- All ages
- 2 hr entry
Come visit the gorgeous micro-pigs, miniature donkeys, teddy bear sheep, pygmy goats and alpacas. And what could be nicer than relaxing with tea and cake in the Mini Cafe afterwards?
Quick Details
Your One-to-One Micro Pig Experience
Your chance to walk one of our tame micro pigs around a beautiful Kentish orchard. This experience is for an adult micro pig walk for one person.
Includes entry to Huckleberry Woods micro animal adventures for up to two hours.
You’ll have plenty of opportunity to stroke the piggies, take photos and ask questions during your walk. You can stop to greet the miniature donkeys, alpacas, Teddy Bear sheep ducks and chickens as you go.
The pigs go at their own pace, they may amble about slowly or be feeling much more energetic, with running involved – it all depends on the piggy on the day. You can drop the lead if the pig is going too fast for you at any time. They may also decide to stand around and munch the windfall fruit in the summer, it depends entirely on the piggy and we always let our piggies set the pace.
Please be aware that micro, mini and tea cup pigs are just different names for the same type of piggy. Despite what the internet would like you to believe, they don’t stay as small as a piglet for their whole lives, this is a myth. A fully grown micro pig will reach around 6 stone. They’re wonderful animals and very small compared to other pigs but please don’t expect them to stay as tiny as a piglet for their whole lives.
You’ll be accompanied for most of your walk by a Huckleberry Woods pig handler to help you and your piggy stay safe.
All prices include VAT.
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This experience is equally enjoyable for adults on their own or sensible children over 4 years of age. You have to be steady on your feet and able to remain calm and quiet around the animals. This experience is not suitable for the under 4s or people who may be a little wobbly on their feet.
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Friends and family are welcome to book a piggy walk at the same time as yours. Or they can watch all the fun from a few paces behind your pig – you just need to be careful not to crowd round them. However, it’s not possible to share the pig between you. They’ll need a spectator or visitor entry ticket to spectate.
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Although still very small compared to an average sized pig, an adult micro pig is well past the tiny tea-cup piglet stage – they’re about the size of a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, but still adorable.
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Your pig walk will last around 20 minutes before the pigs go home for a drink and a rest. Your experience will take place at some point during our 2-hour session, but not necessarily as soon as you arrive. You’re welcome to stay for the rest of the session to mingle with our other animals in the orchard.
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There are friendly, free ranging animals wandering around the orchard. Do be prepared for them to get up close.
Huckleberry Woods is not a gravel pathway, chemical weed killer type of place – it’s wild and back to nature. It’s located in a small private orchard and is charming and understated rather than large, slick and commercial. It’s not the sort of place where you rush between loads of animal enclosures, vending machines and other distractions. A visit here offers an hour or two of peace and serenity. Time to relax. Time to ‘be’ not just ‘do’ and time to reconnect with nature. Please consider whether this type of relaxing experience is your cup of tea before booking. The experience is totally outside. Huckleberry Woods is a Covid secure venue.
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If you’d like to order any animal food (one bag per booking to avoid the animals getting fat!) or tea and cakes; you can add these to your basket during online checkout.
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If you’d like to buy a small amount of animal food (please restrict this to one bag per group to avoid the animals getting fat!), or tea and cakes – you can add this to your online order.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO WEAR CLOSED TOED FOOTWEAR FOR YOUR VISIT (NO FLIP FLOPS OR SANDALS). You won’t be able to come in with open toed footwear. This is for your safety.
Please do try and arrive on time at the beginning of your session. If you arrive late you might have a wait to be let in as we’ll usually be helping other people with animal experiences. Call 07929 871465 to tell us you’re waiting.