Paradise Wildlife Park
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A great place to visit and take the family, good parking and good food to be had on site.
The best thing for me was the tiger enclosure.
The best thing for me was the tiger enclosure.
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Spent half a day at Paradise Wildlife Park and totally enjoyed myself. The animals was great to look at. The animals looked happy and healthy. The enclosure's was clean.
Good lay out. Easy to walk around. Plenty of walk ways around the top of the big cat cages to over look them.
Toilet facilities was clean. The souvenir shop was a good size and good lay out and seemed very resemble priced.
Never went into the café so I cannot comment on that. Loads of picnic areas to sit and eat.
Lot's of things for the kids to do crazy golf and fun sand. (but at an extra cost) plus loads coin rides for the kids.
Will go again. Got a good deal with groupon
Good lay out. Easy to walk around. Plenty of walk ways around the top of the big cat cages to over look them.
Toilet facilities was clean. The souvenir shop was a good size and good lay out and seemed very resemble priced.
Never went into the café so I cannot comment on that. Loads of picnic areas to sit and eat.
Lot's of things for the kids to do crazy golf and fun sand. (but at an extra cost) plus loads coin rides for the kids.
Will go again. Got a good deal with groupon
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I have been taking my kids to PWP for years. The oldest is now well into his teens and I have lovely pictures of him when he was 3 or 4 enjoying himself there. The place has changed over years and grown and is now a real full day out for the whole family. The animals are beautiful and you can get really close to them. The petting area is always a winner and the rest of the facilities grey fun. It's an excellent day out and with younger kids somewhere I will be visiting for many years to come.
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I have visited many Wildlife parks, Zoo's in the UK but none as frequently as Paradise, I have probably been 6 times now in the last 3 years.
I am a very keen photographer so love the tree top walks around the top.
There are regular offers available and a wide variety of animals and a huge play area near the entrance, easily plenty to do for an entire day.
I highly recommend a visit or 6... Enjoy
I am a very keen photographer so love the tree top walks around the top.
There are regular offers available and a wide variety of animals and a huge play area near the entrance, easily plenty to do for an entire day.
I highly recommend a visit or 6... Enjoy
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I don't like Zoo's and PWP has not changed my mind. That aside the Grandkids had a great day and perhaps seeing the animals up close will help them form their own opinions, hence the rating. The park was well laid out and supervised so you felt they could run around safely. Several play areas with bouncy castles and slides.You had to pay £1 for the train and racing cars, why not include tokens for these in the price. The splash area was clean and gave the children the chance to cool down on a hot day. Can't comment on the food as from past experience we now take our own. There was plenty of picnic areas. Despite several well managed school parties the site was not crowded and we could take our time. If your children want to see a cross section of animals up close and enjoy the extra onsite amusements this is worth a visit. Plenty of free parking.
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What a fantastic experience Jonny was really knowledgeable. My 9 year old throughly enjoyed her morning. We enjoyed it so much we are already choosing our next experience. Thank you for an truly memorable time ❤️
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Plenty to do as well as seeing the animals. They also have bouncy castles/slides, helter skelter, indoor soft play, play park and large paddling pool. Plenty of picnic benches. As it was a hot day the animals didn't move around much and some were so hidden couldn't see them at all. Lots of talks about the animals. I think it is quite expensive to buy tickets on the day but often cheaper on groupon/Amazon or exchange your tesco vouchers. Was worried it would be chock-a-block as a hot Saturday, and even though car parks looked full, it wasn't too busy inside. A fun day for younger kids only as can't imagine teenagers enjoying it as nothing extra for them.
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Easily doable in 3h. Big cats area was the best. Red panda and meerkat were very cute. Rest all standard. Appalling safari.
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Recently had a trip back to Broxbourne, now living in Suffolk,one of my favourite places was always PWP so had a day there with friends its even better now loved it,so interesting listening to the keepers talks, so caring & dedicated, so much to see& well kept, had lovely lunch up near the tigers & lovely lady called Karen was full of information about the history of the park, so thank you for the loveliest of days thoroughly recommend x
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A great day out for all the family.
Lots of animals to see, and plenty of rides for the little ones.
Take swimming gear as there's a lagoon.
You can spend a good few hours here, lots to see and do.
Look out for offers ..
Lots of animals to see, and plenty of rides for the little ones.
Take swimming gear as there's a lagoon.
You can spend a good few hours here, lots to see and do.
Look out for offers ..
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The park itself was nice. The biggest cats were hiding away so we did not see much of those.
We were extremely disappointed with the food providers especially Safari Sam's Diner. Would not recommend eating there! Our Monday lunch was awful, including the service, restaurant and toilet cleanliness. On Monday(not even a weekend or bank holiday) they did not have meals that we chose to have(jacket potato and certain sandwiches).After standing in the queue for at least 15mins we had to decide promptly at the counter what to have and the staff looked unhappy that we were deciding on what to have instead of unavailable items. The serving lady was ignorant and she was talking to her colleagues in a very loud manner in front of all customers(everyone was listening!). We were too confused to see if she was actually talking to us or others...The prices are very high and if you purchase chips or salad- you have to pay for mayonnaise and ketchup separately. We asked for extra milk for a tea and we were asked to pay for it, too! The food was poor quality. We are bringing the picnic next time and joyfully avoiding that place!
We were extremely disappointed with the food providers especially Safari Sam's Diner. Would not recommend eating there! Our Monday lunch was awful, including the service, restaurant and toilet cleanliness. On Monday(not even a weekend or bank holiday) they did not have meals that we chose to have(jacket potato and certain sandwiches).After standing in the queue for at least 15mins we had to decide promptly at the counter what to have and the staff looked unhappy that we were deciding on what to have instead of unavailable items. The serving lady was ignorant and she was talking to her colleagues in a very loud manner in front of all customers(everyone was listening!). We were too confused to see if she was actually talking to us or others...The prices are very high and if you purchase chips or salad- you have to pay for mayonnaise and ketchup separately. We asked for extra milk for a tea and we were asked to pay for it, too! The food was poor quality. We are bringing the picnic next time and joyfully avoiding that place!
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Had a great time with my family (wife and two kids, 18months and 3 years) as well as friends (four adults and four kids, from under 1 to 4) even though the weather was not quite what we had hoped for! Plenty of interesting sights, sounds and things to play on/with for the kids and also good facilities for the adults to relax and enjoy the place as well. Would visit again for sure, especially if we can take advantage of advance purchase tickets, cheaper and faster access in the morning. We took food and bought drinks, worked well but there also seemed a few ok places to eat and not completely over the top prices.
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Been going here since it started when my children were you young, then with grandchildren, and now with friends. Each time I have a full day of entertainment used to take picnics but this time we ate in tiger tree top cafe. Lovely meal while watching the tigers. The young lady serving us, Karen, kept us amused with stories about the park, and to,d us many stories of the Tigers what a lovely lady, so polite and entertaining. Those bits of information were so interesting and actually made our visit so much more enjoyable. There is much there for children, you will have a job to get them home. Thought I might be a bit bored with no children this time- but not so. It still warrants a FULL day there
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We had a wonderful day at the park on 19th June, a great variety of animals, all very clean and well cared for. So much for children to do and see, glad to see the train is still running. Used to take my Daughter here when she was small, I was so impressed with all the wonderful improvements at the zoo since the 70s when it was so small, well done for all the hard work that has made such a difference.
We had lunch at the Tiger treetops restaurant overlooking the tigers, amazing view of them. The service in there was first class, a lady called Karen served us, such a friendly person, nothing was too much trouble for her and she took time to tell us all about the tigers too. We shall definitely return for another visit and great day out. Thank you x
We had lunch at the Tiger treetops restaurant overlooking the tigers, amazing view of them. The service in there was first class, a lady called Karen served us, such a friendly person, nothing was too much trouble for her and she took time to tell us all about the tigers too. We shall definitely return for another visit and great day out. Thank you x
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Had a fantastic day here and thought it was great!
A little bit tacky maybe, but great for the kids - lots to see and do. Playground is fab for the little ones.
I did feel a bit sorry for the animals, all being in quite small enclosures. Particularly the lions and tigers. Its certainly a lot less animal wellbeing focused than London Zoo ZSL. This place is definitely just a money making enterprise.
The weekend bus driver from Broxbourne station was really friendly and helpful. Couldn't have been nicer.
A little bit tacky maybe, but great for the kids - lots to see and do. Playground is fab for the little ones.
I did feel a bit sorry for the animals, all being in quite small enclosures. Particularly the lions and tigers. Its certainly a lot less animal wellbeing focused than London Zoo ZSL. This place is definitely just a money making enterprise.
The weekend bus driver from Broxbourne station was really friendly and helpful. Couldn't have been nicer.
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There's plenty to do here. Took our Grandson and his friend for a treat and they absolutely loved it. Out of all the animals they saw, the big cats were the favourites. They also loved the play areas - especially the Formula 1 cars and the Pirate Ship. One criticism would be the over crowded restaurant. Maybe they should find room for an additional restaurant to sell hot food? Also the food very limited. Lots of chips with everything. More pasta dishes would go down well but that's only a minor point. We could have brought a picnic. Found the staff to be very friendly and helpful.
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Great place to visit, (19. 06.15) the animals are well looked after, the staff are very knowledgeable, thanks to the 2 guys, the one that looked after the white lions and the other the guinea pigs, good chatting to you both. The gibbons will keep you entertain for ages.
Beautiful gardens and picnic areas, plenty of places around to eat and drink.
Beautiful gardens and picnic areas, plenty of places around to eat and drink.
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Plenty to do for the kids reasonably priced place to eat and drink plenty of picnic tables
grandchildren loved it.
grandchildren loved it.
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I've been here several times, and it seems to improve every time I visit. This time, I came on a photogy experience afternoon with the lovely Maggie and Tony. The great thing about this is that you're able to go in with some of the animals (under the strict supervision of the keepers of course), so are able to get much better photos. It was lovely being in with the ring-tailed lemurs and wallabies, and being able to photograph some of the reptiles at close quarters. But the main event was being able to get close to Baikal the beautiful white tiger. Being inches away from him, just the other side of the fence was absolutely thrilling, and you can't help but fall in love with him.
I spent all day here, and they have great photographic opportunities with the Amur Tigers, Cheetah and White Lions anyway because fo the high walkways they have. I really enjoy going to this place and just wish I lived closer!
The keepers here are all very friendly and helpful. There was a wonderful Big Cat talk by big cat keeper Tony - very interesting and informative, and even though I've been to a few talks I still learnt something new. You can tell how much the keepers love their animals.
Great website by the way - the videos in the Animals > Big Cat Territory are well worth looking at - some of them are hilarious!
Although I particulaarly love the big cats, of which they have a great selection, they also have some wonderful small mammals too. The red pandas are always a joy, especially the cubs. The short-clawed Asian otters are so cute. One of them was showing his or her dexterity, playing with a stone, and it was hilarious and mesmerising at the same time. Wonderful place, and I can highly recommend it.
I spent all day here, and they have great photographic opportunities with the Amur Tigers, Cheetah and White Lions anyway because fo the high walkways they have. I really enjoy going to this place and just wish I lived closer!
The keepers here are all very friendly and helpful. There was a wonderful Big Cat talk by big cat keeper Tony - very interesting and informative, and even though I've been to a few talks I still learnt something new. You can tell how much the keepers love their animals.
Great website by the way - the videos in the Animals > Big Cat Territory are well worth looking at - some of them are hilarious!
Although I particulaarly love the big cats, of which they have a great selection, they also have some wonderful small mammals too. The red pandas are always a joy, especially the cubs. The short-clawed Asian otters are so cute. One of them was showing his or her dexterity, playing with a stone, and it was hilarious and mesmerising at the same time. Wonderful place, and I can highly recommend it.
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great place to visit any time of the year rain or shine friendly staff place to eat and drink family run plenty for children and adult's to see and do
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Amazing though the gift shop is a little expensive
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My other half and I went here spontaneously - it was a really good fun day. Entry was reasonably priced, good inside was of course expectably overpriced but overall a good few hours and the bird show is a must see!
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I was treated to the big cat breakfast experience by a friend and can truly say I had a fantastic day out. We arrived at the park before opening time, however where we had to meet was not directly clear however was easy resolved by following other visitors. We began our day in the discovery center where we met the other people in our group and was greeted with a hot/cold drink. We was next introduced to our guide who was fantastic and knew the big cats and history of the park very well. After walking around to each enclosure and hearing about the cats we finished our tour at the treetop cafe to have our breakfast. The breakfast was a self service continental breakfast and was okay with enough to eat for all in the party but think could have been better if some hot food had been offered such as in a full English breakfast. After the tour the park becomes open to the general public and we was allowed to stay for as long as we wanted and see other animals in the park. We stayed all day and enjoyed the exhibits very much and felt that we were able to get close to an array of different animals. The highlight of the tour for us was the white lion pride and white tiger but also found ourselves spending a lot of time watching the small monkeys and the gibbons. We loved the birds but was not overly impressed with the cages as they look small. The bird display show was enjoyable and we got to see a selection of the parks birds in flight. We went as an adult only group but the park looked well equipped for family's with many play zones and a water area. A truly memorable day...
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I was bought the Tiger feeding experience as a present and in truth, my expectations were pretty low; imagining I'd be throwing something off the back of a truck as we drove by... but oh no! We were allowed to hand-feed a Tiger, a Lion and a Cheetah! OK, it was through the metal fencing but to be so close to such amazing wild animals was awesome. Our guide, Sally, was knowledgeable, friendly and fun. They also have special photography tours, and you can stay overnight and experience the more nocturnal cats too. This place MUST be on your list if you like big cats. Would definitely recommend!
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My Sister and I did the 'Shadow a Big Cat Keeper' experience.
This was absolutely fantastic, and Cassie that was our keeper for the day was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about all the big cats.
The best part of the day was hand feeding the big cats – truly amazing
This was absolutely fantastic, and Cassie that was our keeper for the day was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about all the big cats.
The best part of the day was hand feeding the big cats – truly amazing
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