Shaftsbury Alpacas - Home of The Alpaca Shack — Attraction in Shaftsbury

Sadly, the owner was rude & unfriendly. Her greeting upon arrival was “Get your money ready, I’ll be right there.”She did not say hello or thanks for coming, be right with you. She did not inform us how long we’d need to wait for a tour. We had 2 small children with us who giggled at her alpacas and the owner stuck her head out the gift shop door and said “You can’t yell at the alpacas or they will spit at you.” Ok, so have you ever had a 3 or 4 year old at your farm before?? Are you aware that they are all loud? Sign says three and under no charge, do you expect all small children to be silent on your tours? I have never been to a farm this inhospitable. As a hobby farm owner this type of interaction with the public is what gives the rest of us a bad reputation. This lady should sell her products online or at markets, she does not have the personality to be hosting people on...

We unexpectedly came across Sandy's place and had to stop when we saw we could visit the alpacas. For $5 a person, I figured we would get to pet some alpacas for a few minutes and be on our way. The experience was above and beyond what I expected. Sandy brought us into one of the enclosures to introduce us to the female group of alpacas. She was really informative and taught us a lot about these beautiful animals and what it takes to run an alpaca farm. You can tell the animals are really well taken care of. We were there for easily over an hour. Sandy was a blast to listen to. It was such a fun time. She even offered to take some pics and then one of the alpacas decided to...

AMAZING! It is $5 per person. We were there for almost two hours. Sandy was super informative and this was honestly an above and beyond experience. You get to enter into the pen and learn all about the alpacas and a little bit of background of their lineage. Got to browse in the shop were there is so many soft variations of clothing/ accessories. We got to take several pictures with an alpaca and got to feel their warm fiber fur. We went on a cold day so I am definitely looking forward returning and seeing them in the summer time! 10/10...