The price seems a little steep, but having done the rounds of many attractions in the UK. I would say it's generally to be expected these day. We booked online and saved a little bit of money - every little helps.
The dinosaur trail was a big hit and everyone was blown away by the animatronics. great stuff.
the staff that we interacted with were all very pleasant and helpful.
Generally it was a great day out and kept the grandkids (4 and 12) entertained every minute we were there (about 6 hours)

My son and I both enjoyed the animals and the dinosaur park. The crazy golf was also a big hit. On the whole a good day out with some minor disappointments.
1. No white tiger due to " maintenance" or some such. My son and I were both looking forward to seeing it.
2. The snow leopard which we were also looking forward to seeing was complete hidden away. I appreciate the animals need a natural habitat but this does need to be balanced with the fact that people come to zoos to see them.
3. Same situation for the ocelot. My son is a big cat fanatic so to have 3 unusual and interesting ones either not there or hidden away was a disappointment. We returned to the enclosure twice to look for the snow leopard but no dice.
4 The cafe was expensive and the queue for the tills pretty long.

The attraction itself is good though but they do need to look at a few things.

I have visited here twice, once I shadowed a big cat keeper and then the general zoo keepers, anyone who has friends who love animals, get on their website for great experience

Second review on here for paradise, visited a year ago and came back as we now get half price tickets because we have annual passes for a local zoo that offers this.

Most of my other review remains the same as not much has changed, except the new dinosaur exhibition is amazing! We have a dinosaur park near us with static models, but this blows it out of the water, and is included with park admission too! I think we almost spent as much time in here as we did the rest of the park, the models are amazing and are sensor activated so they move when you get nearby. Plenty of photo opportunities indeed! The only thing we didn't do was the Dino train as that cost extra (understandable but kinda upset it wasn't included).

As for the rest of the zoo, I don't think much was different from a year ago aside from some new additions like the red panda that replaced one who unfortunately passed away. We were hoping the nocturnal house would be built but it wasn't, so maybe a visit will be in order next year.

Standout exhibits would be the white lions, who you can see without bars/glass (love this type of exhibit as opposed to ones where it is hard to see) and in fact most of the big cat viewing which is from a series of elevated walkways.

We visited the Paradise Wildlife Park whilst staying in nearby Harlow.

The Dinosaur Park was amazing with loads of real size robotic dinosaurs and a nice little train. This in itself is well worth a visit!

There were lot's of animals both inside and outside. The talks throughout the day, based around feeding the animals were very informative. The highlights for me was the Red Pandas and Otters. Nice to see that this was all about conservation and a lot of good work going on for animal charities.

The food outlets were typical of similar places, as we went during the week out of high season not all of them were open, however the main cafe was. There was plenty of choice but the food wasn't particularly cheap but was good quality.

There were also lots of play areas, swings etc. for children.

All in all a lovely day out, great for kids and adults alike.

Amazing so glad we came. I used to have a family membership but since my grandchildren were getting older they haven’t always wanted to come. Today I came with 4 of my grandchildren ranging from 8-13 and we have really enjoyed it. The dinosaur park was a real hit with all of us. Well done to whoever came up with that idea. Worth every penny

Although out of season the park still had a good variety of animals and all looked well cared for.
The restaurant however was not a good place to eat. We had burger meals that used tasteless meat and the rolls were dry.
If you need to eat I would take a picnic.

Went here on a very wet Saturday. Decent selection of animals, even though many were in their shelters you can view through the windows.
The new dinosaur part is very well done and kids would love it.
All the staff we encountered were very friendly and helpful.
The cafe was reasonably priced. £7 for a burger, chips and drink with the option of adding cheese for £1.20 which I thought was a bit much.
The enclosures all looked very clean and spacious. Even though there were talks all day we got around the whole zoo in around 3 hours, with a lunch stop. Maybe it was cause of the rain we got through quicker.

I'd never heard of this place before but was looking for something to do on the way to a weekend trip in London. This place is great! There is a wide selection of different animals to see and we were particularly impressed by the wooden walkways that enabled good views of the many enclosures. The staff were very friendly and the grounds extremely tidy and well kept. I would definitely recommend a visit here as you can easily spend several hours here for a very reasonable entry fee.

Bought my husband a "feed the big cars" experience for one of his 70th birthday presents as I know he loves them, especially tigers. When we first arrived we wondered if we would feel out of place having no grandchildren to bring with us as this is very obviously a family park. However that definitely wasn't the case. We started off by seeing the small but packed "Speedway Museum" there looked after by a lovely lady who was very knowledgeable on the subject. We then did a tour of the big cats and took some photos trying to decide which sort we wanted to feed. Our mind was really made up by the fact that we got fairly close to the lions, white tiger & snow leopards anyway but the orange tigers were barely visible so we plumped for them. Our guide to feed them was Shirley who was very informative and good at instilling confidence to do the deed ! I had been a little nervous beforehand but with Shirley I was fine. I loved it and my husband was quite overcome with the closeness of it all and says he wants to return to feed Moto the lion next !
We saw most of the other animals too and even walked round the very well constructed Dinosaur Land. All in all we had a very full happy day made even better by the friendliness of all the staff we encountered.

I try not to rate based on just what I want/expect but here I think I must as it is a bit niche....or maybe it does know... This park in my opinion would be great for childern under 7....that's it.

It was clean, there are various play areas, fairground type amusements, a dinosaur experiance and a train (not running when I went, I think because schools not out). The animals in some cases could do with more space, but they look well and the staff do truely care for them. It will also not take the whole day to go round, so with youngsters you'll not leave feeling you have missed out/had to drag them round so you can see more.

I can't give more stars because I just don't think It knows what it is.
As a wildlife park, the collection seemed a bit random and the signage was not very informative compared to other parks. As an adult going round the dinosaurs experience it was cheesy and signs saying Velociraptors were the size of tukeys, while the model in front of me was my height. Made me question things for the rest of the day/compare other dino sizes that were equally off.

So if not a wildlife park it's an amusment park. In which case, it needs some bigger/faster rides (maybe even for 6 year olds). On the other hand you can pay to hand feed the animals. This almost stopped me going as it goes against my conservation views, for the general public to do this, but actually seeing the red pandas being fed, I wanted to do it too.

Had a wonderful day with the two grandchildren. Our 2 1/2 year old especially loved the new Dinosaurs section and went away with a cuddly toy that goes to bed each night with her. (Our 28 year old was also excited)

Had an excellent day recently at Paradise Park, the highlight being the Dinosaur Park. Attended with grand daughter aged 2 and husband in electric wheelchair. The Dinosaur Park was first class and husband able to travel around OK. Very lifelike creatures which moved as approached. The zoo section also laid out well and was easy to negotiate. There is also a play and splash area but ran out of time for these. Good disabled facilities and parking near entrance. Travelled an hour to get there but well worth it. Would imagine very busy in school holidays. Will return.

Lots if changes including name of park, was pleasantly surprised lots of things set up and designed to educate and to get kids to participate in ...Lots of animals and a playground. The snack bars were a bit pricey for a burger feel if prices right would probably sell more. Overall good fun.

From arrival to the park until leaving our experience was 10/10 from parking, cleanliness, helpful staff, reasonable prices, child friendly and a relaxed atmosphere it was all amazing we joined a large private group and the park and staff were extremely accommodating. the selection and close proximity of the animals was a big attraction for us and the kids.
Thank you

My girlfriend loves sloths - we got a voucher to feed sloths - I think this was one of the best things she has ever done, and that includes meeting me :D

As well as the keeper activity the ticket allowed us entry to the park. The park was brilliantly maintained, it had activities for young and old, and it was fun - it even had an animatronic dinosaur walk through!! All the staff we encountered were enthusiastic and friendly. We had a brilliant time!

Our main purpose of the visit was to see the animatronic dinosaurs and we were not disapointed! The sounds and movement were very life like! Plenty of opportunities for selfies and (optional £2) train ride to see more models was enjoyed by our 6yr old and 3 yr old. Our boys loved all the climbing playground equipment and especially the cold lagoon pool! I would have prefered slightly heated water for my paddle. There are plenty of food outlets but queues will inevitably build at peak times, it would be helpful if tables and rubbish were cleared promptly so people can find a seat and the indoor drinks bar stayed open all of the time (sometimes it was open, sometimes unmanned). Big cats were fantastic to watch and we especially enjoyed feeding time at the end of the day before we returned home with tired feet.

Great Park for children with many (too many?) attractions apart from the animals. As an adult I was enjoying the Park a lot as well but was missing educational material (info, books, ...) which is quite basic and mainly aimed at children. The main restaurant’s food was only average and parts of it quite filthy. A very friendly staff and the overall great impression of the Park however make for 4 points.

We've done many keeper days and other animal experiences in many countries and I have to say this was the most organised/professional one we've ever done!

We started off at the Discovery centre where we were given a hot drink and biscuits.

Our first keeper for the day (Matt) came to pick us up exactly at 9am and took us to the alpacas. This is where we did our only actual work of the day (clearing out the alpaca enclosure). We only did this for about 20 mins and the rest of the day was all play and no work!

Matt, like all the keepers we met was very nice, friendly, knowledgeable and clearly trained in the art of taking to the public.

We've been in many days like this where the keepers clearly get no training and are a bit awkward or uncomfortable taking to strangers.

After this we met Amy who took us to the reptile house. She took us round and told us about all the animals then we went into the back room to meet a very cute turtle.

Then we met Sam who took us to the birds. We got to fly an owl and hand feed it which was great fun.

After we watched the bird show (which was only 15 mins long but very good) we were taken into the lorikeet house to feed them which was very entertaining!

Then we met Tom who we helped collect some animals for the animal antics show. We helped get rats and a ferret. Then we watched the animal antics show which was entertaining although felt a bit dated/cheesy and not quite as professional as the bird show.

Then we met Emily who took us to see the small mammals. By far the most fun part of the day!

We got to see the raccoons being trained and then we got to feed them (through the bars but they reach out their little cute hands through the bars to take the food from your hands!)

Then we put food around for the otters (unfortunately too dangerous to hand feed) and then got a front row seat when they were let out to eat.

She then took us to a back room where we saw a tenrec (which didn't want to come out to play unfortunately but no animals are forced out if they don't want to which is nice)

We also saw the amazingly cute sugar gliders.

Onto James. He took us to the squirrel monkey enclosure where we hid food everywhere for them. Then we watched while they ate.

Then we spent a long time (in a good way!) feeding the lemurs. They're so friendly and jump all over you. They take food from your hands and although we've feed lemurs many times it's still just as fun each time we do it!

Ashleigh then took us round the farm and talked about all the animals there.

Finally we met Tom who took us in to feed the tapirs. While he did the talk to the public we stroked the tapirs and watched them eat.

The day included breakfast and lunch (I think the vouchers should have been given to us when we checked in but we had to go back for them) which included food from their various places. However it wasn't entirely clear what was or wasn't allowed although we did eat plenty.

(Although the food service at the Sam's diner was very slow and not the best food in the world)

Even though some of the keepers that showed us round were interns they all came across very well and whatever training is done here need to be rolled out to other zoos doing these experiences.

The whole day was planned very well and every time we finished with one keeper, the next one was ready for us.

Overall an amazing day and we would highly recommend this to anyone. We will do this again in the future!

I had read mixed reviews about the paradise wildlife park.
I bought the tiger tea experience for us. Not many dates available so had to book well in advance.
Despite the 3 hour journey to the park we had a great day!
The world of dinosaurs was fun. Then the went onto the Big Cats tour. This was so interesting. The tour guide was extremely knowledgeable. We have never been that close to lions and tigers. Also saw leopard, cheetah and Jaguars.
The tour ended with a buffet of sandwiches, drinks and cakes. All very tasty, good choice and you could have as much as you want. Were not stale as some had experienced. We sat at the table next to the window, so had full view of the Tigers enclosure. We also saw the Tigers feed.
We also saw Monkeys, meerkats, zebra, tapir, penguins and camels.

Thoroughly enjoyed the day! Booked through Buy a gift! Highly Recommend it!!

at my age birthday surprise packages can be more alarming than exciting but this surprise was beyond my wildest imaginings. the park was intimate, the animals happy and well cared for but the icing on the cake was my rain forest experience where i went to feed and interact with sloths, pygmy monkeys and a scuttling and delightful armadillo. a treat for sloth lovers everywhere.

What a great day we all had celebrating my grandsons 2nd birthday. So much thought has gone into this park and dinosaur world was amazing.

I have a 2 year old son who is bisotted with dinosaurs. The dinosaur park is fantastic and any child who loves dinosaurs needs to come here. The dinosaurs are animatronic and loud! I wish it was closer to where I lived because I would be having my son's birthday part here!

There are animals here to and they are all close enough to see them no matter what time of day you go there.. the only thing I think about them is the enclosures are too small, especially for the big cats. The lion literally paces up and down. This makes me sad.

The whole park is do-able in one day and the food etc. there is realtively well priced.

The one thing that is a bit of a rip off is the train that goes around the dinsousar park. £2 per person and it literally goes in a circle

We had an absolutely fab day out. A full day at that! Had gone for a family day out and also as I had arranged the Rainforest experience for my wife. The whole day was flawless. Staff are brilliant and friendly and knowledgeable. Animals and all the enclosures looked well kept. Seeing the snow leopards and white lions was amazing. The bird flight display was also a high point. The cafe was good with a nice selection and decent offer for the very competitive prices. Didn't get around it all but we will be back soon as enoyjed it so much!

Thoroughly enjoyed it. Lovely well kept clean, wildlife park. Drops a star because half the food outlets were closed at 3 pm. Otherwise great, wheelchair friendly too. I especially enjoyed the small animal petting centre and the white tigers were amazing. In fact, it was all nice and really interesting.