Me and my wife spent a day shadowing the zookeepers at Paradise and it was a fantastic experience. All the keepers were enthusiastic and knowledgable and responded to our many questions with insight, and we got to spend time with a great variety of animals. We helped out feeding lemurs, penguins and red pandas inside their enclosures and unsurprisingly it is truly wonderful to get up-close with these critters.

The keepers really seemed to know and love all of the animals, and as they rotate work areas they knew all sorts about most of the inhabitants.

The big cats, and there are some real beauties here, seemed the happiest I've ever seen despite the relative smallness of some enclosures. This is to do with the way they are treated and the obvious knowledge and skill of their keepers. An enriched environment is clearly worth more than another acre or two of space and it really is a pleasure to interact with them.

We got a great behind-the-scenes look, helping out with some cleaning and food preparation as well as feeding some fantastic carnivores, and I would encourage anyone debating whether to visit to go ahead and do so as we'll never forget the experience.

What a lovely day we had here on Saturday, 3rd May; we enjoyed seeing the great variety of animals in a compact space. The whole place was so well maintained and all the animals looked very healthy. We especially loved the opportunity to feed the lorikeets which was very well managed. I would recommend this zoo to anyone we had such a good time.

Visited Paradise Wildlife park today bank holiday Monday and we had an extremely pleasant day. Arrived around 10am (opens 9.30am)which was perfect as we parked close to the entrance and the queue was small. My daughter,7, noticed the large paddling pool area straight away which we decided to save until the end of the day as we hadn't brought swimwear. Good job as she got drenched fully clothed at the end which she loved lucky it was a warm day and we had extra clothes in car!(TIP take swimwear and swim nappies although they are sold in the onsite shop as are socks for the indoor jungle play area) There is a lovely grass area surrounding the paddling pool with lots of benches perfect for picnics, also an undercover area for hotter days to keep the younger children out of the sun.Park was very clean and tidy,all bins had lids! Which is something i personally love to see as i can't stand them and having thousands of them buzzing around you, your food and the kids constantly at other theme parks while in queues etc has really spoilt my day on other occasions so big thumbs up for PWP for having a wasp free zone! :) Signage on park could be better there is some, its just small and not so easy to see although they do provide a map at the ticket booth.Lots of interesting play parks to keep the kids amused well kept, nice variety not just your everyday stuff, also ample seating around for tired parents/grandparents to rest their legs!Plenty of food and drinks ice cream available can't comment on prices because we took our own to save money. I also printed a 20% off voucher which knocked £13 off, a discount is always a bonus it allows for a treat from the souvenir shop.Very nice surroundings trees and forest and colourful flowerbeds,lots of fact boards about the animals which is good for older kids like our daughter to learn about animals and conservation.The animals were wonderful you can get quite close to take photo's and even hand feed the animals at the farmyard which was great we fed them petted them and got nice photo's feed was £1 a bag available nearby.The Speedway museum kept daddy happy, an interesting little place for any petrolhead. Very good system in place to enable safe crossing to the other side of the park from the first part with all the play park's and small children running all over the place.It enables parents to relax in the knowledge that the kids are running free but they are safe from the road. The fine weather was wonderful and enhanced the day, all the big cats were certainly enjoying it sprawling out on top of their platforms in the warm sunshine, white lions and white tiger too fantastic!! There's endless things to do animal talks, the jungle theatre, also face painting and bodyart booths scattered around to decorate the kids Haha!The Bird show was one of the highlights for me very informative talk from Nicky she was brill even when the birds weren't doing as planned! Beautiful birds owls parrots birds of prey great selection so that's definitely worth seeing! So overall i would say paradise wildlife park is GREAT! PWP is a smaller place than the usual zoo's and parks but still loads to do and in no way a bad thing at all. We left easily around 4pm all really tired from a busy and exciting day out although regrettably without having had time to get round to the presentations or rides on the train or tractor that we'd missed.TIP Its worth planning which ones you want to see when you arrive so you don't miss out)
Staff could've been friendlier and more smiley to be honest the guys showing the tortoises didn't say a word no info nothing only to tell the kids only to touch the shell that could've been better i suppose. Nicky from the bird show was the only one that didn't look miserable at work!I know its bank holiday Monday and they're at work but come on guys a smile and more friendlier attitudes wouldn't go amiss! Overall, Brilliant day out had by all plenty to do, well set up, good facilities clean tidy safe excellent animal encounters (i patted a tapir, the hubby got nipped by the pony and the child went through 3 bags of goat feed!) beautiful beautiful animals, peaceful countryside setting the list goes on its absolutely fantastic for people with young families under 8's well worth a visit everyone!
Paradise wildlife park is great i would definitely go again :D

This is a place you have to go to. Not only do you get to stay over and hear the animals before you get up in the morning, the breakfast with the tigers and the keepers talk and handling the animals is fab.

It is a truly amazing experience and the accommodation is very clean and spacious.

Cannot fault this experience.

Paradise wild life park offers fantastic experience for families with young children. Well maintained and animal collection is wide and interesting. Free parking but too short spaces. Advance booking could save money. Tesco Vouchers can be used. At the entrance children play area and shows are held. The mini train is fun to ride for one pound. Children enjoy the train trip. There are walks to explore the nature. The Animal area offers a wide range of animals and birds. Its amazing. There are regular shows and presenters are doing a great job. Tractor ride is fun. A theatre offers shows also. Overall its a value for money and great for birthday treat. I would certainly recommend this for young families.

Visited here on the 26 April 2014 with my husband for my christmas present which was tea with tigers. I have never got so close to such beautiful animals. Our guide Ian was amazing and had a wealth of knowledge about all the big cats and you could tell how much he loved working with them all through his enthusiastic talk! Would recommend this place to anyone, particulary those with children, there is so much to do for children at the park. Loads to see and do. All the staff were friendly and helpful and nothing was too much trouble. It must be a fantastic place to work as all the staff we came across were smiling and happy in their work.

Visited the Park on a photography trip with my granddaughter. I last visited several years ago and was pleased to see that there had been many improvements. It is clear that the keepers care very much for the animals and are very knowledgeable of the animals in their care. Maggie and Tony looked after us very well and it was a very enjoyable experience.

A good day out we all enjoyed ourselves. Two adults 10 year old and a 2 year old we went with friends. Easy to find and parking good. Thought the 2 year old should be a reduced rate but we had a discount voucher which brought the rather expensive price down. A nice size and lots to see, you can get close to the animals ie Zebras which is interesting. Very friendly keepers who were happy and informative. A highlight was watching a couples Tiger experience. Hand feeding a Tiger through the bars and scratching his huge back! Never seen that before can only imagine what a risk assessement for that would read like. Well worth a visit.

excellent day out - printed 20% discount vouchers before we went - 4 adults 2 children - took picnic - lots to do and lots to see - clean and staff accommodating - well worth the money

We decided to do a wild wolf encounter not really knowing what to expect, but I have done a photographic day, and as part of it went into the cage with a lynx and got some great pics. So I thought why not, it was amazing to socialise with these beautiful creatures who showed a lot of interest in their visitors. The keepers were so nice and so knowledgeable, what a great day.

Not been to this park since I was a child. It has changed a lot. Although we had no children with us, I could see there was plenty of slides, swings, rides and little parks to keep them amused. However, it was not a dry day, so perhaps a lot of things couldn't be used. The animal park is very good, with several species that you don't see often, like white lions and white tigers. There were talks during the day at various locations on different animals. We watch the cheetahs being fed, they sounded like a cross between dogs and cats when they knew food was on the way. The red panda talk was also very good. We had coffee in the treetops café and were watching the tigers, just a few feet from us. My husband has Alzheimers and thoroughly enjoyed the day, particularly walking through the lorakeets building, when he had several of them on his head. A good day out, albeit perhaps a little expensive for a family, although what isn't these days.

My partner and I have just completed a day shadowing the keepers at Broxbourne wildlife park and we could not recommend this experience highly enough.
The keepers are incredibly helpful and knowledgable on their particular areas and quite clearly only have the animals best interests in mind. They each helped to make the day particularly special.
The package is definitely good value for money and I would highly recommend to anyone else looking at booking a similar experience.

This wildlife park is miles better than any of the mainstream zoos and the staff help to make the overall experience a very enjoyable one.

Thought was bit expensive considering the size of it....good selection of animals and well kept...most of activities were for small toddlers.crazy golf as fun.....limited food available

My husband and I visited Paradise Wildlife Park over Easter and were pleasantly surprised by the collection of animals in this zoo. I had not heard of PWP before so did not know what to expect. The drive to the park was worth it alone - along a beautiful wooded road and past some lovely scenery. The drive in to the park takes you past a large children's play area so we did wonder then whether PWP was more geared towards small children than animals, but we didn't need to worry. There are lots of children's play areas - I would have loved these as a child, but the animal part really was a pleasant surprise.

PWP does not appear to be that large, but they have an excellent selection of animals here - far more than I was expecting. I certainly was not expecting the white lions which were beautiful. I have visited the West Midlands Safari Park several times and seen the white lions there, but had not realised there were any others in the UK, but here they were. The park also has cheetahs, tigers (including a stunning white tiger), two snow leopards, an African leopard, ocelot and jaguar (although the jaguar was asleep when we were there and we could only see its back when we did eventually find it after much searching!) I recommend a cup of tea in the Tiger Treetops coffee retreat which overlooks the tiger enclosure - great view!

We particularly liked the number of elevated walkways around the park as these gave a great view of the enclosures. I'm sure climbing up and down these was good exercise as well! We would recommend visiting PWP - adults can definitely enjoy it as much as children!

We visited paradise wildlife park on a nice and sunny day (2 families with toddlers). The park has plenty of animals to see for those who love zoos.

The food options for children are limited so best to pack your lunch if visiting with young children. Play areas for children are nice but the train ride and some other attractions are not paid-for in the ticket.

Soft play area for children is very nice and our son had a great time in it.

Though there is a lot on offer, there are other places that provide the same and offer better value for money.

This place is really worth visiting if you can buy the tickets using tesco vouchers are it quadruples the value of your vouchers.

Visited the park with my grandchildren as I had bought them a 'Meet the Meerkats' experience for Christmas (via Red Letter Days). The children thoroughly enjoyed their time feeding and playing with the meerkats, although they (and I, given the cost) were a bit disappointed at the amount of time they spent with them. Given the age limit (over 10 years) they were expecting to get some in depth information and the opportunity to help out more in the enclosure.

However, we did enjoy the rest of the day. Although the park does not have a huge collection of animals, those they have seem to be well cared for and in large enclosures, with really good viewing areas. The park does seem to aim itself at a fairly young age-group and most of the play equipment seemed to be for very young children.

We were pleasantly surprised to find that the park provided tables for eating our own picnic and, in fact, most people seemed to have brought along their own food? Most attractions like this seem to regard visitors as a captive audience and don't allow picnics to be brought in. We found a couple of activities for which there was an extra charge but there was plenty to do without having to choose them.

Fun for kids of all ages. My 4 vary between 3 and 14 and all had a throughly enjoyable day out. So much to see and do. Not only can you get up close and personal with some amazing animals, weather dependant you have both an indoor and out door play centre. I shall most definitely be returning in the summer so my children can also enjoy the other added bonus of the paddling pool area. Well worth the money! Well worth a visit.

This park is relatively big and bursting with large variety of animals! We couldn't fit everything in within the day although we did turn up at 12:30.

The animals looked as if they were well looked after. The big cats were a great hit with our three year old! The most memorable moment was when the lion aimed his behind at visitors and sprayed / fired his wee on them! Payback for enclosure? Much hilarity and screeches from the visitors.

There is lots for children to do including face painting, slides, bounces castles, Krazy golf etc etc. Just have a look at the map which is available online.

When we visited, it was the Saturday of the Easter break and the park was busy.

We read from previous reviews that the food might not be great, so we pre-packed snacks. It was great that we were always never too far from a picnic bench so we could sit and have a feed.

When you go, try to park within the attraction and not in the overspill across the road otherwise you risk crossing a Country road with little ones.

This attraction is on our doorstep and we didn't venture here until this attraction was brought to our attention via amazon which had an offer on the tickets. When we saw the half price sale, we quickly bought enough for 2 day trips as the expiry date was for more than a year. Had we not come across the tickets, I'm unsure whether we would have gone, as tickets on the door can add up if you're a family. For the price we paid, we think it was extremely good value for money. If we had the full cost to pay, then we might have spent it at a more famous attraction further away. But then, that might just be "not a tourist in your own neighbour" mentality.

Great family day out!!!

Just got back from a day at the park and I must say we all enjoyed it very much.

Would return but have to say I would not pay the full gate price as just to get in today it would have cost around £80 for 4 of us but luckily we had Tesco tokens which reduced the price to £20.

Just spent a day here with our 3 and 8 year olds. Great because of the proximity to the animals and if your child is a fan of the big cars like ours is, then it's fantastic! However, park is not big and animals are kept in small enclosures. Pack your lunch as the food at the park is awful!

We have been here a few times over the years and every time I have been there they have built or started something new, the Animals are well looked after, and they do a lot for the breading programs.
There is a mixture of things for all ages to do, with a café and places to get ice creams and drinks,
you can buy rabbit food to feed some of the animals, in the summer there is a paddling pool were you can take a picnic and also a indoor play centre, you can have a fun full day here.

Expensive if you don't get a special offer voucher
You can have a lovely day here
With children in particular

Travelled 480 miles to visit Paradise Wildlife Park yesterday and had a fantastic day. The park is quite compact but has a lot of animals and attractions. Easily took all day to see and do everything available. For an extra charge you can even hand feed one of their big cats. I fed raw meat to a Tiger and it was an awesome experience - one I'll never forget. (Experience needs to be booked in advance).. Where else can you get to do that??
Staff/Keepers were very friendly, approachable and knowledgeable. Keeper talks throughout the day were very interesting but the thing that really struck me was how close you could get to the animals. There were even some that you could touch or feed with food bought from the park priced at only £1 per bag. There were also bird shows and children's shows going on throughout the day and children's entertainment on a large stage too. Large play areas with swings, bouncy castles, a paddling pool and a train ride through the woods will keep even the youngest of visitors amused. There's also an indoor soft play area and a speedway museum if the animals are not enough...
In summary, Paradise Wildlife Park IS ACTUALLY PARADISE in my humble opinion. Visit with confidence - you'll be glad that you did.

Been here twice now. It is fabulous. Not very big but enough to keep you entertained for 3/4 hours. You get very close to the animals and there are lots of shows and interactive activities. Food is a bit pricy so bring a picnic as there are lots of areas to eat. I would highly recommend this place.

I bought a meet the meerkat experience for two for my partner and I. We had to be there for 3.15 but we got there at 12.30 to make the most of the free admission to the park that was included in our deal.

The park isn't that big but I am comparing it to Cotswold Wildlife park which is bigger. There are two side to the park with one side being more of an adventure play park for children. The other side has a wide range of exotic animals that are entertaining and beautiful. You are provided with a map and although it's not entirely accurate there are pointer signs around the park.

There are a few take way stands and a big diner. I chose to go in the tree top cafe which is like a tree house for sandwich, cake and coffee and there is a huge window looking into tiger enclosure. Expensive for food as you would expect but freshly made. You will need to pay by cash though. But there is a cash point in the diner.

The meerkat experience was brilliant. We met a family in a private enclosure with just us and the zoo keeper and we sat down on logs feeding them. When the food was gone they then climbed up on us and were squeaking in our ears. They loved my gilet and burrowed into and went to sleep.

Amy the keeper answered all our questions and was enthusiastic although she probably does this everyday. She kindly used my phone to take a lot of pictures.

Car parking is very good.