Paradise Wildlife Park
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Good place for younger kids and family days out
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It was a birthday treat from my partner and turned out to be best day ever for me!
If you love animals, especially big cats, it is a bucket list experience. We had a big cat territory private tour before the park opened to the public. Our zookeeper guide was Shirley whom I can’t thank enough for telling incredible stories about individual animals that are living in the park and sharing her genuine passion for those beautiful creatures. We would stop by each enclosure to admire the animals and hear about their background, relationships and typical behaviour. Shirley has made it all ultra-interesting!
Best part of the experience was hand feeding gorgeous snow leopards – something I will never forget. The whole process is very well explained and safe, at no point I was scared or even uncertain. Animals appreciate you for giving them food by being very camera-friendly!
After feeding the cats you get to eat your breakfast as well – overlooking an enclosure that belongs to two playful tigers. Once you’re there, you never want to leave (until you start missing the snow leopards, jaguars and white lions – other residents of this wonderful park).
If you love animals, especially big cats, it is a bucket list experience. We had a big cat territory private tour before the park opened to the public. Our zookeeper guide was Shirley whom I can’t thank enough for telling incredible stories about individual animals that are living in the park and sharing her genuine passion for those beautiful creatures. We would stop by each enclosure to admire the animals and hear about their background, relationships and typical behaviour. Shirley has made it all ultra-interesting!
Best part of the experience was hand feeding gorgeous snow leopards – something I will never forget. The whole process is very well explained and safe, at no point I was scared or even uncertain. Animals appreciate you for giving them food by being very camera-friendly!
After feeding the cats you get to eat your breakfast as well – overlooking an enclosure that belongs to two playful tigers. Once you’re there, you never want to leave (until you start missing the snow leopards, jaguars and white lions – other residents of this wonderful park).
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Nice experience.
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Had a lovely walk with our kids and a dog. Woody and open at the same time, different walking trails marked off so you won't get lost. Free parking in different corners of the park, plenty of space to enjoy. And great for mushroom hunting if you know what to pick
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Paradise Wildlife Park is a great place for a family day out. We had three generations in our party and very much enjoyed our time there EXCEPT for our lunchtime experience in the Diner. We waited 15 minutes in the queue before ordering , then a further 20 minutes for our three separate orders to come. The last order that we waited for included two childrens meals. You can not keep small children waiting that length of time! My complaint was dealt with appropriately by the chef but management needs to step in here!
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You will have fun and there’s lots to see and do , it does get very busy as you can imagine
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Went here on a weekday so nice and quiet. The Dinosaur trail was very good and they were very realistic. Saw lots of animals and they weren’t in cramped conditions which was nice to see.
Had lunch in the cafe which had a lot of choice. Reasonably priced.
We were there all morning as lots to see.
The admission price was reasonable apart from you have to pay for children two years and up which was expensive. I think they should higher the age as two is abit too much to pay at £16.00
I would recommend this park for a good day out.
Had lunch in the cafe which had a lot of choice. Reasonably priced.
We were there all morning as lots to see.
The admission price was reasonable apart from you have to pay for children two years and up which was expensive. I think they should higher the age as two is abit too much to pay at £16.00
I would recommend this park for a good day out.
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We have been here 3 times recently taking the Grandchildren for their birthday treats. There is so much to do and see and the food was good value too. The children especially loved the Dinosaur Experience with life size moving replicas of the real ones that also make sounds too. The Children's play area has so much for them to do and the Dinosaur train is great fun as well. The last time we went was Halloween weekend and there was Face painting, Pumpkin Carving and a Quiz to do as you walked around the park with the chance to win an experience day. And when we visited in the Summer the children loved the pool too. All in all a great day out, for children and adults, would thoroughly recommend it.
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We went here for the first time to do a red panda experience. Staff were friendly and helpful from the minute we arrived, the experience was great with plenty of time and information given. The zoo was slightly smaller then most but had plenty of animals and lots of talks/shows on for us to watch. The only downside of our red panda experience was the gift bags they gave you at the end we expected more then just leaflets and ads for the park, 1 fridge magnet a certificate and bunch of leaflet ads. Should get more gifts to do with your experience like a teddy or poster considering the amount of money you pay. Apart from that would still recommend people go.
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Great for kids
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A wonderful zoo with Dinosaur area and lots of parks for the kids. Animals are well looked after and lots of viewing areas. You enter on one side of the entrance road which holds the majority of parks and slides and the dinosaur walk and then you can cross the entrance road to the animal park. Highly recommended for a family day out!
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Lots to see and do here for a small local park and good to see it still going strong. Love the dinosaurs they are awesome.
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Probably the best zoo. Thoughtfully laid out. Helpful friendly staff
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The place was amazing but the food and staff serving the food did not seem with it.
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Fabulous place for people of ages. Best place to see the wonderful tigers and the gorgeous red pandas amongst all the other wonderful animals.
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While the park is ok, they do not take the Tesco clubcard points at this park and it's the one up north that does, however this is not clear. Also the price for entry compared to Colchester zoo for what you get is overpriced. They do have some unique animals that I had not seen in other UK zoo's however. The dinosaur trail is fun for the kids and the red train is enjoyable but considering price of entry I feel this should either be free or 1 trip covered in the cost of the tickets of entry.
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We were a party of 3 adults, 2 kids. The children (age 10 and 12) did the red panda feeding experience which was excellent. The keeper was really great with them, and made the experience very interesting and educational. We really enjoyed the rest of the park and encountered quite a few keepers, all of whom were friendly and took time to talk to us.
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Had a great day out here with my daughter and granddaughter 'so much to do and see absolutely loved it will be back again and again xxxx
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We visited 12th October 2019 for our daughters 8th Birthday. We invited our family along so had ages of 2 to 58 years old with us.
The weather was so unfortunate and did not stop raining which we thought would ruin the whole day. We couldn't cancel the day due to pre booking our tickets.
When we arrived there was plenty of parking and the entrance is only a few steps away. The girls on the checkouts were friendly and gave our daughter birthday wishes and a birthday card which was such a lovely start to the day.
Inside is clean, with lots of places to eat, places to play and lots of animals to see up close.
We love this place and had plenty to do and keep us occupied. Our favourite being feeding the animals.
Only disappointment we had was even tho it was an hour before closing and there were no notices, we couldn't buy any more food to feed the animals, they shut the place to buy it. And then got sent around by a few people to different places to try and find the food. But every where we were sent they said they didnt have anything to do with it.
And when going in to the gift shop to do the sand art at 5pm (closing was 6pm). They told us we were not allowed as it was closed. But it was out on the table so we didnt really understand why.
Bit upsetting for our daughter as we had promised that could be her birthday souvenir and if we had known that they shut it earlier, we would have done it at the beginning of the day.
But other than that everything else was amazing.
Will be visiting again
The weather was so unfortunate and did not stop raining which we thought would ruin the whole day. We couldn't cancel the day due to pre booking our tickets.
When we arrived there was plenty of parking and the entrance is only a few steps away. The girls on the checkouts were friendly and gave our daughter birthday wishes and a birthday card which was such a lovely start to the day.
Inside is clean, with lots of places to eat, places to play and lots of animals to see up close.
We love this place and had plenty to do and keep us occupied. Our favourite being feeding the animals.
Only disappointment we had was even tho it was an hour before closing and there were no notices, we couldn't buy any more food to feed the animals, they shut the place to buy it. And then got sent around by a few people to different places to try and find the food. But every where we were sent they said they didnt have anything to do with it.
And when going in to the gift shop to do the sand art at 5pm (closing was 6pm). They told us we were not allowed as it was closed. But it was out on the table so we didnt really understand why.
Bit upsetting for our daughter as we had promised that could be her birthday souvenir and if we had known that they shut it earlier, we would have done it at the beginning of the day.
But other than that everything else was amazing.
Will be visiting again
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Was expecting more different animals. But was enough for my daughter 😁
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Upon arrival the car park had plenty of spaces, but we had arrived a little early so this may have been why! We purchased tickets and entered the park promptly! Loads to do for the little ones, plenty of outdoor fun and indoor too! My partner had booked an experience for my 30th which was to feed the lions! Which was a little daunting at first, but the staff were very knowledgable and made me feel at ease! Well worth paying the extra for this once in a lifetime experience!
The New Jurassic Dinosaur attraction has been done with great attention to detail! My daughter loved this part the most! Gift shops are also a plus!
We will be returning, but with a view to spend the while day!
The New Jurassic Dinosaur attraction has been done with great attention to detail! My daughter loved this part the most! Gift shops are also a plus!
We will be returning, but with a view to spend the while day!
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Great place for the family, beautiful animals and cool dinosaur attractions
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Excellent facilities for animals and humans. Friendly, helpful staff. Great exhibits and play areas for children.
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Ok
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Another lovely day with friends in spite of the rain! We did crazy golf, soft play and the dinosaur train which we always enjoy.
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