About Balnuith Alpacas
Rare breed farm specialising in alpacas, miniature donkeys, rare Poitou donkeys and Falabella miniature horses.
Walk and Talk Alpaca Experience available
Balnuith Alpacas Description
Balnuith Alpacas is part of Balnuith Rare Breed Farm in Angus, just on the outskirts of Dundee
We specialise in Alpacas, Miniature Donkeys and Falabella Miniature Horses.
We breed all of these animals on our farm on a small personal scale. All of the animals are hand fed and cared for personally.
The alpacas are 100% Scottish, having been bred on our farm, sheared once a year by the specialist Australian shearer who travels through the country to visit the few alpaca farmers in Scotland.
Once the fleece has been cleaned by hand of the twigs and general debris, it is sent off to The Border Mill at Duns in the Scottish Borders where is it processed individually and returned as luxury balls of wool bearing the name of our lovely alpaca who donated their fleece.
The fleece is 100% natural, there has been nothing added from the day it grew on the animal.
Once the wool arrives back in Angus, I spend many happy hours hand knitting the lovely gift items to share with my new alpaca lovers.
I can therefore guarantee that my alpaca products are 100% Scottish, not many people can say that these days.
Alpaca wool is a natural, organic product which is more luxurious than cashmere. It is also very warm as the fibres are natural and bond together naturally providing the warmth.
Quality alpacas are bred for the fineness and density of their fleece. A fine fleece means that each individual fibre is fine but when combined with the density it means that there are many of the fine fibres. This provides a luxurious wool which gives a soft, natural warmth.
The lesser quality fleece from the leg areas can be used for felting or bedding as it has a more course fibre which would give a bit of an itch if processed into wool.
For those who knit, I sell the wool as balls for you to inject your own creativity. What I can say is that when you knit with alpaca wool, it leaves a lovely smooth feeling to your fingers where processed wool can leave your fingers dry and course.
That's the educational part of the alpaca story but the real excitement is when the babies are born in the summer . . . . . . . . your heart just melts!
Reviews
Alpaca Walking was a fun way to spend Easter Sunday πππ
For those lovely people who have been asking for details.
Alison x
Sunshine, Alpacas, Visitors......just beautiful πππ
Cuteness Alert ππππ
Fun in the Glorious Angus Sunshine π
Meet our fine selection of beautiful Rare Breed animals before selecting your own alpaca to enjoy a tranquil stroll in the Angus countryside.
Β£20 per person.
Alpaca Walking in the Scottish Sunshine with lots of smiles and laughter πππ
Hello Dazzle π
Alpaca Walking as a birthday surprise and because Grandmas are Awesome πππ
So sweet. Thank you Breagha πππ
Letβs pretend we werenβt frozen in the Scottish Springtime πππ
Delighted to welcome this lovely family group for Sunday Morning Alpaca Walking πππ
Come and meet our exciting Rare Breed Animals and learn all about beautiful alpacas before choosing your very own to stroll leisurely in the tranquil Angus countryside π
Happy Smiles Galore for todayβs Alpaca Walkers πππ
This weekβs alpaca walkers have landed lucky with the gorgeous sunshine πππ
Champion Dazzle kindly donated her lovely grey fleece for this very trendy hand knitted beanie.
No two designs are ever the same and are all made to order at Β£45 including Gift Packaging π
It sure was a beautiful day for Alpaca Walking ππ
Come and meet our Rare Breed Animals and enjoy a leisurely stroll with your choice of alpaca in the beautiful Angus countryside.
Β£20 per person. Each visit will last 1.5 hours.
Itβs a pleasure to share our beautiful alpacas with such lovely people πππ
Wot a fabulous day out .. Allison is simply the best .. everyone must go and see the farm and all the gorgeous alpacas
Itβs the place for the best day out..οΏ½οΏ½οΏ½οΏ½οΏ½οΏ½οΏ½
What a brilliant place my kids had an absolutely fab time would deffo be coming bk
We had a fantastic time walking the Alpacas at Balnuith Farm. Alison was lovely and spent time showing us around the farm and telling us lots of interesting facts. My 3 year old daughter was too young to walk the Alpacas but Alison gave her a toy Alpaca to walk which she loved. She told me she liked it better than a friends birthday party and that they are her new favourite animal. We would love to visit again!
We booked an Alpaca walk today for a family of four and we all absolutely loved it! Alison was a fantastic host and explained the animals to us and the children can't wait to come back οΏ½
Thoroughly enjoyed a day with the alpacas, walking them and then crafting afterwards with their wool, to take home a really special memento - definitely recommend a visit!! οΏ½
The world best place :D <3
Lovely fluffy alpacas and lovley donkeys :D
It was an amazing day there.
Thank you Alison. ;*
Thanks to Alison for her friendly and informative tour today. Loved seeing all the animals especially Ginger spice the Maine coon cat who gave us a warm welcome!! Wonderful to take baby Alpaca Galaxy for a walk. Would highly recommend to others to visit xx
Thank you so much for today, Mum loved it and was so happy to finally meet and walk the donkeys. Itβs great how you take time to explain about all the animals. The photo at the end was a lovely surprise too, we didnβt expect that. Will definitely be back again. οΏ½
Thank you for a wonderful morning on the farm. We all thoroughly enjoyed our very informative tour and the children just loved the animals. Donkey Bond and Cilla Bark are a great double act. Brilliant οΏ½
Thank you Alison for an amazing morning ! We loved every bit of it. Loved meeting all the animals and taking the Alpacas for a walk. Looking forward to another visit with you already.
Had an amazing experience yesterday and loved meeting all the animals. Alison made you feel very welcome and was really informative about all the animals. Would definately recommend to anyone and cant wait to go back.οΏ½
Had a lovely afternoon yesterday meeting all the animals. Alison was great giving us lots of information and time to interact with all the gorgeous animals. We all really enjoyed the experience!
Had a great time yesterday on our alpaca trek! It was so good to meet all the other animals too especially wee Donkey Bond. Alison was fab and so knowledgeable. Would definitely recommend - thank you so much! οΏ½ x
Had a brilliant afternoon at the farm with lovely hostess Alison who showed us round and was a font of information about all the animals living there; a llama, miniature donkeys, geese, chickens, goats, giant donkeys, the awesome alpacas and one crazy ginger cat who gave us lots to laugh at. Definitely recommended for all ages.
Great time this morning walking the Alpacas. It was also great to meet Donky Bond, Cilla Bark, Dolly Barkin, Ginger Spice and all the other animals. Fantastic experience and an education as well π
Fantastic morning with friends. Had a great time and got to see lots of beautiful animals. Then walking the alpacasοΏ½ Brought my 3 month old along in a sling which was no problem at all. Alison and her husband are lovely οΏ½ thank you again, Forever done a great job on her walk. οΏ½
Awesome morning meeting all of the residents and walking the alpacas! So much good work being done at this farm! Iβll definitely be back! Emily will be my choice again and I hope she doesnβt behave all over again οΏ½οΏ½οΏ½ x
An awesome morning out, a MUST do! The farm tour was fantastic but the star of the show was definitely my walking buddy, a baby alpaca, possibly equaled by the appearance of baby donkey bond πππ will definitely be back!
Absolutely wonderful morning at the farm seeing all the animals. Massive thanks to Alison for sparing some time to show us round. The highlight for me was taking the Alpacas for a walk. Highly recommend a visit!!!