I bought this experience for my girlfriend but it was for 2 people so I was fortunate enough to enjoy the experience as well. It was amazing, up close and personal with these beautiful animals. Our keeper was very knowledgable and gave us lots of great information about them. We were also given t shirts, a DVD and all day access to the park. Would recommend this or any of their experiences to anyone.

It is good for me

Small but excellent park

Love animal places, would go there every week if I could.

What a great day out, our reason for visiting was to see the big cats and we were not disappointed. But the rest of the zoo is not to be missed, we intended to stay a couple of hours and ended up there for 5 hours. Highlight of the day was seeing the white tiger being hand fed and the keepers giving us a running commentary as to what they were doing.

How many times have you been to the zoo only for the animals to stay hidden ?? Must have been our lucky day because although cold wet and foggy the big cats certainly were there to be seen. Tigers, lions cheetah, panther, snow leopard all were on best behaviour and happy to pose for the camera. Although relatively small compared with other zoos there was a nice mix of animals and we had a really good time. Took around three hours to see everything although I'm sure if it were warmer we would have spent more time. Liked this place and hope to return in the summer.

I was lucky enough to have the absolute pleasure of visiting this wonderful little park and I was bought the the "shadow a keeper" experience as a very special gift.

I can honestly say that this was one of the best experiences of my life. I went with my partner and daughter.

We spent two days at the park. The first day we were welcomed with a happy smile and a friendly greeting along with tea/coffee and biscuits by the lovely Margaret. Whilst munching and sipping, we watched a short film about the history of the park and to give us a tease of what we had in store! Margaret made us feel immediately like VIPs. We wandered around the park which is small but being winter the animals were all active. The size is by no means a negative though as the quality of the care and love these animals are getting is second to none - we experienced that first hand. This is a place where the animals are all either rescued or endangered and part of a breeding programme.

The park was very quiet, being December so we felt like we had it all to ourselves! It turned out to be a very good time to visit. There are activities for children, a shop, a lovely miniature golf course and various stalls around the zoo. You can also purchase special food which you can use to feed some of the animals with.

We spent the night on site in a lovely chalet. This was better than most hotels I have stayed in and the shower was the best I have ever used!

On the second day we had more tea and biscuits before beginning our Shadow a Big Cat Keeper experience. We met keeper Tony who was just wonderful. He is passionate, knowledgable and totally dedicated to his work and the animals. We helped with the enrichment of the big cats providing their toys and watching them play with them. We went into their enclosures and cleaned them out and were treated to five hours of extensive knowledge about the big cats as well as other animals around the zoo.

We were then allowed to feed them! We began with the lions and also fed the tigers, snow leopards and the ocelot. This was all absolutely magical and I can't recommend it highly enough. We also learnt a lot about conservation, breeding programmes and the behaviour of the big cats. We also got to see a training session of the white tiger. The keepers use only positive reinforcement and have been able to train the tiger to show his teeth and mouth for inspection, accept injections and present his belly for examination on demand and without a keeper needing to enter the enclosure or administer and sedative. The keepers have a wonderful and mutually respectful relationship with the cats.

Health and safety for both humans and cats was paramount at all times and we were closely monitored to ensure that this was adhered to at all times.

There is also a lovely bright restaurant which sells a huge variety of goodies and drinks by happy staff. Being December there was very tasteful Christmas music playing and lovely decorations.

I will never forget this experience - all made extra special by the happiness of the wonderful staff at Paradise Park. Tony could not have made more effort to make our experience the best possible.

Thank you, thank you, thank you :-)

This park deserves all the support it can get.

I had a pretty conceived idea about this place with turned out to be completely satisfied with wrong. For a start there are far more species of animals than I would have been thought. There is very little to criticise the here. Great to see the white tigers with are virtually all extinct the in the wild. A very enjoyable day.

Great day out for kids and adults alike!

Had a really enjoyable afternoon at Paradise wildlife park. Tea with the Tigers which involved a walking tour of the big cats with a guide before having afternoon tea in the Tiger top cafe. The guide, Ian, was fantastic, really informative and the tea was lovely

Could get very close to the animals

Had booked this experience for my husbands birthday present and just got round to doing it. Got to the park early so we could look round at all the animals. Being December freezing and foggy we thought that we wouldn't see any animals but we were pleasantly surprised. We met our guide Steve at 1.15,he took us over to the feeding room and showed us the meat they give the animals before asking my husband which big cat he'd like to feed. He chose Bakail a 5 yr old white tiger who was beautiful and huge, Steve showed my husband how to hold the meat and where to stand,safety was always top priority. Steve was very knowledgeable and very friendly all through the time we were there. Definitely a day to remember.

Absolutely brilliant day, my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the day, especially feeding rocky the Tiger, an experience made even better by Lynn, one of the big cat staff. Her obvious love for the animals and insight into the everyday running of the cats and wolves made a fantastic day even better. All the staff were cheerful and helpful, we plan to return soon.

This was our 3rd visit to the Park. This time to Meet the Red Pandas and to Feed a Big Cat. Our day started off really well when we were very lucky to meet Giles Clark who was kind enough to chat and pose for photos. Our pre booked experiences were amazing and we loved every minute. Highly recommended.
A massive thank you to everyone involved in making our day special.
And to Baikal the white tiger, Jessie the snow leopard and Tilly and Teajmunn, the red Pandas for being so cooperative 😀x

It's good for kids, they might really enjoy it.

My daughter and I stayed overnight on the park this weekend and it was amazing. The apartment was clean, tidy and well equipped. We woke up to the chatter of some of the birds and animals but the best thing was the white lion roaring just before we left to go to breakfast with the big cats. We had a very enjoyable time watching the different wild cats and listening to the commentary. After breakfast we decided to have a walk around the wildlife park. We tried to go to all the talks, displays and shows (which we found very informative) Special mention to Claire and her birds. The day was finished off by watching the white tiger being fed. There is plenty to do at this attraction. I have been to other wildlife parks and I would say that this ranks as one of the best. This experience was an awesome 60th birthday present.

I had a voucher to shadow a big cat keeper with a friend and what an amazing day we had.. the park was lovely and clean with lovely facilities for food. The Keeper, Steve, who we shadowed was brilliant - so knowledgeable and engaging. It was clear he loves his job and the cats - they respond to his voice. To get up close and personal with some of these beautiful animals was amazing. Would definitely go back for another visit.

We live locally and visited for the second time with some friends. Paradise wildlife park is well laid out and the staff are very pleasant. The animals all seem happy and well cared for. The viewing areas are organised in such a way that you can get very close to the animals.

Absolutely brilliant day, my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the day, especially feeding rocky the Tiger, an experience made even better by Lynn, one of the big cat staff. Her obvious love for the animals and insight into the everyday running of the cats and wolves made a fantastic day even better. All the staff were cheerful and helpful, we plan to return soon.

Love visiting here. Animals treated well. White lions, tigers, meerkats, lots to see. Good restaurant.

Great for the kids bring a packed lunch

Nice selection of animals and birds, as well as other activities to do, both indoor and out. Well laid out with helpful staff. The only let down is you have to pay separately for parking and a number of the activities inside the park.

I would defiantly recommend this place to anyone with children. There is plenty for them to see and do as well as it being a nice drive out there.

Great little park

Good facilities and lots of different animals to see but potentially quite an expensive day out. Look out for discounts, vouchers and deals as a family of four at full price would be something like £60. Also a small fortune can be spent on food and kids rides once you're inside. Really good day out though.