What a superb, well laid out zoo. Saw almost all the animals. Great display with the birds. Would highly recommend this great place.

Fantastic zoo. Family loved every part of it. The only one negative is there isn’t enough food variety but the chip stand was nice. Kids enjoyed the whole day. Highly recommend

We Travelled up from Kent to experience all that Hertfordshire Zoo had to offer and wow, it was most definitely worth the trip. Our visit was born out our sons obsession with the TV show 1 zoo 3 based on the zoo and he was completely overwhelmed and somewhat starstruck when we got to meet Aaron Whitnall in person. We would definitely recommend a visit and suggest buying tickets in advance just to aid access.

Very enjoyable. The dinosaurs were impressive :)

Very nice zoom with great and unqiue animals, animals are well looked after and seem happy.

Everything went through without complications.

Kid loved it

Not bad free parking nice animals wish more

Great time with family

Kids loved it

I would recommend going in the morning. Because it was hot in the afternoon, we didn't see many animals.

What a beautiful day out!
Took the class on a day out to the zoo and had a genuinely really pleasant time. We started at the dinosaur trail, and these are always a classic - but this one was special. The dinosaurs were animatronic and moved/spashed water and hid in the bushes. Really quite interactive and plenty of designated places to take some photos. I’d say this trail is wheelchair/buggy accessible too!

There were plenty of restrooms dotted around. Almost all exhibits had a bathroom nearby, which was fantastic. There was also one smoking shelter by the flower archway/giftshop which was hidden nicely and had a bench and two bins.

The enclosures were a pretty dignified size for the larger animals, like the sunbear and the lions - which was wonderful for them, but it did mean we didn’t see too much of them (to be expected). However, all of the larger animal enclosures had viewing points that were accessed by stairs and meant you could try and scout out the sleeping lions from a birds eye view! (the capybaras, snow leopard, penguins, lions, sunbear, tiger all had view points). The indoor enclosures were quite a short walkthrough in a humid space but it was a good laugh. The armadillo was.. the fastest animal in the room by far.

They had two ‘walkthrough’ experiences which was really fun. You could walk through a push gate entrance to see the goats upclose, and they provide hand sanitiser and a hand washing station at the exit too! You can also walk through a push gate entrance to walk beside the Emus and Wallabys! Although, I do recommend being cautious around the Emus as they had an attitude. (I understand…)

As for the food? Incredible. I counted 3 total large canopy seated areas, entirely shaded and plenty of benches to eat packed lunch or food purchased from the stalls or restraunt. The restaurant was reasonably priced (£9 for a burger and fries - student said ‘five guys would charge double and they taste the same) so I think that was a compliment, because the food was packaged well and looked great! The chips were skin on fries and cost £4 and oh my! The portion was phenominal we shared between three people.. and I love chips. There was also another restaurant by the sunbear, and I can’t comment on the food as we did not buy any but the staff filled our water bottles which was nice! (bottle of coke was £3.50). They also filled our water bottles at the main restaurant too!

All in all, we had a good time. The gift shops had a great selection in both, just note that they do not take cash in the zoo and it’s hard to get signal - so transfer any money over beforehand! Great day - great memories. 🤍🎀

Great day out with our Granchildren, loads to do.
Kids aged 4, 7 and 10 they all had liads of fun

Very simple, but well organized!

Really great place to travel with! People are great there esp Simon who was our first aid. Very friendly and positive person!

Wow, what an amazing zoo. My whole family had a fabulous time. There's so many animals to see and activities for the whole family. Diffently recommend.

Nice but small, and some animals were nowhere to be seen. It is also super expensive for food and souvenirs.

Amazing first time experience better than London Zoo had great fun with the boys

Absolutely brilliant place with lots to do

Beautiful

We went a week ago with our 4 year old son and in general we really enjoyed visiting this zoo, though the animatronic dinosaurs were a bit too realistic for our son and we had to quickly move back to the animals! I see some people complaining that the enclosures aren't big enough but I thought they looked pretty reasonable in size and well landscaped (I have seen cramped and old fashioned enclosures in other parts of the world - so think I have a broad view on this). The only thing I would complain about is the coffee from the cafe - probably the worst and most disgusting supposedly freshly ground coffee I have had the displeasure of tasting! It was so bad I took back the first round and asked them to use a different machine... and it all tasted the same. Like old rank filtered coffee left out in the rain. But don't let that put you off - just avoid the coffee!

Amazing zoo 👍🏽
The dinosaur part was very gd felt very realistic ( my daughter did not enjoy the dinosaur part ) .

The food was okay , very clean zoo and my daughter loved seeing the animals more .

Value of money. Good place to go with family.

Hertfordshire zoo (used to be Paradise Park) is a smaller zoo but has lots of animals to see and they're constantly growing and developing new exhibits. I joined as a member (one for annual payment) so can go for the day or just a few hours. There's talks every half an hour throughout the day where you can hear keepers talking about their animals, sometimes see them fed, or see them more active. This zoo is definitely worth a visit and the talks/signs around can inform you on the need for conservation and which charities they partner with.

Cafés/food is limited and the gift shop is very generic so a packed lunch can be a good option, there's an outdoor seating area near the Gibbons, benches in areas of the park, indoor bench by the tiger or tiered outdoor seating at the world of birds.

P.S. I highly recommend attending the 1pm bird show in 'world of birds' as you get to see several of their birds flying and showing you some of their natural behaviours which are quite something!

Amazing place for youngsters