Do you yearn for a llama adventure? Then you’ve come to the right place…
Pembrokeshire Llama Sanctuary aims to provide a permanent home for any llama in need on the mainland of Britain. We seek to provide ongoing care, food, appropriate habitat, behavioural training and veterinary aid where required. We work with local community groups and schools to educate and promote awareness of llamas.
Additionally, we have our own herd of llamas that help raise funds for the sanctuary via our famous valley llama treks. We are the oldest camelid trekking centre in West Wales - a small family run organisation operating for nearly a decade now in a safe and fun environment.
Take a walk with our llamas
We run guided llama walks and trekking expeditions every week, all year round. Llamas were domesticated approximately 5000 years ago for trekking, and without such a purpose would most likely no longer exist. During your visit to Pembrokeshire Llama Sanctuary, will be able to walk with your very own haltered llama for the duration of the trek. Relax with your own personal hairy pal…and obtain the ultimate llama selfie!
A forever home for llamas
Our sanctuary aims to save any llamas in need
Pembrokeshire Llama Sanctuary was founded by llama farmers Matt Yorke, Alexandria Blackford, and Alexandra Mykhailova. Matt is a director of the British Llama Society and serves as their Llama Rehoming Coordinator. This role involves identifying and arranging new homes for any llama where the owner can no longer care for the animal. Unfortunately this scenario occurs all too often for all sorts of reasons - health, finances, change in lifestyle etc.
Over the years, Matt has worked on numerous llama rehoming cases where it looked like animals were going to have to be culled due to a lack of appropriate homes and facilities to relocate them to. A multitude of llama euthanisations have been avoided at the 11th hour due to Matt’s rehoming work, but these instances were becoming too regular and too common. As a consequence it was felt that it would be beneficial to have a base of operations for llama rehoming, where animals can be brought, trained, given medical care, and if necessary provided with a permanent lifelong home.
Matt has spent a substantial amount of time with some of the most experienced camelid trainers in the country, and as a result has developed a way of working with and training llamas that focuses on behaviour, balance, and leverage to set the stage for cooperation instead of relying on restraint and force.
It is these experiences and ongoing camelid learning that places us at the forefront of contemporary camelid rehoming initiatives in the UK.
“My boyfriend and I had such a great experience. The llamas were so lovely and funny and the walk excellent!! Nothing was too much trouble for our host and we took some great pictures of the beautiful walk and llamas of course! We are so glad we paid Pembrokeshire Llamas a visit, it was the highlight of our holiday!”
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