skip to Main Content

Full steam ahead for 2025!

Hello everyone!
Here we are in 2025 and raring to go, well, actually we have already begun delivering our wonderful wellbeing visits to various organisations across Norfolk, Suffolk, East Cambridgeshire and North Essex.
We have great ideas for this year and continue to grow, focusing on spreading our minidonk magic on the positive and fulfilling wellbeing visits that we love to do!

Hopefully you will see us out and about in our new lorry! Pop along and say hello to us at one of our public events which are advertised on the events page.

Remember if you would like to book a visit please email us at info@minidonks.org.uk or download and fill in the booking form and a member of our team will be in touch.

A big shout out to everyone that continues to support our work, and to everyone out there that needs some MiniDonk therapy.

Love from all at MiniDonks

Maude’s Makes and Bakes Cookbook is available now

Choose from A4, A5 or even an E-Book version!

Shop Now
Maude's Makes and Bakes

What do we do?

We bring our gentle and friendly miniature donkeys to your community group, voluntary organisation, dementia group or special needs group.

We are based in South Norfolk and operate across Norfolk, Suffolk, East Cambridgeshire and North Essex. Basically, we visit anywhere where a mood boosting donkey visit would help people with their wellbeing.

If you want our donkeys to come to a Wedding, Private Party, Event or even a Funeral we can do that too.

Miniature Donkeys in stable
Big Smile

Why do we do it?

Having worked with family carers professionally and having been a family carer for two parents with dementia, the group’s founder knows firsthand how stress can be relieved by spending time with these beautiful animals.

Sarah lost her mum to dementia in April 2017 and took the decision to set up a social enterprise to bring the benefits of interacting with mini donkeys to as wide an audience as possible.

Office Donkeys

How do you book a visit?

If you would like to find out more about how our visits work or would like to book a visit, you can e-mail us, give us a call or download a booking form.

Our visits do book up quite quickly and if you have a specific date in mind (wedding, summer fete, special birthday) call us to reserve your date. Bookings are confirmed on receipt of a completed booking form.

Mini Donks on Facebook

Russet 'Maude' Magic

Dinky Donk 'Maude' Mascot

Unfortunately, MAUDE is currently sold out, please mail sponsor@minidonks.org.uk if you would like to pre-order.

Sponsor a Donkey

Make a Donation

Mini Donks Donations

Feedback from previous visits

One of our residents who is living with being blind prefers spending time in her room as she becomes very anxious. This visit has made her day, she wrapped her arms around the donkey and said ‘Thank you’. September 2024

The highlight of our visit today was that animal lovers all said how lovely it was to see the donkeys come into their home and talked excitedly about them. The resident’s faces lit with joy when they were able to stroke them. There was laughter and an amazing atmosphere/“buzz” about the home. One bedbound resident who very rarely smiles didn’t want to participate but appeared calmer and her expression changed to showing happiness when they saw the donkey. May 2024

We loved seeing patients and staff enjoying time stroking, grooming, walking and talking to the donkeys. It was amazing to see patient’s reactions and interactions to these beautiful animals. Everyone that saw them could not help but smile. October 2024

It has been such a brilliant afternoon, to see patients and their families create such heartfelt memories is priceless! October 2024

To see the smiles and enjoyment on the children’s faces is always heartwarming. To witness the children listening intently and following instruction form unfamiliar adults is great. September 2024

The donkeys bring a bit of magic to our residents day, the residents forget their situation for a while, they cant help smiling (or rather beaming) as they meet the donkeys and chat for a long time about seeing them. July 2024

The highlight was to see a man with a terminal illness smiling and laughing and and watching the face of a lady with dementia light up as she talked to the donkey. November 2024

Cart
Back To Top