Paradise Wildlife Park Review

Fantastic place for kids and grown-ups. Life size moving dinosaurs and sound effects, plus beautiful animals from all over the world

Has a great time at Paradise, their Red Panda experience is excellent and their staff are wonderful! They're currently renovating so it's really hectic and a lot of the park is blocked off but there's still plenty to see.

Great place to take the kids live animals food and gift shop a bit expensive but still worth it

lovely day with the kids. kids really enjoyed the dinosaurs.

Unexpected horrible... many places are closed, a lot of cages empty. I spent 5 hours on the way to visit this place with my family and I ve seen 4 lions, 2 zebras, 3 camels, 1 turtle, 2 leopards, 1 koala, 1 monkey, few small animals, few More

Wide range of very well kept animals. Excellent value for a day out!! Although, the food and drinks are fairly costly, there are plenty of places to have a picnic. I'll be doing exactly that next time. Great family day out :-)

Well worth the visit friendly and informative staff best day out around the m25

Had a great day out here for my son's 1st birthday would definitely go there again when he's a bit older and were up that way again

Nice selection of animals and birds, as well as other activities to do, both indoor and out. Well laid out with helpful staff. The only let down is you have to pay separately for parking and a number of the activities inside the park.

A fun day out with the family. A must visit if you have kids who love dinosaurs

Great place to visit there is quite a variety of different species of animals and an anamatronic dinosaur (Jurassic park) style of exhibition be warned though some younger kids might be a bit unnearved by the Dino's as they are life size and quite loud
The live animals are very good even if they aren't that easy to take pics of (make sure you visit the anaconda's amazing if you've never seen one before)

Really nice, but quite small zoo and adventure park. We had a red panda experience, which was fantastic. Staff are really helpful and the size of the site makes it perfect for small children.

A fabulous zoo fabulous animals and staff loads to do beautifully maintained.

The dinosaurs were fun, the kids play areas good (the parts you weren t compelled to pay extra for). The food was of poor quality. Of most concern, the habitats for all the big cats were far, far too small. Anyone who has been to wildlife parks internationally in other developed countries would recognise this. Watching these poor animals pace back and forth made me really question whether we can say it is okay to put these animals on display in tiny areas in the name of promoting conservatism when we all get to witness their boredom and anxiety firsthand. Zoos as institutions are deeply problematic and this one was a prime example.

Had an amazing day here yesterday. A very well organised and clean place. Plenty of places to eat and drink along the way. There is a load of space and equipment in the play areas and made me wish I was a kid again. The staff are very friendly and are also very knowledgeable. Highly recommended thus place for young and old.

Realised how lucky we are to have such beautiful animals up close on our doorstop

Plenty to do for kids of all ages including adults.

I went to the Marquee for a Charity do. Fantastic place service and food. Hope to visit the park another time.

All round lovely day staff and atmosphere was amazing clean park lovely

Great day out despite the rain. Excellent dinosaur displays. The animal enclosures were excellent as well

If your going for the animals, don't bother. I looked in lots of cages/enclosures and there was nothing in them, but if you are going to entertain the kids then it's a good day out as the have a ball park area, dinosaur park and small farmyard section BUT consider the cost. I took an under 2 year old so I didn't have to pay, but if you take children over 2 then your up for some serious expense. Having said that and I suppose the important issue is that the limited animals I did see seemed healthy and well looked after.

It is a nice wildlife park. But I did feel that it didn't have an amazing amount of animals but really good staff.

Completely disappointed.... few animals and looks more like a farm.... I couldn't recommend to anybody for that tickets price .

3 adults and a 11 month old visited on Saturday. .staff very friendly .. food well priced..and lay out of park very well designed. Kids totally catered for with load to see and
And do...
Only minus animal pens far to so small...this has to be addressed Urgently ...
And they also have very good security for everyone safety...
Get the animal accomadation sorted and l would rate this 110%....

Great place for kids with enough to keep adults entertained. The guides are very knowledgeable and their respect and affection for the animals comes through when you speak to them. The animals look healthy well cared for.

Great family day out, good value, the new tiger enclosure is brilliant , plenty to see, and the dinasour trail is very exciting for the kids.

Great collection of animals, loads of stuff for kids to do/play

Just enough to keep the kids (and adults) entertained. A nice selection of animals with lots of interesting facts. They have an outdoor and an indoor play area too which gives the opportunity for parents to have a well deserved cuppa! Overall a great day out for the family.

Not cheap but fantastic place to spend with kids. The soft play is very good as well in case an unexpected rain catch you out!

Most wheelchair friendly zoo i have ever been to in englanf, would recommend it here more than ZSL!

Always a good day out....so much to see and so little time...

Excellent day out for families of all ages. There are slides & swings, animals, sandpits, splash area, soft play & even Dinosaurs!! It isn't cheap to get in but you can spend the whole day there and not be bored. There are places to get food along with little huts dotted around for snacks & drinks. You can buy food for the animals & even have your face painted. As expected all the "extras" can be quite expensive so may be worth taking a packed lunch if you want to save money. If it's somewhere you can go regularly it may be worth buying a season ticket like we have, it will save you a fortune. They have recently opened a new Dinosaur area which is fabulous and has life size roaring dinosaurs which the kids love. Only downside to this area is they make you leave via the gift shop so it may end up costing you a bit extra on toys. Overall a great day for everyone

Good but it's a bit dated. Thankfully we found a 20% off code that helped. It was the school holiday but didn't seam packed even though the car park was full. A few too many enclosures were closed. It's decently one for the little kids. Teenagers won't enjoy it much.

Small zoo but plenty to see so it ends up being a good experience rather than walking around all day!

Great day out for any age. Loads to do for the children, many different thing to play on or interact with. Kids love the train ride around the park. Has live singing and dancing on a stage for everyone to enjoy. Plenty of places to buy food and drink. Many different types of animals to see and get up close to.

Really cool shows and activity s to do you won t get bored

Great place! Adults will love it as much as kids love. Will go again, definitely! Highly recommended!

Good view of animals and variety. Although parts of park could do with being fixed up. From 4inch nails laying loose or hanging out of play park structures, to wooden steps missing grip tape and being very slippery. But it does make a nice day out (if your watchful of young children) and visiting midweek is better than weekends due to less crowds.

Went last year loved it, went this year hated it!
Quick summary:
Lazy teen staff on mobiles
Run down and poorly maintained
Many exhibits closed on our visit (not warned on the website)
Additional charges everywhere

I echo some of the other comments about this Park. I took the Children last year and we had a fantastic time. Well kitted out and with all-round family entertainment well balanced.

This year is was very different. Lazy clumps teens playing with their phones manning children activities.

Poorly maintained animal enclosures and rides. Some were son unintentionally overgrown you couldn't see the animals. Penguin enclosed closed entirely. Rides falling to bits with potentially dangerous elements.





Loads of this closed or cordoned off with signs like 'something great coming soon' - great help if you've driven 50 miles today.

Last year 2015 I would have rated it at a 4 star, this year 2 and it's only getting a 2 star because the kids enjoyed it.

Recommendations:
Sack supervising management
Parking should be inclusive
Spend a bit of money to make more money
Get rid of the boring animals no one cares about and save some money. Seriously who goes to a park like this to see a guinea pigs or rabbits I could have bought them for the price of a single ticket and thrown them out of the window on the journey home.

not cheap but, a great day out with lots to see and do.

This park is much bigger than I'd expected. My boys 6 and 11 loved it. Especially the dino park with so many very realistic dinosaurs and so much information on each dinosaur. Lots of animals and birds in the animal park. Also cafes and kiosks with ice creams and drinks. Lovely play areas too.

Animal in small cagers workers very rude animals looked drug as we're all sleeping

Love this park. Always worth a day out. We did a great lemur encounter there. Would thoroughly recommend.

Good place for family day out. Plenty to see and do. Very clean. Obviously quite a bit of investment went in recently. Enclosures were large and had spotless glass. White lions were great.

Brilliant day out for little ones. Took our 2 year old for her birthday and plenty to do and not expensive to get in.

It's fun family picnic place. Great place for family with children.

We visited paradise wildlife park today for the first time. A group of 6 of us also has the afternoon tea with the tigers experience. The place is big but not huge or overwhelming like some other zoos can be. We managed to spend the whole More

Excellent except for staff at entrance who took my 94pound without a please or thank you.ithink she was 17ish.the food staff again 17 in all the food booths who just don't want to be there.enjoy the park take your own good and drink

All I can is wow. I was lucky enough to experience the shadow a zoo keeper for a day. From the moment I arrived at the park to the moment I left the customer service was beyond excellent. Not only were the staff friendly they made me feel like one of their team. They went above and beyond to make my experience an unforgetable one. I realised how much they actually have to do behind the scenes for all the animals they care for, along with keeping the customers of the park happy. I got close to animals, I never dreamed of. Must say the whole experience from start to finish for me was incredible. My favourites of the day, was flying the Owl and feeding the owls and my lemur encounter, they do stand out for me but every animal I got to see up close they all hold a special place in my heart. I want to say a special thank you to everyone I met yesterday, who made my experience a memory I will never forget. I can see you have a amazing team, that are like a family and how much every single one of you, love your jobs and the animals you care for. I would recommend this experience to anyone, who has a love for animals, and wants to learn more about them and the work that goes into the care of them. Top respect to all you guys at Paradise Wildlife Park. Thank you so much for making me feel like part of the team for the day. I will never forget this experience.

Great day out, definitely recommend it, although not everything open just yet I'm sure it will be soon, very organised there with the 2meter rule etc, only thing personally I wish the toilets were bit cleaner but such a good day out and not badly priced, we will definitely be back

We had a great day. Loved the lions and the red panda. Shame about the rain .

One of The best zoo I have been too and is kids friendly and they have nice kids playground

I took two boys 4 and 3 they had a fab time , so did I. The park is brilliant they loved the dinosaurs, paddling pool, wild life park. Every thing is fab, there is nothing bad about it there.

Nice and close to the animals, a good mix of farmyard and exotic, informed and friendly keepers, plenty for the kids to do and to learn. A great day out, with holiday and online booking discounts, cheap too.

Lovely place to visit, lots to do and see. The new dinosaur walk is brillant a must see.

Animal enclosures too small just like an old fashioned zoo. Very upsetting. Only good thing was the dynasau park. Would not go there again

No staff to guide you around the park, over crowded by school trips with little space to eat inside in bad weather (they actually had leaks anyway). Over priced

Lovely place to visit and meet the animals and there is also play areas for the children.

Great dinosaur park as a side attraction, animals in the main park some indoor and outdoor activities for kids. Great place to visit but the food is average and queues to be aerved take around 2 hours so take your own food!

Great fun for young children. Lots of stuff to climb on. Oh and there is a zoo. Pull off into Paradise

got a bit busy in the afternoon,too many people.The tumble play area was closed as well.

Adorable zoo about an hour to hour and a half from Central London. If you have the time and a car I definitely recommend this zoo over the ZSL zoo.Every exhibit has multiple viewpoints here. There were plenty of opportunities to easily see all the animals here. The enclosures were extremely well kept and I think all had an indoor and outdoor area for the animals.

Great park, not over crowded. Lots to see, perfect day out for the kids

Brilliant time, well run, lots of sanitising stations, people generally kept good distances

Great day out, shame big cats weren't out. Will be back

A lovely small zoo, perfect for a family day out with young children. Absolutely loved it, within close proximity to London... Definitely returning.

Absolutely amazing. Everyone loved it despite the rain and covid requirements. X