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Amy Knight

The valleys farm that's just opened to visitors for walks with alpacas

Garth Hall Farm is a family-run business where you can walk alpacas.

Peter Edmunds, 90, and his family have been running the farm in Coedley, Tonyrefail, for 58 years but only opened the doors to the public two months ago.

Grandson Josh Edmunds, said: "We have always had sheep but that isn't interesting, everyone has sheep in Wales so we decided to invested in Alpacas."

The family own 33 alpacas and have opened up the farm to the public to walk the animals.

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You can either feed or walk the alpacas (Garth Hall Farm)

They offer sessions where you can visit the alpacas or walk them.

They have three boy alpacas they have trained. Customers can choose between Leo, Atlas or Tex.

The sessions are private so you are guaranteed to see the alpacas you want to see.

While on the farm, visitors are able to watch the alpacas being fed and are even allowed to feed the alpacas themselves.

Josh, 27 said: "We let people stalk the alpacas and get really close to them."

He said you can look out for the female alpacas who often have little ones by their side.

On the walk the alpacas are harnessed so there is plenty of opportunity to stroke them.

The Edmunds family (Garth Hall Farm)

"They are quite friendly, they'll come up and you can stroke them. "

The family bought their first alpacas in May 2020 and since then have got 33 alpacas and are continuing to breed them.

They bought the farm in 1962 and unfortunately the farmhouse was burnt down in 2004.

"We have not been able to live on the site since then but we are trying to get planning permission for it now."

The family are hoping to move back onto the farm so they can live there to look after the animals.

At the moment the walks are very popular with tourists booking tickets for weekdays and weekends.

Tickets range from £5 to £30 but under 5's can go for free.

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