Walking with alpacas

Geoff Moore visits Cary Alpacas in Yeovil for Discover Animals to find out how retired Navy wren and prison officer Kim Williams went about setting up her farm.

Realising the pleasure that visiting the alpacas gave to people, she decided to focus on offering two-hour experiences, including a chance to walk with them, to anyone who needed it.

She welcomed her first baby alpaca in 2014 and has now had 7 births altogether, with five more due in July.

She regularly hosts adults with learning difficulties along with a yearly visit from children suffering from radiation poisoning from the Chernobyl disaster who help out with the herd.

Find out more about how she fell in love with the alpacas in our film below:

For further information on how to book a visit, go to Cary Alpacas and for more of Geoff’s videos, head to The Travel Trunk.

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