Please Note WE HAVE 4 DIFFERENT SITES WITH DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES so please refer to your email booking confirmation to find the correct site for your activity and full instructions!
How to Find Us
Alpaca Walking & Meet The Alpacas
The Lingholm Kitchen & Walled Garden,
The Lingholm Estate,
Portinscale,
Keswick,
CA12 5TZ
By Foot: just off the Catbells path, 10 minutes from Portinscale.
By Car: Half a mile south of Portinscale village on the Grange road. postcode CA12 5TZ
Public Transport
By Boat: Catch the launch from the pier at Keswick to Nichol End, then it’s a ten minute walk to The Lingholm Estate.
There are no bus routes past The Lingholm Estate unfortunately, if you’re staying in/around the Keswick area then there are great taxi services for the short drive.
what3words location for the car park: “dreamers.statue.reserve“
what3words location for the Meeting Point: “crisper.sentences.skimmers”
Alpaca Walking & Llama Trekking
Whinlatter Forest,
Braithwaite,
Keswick,
Cumbria,
CA12 5TW
By Car: From Keswick, take the A66 west towards Cockermouth. At Braithwaite village, turn west onto the B5292 for Lorton. Follow Whinlatter Visitor Centre signposts for approximately 3 miles.
Public Transport
There is a direct bus route to Whinlatter Forest from Keswick. Please see below for the current timetable –
https://cumbria.gov.uk/buses/77/
what3words location for the Meeting Point: “dust.worksheet.royally”
Alpaca Walking & Meet The Alpacas
Basecamp North Lakes,
Cocklakes House,
Troutbeck,
Penrith,
CA11 0SG
From Keswick continue along the A66 towards Penrith for approximately 9.5 miles, look out for the Basecamp North lakes sign on the right hand side and turn right off of the A66 directly to Basecamp North Lakes :)
From Penrith, continue along the A66 towards Keswick for apporximately 7 miles, look out for the Basecamp North Lakes sign on the left hand side and after a couple hundred yards turn left off of the A66 directly to Basecamp North Lakes :)
Public Transport
There are frequent buses between Keswick and Penrith that stop in the Penruddock area, please see below for the latest timetable –
https://cumbria.gov.uk/buses/X5/
what3words location for the car park: “berated.custodial.toast”
what3words location for the Meeting Point: “outermost.lions.lizard”
Meet The Alpacas
The Lakes Distillery,
Setmurthy,
Near Bassenthwaite Lake,
Cumbria,
CA13 9SJ
By Car: From the A66: Turn off A66 at the north end of Bassenthwaite Lake onto B5291. At Ouse Bridge junction bear left (don’t go over the bridge). Distillery is on the right after a few hundred meters.
From the A591: use the turning directly next to the Castle Inn onto the B5291. Carry on past Armathwaite Hall. Bear right after crossing the Ouse Bridge and the Distillery is on the right after a few hundred meters.
Public Transport
The X4 bus runs to and from The Lakes Distillery, please see below for the latest timetable –
https://cumbria.gov.uk/buses/X5/
what3words location for the car park: “swoop.pulled.condiment”
what3words location for the Meeting Point: “cafe.curbed.succumbs”
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