Local Reviews
In April 2017, Margaret F said about Paradise Wildlife Park
My daughter and I had a Big Cat Keeper experience for our shared special birthdays. It was a brilliant day. The keeper Steve was amazing with so much knowledge and enthusiasm. The animals were all awesome and all came over to see us and enjoy a titbit or two! Even Rocky the tiger who is 19 years old got up from his nap in the sun so we could see this magnificent creature up close, Such an amazing experience which we will never forget. Thank you Paradise.
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In April 2017, Duncan said about Paradise Wildlife Park
Haven't been here for approx 5 years, a lot has changed (for the better) and I am very impressed with what they have done. The enclosures are great, thought some a bit small, and there is a large selection of animals and things to do for the children. The park is clean and well kept. The only down side is the main restaurant, £53 for 3 x cheese burgers (cheese cost extra) 1 x adults chicken and chips and 1 x child's chicken and chips all with a coke, can't see how they can justify charging this!
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In May 2017, Cazoli13 said about Paradise Wildlife Park
There is a good variety of animals here and as they were all active and looked in good health. We enjoyed looking at all the big cats and liked the new penguin enclosure. I liked that the zoo is quite compact and easy to find your way around so it's not too much walking for children. It didn't feel too busy so you had time to look at the animals and didn't feel rushed to move on. There's plenty of picnic areas and a covered area if it's raining. I can't comment on the food as we brought a picnic but the ice creams were very overpriced. There is a big play area but you do have to pay extra for some things to play or go on like the go karts. Good value for money compared to some other zoos in the area. We spent about 3 hours here and saw everything.
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In July 2017, wiseoldowl said about Paradise Wildlife Park
Great day out even in the rain however the food in the restaurant is awful. This didn't spoil my trip with my daughter and grand-daughter however if the food was better then I would of given a 5 rating. Lovely different types of animals and birds, reptiles etc and well worth a visit.
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In August 2017, Dfreeland said about Paradise Wildlife Park
Everything about Paradise Park is good, except for the price for a 2 year old. £16! My granddaughter was 2 the day before her visit and was charged £16 for entry, plus another £2 for a train ride. All other similar attractions don't charge for under 3 years old - I researched this the day after. It cost my son and his wife £56 for three of them to enter, far too expensive when child is only 2 years old in my opinion.
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In September 2017, Debbie F said about Paradise Wildlife Park
We visited this park on Thursday as 3 adults. Both my daughter's are students but it seems there is no student discount so it cost us almost £60 in all to get in. It was fairly empty and we knew from the website that the bat house was closed due to renovation, so we went to the wildlife area to see the other animals. They were all well kept and the glass panels which enabled good photographs were very clean in most of the enclosures. We ate in the little cafe overlooking the tigers which was ok if a bit slow due to there being only one staff member.
We decided to visit the wolves in the woodland walk at the end of our visit and this is where things took a bad turn. On walking to the area we found a large sign informing us that the walk was closed. Basically the walk seems to be a large part of the zoo. This was not mentioned to us on paying full price for the tickets and we were all shocked that this was not open to us and there was no discount taking this into consideration.
Would we go again? Probably not as having to pay a hefty price for entrance, no student discount and half the park being closed did not leave us with a great impression. Instead we shall visit the Cotswolds Wildlife Park which is consistently amazing value.
We decided to visit the wolves in the woodland walk at the end of our visit and this is where things took a bad turn. On walking to the area we found a large sign informing us that the walk was closed. Basically the walk seems to be a large part of the zoo. This was not mentioned to us on paying full price for the tickets and we were all shocked that this was not open to us and there was no discount taking this into consideration.
Would we go again? Probably not as having to pay a hefty price for entrance, no student discount and half the park being closed did not leave us with a great impression. Instead we shall visit the Cotswolds Wildlife Park which is consistently amazing value.
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In September 2017, Linda W said about Paradise Wildlife Park
Visited the zoo today, first time for many years, we had a really good day, the keepers are so passionate about the animals, the park was very clean, food was very reasonable priced, plenty of picnic places to eat, my only bad comment would be, they are still charging full entry price, but we found a lot of the outlets were shut, which I feel is wrong when you are still having to pay full price, other than this I would definitely recommend this zoo, a really great day out.
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In May 2018, Jill C said about Paradise Wildlife Park
My daughter and I bought a Buy-a-Gift Afternoon Tea with the Tigers. We arrived early in the day on Friday 21st April, and were immediately impressed with the friendliness of the staff both on reception and in the café where we bought breakfast. We were very lucky that the sun was shining for a change, and we walked around all the enclosures where we saw all sorts of animals, who looked healthy and happy (to my eyes, at least). We saw a snow leopard, cheetah, jaguar, white tiger, tiger, white lion in the cat enclosures. There were many other animals to see as well. We assembled at the Discovery Centre for the group talk with a female member of staff, where tea and biscuits were provided. We were then taken on a tour of the cats, and were really impressed with both the interesting information we were given, and the obvious love, care and attention given to the cats, and, I am sure, all of the other animals. It is clear that the animals' welfare is the Park's prime concern. Then we went to the Treetops Café to have our afternoon tea, which was very nice, although there was a definite shortage of scones and cream so quite a few people missed out on that. The disinterested girl behind the counter, who was looking at her 'phone most of the time, said they didn't have any more when someone asked for them. That was the only sour note during our visit. We then had another look at the cats, and were rewarded by the sight of the lion (who had been asleep all day) standing on some high rocks, roaring. After that, a quick visit to the fabulous dinosaur park, gasping at the huge, scary, moving, roaring models, and a photo each sitting in the "Jurassic Park" type jeep "being pursued" by a dinosaur. Fantastic value for money and lots of fun. Thank you Paradise Wildlife Park; keep up the good work!
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In May 2018, Emma P said about Paradise Wildlife Park
We visited on a sunny Bank Holiday Sunday and had a great time. The new dinosaur area is great and very realistic - clearly a lot of money has been spent on it! The lovely man who was standing at the entrance told us that there would be more changes to come to the park. My son saw a show which he enjoyed and my daughter liked taking photos of the sunbathing lions. Was a roasting hot day and they did need to sort out their ice-cream situation as they had almost run out of them all by about 1pm when we got one. Splash park is fun but the water did look a bit murky. Both children still alive though so it can't have been that dirty! Parking is now free again - a very sensible decision. Get the adult tickets pre-booked online with code pwp20 for a 20% discount and use the free children's tickets on the back of the Safari Sam books on sale at the payment kiosks (although apparently they can't be used on the day you by them?) for a cheap day out. Friendly staff.
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In July 2018, matt said about Paradise Wildlife Park
Went here with wife and my nearly 4 year old and we just had the best day. The place flows really well. We saw the animals first, you get really good close up views of them especially the white lions, white tigers and cheetah. In a zoo you dont tend to get that close. The enclosures aren't huge but the animals seemed content. Then there is the dinosaur park including fossil digging and then we hit the mini lagoon and play parks. So much for kids to do, food and gifts are reasonably priced and staff helpful. Marked down a point as it looked as though the park hadn't fully opened even at 1030 in the morning - shutters down on various stands etc. Great day out though all in all.
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