Meet The Alpacas at Basecamp North Lakes

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Hand feed our lovely herd, take as many photographs as you like and have all your alpaca questions answered surrounded by the stunning views of the Northern Lake District

Meet The Alpacas at Basecamp North Lakes

Come and join us at our very newest site! We are so excited to introduce you to the stunning views at Basecamp :) We have our very own lake here with water birds and wildlife to enjoy, there is also a wonderful farmshop stocking local produce and a cafe filled with pies, cakes and all manner of delights made right on the premises! …And did we mention we have our own lake ;)

As a Non-Profit Social Enterprise all the income from our activities goes back into supporting the work we do re-homing and rescuing alpacas and llamas, and providing free and subsidised activities for third sector organisations! For more information about the work we do have a look here

What to Expect

PLEASE BRING WELLIES! This site can get very muddy in parts so we strongly advise you wear wellies.
During the winter months (November – March) the conditions at Basecamp may mean that the activity will need to take place inside one of the barns.
Activity takes place at Basecamp North Lakes, Cocklakes House, Troutbeck, Penrith, CA11 0SG.
Prices start at £18 for visitors 12 yrs & over, £11 for children 4 – 11 yrs, and under 4s are free.
All children under 18 must be accompanied by a paying parent or guardian.
All participants must be paid for as part of the booking.
Activity lasts 30-45 minutes with a safety introduction at the start and involves hand feeding the girls, spending time getting to know the herd and learning lots from the guide!
Group sizes of up to 20 people.

Accessibility | Facilities

Suitable for all ages.
The land at Basecamp can get very boggy so we don’t recommend this site for anyone with mobility issues or wheel chair users unfortunately – please see Meet The Alpacas at The Lingholm Estate or Lakes Distillery.
Site facilities include cafe with indoor and outdoor seating, gift shop, farmshop, wheel chair accessible free car parking in close proximity to facilities, disabled access toilet.

Discover more at Basecamp...

We have our very own lake here with water birds and wildlife to enjoy, there is also a wonderful farmshop stocking local produce and a cafe filled with pies, cakes and all manner of delights made right on the premises!…And did we mention we have our own lake ;)

Come and sample all of the amazing local producers! Such as…

Wild & Fruitful – Jams, marmalades, chutneys, sauces, honey & peanut butter made 10 miles from Basecamp!
Lakeland Meus – Delicious range of meuslie made 17 miles from Basecamp!
The Coffee Kitchen Bakery – Freshly made bread 23 miles from Basecamp!
Dark House Coffee Roasters – Keswick Coffee Roasters 10 miles from Basecamp!
Lakes Free Range Egg Company – 5 miles from Basecamp!
Wintertarn Dairy Butter – 2o miles from Basecamp!
Torpenhow Dairy – Organic milk & cheeses made 22 miles from Basecamp!
Silver & Green – Premium Mediterranean delicasies supplied 4 miles from Basecamp!

Tripadvisors Number 1 Thing To Do in The Lakes!

I can’t recommend this activity highly enough, it’s all we’ve talked about since we’ve come home!