Paradise Wildlife Park Reviews

mainly a place just for kids, far to many gift shops, not many animals to see, is it worth the entry fee NO, for what there is on offer should have been more like 5 pound

Really enjoyed our time at Paradise today. They have spent a lot of money improving it. Great dinosaur park, for adults & children. All the animals look in good health & good viewing windows for the white lions & beautiful tigers.

A lovely place that my children and now my grandchildren enjoy going to. Queuing up to get in was so chaotic I nearly went home. Make sure you get in the right queue.

Great day out for the kids and was very impressed with the Dinosaur walk. Staff were friendly and helpful all across the park. Not sure who enjoyed more, my friends 2 year old girl or us :)

What a lovely place, this place stands out of the average as it has a verity so the kids don t get board (zoo, kids pool, walks, train ride, climbing park, indoor soft play, museum of old race bikes, farm, and more) well done!!

Fantastic day out, kids loved the dinosaur area and seeing all the animals up close at feeding times was excellent. Also plenty of playgrounds for the kids to burn off some energy. Great fun!

Absolutely Fantastic. Our WOW tour and guide (Matt) was brilliant. We had so much fun... Would definitely recommend to anyone.

Fantastic Zoo and brilliant staff loved the dinosaurs children loved everything about zoo to x

The dinosaur park was the perfect place to take an excited 3 year old for a sunny afternoon. The animatronics wowed and there's enough to entertain for a good hour. The animal attractions although beautifully presented, seemed cramped for the animals within them and squeezed in for another attraction rather than anything to do with conservation. There also seemed to be too many people there, social distancing was hard to say the least.

Had an amazing day out with the family. This lark isn't too big, but they are currently working on another enclosure for Tigers which is due to open October 2020. You could probably see all the animals they've got at the moment in around 1 or 2 hours.

Brilliant nice big enclosures for animals the only thing is all the merch and food and drink is very overpriced

Lovely animals, would be great for kids, although just me and my other half went and looked at all the animals it was still lovely

Just the right size for youngsters. Dinosaurs were great.

Excellent with great views of all the animals. Dinosaur section was particularly good for the younger children.

Amazing experience worth going with family don't miss the shows

We travelled over 2 hours for the best day we have had all year, so many well cared for animals to see, you will not be disappointed, the dinosaurs are amazing truly an eye opening adventure...

Really enjoy paradise, it s not the largest place but had lots of animals and great viewing platforms. Suitable for young children without having to life them up to see the animals. Not extremely cheap but a good price for what you get to see. As a photographer I find this place great to get photo s of animals without having to get on a plane.

Was disappointed when we visited as had heard such good reviews.On the whole this is great if you have small children who love to play in the park as there are plenty of these and we're quite busy even on a generally quite day ..The zoo is More

What a smashing zoo... one of the best, you need a whole day to see and appreciate everything.

You'll need one day to visit every single peace of this park.

Went once and ended up buying the yearly membership. We go once a week and my 2 year old absolutely loves it. She asks to go most days. Great dinosaurs, friendly staff and some interesting animals and bugs, she especially loves the python, gibbons and spiders.

Incredible day with out with my niece. More importantly the animals were all very well looked after.

A great day out for younger children, lots of things to see and do.

Not quite as good as Woburn Abbey, which has to be the best given you can do a game drive through their sections and are guaranteed to see the big 5 there. Here you will not. A lot of construction currently going on so perhaps delay a visit until that is all finished. Right now, you may find it hard to find some of the cats, for example.

I purchased a Tiger experience for my wifes 30th, I excpected it to be good but it was incredible.. it was so much more than expected, Hannah our keeper for the experience was so enthuisatic and knowledgeable, we really felt the value of her time and ours with the animal.. the wildlife park isnt the biggest but it is the BEST for actually viewing animals. Thank you!

Really nice place prefer it to london zoo to be fair

Really good for kids. Lots of interesting animals (big cats, penguins ect.). On site food and drink are reasonable (for a zoo).

Expensive entry price for size of place especially as everything inside seems to be extra. That said a nice day out and the dinosaur attraction was good. Small enclosures for the big cats.

Recently enjoyed the breakfast with the big cats experience. This was a truly brilliant experience. We were guided around all the cats and given talks about the lives and where they have come from. The continental breakfast was as it should and the staff are brilliant. Thank you to Miles and Vickie for a great morning.

We love paradise wildlife park and love that it s on our doorstep.
I ve been for my birthday every year for the last 4 years apart from when it was closed due to COVID lockdown.

To be fair, I don't think we were seeing it at its best due to covid restrictions and the work they were carrying out. It was well organised though with staggered entry and one way systems (shame some people chose not to follow them). The animals we did see were great though.

All the animals are well looked after all the time, it's growing all the time more room for the animals to live in

Great fun day out with family. Pram was easy to use every where. Got to see the Lions and more big cats.

Really sweet place especially to take the little one in the summer, there is an outdoor pool there, all the animals which you can feed most of them, cafes for food and drink & there is also a secret garden where you can get married with a marquee!
There is a massive play area and park which kids and go to! This is a real nice place to go to especially in the summer six weeks holidays! You can go on the train which takes you all around!
The price to get in is a little expensive but again you can easily spend a whole day here with the animals and feeding the animals, getting food at the cafe and going to the swimming area! You can also do one to one experiences with the meerkats and lemurs etc if you go onto to the website and it s a little pricey but it s definitely worth it

Still find some of the enclosures quite small.
Feel that the food and drinks should be vegan friendly which it isn't. Definitely needs some improvement

What an incredible place! First time visiting with two toddlers and an 11 year old and they absolutely loved everything! The animals, the dinasours, the playgrounds, everuthing was kept so well and secure we are signing up for memberships even though we come from London love it, keep up the good work!

A lovely place to bring children. All the animals look well looked after however I cannot help but worry that the space some of them have is not enough. We went on a cold, damp new years eve, but we still managed to make the best of it and watching a 4 year old thoroughly enjoy herself.

Had a pleasant experience with my youngest granddaughter. The one way system was worked out well.

Probably one of the best wildlife parks I've ever been to!

I have been here twice it is really good! The dinosaurs are brilliant the animals are lovely the white lions are amazing and the tigers. The best looking camels we have ever seen!
Admission very reasonable. Children love it.
And coffee really good and strong. Children had turkey dinosaurs and chips and went down really well.
Last visit late October 2020 had 3 children with us age 9+6 and we had a good time.

Im a zoologist student. I was forced to go here as part of my corse. This zoo is oddly expensive, esceptionally noicey, small, & weirdly laided out. Without getting into it too much the enclosures are awful. Fair they can always be worst but they dont seem to understand ethology or care for the animals expressing natural or pseudo-natural behaviours. I went to a keeper to ask questions for an essay im wrinting and asked what schemes they have in place for feeding and inrichment. They don't do anything new or different, mabye only a couple of tines a year. All in all this is a s*** zoo, id close it. Save your money and go to london zoo, atleast you'll have signal there - did i not mention enfield bairley has signal, broxbourn strait up DOESN'T. The only nice part of this zoo is their dinosaurs section if thats your thing or if you have kids. Your ticket get you entry to both sections.

Excellent, compact zoo. Easy to see and photograph all animals.

So much to do... a little on the pricey side but worth it ... defo going back... such friendly and knowledgeable staff

Excellent, a bit pricey but really fun if you have small kids and love love love dinosaurs

Love this place, so much to see and do. The kids had a great time for a recent birthday trip.

I am sure that before covid it was a nice place to visit with children but with the anxiety of social distancing and picking up the virus from surfaces it was a stressful visit. The one way system was unclear and there were no staff manning the pinch points or childrens play areas. There was no obvious evidence of surfaces being cleaned regularly and the toilets were messy and not in good condition with no, one in one put policy in operation. Although you were required to purchase tickets for specific entry times, once you were in you could stay all day, which seems a completely crazy way of managing capacity. It's a small zoo, with very small enclosures for some very large animals, sad really, but the animals environments made creative use of limited space.

I shadowed a zoo keeper for the day and loved it. I would highly recommend splashing out on this experience.

Excellent day despite rain. Two children 8 and 3 thoroughly enjoyed the visit. Food good and reasonably priced. Excellent views of animals. Covered and indoor play areas a definite hit. Will visit again as good value for money.

Amazing place for kids; lots of wild animals, very well maintained park. Kids will especially enjoy the Dinosaur Park with life size dinosaurs on the move!

Worst animal enclosure I have ever been to! Animals are kept in terrible conditions and in the smallest cages!

Very quite more staff then customers as out of season disappointed gift shop closed. was pleased they have added a smoking area for people out of ten I would give it 6

Always a wonderful day out. The kids especially love the Dinosaur exhibit and the Lagoon. There's plenty of parking and several places to get a range of reasonably priced food and drink. There's even a nice picnic area.

The face painting is another highlight for children and adults alike. We've been bringing the children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews for more than twenty years. Highly recommended.

Took a group of kids with special needs here and they loved it. The staff were really helpful and it was just the right size. It's not like the huge zoos where you do loads of walking, it's perfect for younger kids or our group of special needs. Lots of accessible areas and lots of places to go inside if it rains too.

A nice place. A bit expensive considering the number of animals but can be a good day out.

My daughter loves it here. Been going since she was 2

Paradise wildlife park is a wonderfal place,which both me and my family loved so much. All the kids loved to explore and see the wild animals. Its a great place to take pictures of nature aswell.

I adore animals so my family treated me to the breakfast with the big cats experience. We were all fooled by the 'wildlife park' title. Whilst it was amazing to see these animals, many of them were very stressed and understimulated in their small enclosures, which resulted in them pacing backwards and forwards. After directing this to the tour guide, he lied to us by claiming that the animals were 'waiting for food', which after working with animals myself I know is simply not true.

Be ery nice place a lot to do and see took my two grandson there the loved it

Excellent place for a day out with the kids. It is not the biggest zoo but there is more than enough animals to see. There are many indoors and outdoors play spaces for children of all ages and excellent facilities. Food is ok as well. It seems that this place has been created to host families with young children.

We always have amazing time in the park. It was rainy today but still plenty to do and see. Happy kid, happy parents

An excellent day out with friends and the kids. Loads to see and do and really engaged/enthusiastic staff, which was a plus.

My only criticism, and this is true of many zoos, is the big cat enclosures. I appreciate the trade off between cost, visitors being able to see the animals up close and giving the animals the space they need, but as always I felt they just didn't have enough. That said, they did have more room than at many other places I've been too, and although the cheetah lacked muscle tone and was pacing around the enclosure it was otherwise very well looked after.

On balance though I'd definitely recommend for a day out with the kids, and will almost certainly be back.

Brilliant place to visit, lofs to see and loads to do. The dinosaur section was amazing.

Great day out with so much to do, had everything even a mini splash park which the kids loved. Will definitely go again

Excellent place for the family and has a silent prayer room as well....

Got the Groupon deal for this, overall very happy.

I have been to a few zoos and wildlife parks around London, this is definitely the best in terms of getting up close to the animals via your feet (the other best one is Wolburn Safari using your car).

They have lots of animals not including Rhinos, Elephants, Giraffe aka big animals that need lots of room to roam.

The highlight of the park are the Lions, tigers, cats in general you can get arm length to them.

Be warned the place is catered to children and have lots of kids zone areas.

Only downfall is the facilities in terms of food, most of the places where closed on a Monday at 2pm. Had to settle for the vending machines to feed myself.

Would I go again?
Yes, but only with a deal like Groupon, wouldn't spend the full price on the ticket.

P.S check out the bike museum and nature trails, most miss this where you can see foxes and more animals.

Paradise Park is off the beaten track in the middle of some beautiful countryside.
We visited to have an experience day (Shadow a Zoo Keeper for the day) it was AMAZING!! We spent the day alongside several Specialist Keepers getting a behind the scenes look at certain animals habitats, preparing their food and feeding them by hand. The Staff were friendly, knowledgeable and really welcoming - they are passionate and look after the animals as if they are their own!
We had complimentary food & drinks provided and sufficient free time to look around.
A superb, well organised and exciting day!! Recommended!

Fantastic day with the family thanks paradise Park we will be back.

Absolutely brilliant... so clean and a shout out to Ian who spent time talking to us about Tahnee the Cheatah and Billy the Ocelot.

We had a brilliant time. Thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and will be going back

1 way system made us miss some areas that were closed early and didn t enable the kids to go back quickly to animals they liked. A lot of closed areas and refurbished areas. I wouldn t recommend going to the zoo if your paying full price until all these restrictions are lifted.

Such a variety of things to do. Animals, especially seeing lions so close up the glass is a Great idea. The dinosaurs brilliant, with movement and sound and the lagoon to cool down. Lovely day out.