Nidderdale Llamas
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Nidderdale Llamas
Nidderdale Llamas
5
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday
7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday
7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
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A unique interactive fun activity, based on a family working farm in Nidderdale. Offering Llama Trekking & Llama/alpaca experiences in beautiful countryside. Fantastic fun with amazing friendly animals, a range of options to choose from all including close contact with llamas, alpacas and some other animals.
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Jane Aubrey M
Scarborough District, UK4 contributions
May 2022 • Family
Was an amazing experience, we loved walking our llamas! The staff were so friendly, knowledgeable and clearly loved and cared very much for the 94 llamas and alpacas that lived in the beautiful surrounding landscape. I would highly recommend this experience and would love to do it all again.
Written 15 May 2022
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Thank you for taking time to review us and thank you for such positive comments and 5 stars! Its great to know that our love for the animals came across. We are lucky to work in such a stunning environment, but its even greater when we can share this with others. Thanks for recommending us!
Written 15 May 2022
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helandcol
Kent12 contributions
Apr 2022
A fun and entertaining few hours with some lovely animals. My 10 yo daughter and I went for the Scenic Farm Trek and we both loved it. The staff who ran it know an awful lot about camelids and the few that we got to meet were just beautiful. The initial talk was very informative and interesting. As the staff know the animals so well they think carefully to match you to your cuddly walking partner. The backdrop for the walk is simply stunning with amazing views across the valley. Well worth a visit.
Written 27 April 2022
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Thank you for a lovely review and great rating. We take care to make sure our customers leave feeling refreshed and happy with their match of llama or alpaca, so its lovely to read such positive comments. Thanks again!
Written 15 May 2022
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Julien L
1 contribution
Apr 2022
Great staff!! Visited twice and will go back again.
Good family experience and definitely learnt a lot about Dennis, Ant and Dec.
Good family experience and definitely learnt a lot about Dennis, Ant and Dec.
Written 27 April 2022
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Its great to hear you wish to come back again for a third time. We love to share the animals characters and ensure your experience is memorable! Thank you so much for the 5 stars and taking time out to review us!
Written 15 May 2022
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Double O
2 contributions
Apr 2022
The staff are incredibly knowledgeable of the animals they present to you and the animals themselves are incredibly well looked after and very clearly loved. The location is great and honestly I look forward to going back and doing a longer trek. Was a great taster experience.
Written 17 April 2022
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We are so pleased your group found the short trek a great taster experience. It is popular for people for who are unsure of what to expect, so its great to hear you would like to come back for a longer trek next time. Thank you for taking the time to review us, we really appreciate it!
Written 20 April 2022
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maryWestYorkshire
west yorkshire73 contributions
Apr 2022
We did the half day trek to celebrate my husband's birthday. We loved it!
It was so well organised from the allocated parking slot to the clear labelling of our picnic items (which was delicious) The staff are knowledgeable and enthusiastic and clearly adore the llamas and alpacas.
We are hoping we can do it again one day and we'll definitely recommend to our friends
It was so well organised from the allocated parking slot to the clear labelling of our picnic items (which was delicious) The staff are knowledgeable and enthusiastic and clearly adore the llamas and alpacas.
We are hoping we can do it again one day and we'll definitely recommend to our friends
Written 16 April 2022
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Thank you for your review of the Half Day Trek, we are very grateful for your feedback and really pleased you enjoyed your trek with us and found the picnic delicious! Thank you for your lovely comments, we do love our animals and love to ensure our customers receive a great experience with some fond memories. Be great to see you back one day thanks for recommending us!
Written 20 April 2022
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Metoyoutometoyou
United Kingdom121 contributions
Mar 2022 • Friends
The animals are nice. It is over priced and drawn out, becoming tiresome from their incessant talking of almost 2hours before trek even starts. The Portacabin Party Room is shambolic, cold. Once in a lifetime experience.certainly.
Written 12 April 2022
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Thank you for taking the time to review and offer your comments. We are pleased you enjoyed our animals, but its a shame you felt the talk was tiresome. The talk (of approx. 45 min to 1 hour), is all part of the experience that we offer and explained on our information prior to booking. Our team are very dedicated to animal welfare and we are passionate about sharing our knowledge and fun facts all about the animals before the treks go out. This is for two reasons, mainly so our customers gain some insight into these amazing animals and feel at ease with them so they can fully enjoy their trek. Also we like to ensure our animals get to know the group a little, before the trek leaves, so this puts the animals at ease too. The talks are detailed, but they are fun and we have such positive feedback about them, generally customers love to learn and engage with our team and the animals before the trek leaves. I am sorry you felt the portacabin was disappointing, we have invested in the decoration and made it feel like a taste of Peru, feedback has been very positive as customers love to see all the photos and Peruvian themes it offers. However it is not constantly heated as we only require it if the weather is wet, it would be a waste of energy to have it constantly heated and we like to ensure we are environmentally friendly. We are happy for customers to use it when its wet, so at least everyone has an area where they can keep dry for their drinks and cakes after the treks, as opposed to sitting outdoors. I am sorry you felt it was cold, but I am sure you will agree it was at least dry. We will however look into improving the heat source in the portacabin. We are disappointed that you felt your experience overpriced. We have strived to keep our prices as low as possible and find we are very reasonable in comparison to other experiences. Our running costs are extensive and increasing all the time, with animal feed and veterinary bills, provision and running of the facilities and land to maintain excellent animal welfare. We also have to cover our licence fees, insurance and many other hidden costs of running a farm along with our professional skilled team of staff, therefore we can not provide the experiences and treks any cheaper. We are also vat registered so all this has to be taken into account within our prices. Thank you again for your review, we feel your star rating is harsh considering the hard work and dedication we put into running running our enterprise, but we do respond to all feedback and will continue to strive to improve.
Written 12 April 2022
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Molon
Glasgow, UK1 contribution
Mar 2022
We had a fantastic day yesterday on the half day trek through some beautiful scenery .
The staff were so knowledgeable & informative , there passion & love for all the animals shone though .
We were paired with Olly such a serious , no nonsense llama that led us on the trek ! keeping us right at every turn ,who rewarded us handsomely for trekking so well with lots of cuddles at the end . Sadly we had to say goodbye to Olly however the trek was followed by an delicious picnic with plenty of welcome hot tea .
Amazing experience , we will never forget and would thoroughly recommend .
The staff were so knowledgeable & informative , there passion & love for all the animals shone though .
We were paired with Olly such a serious , no nonsense llama that led us on the trek ! keeping us right at every turn ,who rewarded us handsomely for trekking so well with lots of cuddles at the end . Sadly we had to say goodbye to Olly however the trek was followed by an delicious picnic with plenty of welcome hot tea .
Amazing experience , we will never forget and would thoroughly recommend .
Written 29 March 2022
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Thank you so much for your review, we are so pleased you enjoyed your time with us and our passion was evident. We do love our llamas and alpacas and its great to read this comes across within our sessions. Olly is certainly a character on the farm who knows his job! Glad you have made some happy memories!
Written 12 April 2022
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Emily
3 contributions
Mar 2022 • Couples
A must do activity!! We loved it from start to finish , the staff were very friendly and knowledgeable, and we even had the lady who owns it on our trek and she was lovely too. The llamas were very cute and affectionate and every single one had its own personality. Will definitely be back to do it again. We didn't want to leave when the trek finished or say bye to our llamas Mike and Lloyd. But we did purchase key rings with them on to remember our experience. To top it off the weather was lovely 🦙🌞 Emily and claire
Written 22 March 2022
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We are really pleased you enjoyed Mike and Lloyd, they are both cheeky chaps! Thank you so much for leaving us a review, the weather does help as at least you would have been also able to enjoy our amazing views of the valley! Thanks again, glad you have to key rings for long lasting memories.
Written 12 April 2022
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Mary B
18 contributions
Feb 2022
A huge Thank You to Jess and Caroline for a wonderful Birthday Trek with the adorable Rupert, who was a perfect gentleman and didn't spit once! Cannot fault this experience - from initial contact, the organisation, booking etc. We had a wonderful afternoon - even the weather was smiling as this was Feb 15th and during the series of storms. Extremely well run - happy animals and visitors. Would definitely recommend and return. Just wear appropriate clothing and footwear - which we did and enjoy this amazing experience. Don't forget to ask about the options as there seem to be different trips to suite all ages and requirements. We were a family group, all adults but Tripadvisor doesn't give you this option in their list, so had to opt for family of teens. Jess certainly knows these lovely creatures inside out - so it was interesting, educational and fun. The hot drinks and cakes were very welcome at the end of this Winter trek. All round, a great time. Thanks so much.
Written 28 February 2022
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From all the team, (including Rupert)! a big thank you for taking the time to review us! We are thrilled to hear you found us 'faultless', we strive to give all our commitment to the animals and ensure our customers experience a great time and its lovely to read such positive comments . We will look into Trip Advisor and the list of our options, hopefully you will be able to return one day for a trek instead! Thanks again!
Written 12 April 2022
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Ilovefoodx
19 contributions
Feb 2022 • Family
What a fabulous morning, we were a bit apprehensive as to how the Alpacas and Llamas would be, but they were lovely, calming, funny, quirky and very beautiful animals which were full of characters.
Great Staff to tell us all about them, Beth was our guide for the morning and she was very informative and we could see and very much feel her love and passion for the Alpacas and Llamas. Beth put us very much a ease and that made the experience all worth while and pleasurable.
We had a great time and our boys loved it, we took the Alpaca and Llamas for a trek which was very cool, and the place itself is stunning also to take in as you go on the walk.
Very much recommend this experience it's great fun and different ha ha
Great Staff to tell us all about them, Beth was our guide for the morning and she was very informative and we could see and very much feel her love and passion for the Alpacas and Llamas. Beth put us very much a ease and that made the experience all worth while and pleasurable.
We had a great time and our boys loved it, we took the Alpaca and Llamas for a trek which was very cool, and the place itself is stunning also to take in as you go on the walk.
Very much recommend this experience it's great fun and different ha ha
Written 22 February 2022
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Thank you so much for taking time to review us and offer such positive comments. So pleased your boys loved their walk out with our llamas and alpacas, thanks for recommending us!
Written 12 April 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Jake W
1 contribution
Is it essential to drive to the farm? I don't see any public transport available on Google maps.
Michelle P
Brownhills, UK17 contributions
Hi, can you recommend some hotels in the area please?
llamarama2014
Harrogate, UK1 contribution
Hi, If you have a look on our website , there is an accommodation link in the top menu, this give various recommendations in the area. If you are planning to trip to us, please book before travelling to us as we only operate on a pre-booking basis. Many Thanks, I hope you find some suitable accommodation.
Joanne B
Cleethorpes, UK13 contributions
Hi sounds fab how much is it for the various trecks
llamarama2014
Harrogate, UK1 contribution
Hi! We have various options with prices ranging from £38 to £130, dependent on distance you would like to trek and also age of the participants as we have age restrictions for children. You can view all our options with their descriptions and age limits via our website at Nidderdalellamas, if you click on 'Book a Trek' all the options are listed there along with their prices.
We offer 2 experience options for those who cannot walk the distance of the treks and 3 trek options all of varying length. We are pre-booking only and not a 'visitor farm' as everything we offer is an activity and as we take animal welfare as a top priority we control our booking system this way.
To check our availability you can either complete n enquiry form through the 'Book a Trek' page on the option of your choice, or call us on 01423 711052 or email us at via our contact us page. We will be happy to help you via any of these options!
Many Thanks, we hope this helps!
Can you accommodate two people in wheelchairs for a petting and get to know session today ! Please
Ricanna - the Adventure Starts Here
Sleaford, UK4 contributions
I would say getting to the barn for a petting session was wheelchair friendly.
Taylor N
Lincoln, UK5 contributions
Hi there, are the animals at your attraction allowed to retire and if so, what happens when they are unable to complete the trails anymore please? I’d love to meet them but worry about the welfare of animals used for entertainment. Thanks.
llamarama2014
Harrogate, UK1 contribution
Hi there, Thanks for your question. I'm pleased you have asked this as gives us an opportunity to explain our passion for our animals.
Llamas and alpacas are very interactive animals and if they have the personality where they enjoy being around people, they love to go out for treks. We have a large herd and can clearly assure you all our animals are part of our family and every single one is treated as an individual. We work with everyone of them on an individual basis every single day in terms of feeding, checking health and ensuring their well being. If we detect a health issue we act straight away and make a decision to either call our vet, or deal with minor ailments ourselves. We then would not allow that animal to take part in any form of trek or experience until we are 100% sure they fit and well again. We have a rota for our animals on the experiences and treks to ensure none of them are ever in a position that they wouldn't want to go out or engage with customers. We have strict limited places on each option and always put our animals welfare first. We therefore often refusing bookings as although we have more animals that could trek, we are very strict with their complete rest days, putting welfare above any revenue. In terms of retirement, each animal is an individual, there is not 'set age', we know them all so well that we make a judgement on how much they are asked to do and we start to reduce their work accordingly dependent on that animals presentation. If we feel they need to completely retire they still have a home with us here for life as we love them all as part of the family. Even though they may have retired from trekking, as they have been used to interaction they often want to take part in simply meeting people. If they were just left in a field, they would become very miserable and feel rejected, making them very unhappy. Each animal knows its name and each one is special to us. We also take in rescue llamas and nurture them back to health or re-build their confidence in humans. Some may remain with us or if not we may re-home but ONLY after checking out a new home and assessing the animals future with that home. We have been known to take llamas back too if their new owner's circumstances change as we like to ensure they have the best possible care. We have the highest welfare standards possible. All our animals are precious to us and valued as individuals not just an animals that attract people to us.
I hope this enables you to see how passionate we are about all our llamas and alpacas. if you do decide to book, I'm confident you will clearly see this when you are here spending time with us, as every member of our happy team loves each an every animal. You could also check us out on the series 'The Yorkshire Vet' - channel 5. Our vet is Julian Norton and we often appear on the programme when he is attending to some of our llamas.
Helen C
Warrington, UK5 contributions
Hi There,
I have an 81 yer old Mum who would love to do this. She walks with a stick. Would the trek be suitable? What’s the distance ? x
Charlotte W
6 contributions
Check out the different options available. The Interactive Experience is probably the best option for your mum, it’s a 40 minute walk on mostly flat ground.
H T
Halifax, UK30 contributions
What ages is this suitable for?
llamarama2014
Harrogate, UK1 contribution
Hi, Thank you for your enquiry. We offer mainly adult activities.
All children must be over 7yrs to be permitted on the farm, it is not suitable for young children and we can not accept babies on the farm. All children must be over 10yrs to do the first of our short treks and 12 yrs to do the 2 longer treks.
Our website gives full information relating the all our experience and trekking options under 'Book A Trek' tab. Please note we are a pre-booking activity only. Hope this helps!
romzi2015
Shah Alam, Malaysia10 contributions
I would like to visit the animals sometimes between 27 th-30 th december this year with a 17 and 11 year old kids. Can you let me know how far is nidderdale Llamas to harrogate town centre and how to get there ? If my daughter (17 year old) want to walk the llamas, how much will the charge be ? Do other family members get to walk along with her?
Thank you in advance for your reply.
llamarama2014
Harrogate, UK1 contribution
Hi, The centre is 12 miles from Harrogate town centre, you need to travel either by taxi or No.24 bus. Directions and public transport information is given on booking. If you let us know on booking you would be travelling by public transport then we can offer you more information. Your children are both old enough to do the Scenic Farm Trek, we offer spectator places too if you want to join in, every place is chargeable as everyone joining is engages in the full experience. We have family experiences too. Full information regards the experiences and treks we offer are listed on the website under 'book a trek page'. We still have available places on the dates you are in Harrogate, but pre booking is essential, we are not a visitor farm and people can not just turn up, so please get in touch via the website or telephone to make your booking.
Many Thanks for your enquiry!
Mike M
Redcar, UK13 contributions
We have two small and well behaved dogs. Could they accompany us to see the llamas or not?
llamarama2014
Harrogate, UK1 contribution
Hi, Thank you for your enquiry. I'm sorry but although your dogs are very well behaved, the llamas can become very unsettled with dogs around their area and we can not allow dogs to walk alongside them on the treks. Llamas are highly sensitive creatures and although we do meet dogs out on the treks, we only pass the dogs, if they were to walk with us it would be very un-settling to the llamas. therefore not a relaxing experience for llamas or humans! . Some people book a short experience and leave their dogs in the vehicle then walk them on the footpaths around the farm afterwards, so this is an option you may want to consider.
Can I bring my 10 year old son?
Gwen J
Mackay214 contributions
Children would love the experience. At the end of our short trek they showed a variety of smaller animals and I thought the whole experience was ideal for children/familes. Very informative and educational too.
Frequently Asked Questions about Nidderdale Llamas
- Nidderdale Llamas is open:
- Mon - Fri 08:00 - 20:00
- Sat - Sun 07:00 - 21:00
- Hotels near Nidderdale Llamas:
- (0.06 km) Glynhaven Guest House
- (0.12 km) Lyndale Guest House
- (0.10 km) The Willow Bed And Breakfast
- (0.12 km) Talbot House
- (0.11 km) The Crown Inn
- Restaurants near Nidderdale Llamas:
- (0.14 km) Cocoa Joe's
- (0.12 km) The Old Granary Tea Shop
- (0.14 km) The Pancake House
- (0.12 km) The Crown Inn
- (0.11 km) Just Delicious
- Attractions near Nidderdale Llamas:
- (0.00 km) Pateley Bridge Nidderdale Museum
- (0.09 km) Nidderdale Museum
- (0.16 km) Knaresborough Viaduct
- (0.14 km) Oldest Sweet Shop In England
- (0.09 km) Boatfield Fly Fishing