Charnwood Forest Alpacas - Swadlincote

Ewa K.

Fantastic day ! Well recommended for everyone-magical peaceful place- beautiful landscape, with lots of happy animals ( over 200 alpacas) great unforgettable experience ! It was ours first time ever horse ridding - daughter’s best birthday present ! I’d like to thank you to our lovely guide Beth , she was supportive, patience ,kind, open, friendly, positive young lady and took great photos on our journey around farm.
Plus - Cafe on the farm serve delicious food
And all the staff is very helpful
Thank you
I would love to return again

Bradley C.

An Unforgettable Alpaca Adventure!

We had the absolute best time walking with alpacas, and we can't recommend it enough! Winchester and Stanley were the stars of the show—both full of personality and so much fun to be around. Winchester strutted like he owned the place, while Stanley was the curious and mischievous one, keeping us entertained the whole way.

A huge shoutout to Molly, our guide, who was incredibly knowledgeable and made the experience even better. She gave us loads of interesting facts, helped us bond with our alpaca companions, and made sure everything ran smoothly. You can tell she genuinely loves what she does!

If you're thinking about trying this experience—do it! We’ll definitely be back for more alpaca adventures.

— Bradley & Charley

Lily-Mae H.

Something a little bit different but lots of fun and laughs were had throughout. We had a fantastic time walking the alpacas, they were very gentle and clearly well cared for. Thank you to our guide Sally, who was very knowledgable and taught us lots about these friendly animals as we were walking around.

Adam B.

Visited here today for a surprise birthday present. The experience was fantastic, well presented my alpaca was called malteser, the staff were very friendly our guide was Molly , she gave lots of good information about the alpacas.
Definitely will visit again.

Shelley M.

Loved my experience. Alpacas were so friendly and fun to walk. Cafe was good.

dean B. (.

Review for Horse trek with afternoon tea.

We have always fancied having a go at riding a horse but never got round to actually doing it. Myself and my wife stumbled across this place on Facebook and decided to give it a go.

Once you have arrived and signed in you are given a short briefing and fitted out for a suitable hat. Our briefing was provided by a lovely lady Megan who was extremely thorough. She explained what the trek involved, who our horses would be and asked if either of us need extra assistance or advice on anything.

You are then taken to meet your horses and helped onto them with explanations of holding the reigns and how your feet should be in the stirrups and also the control and manoeuvring.

Megan then placed a lead on my wife's horse and lead the way at a nice steady pace. Just a gentle stroll across a beautiful fielded farm with amazing views. we stopped about halfway for the horses to enjoy some fresh grass and a photo opportunity. Then it was a nice steady stroll back to the farm again soaking up all the scenery and these magnificent animals. Once back we were guided on how to disembark from the horses, asked if we had any further questions and directed to our afternoon tea.

I've attached a picture of the afternoon tea as it was by far the best put together tea I have experienced in a nice cozy little cafe and was really enjoyable.

Hands down one of the best experiences we have had.

Staff were exceptionally polite and knowledgeable.
Site was clean and well maintained.
And the animals were magnificent.

We will be visiting again soon.

Amelia H.

Thank you so much for a lovely day and donkey grooming experience. The animals are clearly loved and well looked after, the staff are lovely and the food is great. I can’t fault this place and I hope to visit again someday. 😊

Chloe G.

A lovely day out, staff are all very lovely and welcoming too. We unfortunately got our times mixed up and arrived later then expected and the kind staff members were able to rearrange this on the same day so my mother didn’t miss out.

Very good experience for kids too.

Only downfall is website stated that the cafe was closed and we couldn’t add an afternoon tea on but when we got there it was open, and we had already had our own pack lunch because of this.
I also found it quite confusing on the website as you couldn’t add more than one activity to your basket, you had to do it all separately.

I also think more signs stating where each activity is located could be done, as we wasn’t sure whether we was standing at the right place when waiting for an activity.

Over all fantastic experience would definitely come again.