Paradise Wildlife Park
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We were booked on the' breakfast with the big cats experience' last Sunday and thoroughly enjoyed our morning. Our keeper was really informative, friendly, and he quite clearly had a passion for the cats. His enthusiasm was contagious and our group enjoyed chatting about the cats over breakfast.<br>Breakfast was brilliant and plentiful, served in the Tiger Treetops Cafe, which overlooks the tiger enclosure.The lady who looked after us during our meal was friendly and helpful..<br>We spent a few hours afterwards in the park and both agreed it was a lovely day out, its very clean, staff are friendly and all the animals are very well looked after. Its not a huge space to explore but is brilliant for young families to visit. There are lots of play areas for children, along with shows and keepers talks, so something for all the family.<br>I would thoroughly recommend a visit :)
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I visited Paradise Wildlife Park with my friends in the autumn last year and had a brilliant day.<br>There is a wide range of animals in comfortable enclosures which enable you to see them clearly.<br>I have never seen red pandas before and they are so cute!! I also loved seeing all the big cats, they have white tigers, snow leopards, tigers and white lions amongst others!<br>The keepers were all very helpful and friendly and able to answer any questions i had about the animals.<br>I would also add that for keen photographers the encolsures are built in such a way to provide great photo opportunities of the animals in very natural looking settings.<br><br>I had a great day out and would reccommend to people of all ages. I will definitely be returning!
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I had a great day out when I visited Paradise Wildlife Park. There was a great variety of animals and I loved seeing the white lions and white tigers as I hadn't seen them at any of the zoos I've been to before.<br>I liked that you are able to get up close to the animals when they're in the enclosures and get a really good look at them. I was able to take some amazing photos of the animals there.<br>I didn't use the food facilities whilst there, but I liked the look of the small treetop cafe, as you can enjoy a view of the tigers whilst having some lunch.<br>I had an awesome time and couldn't stop talking about it to everyone afterwards and recommending it to them. My brother is going there soon to participate in a red panda feed and I'm hoping to do an animal experience myself at some point in the year and visit the wildlife park again soon :)
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Great place, loads to see and do... and the animals are all happy! Love the meerkats :)<br>Have been a regular visitor for several years, taking family and friends ... especially love the christmas carols.
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A well laid out park with plenty of animals to see and activities for younger children. Keepers are friendly and always pleased to chat about the animals. Nice wide flat paths perfect for wheelchairs or buggys, also handy sheltered viewing areas by some enclosures for wet weather.<br>I have been to many zoo's but keep coming back to Paradise Wildlife Park and would recommend it to anyone.
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I visited Paradise Wildlife Park in 2012 and found it to be a fantastic day out. There are so many different animals to see. I specifically wanted to visit due to the large collection of big cats, including white lions and snow leopards which I had never seen before. It was amazing to be able to see these animals up close. The enclosures are lovely and all of the animals seem really happy. I enjoy wildlife photography as a hobby and have been able to take some good photos of the beautiful animals at the park. The design of the enclosures are really good for photographers as there are viewpoints through glass or high walkways. There are plenty of feeding times and talks throughout the day which were very interesting and it was great to learn more about the animals. I was very impressed by the keepers, they were very knowledgeable and seem passionate about caring for the animals. I cannot wait to visit again, it has become one of my favourite zoos.
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I've been to quite a few zoo's as I have a friend who is a budding wildlife photographer! Paradise was a great day out, lots of animals to see and encounter, enclosures look great with good views of the animals, walkways etc, but also privacy for them. Lots of staff and zoo keepers around, who all seem very knowledgeable and passionate about the animals. Good to see the feedings and hear about the animals and see them interact with the keepers. Great day out and looking forward to coming back this year!
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I've been a regular visitor to Paradise and have always enjoyed the variety of cats. The staff have always been very friendly and helpful and give great talks about the animals. I would thoroughly recommend a visit!
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As a photographer I have visited many different zoos and wildlife parks in the UK, and Paradise Wildlife Park is easily one of my favourites to visit! They have so many different animals and all of them have lovely enclosures with good viewing areas for the public. I've got many of my favourite photographs from Paradise, a lovely place to visit!
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I had a lovely time at PWP. It was a really nice day out with a large variety of animals to look at. It has good accessibility for disabled people and also has signs showing the sign language for the animals! It was very informative! There are also lots of interactive bits for children to play with! I pretended to be a meerkat and it was lots of fun! Strongly recommended!
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My family recently went to Paradise Wildlife Park on a grey ,gloomy, Sunday. We didn't have much money as it was post Christmas so we were armed with a picnic.<br>Our first call was to feed the rabbits which the kids thought was great (note - you can only feed certain animals and only with the food that you can buy at the entrance and at stations around the park that are open during busier times). We then bumped into a keeper near the new baby wolves (these were 6 months old and huge!). We got chatting to him and found his knowledge exceptional. He also advised when another keeper would be talking about the main wolves.<br>Another keeper, again very knowledgable, then came to clean out the lions bedding. We we given a fascinating insight into the lions and the extraordinary lengths that the keepers go to in looking after the magnificent creatures that are kept at the park.<br>This set the tone for our day. We attended the keeper talk about the wolves and it was very informative - it wasn't only the kids who learnt new things. As the saying goes - these guys know their onions!<br>The rest of the day was equally enjoyable. Tigers and the white lions were other favourites of ours. We also attended the treetop cafe for a coffee before finding a nicely sheltered table to eat our picnic. Our final stop was to the gift shop on the way out where the kids could get reasonably pricd souvenirs.<br>Paradise Wildlife Park has so much to offer, even in the winter, and is a great day out for the family. We have been visiting the park since we have lived in Hertfordshire (about 7 years) and have never been disappointed. We wil definitely visit again soon.
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This is my favourite wildlife park. It is of course a bonus it's fairly local, but also it has an immense variety of animals of all kinds, from birds to insects, covering small and big carnivores and lots of primates. Some are quite unusual such as white lions and tigers, black lemurs, corsac fox, gibbons, reptiles, and even a petting zoo with the cutest pigmy goats you've ever seen. The enclosures are of course great for the animals but also for the public as it allows plenty of viewing and photo opportunities. For the kids there's also a large playground, a swimming pool during summer and lots of educational activities throughout the year. The keepers (and all other staff really) are just incredible, always ready to help and answer any question about the animals. I've lost count of the times I've visited but I'm always looking forward for my next visit!
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Paradise Wildlife park is absolutely brilliant for the whole family. It gives people a chance to see animals and insects they probably never would be able to see otherwise, our favourite animal is the Meerkat's, you are able to get up close and really see what they are about. The learning aspect by the park is brilliant, they keep the children fully entertained and enthralled.<br>The food and drink side of things are good value for money too and the service is spot on. keep the good work going.
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I spent the day at the Paradise Wildlife Park with a Groupon voucher. I was NOT disappointed. Despite the ordeal it took (National Rail, emergency diversions, etc) to get to Broxbourne, my whole experience at the PWP was absolutely fantastic. The Park's shuttle bus picked me up from the train station and fifteen minutes later I was petting a zebra. Once you get past the plethora of kiddie rides and mini golf (which make for a nice day out for kids), the wildlife park was amazing. I spent the day in the Tiger Treetops (an aerial view over the big cats enclosures) and one plexiglass-ed wall away from a white tiger. The enclosures are beautiful and get you as close as you can possibly be to the animals. They have so many different species and a knowledgeable and friendly staff. Take advantage of the Birds of Paradise show or watch one of the animal feedings. And if there are slightly too many small children running around, do the Woodland Walk, it's a beautiful, completely peaceful place and you get to see dinosaurs (not real ones, though that'd be cool). I highly recommend this truly wonderful place.
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My family and I love Paradise Wildlife Park. It is great all year round. My children are 1 and 4 and LOVE the animals, as do we. It's so amazing seeing the lions and tigers up so close along with all the others - but those are my personal favourites.<br><br>The outdoor play area is a huge hit as is the indoor soft play area. Can easily spend a whole day here and still want to come back for more.<br><br>we last visited just before Christmas and the Father Christmas was fantastic. Really spent time talking to the children and helped to make it all magical.
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Year Visited: 2010<br><br>Probably going to be a little biased with this review as we had such a fantastic animal time at Paradise Wildlife Park, thought having spent £300 for the experience you’d expect that! We bought an 'Ideal Day' with Paradise and Ideal World shopping channel at £200 for four people to visit and meet a number of animals. As they also do a Red Panda meet I paid £99 for 30 minutes to feed the resident Red Pandas bamboo and fruit. It was the best experience of my life to get so close to the Red Pandas and I even got to touch one which was simply out of this world! I had a smile on my face all through the experience. The Ideal Day was over 2 hours and we fed, Wallabies, Meerkats, met snakes and Bearded Dragons and got to fly an Eagle Owl which was simply nerve tingling. I had goose bumps when this beautiful creature glided to my hand! To top off the experience we got to feed the two Lions, which in itself was amazing as only a thin mesh of metal stood between us and the Lions! It was a truly magical experience.<br><br>The park is mainly geared towards the animal experiences and the entertainment of children; there were lots of school trips when we were there! They do have a diverse collection of animals, especially the big cats such as Tigers, Lions and Snow Leopards, alongside favourites such as the Meerkats and Leumrs.<br><br>Highlight of Visit: Feeding the Red Pandas, flying an Eagle Owl and feeding a Lion!<br><br>Downside of Visit: A smallish zoo, without the experiences would take a few hours to see the whole collection.
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Really nice day out -plenty to keep you entertained all day -Great range of animals and really good indoor play area. Nice train ride and go karts although you have to pay for both but reasonable.
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A lovely park, well kept. Moto the lion has the loudest roar - actually I've never heard a lion roar right infront of me before so it was probably average! Rocky the tiger is HUGE, his coat is so clean, his face is cute! Ian our big cat tour guide was so informative & very interesting. Afternoon tea at the Tiger Treetop cafe was perfect, the staff we so cheerful & attentive. The fact that our hands, nose & feet were frozen didnt spoil the experience!
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I used to come here all the time as a child and I loved it then, seeing it as an adult and all te money they've recently spent on it I can't recommend it highly enough, it's great and the staff are brilliant at their jobs.
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Don't go as often as I did when my son was little, but I can't recommend highly enough. Perfect size for a day out and a real personal touch, with knowledgeable staff who really care about the animals. There seems to be a programme of expansion and improvement constantly and it is great to see a small independent place like this competing with the larger zoos. A local treat.
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Although not cheap, £60 for 2 plus 2, it will take all day so it is worth the money, Lots of free activities for the children besides the animals. Cafe prices not bad but plenty of picnic space.
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The kids will like this one not only the animals but the bouncy castle. Lovely little park well worth the visit.
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A wonderful place for children/adults to see some beautiful animals.Make sure you see the big cats!.
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I booked a Meerkat experience as part of my daughters 30th Birthday surprise (finished off with a one night spa break at Sopwell House St Albans..see seperate review :-)). This wildlife park is just wonderful and the Meerkat experience is just something that needs to be done!! These gorgeous, friendly little creatures are just adoreable and my daughters face was a picture when she realised what was going to happen. We were met by extremely friendly staff who were great at keeping the surprise secret until the very last minute. On entering the Meerkat enclosure, we were each given a bowl of food by Barry (the lovely, friendly and knowledgeable keeper). The little darlings just ran all over us clambering into the bowl so as not to miss out! :-) After eating, they continued to be very inquisitive and so friendly. This experience is highly recommended and also the rest of the park is wonderful.
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We visited Paradise Wildlife Park. Must admit wasn't expecting it to be anything special. Well got to say the best zoo I've visited. Great size excellent animals and really up close to them which was un nerving. Will definitely visit again. The tiger is already on my screen saver. Loved it
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