From Fluff to Features: The Story Behind the Hensting Alpacas App 🦙📱

 What started as a field full of curious alpacas and happy walkers has now gone digital — we’re incredibly excited to officially launch the Hensting Alpacas mobile app, available now on both Android and Apple!

But like any great adventure, getting here wasn’t a straight line — it was a journey full of learning, late nights, design tweaks, and (of course) alpaca distractions.

Here’s the behind-the-scenes look at how the app came to life.

🧠 Why We Built an App

As our walks and following grew, we realised we needed a better way to:

• Make booking quicker and easier

• Share farm updates with our regular visitors

• Reward loyal walkers with in-app perks

• Showcase the herd and upcoming events without relying on social media alone

Our goal? Keep things simple, helpful, and fun — just like our walks.

🛠️ The Building Process (Fluff Optional)

We started by listing the features our visitors kept asking for:

• “Can I book through my phone?”

• “Do you offer discount codes?”

• “How do I know if a walk is cancelled due to weather?”

• “Is there an easy way to view my walk details again?”

From there, we built the app from the ground up — connecting it to our booking system, shop, photo gallery, rewards program, and more.

There were moments we tested it while surrounded by alpacas, and yes — one tried to eat the test device.

📲 What the App Can Do

The Hensting Alpacas app is now your pocket-sized paddock:

• Book your alpaca walk in seconds

• Unlock monthly rewards (surprise discounts and treats!)

• View our photo gallery and featured alpacas

• Get instant updates if a walk is rescheduled or weather changes

• Access special events and experiences, like Baby Alpaca Walks and Accessible Walks

• Shop alpaca gifts and poo-based plant boosters right from the app

📢 Download It Now

📱 For Android:
👉 https://alpacas-hampshire.co.uk/go/a

📱 For iPhone:
👉 https://alpacas-hampshire.co.uk/go/i

🙌 Thank You

We couldn’t have done this without the support of our incredible walkers, followers, and fluff-loving community.
Thank you for coming along with us — both in the fields and now… in the App Store.

We hope you love using the app as much as we loved creating it (and yes, we’re already planning future features — hint: more fluff, more rewards).

See you soon on the trails!

—
Derek & The Hensting Alpacas Team