Walk with Alpacas at Basecamp North Lakes

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Trail along the shore of our very own lake, surrounded by the stunning views of the Northern Lake District!
Get to know our delightful alpacas up close along the way, take part in feeding time and ask as many questions as you can think of!

Walk with 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

Our guides will record your adventure with photographs throughout the walk absolutely free of charge!

PLEASE BRING WELLIES! This site can get very muddy in parts so we strongly advise you wear wellies.
Activity takes place at Basecamp North Lakes, Cocklakes House, Troutbeck, Penrith, CA11 0SG.
On Private Walks prices start at £45 per person (minimum of 2 people/2 alpacas). For groups of 6+ people (not including under 10s) the price is £40 per person.
Children 4 – 9 yrs old can accompany at £10 per child, but cannot lead their own alpaca for health and safety reasons. Under 4s are free.
On Mixed Group walks the price is £40 per person with 1 alpaca per person.
No under 10s on Mixed Group Walks.
All visitors under 18 yrs must be accompanied by a parent/guardian as part of the booking leading their own alpaca.
Activity lasts roughly 1.5 hours with a safety introduction at the start.
Group sizes of up to 8 walkers.
No accompanying walkers. All walkers must be paid for as part of the booking.

Accessibility | Facilities

Please note this walk has some rough terrain and isn’t suitable for people with mobility issues or disabilities (please see our private walks at The Linghom Estate)
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.

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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!

Alpaca your bags! We are off to walk some alpacas at Basecamp.

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