sessions on request if the weather is kind.
Rack and Ruin Alpacas, The Chesterfields, Chester Rd, Chester CH2 4JR | Permanently Closed
Rack and Ruin Alpacas closed in November 2024 with the alpacas being moved to Woodland Alpacas in Warrington.
Rack and Ruin Alpacas is a family run business set in the heart of Chester offering stunning views whilst you walk with the alpacas in the countryside. An alpaca walking experience with Rack and Ruin Alpacas lasts around one hour including a short safety briefing, walking your alpaca across open countryside as well as the chance to feed, pet and take photographs with them. Alternatively Rack and Ruin Alpacas offer a half hour Meet and Greet session which is ideal of younger alpaca fans.
(And, if after your walk you’ve got yourself an alpaca fan on your hands, you could order alpaca-themed custom pin badges as a memento!)
You can book your Rack and Ruin Alpacas experience here.
You can read more about Rack and Ruin Alpacas here:
Alpaca walking at Rack and Ruin alpacas
Hassall Alpacas Cheshire, Rosemary cottage, Day Green Ln, Hassall, Sandbach CW11 4XU
Hassall Alpacas offer a variety of alpaca experiences including alpaca walks and meet & greets.
Your alpaca walk experience at Hassall Aplacas starts with an introduction to the alpacas and some safety pointers before you meet your furry buddy and enjoy a little bonding time together before heading out into the field for a walk. You walk should last around 30 minutes but this might go over slightly depending how many stops the boys want to take! Don’t forget to take plenty of selfies and enter the monthly “Best Hassall Alpacas” photo competition on the Hassall Alpacas facebook page.
Alternatively book an Alpacas Meet and Greet session to get up close and personal with the alpacas.
And, for something completely random, what about a bit of alpaca yoga. Hassall Alpacas offer you the opportunity to do an Alpaca Yoga class led by Jakaranda Yoga . . . yes, that’s yoga in the countryside, amongst a field of their amazing and beautiful furry alpacas!
You can book your Hassall Alpacas Cheshire experience here.
White Peak Alpaca Farm, Paddock Hill, Mobberley, Knutsford WA16 7DB
White Peak Alpaca Farm offer an hour long alpaca experience which includes meeting, cuddling and approx 40min walking time with the alpacas! After your hour-long alpaca experience, you’re welcome to spend time looking around the farm or visiting the alpaca shop to see what gets made with the alpaca fleece!
You can book your White Peak Alpaca Farm visit by calling Joanna on 01565 872012. The White Peak Alpaca Farm alpaca walking experience costs £25 per person.
Lowlands Farm Alpacas, Lowlands Farm, Peel Rd, Blackpool FY4 5JX
Visit Lowlands Farm Alpacas for a relaxing alpaca walk where you get to walk your own individual alpaca in the peaceful country side. The nature walk is over flat grassland away from the road where there is a high chance that you get to see hares, buzzards and other wildlife. This is an all year round experience throughout the seasons .
The full Lowlands Farm alpaca walking experience, including a safety briefing, walk and time back at the yard with the other farm animals, will take around 1hr 15 mins.
Book your alpaca walking experience at Lowlands Farm Alpacas here priced at £15 per person (minimum of two people). Private walk experiences are also available, contact Lowlands Farm Alpacas directly to arrange this.
For younger alpaca fans who might find the walk a little too long, Lowlands Farm Alpacas offer an “Alpaca Experience” which begins with an introduction to the alpacas followed by a small walk around the sand arena with an alpaca then back to give them some feed and finish off with a visit to see all the other animals with lots of alpaca photo opportunities. This experience lasts between 45 minutes to an hour.
Book your alpaca experience at Lowlands Farm Alpacas here priced at £25 for up to 4 people.
Natterjack Alpacas, High Ln, Ormskirk L40 7GA
Natterjack Alpacas offer alpaca treks (for adults) and alpaca experiences (suitable for all ages).
The Alpaca Treks take place on a lovely private track in the the open countryside. The trek takes around 90 minutes with a maximum of six people in a group. Under 16s are unable to take part in this experience due to insurance reasons.
The Alpaca Experience is a 60 minute experience with a maximum of eight people per group and, whislt there is a larger group size, these sessions are always private and are perfect for a group of family or friends of all ages. The Alpaca Experience involves a shorter walk to enable to the team at Natterjack Alpacas to cater to the needs of the children attending.
Book your Natterjack Alpacas alpaca trek here priced at £25 per person. Private alpaca treks are also avaialble.
Book your Natterjack Alpacas experience here priced at £37.50 for a group of two with additional guests being charged at £17.50 for adults and £12.50 for children.
Longridge Alpacas, Haighton Green Ln, Preston PR2 5SN
A one hour visit to Longridge Alpacas includes a meet and greet with the alpacas where you will be able to hand feed the alpacas and take as many pictures as you like. The alpacas will have halters on so that you can take them onto the field, the Longridge Alpaca visit does not include alpaca walks or treks and as such are priced lower than many of the other Alapca walking experiences listed here.
Book your visit to Longridge Alpacas here priced at £20 for one adult, £30 for two people, £40 for three people or £45 for four people. There must be a minimum of one adult per booking (two adults if you’re booking for four or more people).
Woodlands Alpaca Farm, Stockport Rd, Thelwall, Warrington WA4 2TB
At Woodlands Alpaca Farm, you can walk your very own alpaca through the Cheshire countryside whilst learning all about the alpaca family and the surrounding area as well as daily farm life.
Book your Woodlands Alpaca Farm alpaca walking experience here priced at £27.50 per walker aged 10+ or £15 for children aged 3-10 – petting only. Spectators are charged at £12.50 per person and this can be paid on the day at the farm.
As well as an alpaca walking experience, Woodlands Alpaca Farm offering an “Alpaca Feeding and Petting Experience” where you can learn all about the animals and their fun personalities before getting to feed them. This is priced at £15 per person and must be booked by calling: 07818726154
Oakmere Alpacas, Newpool Farm, Cheese Hill Ln, Oakmere WA6 8LF
The Oakmere Alpacas “alpaca walking experience” offers a leisurely ninety minute stroll through the countryside with your very own alpaca. (Do be aware that the ninety minute walk time may very depending on the number of people walking and which alpacas are used as some will walk more quickly than others!)
You can book the alpaca walking experience at Oakmere Alpacas here priced at £38 per person.
Alternatively, you can book a 20 minute “Alpaca Meet and Feed” experience where you’ll be met in the Café by your Guide who will introduce to the alpacas and tell you all about them. You will then be able to hand feed the alpacas and pet them with lots of photo opportunities. (You will need to buy one bag of feed to feed the alpacas.)
Book your “Alpaca Meet & Feed” experience at Oakmere Alpacas here priced from £10 per person.
For something really different, you can book “Afternoon Tea with Alpacas“. Priced at £58 per person to include afternoon tea and a sixty minute alpaca walk. (If you’d prefer not to do the walk you can swap this out for the “meet and great” reducing the cost of your experience by £19 per person.
You can adopt your own alpaca at Oakmere Alpacas from £25 with your adoption money helping with the care of your alpaca, from food and field maintenance to vaccinations and anything else they may need.
It’s worth noting that a friend of mine had a really poor experience at Oakmere Alpacas a few years ago and whilst most of the recent Tripadvisor reviews are positive, there’s definitely few duds in there too.
Great Budworth Alpaca Walking, George’s Ln, Northwich CW9 6LS
Great Budworth Alpaca Walking doesn’t have a website or email address, bookings must be made via the Great Budworth Alpaca Walking facebook page. I have requested details of what the experience includes and how much it costs so will update this asap!
Walton Hall and Gardens, Walton Lea Road, Higher Walton, WA4 6SN
Your alpaca walking experience at Walton Hall and Gardens begins with a brief talk about alpacas and an introduction to the alpacas at Walton Hall and Gardens. The rangers will demonstrate how to catch the alpacas and then you’ll take them on a walk around the park with opportunities for photographs!
Alpaca walks can be booked for one adult or one adult and one child – children must be 8 years or older. You are welcome to take an additional adult to take photos but they won’t be allowed to walk the alpacas.
All alpaca walks at Walton Hall and Gardens run from 9.30am to 10.30am to allow the alpacas to walk the grounds when the gardens are at their quietest.
Book your alpaca walking expereince at Walton Hall and Gardens priced at £30 per person.
Cockfields Farm, Lees Rd, Oldham, Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 8AR
In addition to standard farm entry, you can now book a short alpaca walking experience at Cockfields Farm priced at £5 per child. Alpaca walking takes place at 11am each day.
Book your alpaca walking experience at Cockfields Farm priced at £5 per child plus standard entry.
Heaton Park Animal Centre, Heaton Park, M25 2SW
Heaton Park Animal Centre is home to a few alpacas and whilst you can’t actually walk or pet them, it is free and a lovely place to visit if you’re at Heaton Park anyway. Tucked away in the old stables, near the café and the recently refurbished toilets, you’ll find a range of common farmyard animals including chickens, goats, geese, pigs, turkeys, ducks, rabbits as well as more exotic species such as alpacas and Sulcata tortoise.
The images used in this post are purely for illustration and not taken at the venues mentioned aside from the Rack and Ruin ones.
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