Well run Zoo's (as this clearly is) have large overheads,however, I feel that charging a two yr old a gate fee of £15, when an adult ticket is £18 (which I consider acceptable) is too expensive. A half adult cost of £9.00 would be fair I feel ?
My wife and I took our grandson here a couple of weeks ago. There is certainly plenty to see and do at Paradise Wildlife Park. Since we were last here (approx 20 yrs ago with our daughter), there have been play areas/rides added, which are a positive addition to the Park for younger children.
We enjoyed seeing all the animals, particularly the lions from the raised viewing platform. The animals looked well cared for by a team of staff, whom clearly love their work.
We took a picnic and although we did manage to find a picnic bench, some additional seating is needed around the park.
We were at P.W.P. for 5 hrs and managed to see everything. We had a very enjoyable time, the sun shone all day and we were worn out at the end.

First of all I would like to thank all the management and the staff for the whole fantastic experience, it was a truly wonderful relaxing couple of days.
We had the privilege to enjoy two of the Paradise Wildlife Parks experiences, firstly "Breakfast with the Tigers" and "Snooze at the Zoo" on two consecutive days.
We were amazed at the whole thing and the added value attached.

The accommodation is far superior than expected, and would thoroughly recommend this to anyone.

The staff are all very enthusiastic, friendly, professional and obviously very proud to work here, which is very refreshing.

Now for a reality check...
I have read quite a few of the previous reviews, and people not happy about various things, such as extra charges for things like food and car parking...
Everyone who runs a business or even a home or a car knows there are necessary costs attached.
Things such as staff wages, electricity, gas, water, various insurance policies, fuel, commercial waste removal, business rates, garden maintenance, general maintenance, repairs and renewals, cleaning equipment, clanging materials, hand soap and sanitizer and even toilet rolls, plus much much more.
Not to mention animal feeds and vets bills...

I would imagine that visitor numbers will decline during winter months, but animals need to be fed, kept warm and cared for (even on Christmas Day).

And yes, the penguin thing is under refurbishment (and looks very exciting), the reality being that this part of the Park is temporarily out of action, but that to us will be a reason to plan a future visit, instead of whining.

Please please go here with all this in all this mind and really enjoy your day, after all if you don't want to pay a nominal £3 fee for ALL DAY parking, get a taxi or a lift, maybe catch a train to Broxbourne railway station, then get the FREE shuttle to the park.

Also, if you don't want to pay park prices for food (no one says it's compulsory), take your own and use one of the FREE picnic areas that they kindly provide for our use, and place your debris in one of the many rubbish or recycling bins provided.

There really are plenty of stimulating, exciting, and educational activities specifically designed for children which are absolutely FREE, so again, "the extras" are not compulsory.

Rant over!

Overall this place represents fantastic value for money, and therefore would thoroughly recommend a visit.

I would like to thank Paradise Wildlife Park for all your hard work and efforts, also for the absolute dedication towards conservation of rare and endangered species.

We truly had a lovely weekend thank you once again. x

Absolutely love this place , so much to do , a brilliant day out for all ages , not an over priced outlet either . Lots of animals , rides, indoor play centre, a splash park area and picnic area. They are a proper family run business that do everything to keep improving this place , a lot of company's could learn a lot from here

I haven't been to a wildlife park or zoo in years.<br><br>I didn't think that there was one so close, and it was a great experience to venture into one and see our furry friends.<br><br>Great facilities for such a relatively small park. Great for kids, and great for adults. Food and drink facilities and you can leave the kids for the show whilst you go for a wander

The Kids left happy, job done !
We were more than pleased with the animals, particularly the white lions, the viewing platform was great for photos.
Cafe was a little pricey but can't complain, we brought our own lunch and only bought a few hot drinks.
Plenty of areas to shelter as it was a little rainy on the day we visited so no worries there.
Would return as the kids has a great day..

We visited on Wednesday with our daughter & 2 grandchildren aged 5. We regularly visit, usually 2 or 3 times a year. This visit, however, left us disappointed. The penguin enclosure is still not open, the reindeer seemed to have disappeared to make way for the Australia experience, which unfortunately wasn't open, the wooden walkways above the big cat enclosure were closed for "essential maintenance" though there was no work going on. The one that houses the cafe & looks on to the Tigers was open. Within the animal section the wooden walkway by the wolf enclosure was taped off & I didn't see any explanation. Another area that has been marked as for redevelopment for some time showed no sign of any work. On a positive note, all of the staff are really friendly & helpful & the park is kept clean. Our Tumble Jungle experience was ruined by a number of older boys - I believe that at least two were teenagers, who, despite being asked to leave several times by staff kept returning & we're so boisterous as to be off putting for the younger children for whom it is obviously intended. I felt really sorry for the staff as they seemed unable to keep them out. In the end., we left, rather than wait for our children to be hurt or intimidated by their behaviour I think management of PWP need to look seriously at enforcing an upper age limit, but open to staff discretion if an older sibling is in effect looking after a younger one.
The.charge for parking doesn't 't sit well with me I have read PWP's responses to other comments about this & I am unclear as to what changes they have been forced to make because the main car park looked the same to me. Presumably then, the charge will no longer apply once the costs have been recovered.
The animals.that we did see looked in good condition but seeing solitary animals in smallish enclosures (I am thinking especially of the cheetah who was pacing up & down all the time!) does concern me.

The Meet The Meerkats was an absolutely brilliant experience. I bought this experience for my brother for his birthday. We were taken to a private area of the zoo and our parents were allowed to come in too. We started off by feeding them and then once the food was gone the Meerkats stood on our shoulders, cuddled up for scratches and were just totally affectionate! It lasted the full half an hour and was an incredible experience.

The rest of the zoo is clean, well looked after and the animals all seemed happy and content.

I was really impressed with the whole facility and would recommend a visit!

Visited today August so school holidays. Paid £32 entrance for myself and son which I thought was rather a lot . Had a good enjoyable day even though park was busy. Had to pay extra for train ride nd mini golf which I feel should be included in the entrance fee.
Would visit again but would makes sure had some kind of voucher.

We visited here as we had booked to feed the white lions and what an experience it was we couldnt fault anything! On arrival to the discovery centre we were met with a drink and biscuits and given certificates and t shirts as souveniers of our experience whilst we waited for the keeper to arrive. Once Shirley arrived she took us behind the scenes where the food is prepared and then took us down to the lion enclosure. I just want to say Shirley was brilliant knows everything about the lions and the history of the park, very passionate about her job!!! we weren't rushed in any way and Shirley answered any questions we had. It was an amazing experience and i would definately do it again. The park has alot going on especially if you have young children, theres a splash park/picnic area and you really do need the whole day here to see it all.
Definately worth the 2 1/2 hour car journey!!

Great place to take the kids for a fun filled day ...
Food excellent great choice not to expensive...

We have been here before and love this place. Lots to see and do for the children. It's a zoo, soft play, splash zone and fantastic play area . There are inflatables, slides, woodland walks and a Wolf walk. The animals look extremely well looked after and even though on arrival it looked busy, once inside everybody had spread out and there wasn't any queuing for anything . The staff are very friendly and cheerful and a perfect school holiday day out.

What a fantastic zoo, with a great atmosphere and loads to do! The shadoing a zoo keeper experience was fantastic. Every member of staff was really enthusiastic and helpful, and I had a brilliant day.

We had a great stay in the tiger apartment for 1 night at Paradise Wildlife Park (snooze at the zoo). Comfy bending and included hot dinks with a nice big sofa. Great breakfast next to the Tigers. Super animals and kind staff.

Been here a few times before but felt that kids enjoyed it more this time as are a little older they loved looking at all the animals especially the big cats . We loved the play area too the kids has a fab time loved the little train ride around . Very good day out reasonable price and we had good weather .
Felt bad for the anaconda in its tank felt that a snake that size needs to be in a tank 4 times bigger as looked very squashed .

We all had a great day animals were great. Parks were good.
The only problem is once u pay quite a bit of money to get in u except it all to be free. The train was again £1 per person.. Crazy golf was £2 each (though we didn't pay as clubs and balls was left out not sure if they do that now instead of paying) wouldn't pay £2 each of we did. Take ur own food & drinks. Even the lady who served us was even embarrassed to say what the amount was for such a few items. Also facepainting was £5 each.
Don't get me wrong we did have a great day.. Just wouldn't rush back. Unless had a voucher.

Very child friendly, well cared for animals, easy to get through and fun! Lots of activities and softplay area for kids.

We had a Truly Fabulous time at paradise Wildlife Park, this visit was the result of a Birthday present (in the Form of) Breakfast with the Big Cats (Tigers) a Truly unique Time... Very Friendly and helpful staff... Good Info available and very Interesting talks about the different Animals and birds... All marked on Timetables around the park... Our Pre opening Tour focuses on the Big Cats... Our Guide gave us many different facts about the different cats and you stop at numerous Enclosures along the way... Including the Amazing White Lion's and Stunning Jaguars.. You finish your tour at the Majestic Tigers (Hugely impressive and playful).. Our guide then Leaves you in the Tiger Treetops Cafe which has Stunning views over the Tigers and we were then Served a Delicious Continental breakfast... After you have finished Breakfast you are Free to Enjoy the rest of the Day at Liesure in the park, and you can plan to See a lot of your Favourite Animals with Feeding and Talks about them, I Would highly recommend this Experience (Product) and it was a Spectacular day.... With my Grateful Thanks.... Russ and Angela 😁😁😁👍👍👍🐯🐯🐯

First time to this zoo and very impressed. The Guide Emma was very knowledgeable and clearly the attraction is run for the welfare and benefit of the anaimals.

such a amazing place. we loved it! great variety of animals, a beautiful white tiger and snow leopards made my day! the staff were friendly and helpful. the food stalls were reasonably priced compared to other attractions and the food was great loads of play areas for kids my son loved the splash park the most but enjoyed all! lots of games, slides and bits to do. the gift shop was well stocked and was not too bad price wise only advice i would have is stock some kids toy figurines of the rarer animals like the white tiger instead of just china ornaments of them! apart from that not a bad thing to say. the attraction was well worth the money, the £3 parking charge not a problem. we just thoroughly loved it and will be back very soon

A lovely day out the red pandas are delightful and we hope to do snooze at the zoo next year. The only down side was the number of wasps in the picnic area it made it almost impossible to sit and eat our picnic.

I have been taking my grand children here since the eldest was 20 months. She is now 7. I have 2 girls and 3 boys aged 7-22months. We took the 4 year old and his 22 month old brother last week and they loved it. There are an abundance of animals both domestic and wild. They look well cared for and are well displayed. There are shows rides and lots of activities. Although not cheap at about £14 a person ( not under twos) I think it is great value for money. Personally we always take a picnic. Although there are places to eat it is pretty much only fast food and a little on the pricey side. Take some extra pound coins for the mechanical rides they will nag to go on. And you have to pay for the train ride but kids love it 😄

I've been going to Paradise Wildlife park since I was a little girl, each time I visit it gets better and better. They have a wonderful diverse mix of thins to do and see which is all affordable and a wonderful day out. My only concern is that some enclosures seem relatively small for the animal living inside.
There is a mix of things to do ranging from the animals to see and feed, shows, train rides, tractor carts, playground, woodland walks, indoor soft play centre and even a paddling pool. This place gets better and better and is a wonderful family day out. My only fault is the food, it's full of bad quality junk food so I would advise to take a picnic for children. All in all, a wonderful day out for the whole family

Overall a good family day out but really not value for money. For myself and 1 child it was £31 which is on par with other similar places however we then had to pay £3 to park! My son then wanted to go on the train which was another £2, and a few other things which again had to be paid for. We had taken a picnic lunch but stopped for a soft drink and coffee which was another £5! The animals are all in clean enclosures although some seemed a little small to me and our best part of the day was definitely the tigers which can also be viewed from one of the cafes. Would I recommend probably yes but just make sure you take cash for all the "extras"

Visited many times and won't stop returning! Not the biggest zoo, but very up close to the animals, the feedings and talks are brilliant (especially the wolves). The tree top tiger cafe is incredible! Absolutely brilliant day out and not too expensive!

I visited in mid August with two children under 9. The zoo was very clean and nicely laid out. There are plenty of seperate picnic and play areas dotted around the place which meant nowhere was really packed.

There were lots of play areas for younger children that were free. These include bouncy castles, large slides, adventure playgrounds, tumble area, paddling pool and more.

The animal enclosures were well maintained and there was a variety of medium sized animals. Many of them had raised walkways which meant you did not have to scramble or push into a crowd to view them.

There were several eating areas dotted around the place. Both for you to bring a picnic and for paying in the zoo to pick up a coffee or bite to eat. We particularly liked the Tiger area as you can sit and eat and watch the Tiger just a few feet away through the glass wall.

The zoo was kept clean and there were plenty of staff who were friendly and attentive. Including those supervising the bouncy castle area.

There was plenty to do and my 5 year old easily kept busy for the whole day.

The few downsides were just price related really.

The entrance price is not the cheapest and the package deals or online deals give a minimal discount.

Charging £3 for car parking for the day seemed like a money grabbing opportunity as you could hardly have parked in the zoo and gone shopping miles away in town. Considering the entrance price this should have been free.