Paradise Wildlife Park Review

With three distinct area's ideal for younger children. Zoo - dinasurs - play area's

Very nice little wild life park, but not very big. Lots off free parking.

Brilliant little park. Was pretty quiet the day we went so imagine it could he a bit cramped during the holidays but the feeds and talks were really good

A very pastoral and beautiful place. Worth a visit especially for families with children.

This place is ludicrously expensive, but once you re in, it s phenomenal. We saw loads of animals very close up - I ve never seen so many big cats visible in their exhibits. The skywalk was really fun to look down into exhibits from, and the various smaller rooms were a delight. We took a 2 year old on a gloomy Saturday, and we had a great time. There is also an extensive playground, in case the kids get tired of looking at animals and need to run around.

It's a great place for kids. My favourite was the dinosaur bit I loved it.

Had a really lovely day out with my family.my boys loved the dinosaurs. but I wish there was more toilets and the toilets they did have wasn't very clean and only one toilet actually flushed.

Great for family days out.. Especially if you have young children

Lots to do and see, can feed animals, listen to talks and see shows. My child throughly enjoyed himself and was asleep as soon as he was back in the car after a jam-packed day. Just so your aware inside the park all baby change are in ladies toilet as far as we could find.

Great family day out lots to do and see would recommend

Great day out for the family. Dinosaur park is well put together. Live animals are diverse and all looked after. Animal keepers are knowledgeable and friendly.

Limited food choice but tasty. Added bonus of a mini golf course. All in all a very lovely day out.

Extremely disappointed with this park. It's very much catered to children so if you are an adult thinking of going then I would not recommend. However, most importantly, the animals all look miserable and under stimulated. I felt extremely uncomfortable walking through the park as I felt partially responsible for their misery. I'm sure the park is up to standard and abiding with the law, however that doesn't mean that it's caring after their well-being and keeping them stimulated. We had a chat with the main zookeeper and they seemed much more concerned with correcting us and upholding the reputation of the park than addressing our concerns and taking them seriously. Please avoid, there are much better parks out there.

Really great day out and loads for the kids to see and do.

Unlike other wildlife parks - the moving dinosaur attraction was so realistic. So many different animal species.

Not the best place it's great for under 12's very small not enough animals to be called a wildlife park. Disappointed

Not a great deal of animals on show, the kids playground is not fantastic, any other kids ride costs additional money. Better of going London zoo.

Brilliant park with great attractions. Food was a bit pricey though....

Lots of animals - we saw the reptiles, tigers, penguins, otters, meercats, camels, zebras, wallabies etc etc. The playgrounds were great fun too especially the old fire engine and train. They seem to be spending money to make new things too.

I took my daughter here.. we loved it.. lots of endangered animals.. we did not get to see all but still thought it was amazing.. will be returning soon..

Not as big as some zoos.. also not as well known but my favourite

Excellent wildlife park, my daughter went on the monkey keeper experience and absolutely loved it! She fed the lemurs, helped sort out the squirrel monkey enclosure and had a behind the scenes tour of the animal food preparation area. The staff made us feel very welcome and were friendly and engaging. A fantastic time, thank you! The park itself has a great variety of animals and facilities, a highly recommended day out.

Excellent park, great fun had by all especially in the lagoon.

Nice day out, lots to do, zoo is small but great for kids. Would recommend going on wet days as it's very outside based

Really good day out , staff are lovely and helpful , clean and well kept , good to go early as can get very busy , plenty to eat and drink at reasonable prices , will definitely be going again

Fantastic place with plenty to see and do, the motorcycle speedway museum was a pleasent supprise

Great place for kids. Not a lot of refreshment areas open at this time of year (March) but I imagine it'll be better in the summer. Good visibility of animals and easy to get around.

Pricey but lovely with lots of attractions included.

Great day out and so much to do. The dinosaur area kept my daughter occupied and fascinated for a long time. The new Lion enclosure and lions are fantastic as well, it's just a shame it was so hot and many of the cages appeared to be empty.

I enjoyed everything but the animals
It s a maze to go around without a map.
Animals are in a very small area and are not very active.

Big cats are amazing! Shame about the rain -but there are indoor areas and some under cover FAB day out!

A brilliant day out. Love going here with my family. My daughter is young but still loves running around and there's so much to do. New dinosaur area is amazing, well worth the visit.

Great place to visit, this small zoo has some amazing animals, and interaction is encouraged, for a pound you can purchase vegetables to feed by hand sheep, emus, goats ,zebras etc, or for those of an adventurous nature, you can pay to feed lions.
Plenty for children to do, with a dinosaur park, and playgrounds.
Good food on offer
For me, the highlight is the Speedway Museum, certainly a trip down memory lane.

Great place to take children as you can get close to the animals

ideal 4 hrs out. loved the dinosaurs. got to see the tigers up early close.made my day. the grandchildren aged 2 and 3 loved it.

we visited to motor bike museum which was quite interesting too.
they also have a wedding venue that looks realy nice.
great day out.

Great place lots of different animals polite staff and loads of different play areas to keep kids entertained also quite enjoyed the dinosaur park aswell

Lovely zoo to enjoy a family day out. Very children oriented.

So sad to see the animals in such small enclosures.

Heard of this after visiting the big cat Sanctuary. Amazing place.

Me and my daughter done a Red Panda feeding experience which we both loved..clean zoo and very friendly helpful staff

It's a very good zoo easy to push buggies & wheelchairs round.
Staff are very friendly will always help you & the animals are very close so even the smallest child can see them.

Bit pricey but loads to do. Good if you have a dinosaur fan. Gift shop not badly priced but food is expensive.

A real close up with the animals. Much much better than London zoo.

*Review from 6 years ago. Accidental edit reposted it.* Please don't fund this place. It is far from paradise or a park. Most of the park was oriented towards young children that spent most of their time on the children's play apparatus than seeing the actual animals. The park itself is somewhat rundown and filled with plastic animal sculptures and bored staff - that would have been fine so long as the animals were in good condition. The best parts were parrots, the tortoise 'mowing' the lawn on the other side of the avian area, and the Meerkats - what little personalities they had. They were able to entertain themselves and the enclosure was thankfully designed with them in mind, not the visitors.

Unfortunately, you mostly see wildlife stuck in very small cages considering their size - they seemed more like quarantine cages with little stimulation or growth for them to hide when they don't want to be seen. For example: the lion section was awfully small with one large rock formation where the male lion slept, the jaguar's, and cheetah's were too small too. The last two spent most of their time pacing and being agitated (partly because they couldn't eat any of us I suspect) in tennis court sized cages with some trees and dense foliage in the middle to hide. The only enclosures that seemed to 'work around' the small ground space was the tiger's and snow leopard's, where there were cool platforms for them to snooze on within the extremely limited space. For the other enclosures, this was not the case.

On the most part, the animals were bored, distressed (from some stone throwing, glass tapping/cage rattling, noisy kids) and disgruntled (there was a hawk tied to and sitting on a small stool a few inches off the ground and a leopard that spent most of it's time trying to hide when it became agitated from the window tapping/knocking). Some animals were possibly unwell and underfed and there was one (walking) wounded! Granted, the wound could have been caused by one of the other animals in the enclosure.

I noticed that some enclosures were funded by various names, such as car manufacturers. It seems only the attractive animals have benefited... sort of. I won't return. Seeing those animals like that was upsetting.

Lots of animals to see as well as many play areas for the children.

Great wildlife park. The new lion enclosure is a fantastic addition to the park. We love the over head walk ways to view the snow leopards, the jaguars, tigers and the cheetahs.

Really fun trip to wildlife park with preschool... amazing animals and insects to see... went on a hot day... loved the dinosaurs display... Nice range of food indoor and outdoor... lovely gift shop

Incredible place! So much to do and see! Will defo be back! X

It's ok, bit pricey for what is there. I prefer Whipsnade or Colchester and it's similar pricing with much more to see

Friendly staff, brilliant condition, very looked after animals.

I have visited many times over the past 14 years as a parent and child minder. But today was so busy it was unsafe. Some areas we could not even get in!!! Will not go back

Animal enclosures are really nice & plenty to keep the kids entertained!

Really lovely little zoo. Tapir experience is a hoot

Gets very busy on the weekend and school holidays but that is to be expected. Some amazing animals to be seen and lovely for a "something different to do" day out.

Went for my friends Son's 6th Birthday! He had a fantastic time. The Wild Cat enclosure was amazing. The Zebras, Meerkats, camels, red pandas. The Reptile house with the snakes! Not forgetting the Amazon Anaconda snake!

Great place for a family day out with younger kids. The zoo area has a great big cat section and it s very easy to walk around the different areas with little kids as it s all quite small and close together. The Jurassic Park bit is a good bit of fun and there are loads of play parks and additional things to entertain the kids. Food choices are all unhealthy and a bit pricey to take a packed lunch.

Lovely day despite the rain! Can't wait for the new big cats section to be ready!

The big cats had been moved and there was one single wolf as opposed to a pack. Kids were disappointed as a result.

Had a lot of fun. Animals looked great and are so engaging. The food and ice cream are decently priced not over expensive. A lot of activities and fun stuff for kids to do and the zoo is very easy to navigate.

The after dark experience was just not worth the money. Although I understand times are very difficult at the moment hence the 4 stars.

Easily doable in 3h. Big cats area was the best. Red panda and meerkat were very cute. Rest all standard. Appalling safari.

Brilliant place to visit, grown so much over the years