Local Reviews
In May 2025, Jazmin R said about Paradise Wildlife Park
Lovely zoo, they have really put some hard work in and some money!
Dinosaurs are the best I have seen and my daughter loved it.
But
It's very expensive and to be charged again to go on the train is not very fair after paying 80+ for three of us to get in.
Dinosaurs are the best I have seen and my daughter loved it.
But
It's very expensive and to be charged again to go on the train is not very fair after paying 80+ for three of us to get in.
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In May 2025, Sarah said about Paradise Wildlife Park
Fantastic day out! Incredibly clean, lots of benches/seating areas. Lovely little park and splash pad. Food was expensive but quite a lot of choice throughout the park. Toilets were everywhere. Thoughtful layout of the zoo itself. Staff were very friendly. Very worth the cost!
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In May 2025, CD said about Paradise Wildlife Park
Great experience of meeting the Meerkat. On initially meeting in the Zoo HQ we had a fabulous greet from Maisie, with a brew and brief chat about the zoo history. Emily was our keeper and was absolutely excellent. She certainly knows her stuff and made us feel very comfortable and safe with the meerkats.
The zoo itself is amazing, really well planned out, engaging and the animals are well cared for in clean and spacious enclosures. We also saw the bird display which was fascinating. All in all a fabulous day. We even got to meet the famous Peter, who was checking on the tiger at the time!
The zoo itself is amazing, really well planned out, engaging and the animals are well cared for in clean and spacious enclosures. We also saw the bird display which was fascinating. All in all a fabulous day. We even got to meet the famous Peter, who was checking on the tiger at the time!
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In May 2025, Rozalyne H said about Paradise Wildlife Park
Went for a birthday gift of a big cat feed, Claire was knowledgeable, polite and lovely to talk to. Feed a snow leopard, and even went back another day to feed the lion and the tiger also with Claire. All three experiences were amazing.
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In May 2025, Michelle k said about Paradise Wildlife Park
First visit and based on other reviews I decided to visit. This is very well cared for , from the animal enclosures and surrounding area. I felt it was more for families with younger children as there is alot to keep them entertained when not walking around to view the animals. Plenty of places to sit and eat, whether your having your own picnic or buying food on site. Having different animals from the big cats, which are my favourite, to guinea pigs was a great mixture. I had never seen a sun bear before and it was truly amazing to watch. The views are great aswell as you don't always have a view of the animals behind metal fencing so you get chance to get some great pics. I was travelling on my own and it took my about an hour to walk round the entire zoo. Worth a visit, staff are very friendly aswell which always makes a visit more pleasureable.
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In May 2025, pigletsboutique said about Paradise Wildlife Park
We took our three grandchildren here at the weekend for our first visit. After reading the food reviews we packed picnic food for the kids but my husband wated to try the food there. Good points; lots of places to stop and rest/eat, bad points; food and drink pretty awful. Queued for a hot dog but was the young guy serving was so disinterested mu husband walked away in disgust. Tried the coffee - watery so don't bother if you actually like coffee.
Dinosaur park - excellent. We walked around first and were super impressed then took the train. All really well done.
Then we walked around the zoo part. The viewing is well though out with plenty of glass to enjoy views from various angles and we saw tiger, lions and leopard but NO penguins, NO gibbons, NO red panda. Where were they all? I felt they only came out when it was feeding time. We all enjoyed the rainforest area though and went in more than once.
Good ice creams and gift shop.
Not sure I'd go back although it is a good size when you have small children with you. I just expected to see more.
Dinosaur park - excellent. We walked around first and were super impressed then took the train. All really well done.
Then we walked around the zoo part. The viewing is well though out with plenty of glass to enjoy views from various angles and we saw tiger, lions and leopard but NO penguins, NO gibbons, NO red panda. Where were they all? I felt they only came out when it was feeding time. We all enjoyed the rainforest area though and went in more than once.
Good ice creams and gift shop.
Not sure I'd go back although it is a good size when you have small children with you. I just expected to see more.
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In May 2025, LLE2011 said about Paradise Wildlife Park
This was my first time visiting this zoo. I thought the overall appearance of the zoo was very attractive and you can see they have spent a huge amount of money on it recently with all the new fencing, the gibbons and the lion enclosure. The public areas and signs were really well done and fun to look at when no animals could be seen. The biggest down side was the size of the enclosures were very small for many of the animals, particularly the red panda and penguins but also marmosets, sloths and snow leopard. Hopefully, these will be upgraded next. Also, the viewing was mostly through glass. This made it very difficult to see the animals on a sunny day due to reflections. It also felt like the animals were quite boxed in with no views out, in particular the bears, penguins and jaguars. The bird show and the native species section however were really nice. A small zoo, but I spent 4 hours revisiting the enclosures in the hope of seeing everything.
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In May 2025, bjkskd said about Paradise Wildlife Park
An excellent day at Hertfordshire Zoo. Staff were great and everyone who saw our child’s birthday sticker (free from ticket office) wished them Happy Birthday! It made the day really special!
Lots of places to stop and sit/eat/drink. Plus the loos were clean.
It never felt crowded because there are multiple places to view animals from - so you don’t have to all crowd at one place to get a good view like you do at some wildlife parks.
Crazy golf was a hit with whole family and the dinosaurs “were better than I expected” which anyone who has a teenager, or once was one, will know is high praise from a teenager!
Shops had a great range of items. Youngest enjoyed the outdoor play equipment and teen also tried the long slides and the small climbing wall. Would be good to have even more of the bigger kind of equipment suitable for adults / older teens like monkey bars as I’m sure they’d be use d.
We hadn’t realised there was the new Boulders Bay, so next time will bring paddling things for youngest.
Lots of places to stop and sit/eat/drink. Plus the loos were clean.
It never felt crowded because there are multiple places to view animals from - so you don’t have to all crowd at one place to get a good view like you do at some wildlife parks.
Crazy golf was a hit with whole family and the dinosaurs “were better than I expected” which anyone who has a teenager, or once was one, will know is high praise from a teenager!
Shops had a great range of items. Youngest enjoyed the outdoor play equipment and teen also tried the long slides and the small climbing wall. Would be good to have even more of the bigger kind of equipment suitable for adults / older teens like monkey bars as I’m sure they’d be use d.
We hadn’t realised there was the new Boulders Bay, so next time will bring paddling things for youngest.
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In May 2025, Iain Y said about Paradise Wildlife Park
What a lovely zoo! The animals looked well kept and content. The zoo works hard to cater for its guests. Lots of picnic areas, undercover and in the sun. Plenty of food, drink and icecream outlets. Play areas for all ages of kids. Plenty of toilets (and nice and clean). The raised viewing areas means it's easier to see shy animals without being in their face. Fantastic birds display. And a dinosaur walk! We had a lovely day out!
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In June 2025, Chloe said about Paradise Wildlife Park
Went to the zoo with my Husband and Baby for one of their Summer Nights Experience. The zoo itself was great but very busy. Very disappointed though, we were directed into the overspill carpark where we then were expected to cross a 60 mile an hour main country road with no crossing, no traffic lights, no warning signs and no lights to help you also with a curve in the road where you can’t see all the way down. It also looks like it might be part of the park so young families crossing that road might not realise the danger. Very very dangerous and unacceptable, a potential fatality waiting to happen. I raised it to the zoo and they said they were aware of how dangerous it was but the council had failed to act to make it safe. Especially if opening the zoo in the evening there needs to be large warning signs, lights and wardens to assist and guide in that area. Pricing was around £30 for us both which was quite expensive but did enjoy the zoo itself.
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