Farm Visits
Now Open with limited hours starting April 19th 2025
We welcome you to visit our working fibre farm - but please know we are not a *petting zoo”, you can watch the alpacas as they move from field to paddock, but there is no interaction, petting or feeding of the alpaca on the farm. You can however shop for alpaca yarn, throws, blankets and wearables in the SHED - a converted chicken coop!
NEW FOR 2025!
Alpaca Encounters
Get up close & personal with our curious and friendly alpacas at Chetwyn Farms. Enjoy the serenity of our farm in these 45 minute summer sessions where our facilitator will introduce you to the alpacas, by name (yes they all have names) make connections with their unique personalities and enjoy an informational and educational look at alpaca farming on a working fibre farm.
Self- Guided Visits
This handy farm-guide makes it easy for you to enjoy time on our farm. We have found over the years that visitors like to learn more about our herd. In this guide you will find information about alpaca characteristics, origins and fun facts about our herd.
Available as a downloadable file or to view on your tablet or mobile phone - each of our alpaca are listed by name with identifying marks or features, quirky behaviours, colour marking etc., so you can spot the alpaca that makes an impression on you! We love sharing our passion for alpaca, and as an operating fibre farm, we do everything to preserve and protect the fleece produced by our herd.
Available in two formats, individuals and families
Rescue Programs
Adopt an Alpaca
We know owning and caring for alpaca is a dream for many, but in reality it is not always viable or possible. We offer an adoption program that gives you the joy of ownership without “buying the farm”. Included in our adoption package is a one-on-one meet and greet with the alpaca (time to be mutually arranged) an adoption certificate with all the information about your chosen alpaca, annual updates and invitation to special events - and VIP discounts on any of our SHOP products! You choose from the girls (Dams) or the boys (Sires). A unique opportunity for every alpaca lover - Great for Gift-Giving too!
The SHED Studio
The SHED STUDIO – Our smaller studio space on the farm within the SHED shop offers seasonal small-scale exhibitions, Open-Studios by Artists-in- Residence, Pop-Ups and summer workshops in a more casual and relaxed setting. Watch artists practice their craft or enjoy one-of-a-kind visual displays & exhibitions or - delight in shopping for unique hand-made items in artist-created pop-up shops. You never know what will be showing in the SHED Studio!
Meet here before beginning one of our summer “mini-workshops” in painting, photography & sketching and be introduced to life on the farm from an artists point-of-view before heading out to the pastures and fields for hands-on instruction and creative exploration. The SHED studio is open during regular SHED hours.