Season starts on March 2 DYFI DONKEYS

What we do
Traditional childrens’ donkey rides  in the sand dunes at Aberdyfi beach. All our donkeys are well schooled and quiet and are lead by experienced handlers.

Awards won by Dyfi Donkeys
2009 BEST INDIVIDUAL BEACH DONKEY - Mid & North Wales - Del Boy
2009 BEST GROUP OF BEACH DONKEYS - Mid & North Wales
2008 BEST INDIVIDUAL BEACH DONKEY IN BRITAIN - DEL-BOY,
2007 BEST GROUP OF BEACH DONKEYS - Mid & North Wales"
The awards are run by by the Donkey Sanctuary.  www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk .

The donkey shelter is situated next to the childrens’ playground. Safety hats are provided but not compulsory. Our donkeys will carry any child upto a weight of 8 stone and we have no lower age limit, your child will usually tell you whether they are old enough for a donkey ride or not!
The donkey season runs from Easter to the end of September.
2010 season starts on March 27th.
The donkeys will be at the beach everyday (except30/03/10)until April11th (weather permitting).
Every weekend and all school holidays from May to September.
If we have to cancel we always let the Tourist Information in Aberdyfi know. 
 
THE DONKEYS

Mosses    
12 Years old. Grey 10.2 hands tall.
The naughty donkey of the bunch.  
Opens gates and unties the leadropes.  
Nicknamed "Little tinker".  
Star at the living nativity St Idloes church   X-mas Eve 2008

Del-Boy (Delaney)    
11 years old. The big Grey with the true "cross" 13 hands tall.
"BRITAINS' BEST BEACH DONKEY 2008".  
"Best beach donkey in Mid and North Wales 2009"
A true star and he knows it.    
A real fusspot, you can send him to sleep by stroking his ears
Loves ice cream so keep yours' well away!  
Del Boy has now added acting to his repotoire and can be seen in this summer series of "Cei Bach" on SC4 as "Tudno"

Muffin    
The baby at 10 years old. 13 2 hands tall
Skewbald, with the fluffiest coat of all.
Loves carrots and as much fuss as he can get.
A true hippy at heart!    

Twister  
12 Years old. 12 hands.          
Chocolate brown - has a cross if you look closely.
Most velvety coat of all and the softest ears, although he can be fussy who he'll let touch them.
Twister will follow
He's a bit of a loner and seems to prefer people to the rest of the donks! At home he will follow me everywhere often holding onto my jumper with his teeth.
Loves polos and ginger nut biscuits.  
 
Spot    
The old boy at 15+years old. 11.2 hands.
A very fluffy skewbald.
Spot is entirely motivated by food.. not fussy what sort.....
Stingers,thistles, seaweed and even monkey puzzle trees!!!
Spot has also caught the acting bug, having to work a little harder than Del-Boy as his character is a female donkey! Spot will also be seen on TV this summer in "Cei Bach", as Tesni.

Joey    
11 years old. Stands at 11.2 hands tall  
Another skewbald but mainly white.
Joey is quiet and likes to keep out of trouble, probably the gentlest of all the donkeys.He is Spot's special friend and my husband's favorite.
Only donkey my Arab mare will let share her hay.

History
Dyfi Donkeys were established in 2006 with just two donkeys and now boast a stable of 6. They live out at Commins Coch(just past Machynlleth) on a smallholding of over 40 acres. They share their fields with two horses and a pony and can often be spotted if you are travelling to mid Wales by train.

The Dyfi Donkeys are committed to doing their bit for charity; 10 pence from every ride is donated to charity. Charities for 2010 are The Meirionnydd Special Riding Group(affiliated to RDA) www.msrg.org.uk and The Brooke ( a charity that helps working horses and donkeys in some of the poorest countries in the developing world - www.thebrooke.org.)

Part of their charity work is to do the DYFI DONKEY DAWDLE ; a 3 mile walk along the beach and back raising money for THE BROOKE. Anyone can take part either by paying an entry fee and joining us on the day , raising sponsorship money and ensuring themselves a free ride in the dawdle or just donating some money. More information from Louise or Kate on the beach or by phone 0771 702 0344 or by emailing dyfidonkeys@btinternet.com . Last years' DYFI DONKEY DAWDLE  raised a staggering £750 and we hope to raise even more this year. Watch this space for more information.

Other activities.
The donkeys are available for birthday parties(on the beach or at home), School and village fetes and shows, Christmas nativities or any time you might feel the need for a donkey. Past events include Mid Wales Housing Association Open Days, the Powys Wood Fair, Tywyn and Machynlleth junior school fetes and the Tom Holt steam rally, St Idloes church living nativity and nativity pageant, to name but a few.  
The Dyfi Donkeys are also available to do film and TV work, their first foray into this field can be seen on SC4  in "Cei Bach" with Del-lBoy and Spot mascarading as Tudno and Tesni. The three episodes can be seen in June 2010.

Contact details

 Phone 0771 702 0344 OR Email dyfidonkeys@btinternet.com