Terry Barlow, owner of the Basecame North Lakes shop near the village of Troutbeck in Cumbria, said he was surprised to be told by a customer buying sausages on Monday that his animals had been spotted on the loose
Traffic was ground to a halt on the busy road when about 30 of the animals made a break for it. .
His team blocked the road while they shepherded the animals to safety. The farm animals then started to run down the busy road towards Penrith with drivers capturing the bizarre moment on camera. Staff at parent company Alpacaly Ever After said a vehicle had crashed into a 7ft fence at their site.Speaking to the BBC, he said he and his team had blocked the road for a short time before they successfully led the group back home.
He said: "Once the alpacas and llamas spotted the hole, they were too nosey to not go and explore. Then a customer came into the farm shop and casually said 'oh, your alpacas and llamas are running up the A66. Anyway, I've come to buy some of your sausages'. By the time we reached the road there were about 30 of them happily walking towards Penrith."
Cumbria police said the shop staff had returned the animals back to their field before officers were sent out. It said it was not aware of any reports of damage to the farm fence.
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