Local Reviews
In July 2025, Clare Elsey said about Paradise Wildlife Park
Kids enjoyed the visit
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In July 2025, Kim Byrne said about Paradise Wildlife Park
Absolutely brilliant, suitable all ages. Great animals, great viewing. Plenty of eating areas and seating. Parking.
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In July 2025, davek0974 said about Paradise Wildlife Park
A great day out the little'uns loved it
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In July 2025, Keith Moore said about Paradise Wildlife Park
Very expensive compared to places like Marwell zoo.whuch in my eyes was a much better experience..truly spoilt by parents unable to control there children
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In July 2025, Chris Jenks said about Paradise Wildlife Park
(Rating: a bit over 4*)<br>A nice zoo, with a variety of animals, from some big cats through to some reptiles and smaller exotic animals like wallabies, iguanas, etc.<br>The complex is well maintained and clean and tidy and modernised but I was a bit disappointed that some of the enclosures seemed empty.<br>I think a sign that lists the number of animals and maybe their 'status' or times when they are awake would be helpful.<br>Or else an app that enables you to 'track' the animal (you might say this takes the fun out of it) would be good.<br>The Dinosaur park (with a small train that runs through it) is fun, both for adults and younger people.<br>There are also many facilities for children.<br>A worthwhile trip but average value for money as it is quite expensive.
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In July 2025, Joseph Cook-Williams said about Paradise Wildlife Park
This is a great example of a small zoo where the animals are given a good amount of space to live in despite the challenges of the zoo's size. The keeps were knowledgeable, showed car for the animals, and I watched someone have an experience with the red panda and was amazed by the confidence Ash had with the visitor. At times, there were a lot of very loud children, which could be annoying, but it's a zoo! The dual layer around the enclosures was a great feature, and there was a ton of interesting information. Didn't even go to the dinosaur attractions, and it was still an amazing time. 10/10.
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In July 2025, Penny Taliadoros said about Paradise Wildlife Park
Great dinosaur world and water pool for the little ones. Most of the animals were hiding in the shade due to the heat
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In July 2025, Yung Nguyen said about Paradise Wildlife Park
We weren't expecting much, just thought it would be a nice day out for our little ones (3 and 5), we were pleasantly surprised! The girls had a fantastic time, they loved walking around the dinosaur park and had a great time spotting all the different animals in the zoo. Definitely worth a visit.
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In August 2025, Aishah K said about Paradise Wildlife Park
Absolutely lovely Zoo. Would deffo go again. Very kid friendly. Very good selection of animals. Very clean, and helpful staff.
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In August 2025, Liam Sinclair said about Paradise Wildlife Park
This zoo was a little gem! As someone who is a regular visitor of zoos, I can say this felt different. The walk from the car park to the entrance had a certain energy from the get go. With Planet Zoo-esque music playing it built an anticipation that felt foreign, almost theme park like (in a good way).<br><br>The entrance fees were high for what I anticipated the value to be from a 30-acre collection that I knew nothing about. One thing I did notice was you could purchase keeper experiences on the day at the entrance, there was a board that had a list of experiences and the majority were crossed off, I presume this was working very well for them.<br><br>Once you get into the zoo, the energy remained different, it was palpable. You start in a commercial food courtyard area with an attached dinosaur world trail with animatronic dinosaurs. Music is playing the whole time and created an atmosphere that created a more than just a zoo "vibe". It was really noticeable; I have never really realised just how much music can alter perception.<br><br>You leave the food courtyard to enter the animal collection, a nice segregation between the music and the animals. The animal collection was beautiful and wonderfully themed. The bird display area was fantastic; the flight display was full of reminders that it was opt in for the birds and they could leave and return to their enclosures at any point if they wanted to tap out (which some did). The staff knew when to nip a segment in the bud and move onto the next bird, some were out for a few minutes and others longer. Whatever the birds wanted.<br><br>The reptile collections boasted nice large enclosures, I was particularly impressed with the giant constrictors space. Large elaborate, complex habitats with a myriad of choices for the snakes. It was great to see.<br><br>I had reservations regarding the big cat enclosure sizes, but even though they were smaller, they were certainly complex with cleverly designed elements. Enrichment was visible in nearly all enclosures. From a visitor perspective, the theming around the enclosures were second to none, clever engaging signage and interactable objects really got members of the public to stop and read. Imagine that.<br><br>The inside areas for the jaguars and sun bears were particularly impressive, the jaguars had a very tall den area with platforms and branches reaching up above views from a ground perspective. From a wooden walkway above you could see just how tall and complex this really was, must have been 30ft or so. Educational material about how they would climb up into the rainforest canopy really tied it all together. It was a similar story for the sun bears but not so tall.<br><br>The only area that let the collection down was the back right of the map where the zebras, tapirs and capybara were. The zebra enclosure was near appalling. Other enclosures in this area were just as shocking.<br><br>However, I could see this was a much older tired looking area of the collection so I can only presume there are plans to fix up this remaining area of the zoo. You never know what plans are already in place or what budgets, grants etc they are waiting on so I won't harp on too much on it. In my opinion, I would place the two zebras, the capybaras, the tapir, the emu etc on surplus and get them off to other collections and level the area or just make the whole thing just for zebras. Again, this might already be shared thinking. But it is noticeable for now.<br><br>All in all, I think this zoo has a very bright future, I think they have gotten the commercial elements right, its forward thinking in many areas. As for the zebra area, as I can see the zoos vision and I expect they are working on it. They just need a little bit of grace afforded to them as they work on it.<br><br>One of the best zoos I have visited in a while.
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