Paradise Wildlife Park
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A very well kept animal park. Lots of large and small creatures to enjoy, including lions, camel, tigers, leopards, cheetahs, zebras, meerkats, reptiles, birds etc. A great play park with slides, swings and adventure equipment. Train ride, soft play, paddling pool and lots more. Beware that there are lots of school trips!
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Lovely zoo to visit. Great too see most of the big cats. White tigers and Lions were amazing.
Good play areas for the kids for rest times for the adults.
Good play areas for the kids for rest times for the adults.
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For my wife's Birthday I booked a " Tickle a Tapir" experience at Paradise Park Wildlife Park.
We arrived at about 12.00 for a 2.00pm experience, the entry to the park was inclusive.
The first impression was of a well run venue, well paved car park short walk across road to the Park.
If you arrived early you would be able to get in the inside car park.
Note: there is a very reasonable £3 fee for car parking.
Inside the Park we were very impressed with the multiple play areas for young children and the large clean paddling pool.
The whole park was well kept and clean with plenty of staff around to give help or directions.
At 2.00pm we went to the discovery centre and the Tapir keeper took us to their enclosure, there was just the 2 of us and the keeper.
We were able to tickle and stroke these lovely animals.
The experience lasted a full half an hour during which the keeper told us all about Tapirs, very enjoyable.
We then walked round the park to view the other animals seeing the White Lions, Tigers etc all were very active as it was near feed time.
We couldn't fault the Park in any way and really had a very nice time.
Young children would have a fantastic time with tractor rides and a short train ride to go on as well.
There are plenty of picnic tables and seats to sit on which is very important if you are getting on a bit, there is also an undercover picnic are if it should rain and good toilet and catering facilities
We would highly recommend Paradise Park.
We arrived at about 12.00 for a 2.00pm experience, the entry to the park was inclusive.
The first impression was of a well run venue, well paved car park short walk across road to the Park.
If you arrived early you would be able to get in the inside car park.
Note: there is a very reasonable £3 fee for car parking.
Inside the Park we were very impressed with the multiple play areas for young children and the large clean paddling pool.
The whole park was well kept and clean with plenty of staff around to give help or directions.
At 2.00pm we went to the discovery centre and the Tapir keeper took us to their enclosure, there was just the 2 of us and the keeper.
We were able to tickle and stroke these lovely animals.
The experience lasted a full half an hour during which the keeper told us all about Tapirs, very enjoyable.
We then walked round the park to view the other animals seeing the White Lions, Tigers etc all were very active as it was near feed time.
We couldn't fault the Park in any way and really had a very nice time.
Young children would have a fantastic time with tractor rides and a short train ride to go on as well.
There are plenty of picnic tables and seats to sit on which is very important if you are getting on a bit, there is also an undercover picnic are if it should rain and good toilet and catering facilities
We would highly recommend Paradise Park.
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Nice small zoo with a variety of animals. Visited on a Virgin Experience day ticket meet the meerkats and this was a fantastic experience. The keeper takes the two of you to a small meerkat enclosure at feed time out of public view and you have the chance to feed and pet the meerkats! If you're lucky one may stand sentry on your shoulders, brilliant experience and all round good day
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Lovely place to visit if you have kids.
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Brought this experience for my wife had a absolutely excellent day a good breakfast 5star tour guide very knowledgable would not change a thing all the animals from the rats to the Tigers were so well looked after cages and enclosers so clean there wasn't one piece off litter in the grounds off this place the staff do a fantastic job throughly recommend this experience to anybody
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Unique species of animals.... Great playing space for children... Love it
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I have three words. Excellent! Awesome! Worth it!
So much better than the London Zoo. This park is for the beautiful animals, for kids, for adults and even for the nature. Will take a whole day with kids. Lots to play, learn and see.
Even the drive to get there is nice. The gift shop and food are so reasonably priced.
It is filled with fun stuff. Don't forget to Support by visiting this Zoo. They get none from the government. It is a shame.
Brilliant day out. Thank you Paradise Park for making it so!
So much better than the London Zoo. This park is for the beautiful animals, for kids, for adults and even for the nature. Will take a whole day with kids. Lots to play, learn and see.
Even the drive to get there is nice. The gift shop and food are so reasonably priced.
It is filled with fun stuff. Don't forget to Support by visiting this Zoo. They get none from the government. It is a shame.
Brilliant day out. Thank you Paradise Park for making it so!
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Nice day out with my grandson, some parts of the park could do with a bit of a freshen up as it looks a bit run down . Quite expensive to get in and a lot of things have an extra cost attached to them , bit plenty of picnic area and places to sit it was all in all a good fun day
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We brought a feed the white lion experience for my dad and grandad as an xmas present. From the moment we arrived nothing was too much trouble, the park was beautifully clean, tidy and easy for my grandad to get around on his scooter.Both my grandad and dad had an amazing time feeding the lions, their keeper Shirley was so knowledgable and clearly very passionate about her work. Would definitely recommend it.
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My husband got me for my 50th Birthday the experience to feed the Meerkats. Got to the park when it opened had a walk around then went to the meeting place where the keeper came to fetch us and i went in sat on a rock and the dad and his 2 daughters came to me one of the them sat in the bowl on my knee feeding out of it.
when all the food went they just wanted stroking and rolling on there back to have there tummy stroked, the time went so quick and the keeper was very friendly and told us all about them and the park .
This was one of my things to do on my bucket list and it was amazing they are so cute.
The rest of the park is clean, well maintained , all the animals seem happy and lot of the places for the lions, tigers etc have viewing places up steps so you can look down on the animals not like at the zoos .
when all the food went they just wanted stroking and rolling on there back to have there tummy stroked, the time went so quick and the keeper was very friendly and told us all about them and the park .
This was one of my things to do on my bucket list and it was amazing they are so cute.
The rest of the park is clean, well maintained , all the animals seem happy and lot of the places for the lions, tigers etc have viewing places up steps so you can look down on the animals not like at the zoos .
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Visited numerous times but was stunned they now charge for parking.
We are parking in your car park and paying the best part of £50 to enter the park. There's nothing else around there so its like people are using it for something else
Must be the only place to do this. Just feels like they are trying to rinse the maximum amount of cash out of you. Cynical.
Park is good. Lets you get closer to animals than most zoos. Just don't like the parking charge which will now make me think twice before going back.
We are parking in your car park and paying the best part of £50 to enter the park. There's nothing else around there so its like people are using it for something else
Must be the only place to do this. Just feels like they are trying to rinse the maximum amount of cash out of you. Cynical.
Park is good. Lets you get closer to animals than most zoos. Just don't like the parking charge which will now make me think twice before going back.
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For a smallish theme park there is lots to do and see. Food is pretty good and staff friendly.
There is a good selection of animals to view.
The only irritating thing was that you still have to pay for quite a lot of stuff in the park even though you have paid a large entrance fee.
There is a good selection of animals to view.
The only irritating thing was that you still have to pay for quite a lot of stuff in the park even though you have paid a large entrance fee.
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Wow PWP has changed a lot since I last visited. Went with a nursery trip 3-4 year olds. The children absolutely loved it. We visited all the animals but the rides were a must for all the children. They also loved the park area. We took a trip on the train, shame it's not a little bit longer. We took a packed lunch and there were plenty of picnic tables. The food did look good though and maybe next time we will eat there.
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Had a fantastic day at PWP. I went because I had a 'Meet the Meerkats' experience voucher. That was amazing! I got to go in the meerkats enclosure and they jumped on me and rolled over for strokes! They're so affectionate, it's adorable. All the animals have large enclosures and lots of space to move around which I like to see at a zoo. The staff were really good, they had a lot of knowledge about the animals. We attended the otter feeding session which was great fun to watch and one of the talks on bugs. They have a lovely cafe right next to the Tigers, so you can eat lunch and see them close up. It's a huge park and there's so much to see and do! The only disappointment was that for some reason we couldn't see the Penguins, their enclosure was fenced off. And penguins are one my favourite animals. But that only means we will have to go again and hopefully see them next time! Overall, it was a brilliant day and I would 100% visit again.
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Great tigers!
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This place is fantastic, The afternoon tea was fabulous plus the tour about the Tigers was really enjoyable the tour guide took her time no rush and full of knowledge.
The apartment we stayed at was clean and had a home feeling to it. Loved the idea of the rooms being named and furnished to each of the animals.
We upgrade to VIP so had breakfast with the Tigers which was fantastic, the service for breakfast was lovely all fresh produce and set out to a high standard.
After breakfast we had a tour guide called Aaron who took us on a tour for a hour. Absolutely a lovely gentleman and again full of knowledge.
Paradise wildlife park is clean, staff are friendly always polite and doing a fabulous job for conservation.
Well done and keep up the good work
The apartment we stayed at was clean and had a home feeling to it. Loved the idea of the rooms being named and furnished to each of the animals.
We upgrade to VIP so had breakfast with the Tigers which was fantastic, the service for breakfast was lovely all fresh produce and set out to a high standard.
After breakfast we had a tour guide called Aaron who took us on a tour for a hour. Absolutely a lovely gentleman and again full of knowledge.
Paradise wildlife park is clean, staff are friendly always polite and doing a fabulous job for conservation.
Well done and keep up the good work
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Compact zoo with amusements and eateries. Enjoyed the bird flying demonstration. Most of the enclosures are far too small for the animals and birds, which needs to be addressed. The snow leopard was pacing up and down in a very small area. Other people have commented on this but there hasn't been a reply from the management.
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me and my family had a lovely trip around the zoo we managed get round with a baby in a buggy very easily and the staff great and friendly and the animals are amazing can't wait to come back
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My partner had bought me a 'Shadow a Monkey Keeper' experience for my birthday and today I used the voucher and what can I say it was fantastic.
We had a tour around the primates and the keeper that showed us round was very passionate about the Monkeys and had an amazing wealth of knowledge and answered any questions that I had. I then went to the Squirrel Monkey enclosure and was able to hand feed them and then put some food and an enrichment activity in their house.
Then it was off for the highlight of the tour going into the lemur enclosure and feeding them, you are able to get up close and personal with them and watch how they interact with each other.
I would highly recommend the park it has great view points as you walk around for the perfect shot and it is very well thought out.
We had a tour around the primates and the keeper that showed us round was very passionate about the Monkeys and had an amazing wealth of knowledge and answered any questions that I had. I then went to the Squirrel Monkey enclosure and was able to hand feed them and then put some food and an enrichment activity in their house.
Then it was off for the highlight of the tour going into the lemur enclosure and feeding them, you are able to get up close and personal with them and watch how they interact with each other.
I would highly recommend the park it has great view points as you walk around for the perfect shot and it is very well thought out.
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had a great time here,i dont usually like zoos,but this place is a bit above the average.they have some lovley animals and loads for children to do.
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Fabulous day. We watch animals feeding and listened to the talks from the keepers and was very impressed with the knowledge and up keep of the park. Great place for adults and children. Our experience with the white lions was something we will never forget. Tony was fantastic. He showed us how they prepare the food and gave us a fantastic talk on how the animals are cared for. His knowledge was outstanding and his patience with myself as I was a little apprehensive completely put me at ease. My partner asked him lots of questions and he really took time to answer everything and we felt very privileged to have shared our experience with him. Thank you so much Tony and everyone who made us welcome. I would highly recommend this experience, truly magical.
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this is my second review (18mths later)
Used my Tesco vouchers and as I work for NHS its half price for ID holder....so cheap day out compared to usual price ££.
Spent 5 hours there and fed a few of the animals and saw the big cats being fed, took a picnic
you pay extra for train journey through wooded area (£1 / person), but the big change note was that you now have to pay for parking (since weds I'm told), it cost £3 and you can pay on way out...however the barcode wouldn't scan so they needed staff to man the barrier.
I had always enjoyed going as it was local although on a par with Colchester zoo (also local ish) with regards to cost but defiantly not animals....so not only £17 entry £3 for parking, then snack and ice cream £££
Kids had fun once again though
Used my Tesco vouchers and as I work for NHS its half price for ID holder....so cheap day out compared to usual price ££.
Spent 5 hours there and fed a few of the animals and saw the big cats being fed, took a picnic
you pay extra for train journey through wooded area (£1 / person), but the big change note was that you now have to pay for parking (since weds I'm told), it cost £3 and you can pay on way out...however the barcode wouldn't scan so they needed staff to man the barrier.
I had always enjoyed going as it was local although on a par with Colchester zoo (also local ish) with regards to cost but defiantly not animals....so not only £17 entry £3 for parking, then snack and ice cream £££
Kids had fun once again though
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Kids loved seeing the animals and the majority of activities are included in the entrance price. Tesco clubcard vouchers accepted or it sometimes appears on groupon.
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Today my family had a first experience from that an amazing place! Not just my kids, but I really enjoyed to spend almost all day there- basically,we were all the time busy/ walk &see range of different wild animals,soft play, formula fun,ride on the train,dancing&singing,playground...unfortunately didn't have time to go on the all attractions.So, we're definitely planning to go there again. I would highly recommend this place for parents with a young kids. Thx to the Paradise Wild park for spending awesome day thereX
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