
Lakeham Alpacas is situated in a high position overlooking the beautiful Teign Valley just a few miles from the city of Exeter, Devon, England.
Alpacas for all reasons Lakeham Alpacas is the realization of a dream that began in the 1950's when Liz Brookes first saw beautiful garments made from Alpaca yarn, brought back from Peru by her businessman father. When the opportunity arose in 2000 to acquire a starter herd she took it up enthusiastically and from an initial 7 females bought from Bozedown Alpacas, developed on to its current size of 41. Much mainstream alpaca breeding is aimed at white fleeced animals which give processors maximum choice in dyeing. Lakeham Alpacas has instead a policy of developing alpacas that display the wonderful range of natural fleece colours, in conjunction with breed improvement through the use of top quality stud males from major breeders including Classical MileEnd Alpacas, Bozedown Alpacas and Alpha Alpacas. Making contact with other breeders and introducing a wider public to alpacas and their qualities has led us to attend County and Agricultural shows. Most people seeing alpacas for the first time ask “What do you do with them”? This led us to develop our banner ‘Alpacas for All Reasons’ After 10 years of breeding alpacas, we have joined forces with a few other, local breeders to offer a wider choice of animals to our Clients. Our first venture was the formation of the Dartmoor Alliance with West Webburn Alpacas and Batts Brook Alpacas. This is a loose Co-operative which enables us to share resources and offer support to Clients in the Dartmoor Area. Recently we have set up an association with another local breeder, Hollycombe Alpacas. Hollycombe has established, in effect, a closed herd by installing double fencing around their whole paddock area to be absolutely sure of excluding vectors which, conceivably, introduce bTB, a major concern of today. We include, under our Heading "Alpacas for Sale", examples of animals from our partners, in addition to those available from our own herd. We would invite you to click on our "Links" page to visit their sites for further choice of alpacas and details of various "packages" designed to offer excellent value to those seeking starter herds. Alpacas are famous for their superfine non allergenic fleece. We now offer everything from raw fleeces for hand spinners , through balls of "wool" from our herd , those of our partners and Clients and garments ranging from simple scarves to cardigans and other knitwear. Our fleece is processed by The Natural Fibre Co of Launceston who have real expertise in converting raw fleece to top quality worsted yarn Come and see us and get to know about alpacas and love them as much as we do, but be warned, they are addictive. Once you’re hooked you’re hooked!

Liz's Log

Widecombe Fair - 22/09/2009

Once again, together with our partners in the Dartmoor Alliance, West Webburn Alpacas and Dartmoor Llama Walks we had a great day. Though it was clear from the number of visi... Read this Blog

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The Cria Season
05/09/2011 - news
With the Summer Shows all over (bar Widecombe) we can now concentrate on enjoying the arrival of new crias - and concentrate on halter training the 2010 issue.

Summer Shows
18/07/2011 - event
Together with our friends in the Dartmoor Alliance of Alpaca Breeders, We will be at several Devon Shows this Summer.

Humming-Rolex
04/05/2011 - news
How you can call a really spectacular Stud "Humming Rolex" is beyond me.

Collabear Isabella
04/05/2011 - news
Isabella is REALLY different, a "fancy" with a superb fleece and lovely nature.

Collabear Bramble
04/05/2011 - news
Bramble is just one of several alpacas bought from the recent dispersal sale by Collabear Alpacas.

Retirement in distant sight
11/02/2011 - event
We thought that 2011 would be be our last complete year of alpaca breeding. After 10 years involvement in this thoroughly rewarding occupation, we are becoming "crumblies" more suited to going to Shows as observers not participants-----but!

Widecombe Fair.
30/08/2010 - event
We will be at Widecombe Fair again this year with our Dartmoor friends West Webburn Alpacas. 14thSeptember

Honiton Show 2010
30/08/2010 - event
Our only show this year and a good result.

Great Sales Season
30/08/2010 - news
Despite economic doom and gloom and dire bTb threats, we have had a great year!

Open Day October 25th
22/09/2009 - event
An Open Day for visitors to come and see alpacas and llamas will be held at the Poundsgate (Dartmoor) base of West Webburn Alpacas by the Dartmoor Alliance of Alpaca Breeders.

Devon Organic Festival 20th September
15/09/2009 - event
Lakeham Alpacas will be at the first Devon Organic Festival, Haldon Forest Park near Exeter on 20th September from 11.00

Widecombe Fair
26/08/2009 - event
Never mind grey mares, come and see us with our Dartmoor Alliance partners at Widecombe Fair on Tuesday 8th September!

Honiton Show reviewed
10/08/2009 - news
Honiton was a great Show - shame about the weather

Honiton Show
03/08/2009 - event
See us at Honiton on Thursday 6th August

Totnes Show - Review
03/08/2009 - news
Despite WW1 mud conditions - it was a good Show - pity about the traffic!

Totnes & District Show 30th July
27/07/2009 - event
The Dartmoor Alliance of Alpaca breeders ( f which Lakeham Alpacas is a member) will be at the Totnes Show this week - come and visit us.

Choc Ice
13/05/2009 - news
A first for Choc Ice

Brownie Invasion!
25/04/2009 - news
Lakeham Alpacas hosts a visit by local Brownie pack

SWAG Spring Show and Sale -April 2009
09/01/2009 - event
Come and see us at the BAS (SWAG) Spring Show and Sale. We will have alpacas both in the Show and at the Sale. We would be really pleased to meet you to talk about alpacas - and maybe to establish you with a Starter Herd

Breeding again -at last
03/07/2008 - event
2 years of movement restrictions caused by FMD and Bluetongue have caused havoc in our breeding programme. We are - at last - on the way!

Open Day 2008
03/07/2008 - event
After last year's success, the Dartmoor Alliance is staging another Open Day at Lakeham Farm on 13th September

Llama
10/01/2008 - news
llama to join the alpaca family

Flock Guards
27/09/2007 - event
BBC News - alpacas used for chicken protection in Cornwall. Lakeham Alpacas News - we are already doing this in Devon!

Lakeham Jodie
female
£2500.00
for sale

Lakeham Rico
male
£450.00
SOLD

Lakeham Twinkle
female
£2500.00
for sale

Lakeham Jayne
female
£3000.00
for sale

Lakeham Tiana
female
£3000.00
for sale

Lakeham Kerry
female
£2000.00
for sale

Lakeham Hazel
female
£3000.00
for sale

Lakeham Aldo
male
£350.00
for sale

Batts Brook Moneypenny
female
£p.o.a
for sale

Molly and Moneypenny (Batts Brook)
female
£4000.00
for sale

Nula (Batts Brook Nula)
female
£3000.00
for sale

Little Gem (Batts Brook Little Gem)
female
£3000.00
for sale