Paradise Wildlife Park

4.6/5 based on 7654 reviews
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We visited yesterday as a family. Booked the tickets on line which was easy enough. We booked for 9am which I'm glad we did as we pretty much had the place to ourselves.
Having gone round the dinos and animals we stopped to go on the train. This was very well organised.
However, remember to review the map as the information on the floor around the animals has worn already and a number of times, we and others, got confused as to which way we needed to go.
Food is expensive (£2.50 for coffee and £3.50 for muffin) so best take snacks and lunch.
We had really only planned for the morning as we felt it might get busy, which is did.

So we thought we would treat ourselves to doughnuts. £4 for 4 tiny doughnuts and they were rock hard. Best stay away from them.

My kids had blast and the staff are very friendly. The tigers are closed and so are a lot of the viewing platforms.

Best advice is to get there early and leg it when it gets busy.
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My husband had lived most of his life near to this zoo, but had never been. My place of work was doing a money off deal for wildlife parks to help out post lockdown, so decided to take hubby there for his birthday.
We both thoroughly enjoyed it, especially the big cats, although you couldn't get to see the tigers up close, due to work on their enclosure.

We both loved the dinosaur park. That alone is worth a visit.

A few other things were closed or restricted, but we both had an enjoyable morning.
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This is a lovely zoo was some amazing animals, however, it is not where as large as Whipsnade and some of the animals were missing from their enclosures. The staff are very helpful and the one way system works very well. The public were no keeping to this one way system and had no regard for social distancing but this is not the zoo's fault. Most of the public were behaving like Covid-19 has not existed and are going about the zoo touching everything, not wearing masks in enclosed spaces and not washing their hands or sanitising. Parking is pretty easy and there are plenty of benches for a sit down. We were not given a map so it was easy to sometimes get confused as to where you were within the zoo.
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Everything is well organised and so many hand sanitisers placed around the zoo you can’t go wrong. Masks are to be worn when entering any closed exhibit to see insects/reptiles etc.

A bit sad that we didn’t see many of the main attraction animals such as the lions and the tigers are under renovation for a new enclosure.

The shops in dinosaur land and the main gift shop seemed a bit thin on the ground for stock which was a let down but was good to see they were selling face mask at a really reasonable price too. All purchases are card only.

My BIGGEST gripe of the day is that the Zoo has so many wasps it’s ridiculous. It’s not an enjoyable experience in the food area trying to eat and they are flying round you all the time. I saw a lot of arms being waved around, and kids screaming due to this annoyance.

Why place bins right next to benches and picnic tables as it just attracts them. Yes I know that you want people to dispose of their rubbish but move them away from where they are sitting.

There were fly traps around the zoo but not enough in my opinon and some were full up.

My day didn’t end well as after trying to avoid the wasps all day which was not great I was stung while waiting in a queue.

Please try to do something to combat this as I would hate to think a child gets stung then again it would be hard not too the amount flying around.
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Like other contributors I really cannot believe the rating given by some other contributors! We took our grandchildren today aged 12 and 7 and they both had a fabulous day. They have both been to London, Whipsnade, Colchester and Paignton Zoo’s and said Paradise Wildlife Park was just as good! We had lunch and ice cream and spent a lot less than we would in a bigger zoo and the food was good value for money.
The staff were very friendly and all a a smile on their faces even when dealing with difficult visitors! The signage was good and the one way system worked well. I was very impressed by the number of hand sanitizer points there were, shame more people didn’t make use of them! At points areas were a little crowded but it was easy to avoid those areas
Well done to the management team and staff for managing to create a safe environment making the most of challenging circumstances. Thank you and we will return!
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Visited with my son and daughter in law and my 2 year old grandson. He was thrilled at the dinosaur exhibition. Queues were minimal, think due to ticket only admission. Park wasnt busy which is a shame but eveything was brilliant. Some reviews on here say food is overpriced and greasy. No it wasnt. Do you expect to pay cheap at a theme park? I dont. £4.50 for a burger and chips is ok. Shop prices were as to be expected. I heard some people moaning about the £2 per person extra for the train ride through dino land. Again yiu are not forced to do this and its well worth the money. The park was closed in lockdown so has to claw back costs somehow. All in all a very pleasant day out.
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I’m very shocked at the disappointed reviews of some people on here don’t be put off, please go see for yourself it’s definitely a must specially for people with young kids but something to do for all ages dinosaur amusement was awesome and my sons loved it the play areas are brilliant and plentiful with lots to do for kids the staff are lovely and friendly and the entry fast and efficient. The area itself is always really lovely and clean definitely would recommend to anyone wanting a lovely family day out.
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The dinosaur trail was very good and well worth a visit. The big cat areas is under reconstruction so not open to the public. The lion enclosure was open and it was nice to see the male and three females outside enjoying the sun.

Plenty to see but we would have found it difficult to spend more than 3 hours there. My 9 year old grandson was disappointed in the quality of the items on sale in a very sparse gift shop - he had brought some of his own money in the hope of buying something but took it all home with him.

Worth a visit? Yes, definitely. Is it an all day trip? Probably not.
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My husband and I were really looking forward to taking our boys here (3&6 yrs) as our youngest loves dinosaurs. We had booked the 9am slot, walked into the park looked at the map and headed off. Some of the enclosures looked small for the animals in them for example the lions home and the penguins, I was a little upset to see the cramped conditions and trying to explain to my boys why the lions didn't have space to run around was difficult to say the least. The rest of the animals was OK but the boys lost interest and wanted to look at the dinosaurs, so we excitedly made our way and well how disappointing! Our youngest wasn't at all interested which we were surprised at as he has all the dinosaurs and gets excited seeing pictures of them. The Dino gift shop was appalling very expensive tat same with the gift shop too, the boys saved some money and took it with them but only found something they liked in the conservation shop which was actually the highlight of my trip.
No-one stuck to social distancing which isn't the parks fault however limiting the amount of people coming in would be good as the park was very busy which is good for takings but not good for preventing COVID19.
Facilities were OK little outdated but clean enough and as for the food well I wouldn't bother. We took a picnic which the boys demolished by lunchtime so got them the kids lunch deal which was not worth £5.50 and the chips my husband and I had on the side were full of grease. Saw the ice cream stand and it had Kelly's ice cream which is one of my favs but at £2.50 a scope which was a small scope at that I decided to get two twisters and two magnums.
We were there from 9 until 12, we looked at everything on offer and couldn't drag out the visit any longer as the boys were bored and it was mega hot.
Was it worth the £84??? No we don't think it was when for an extra 20 you could get a full day at whipsnade and still not see everything. We drove from Milton Keynes and will not be going back.
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We visited the park after having seen a nighttime dinosaur trail walk through on Facebook and we weren’t disappointed. The timed entrance worked well and the park was park though busy never felt overly full and social distancing was easy. There was also lots of hand sanitiser available which meant that using the play areas (the busiest areas) felt safe!

The animal enclosures were generally good quality and the animals looked healthy and healthy. The dinosaur area was great fun. We spent a great 4 hours in the park and it was a good value day out!
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I visited here yesterday with my sister and her two young children.
First impressions is that the park isn't as big as it looks on the map but fair enough!
The majority of the enclosures seemed well looked after and the animals looked happy.
We also enjoyed the dinosaur walk through part as well.
However there were some issues.
The park has created a one way system with some signage and floor stickers, however this isn't overly easy to follow and actually means you may miss out on a couple of areas. I think they need to make the one way system clearer and better signage in order to help with social distancing. Which leads me onto my next point.
While the park has implemented timed tickets they don't appear to have reduced capacity at all. The place was absolutely packed, something you would expect during summer holidays, but I would have thought with the ongoing pandemic that they would reduce numbers to help people adhere to distancing. There were multiple times where we did not feel comfortable at all and had to put our masks on.
Overall it was a good visit, we were there around 3 and a half hours but I really do think they need to reconsider their capacity, especially with a lot of children running around who don't do distancing!
It would be super useful to have a maximum capacity set for the indoor areas (reptile house etc) as these spaces were very cramped and didn't allow for distancing at all.
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Visited here today,Park was very busy but due to the one way system , sanitizer dispensers everywhere and extra cleaning staff around all day we felt completely safe. Obviously you had the usual idiots about who took no notice of the social distance markers and one way system but what can you do !!! You can't teach ignorance it's inbred.Animals looked perfectly ok and active ,The animal experience we took was amazing and well worth the money ,We will certainly return.
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Really lovely place! We had such a lovely time here. The zoo is small but animals seem well cared for and we went round 3 times! Well worth going a few times.
The play areas went down very well with my children. Highly recommend this place!
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Just come back after spending the day at Paradise Wildlife Park with my family. We were various age groups ranging from pensioners to grandchildren of 3 years old.

I had booked the big cat feed experience for my 65th birthday. It was absolutely brilliant and amazing. I hand fed “Moto”the male lion. Instruction from the keeper was good and clear and “Moto” was so gentle taking the meat from my hand. A wonderful experience to remember for always.

The rest of the park is good too. Dinosaur world is the best I’ve seen in the UK I can only compare it to Jurassic Park at Universal Studios in the USA.

Food was good and we the safety measures re Covid were brilliant. Hand washing, hand sanitisers and distancing were good and masks in shops mandatory too.

All in all a brilliant day helpful friendly staff and happy cared for animals and lots more.

I highly recommend everyone to visit.
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We had a fantastic time at Paradise today. Our high light was seeing the red Pandas close up whilst being fed by their keeper.
Also, being really close to the gorgeous Meerkats, Camels and Tapurs.
We loved seeing all the animals at close range. All the staff are so friendly and helpful. Thank you. An excellent day.
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The zoo is extremely well organised during the Covid-19 restrictions. The zoo wasn’t over-crowded even on the weekend, social distancing was possible. The animals are all still visible, hardly any areas are restricted apart from the tiger area being closed but this is due to them carrying out some new works to be open in October 2020.
We saw all the animals the children wanted to, they walked round the dinosaur park, played in the park & had a round of crazy golf -only £3 per person; which I thought was really reasonable.
We had a lovely family day out!
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I nearly didn't go after reading some of the reviews that about busy playgrounds but I went and they weren't busy at all! It was a Sunday but still plenty of place for children to play without having to worry, no over crowding as some of the reviews said. We had a great time and can't wait to visit again, and particularly loved the dinosaur Park! Well done paradise wildlife park, and lots of hand sanitiser over the park and good social distancing 😊
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Amazing little place, the Dinosaur park is one of the best I have ever been to. As soon as I got home I had to watch Jurassic park.
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animals were super close, dinosaurs really cool, kids play areas great, can’t fault it :) i would only say please let under 3s go free like most other zoos do! :)
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Anniversary tradition of visiting zoos and wildlife parks, this one did not disappoint.
From start to finish the park was a very enjoyable day out for me and my wife, the park staff were friendly and very helpful.
Only sad thing was i didn't get to see the tigers as they were being acclimatised to their new enclosure but apart from that the park is highly recommended fun for the whole family. Top marks guys 😀
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Really enjoyed a day out at Paradise Park, Broxbourne, today for my grandson's birthday. Plenty to see and do for all age groups. Well organised with one-way system, enough toilets and seating areas. Dinosaur park excellent. Safe play areas for young children.
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I liked everything about the Paradise Wildlife Park. So did all of the party I was with. Our group was aged from Baby, through Teens to nearly 70 years old, and we all enjoyed it.

The Park is kept clean for the animals and for the public. The enclosures are large so that the animals are not pacing back and forth or otherwise stressed.

It is a good day out with enough to see to ensure that a 4-5 hour visit never has a low point. I would happily go there again in the future.

Broxbourne is in a good position for a day trip being less than an hour from London and there is plenty of available free parking at the Paradise Park. There are also areas of picnic tables set out to allow families to use them without being 'on top' of each other.

The Dinosaur area has superb animatronic models of large, well detailed, prehistoric creatures.

Why 4 Stars instead of Five? Nothing seriously bad, but just enough to ease out the final star.
1. I am disabled and in a wheelchair and some of the toilet blocks were accessible only by steps.
2. Also, my favourite wild animal is the Tiger, and although these beautiful creatures were advertised as being available to view, they weren't.
3. And, the signage was not quite as good as some Animal Parks/Zoos I have been to.

Those three things aside, I would happily recommend this Park to families of all ages
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I’ve been here before, a few months before lockdown and have been keen to return so ignored the bad reviews and headed back this weekend - booked tickets!!

Firstly, if you park at the back car park (where you have to cross the main road) it’s not one way, so you won’t be social distancing. Once in, it is clearly marked, there is a one way system. Unfortunately, some families weren’t following these (mainly in the Dinosaur Park bit). The larger areas (near the Keepers HQ Building) aren’t one way but use common sense if you want to distance from others.

The kids area (before you enter the animals) was manic, kids everywhere and parents weren’t social distancing and didn’t appear to have an issue!! That was their choice, I went with my teenage son so this area wasn’t an issue for us.

The food huts were open (restaurant wasn’t), these were open and busy but we arrived at lunch time.

Toilets were clean. I used the facilities twice, both were clean, however, I did take extra hygiene care although there was hand gel stations everywhere and were visible. At no point did I feel like I was at risk.

Plenty and clear signs asking you not to touch glass but parents were allowing their kids to touch glass anyway, again, their choice but I saw a keeper cleaning the glass on the lion enclosure so I’m happy to say that they are taking extra hygiene steps.

The viewing platforms were open and if you used common sense and waited people moved on to allow you to look. Your all there for the same thing at the end of the day.

The only let down for me was the Big Cat enclosure. The viewing platform was closed and we were unable to see any of the ‘cats’. There wasn’t as many penguins as the first time I visited and only 2 meerkats out - it may have been poor timing on my behalf.

I would recommend going, but give it a few weeks if you have smaller children and concerned about current situation. They need to have fun but have fun safely.
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After reading all of the bed reviews, I was feeling nervous for our long awaited visit, it was the great reviews that made us book in the first place, previously.

We arrived ahead of time and it was a clear direct route to get to from where we travelled.

I messaged ahead to see if the water area would be open and the government had not okay’d it at this point, therefore, we knew not to bring wet clothes... Check, it will help to avoid any disappointment?

We brought our own cool box, left it in the boot for lunch and it was easy enough to get out to the car and back in again after, if you are trying to be healthy as I am. Plenty of benches to eat at, plenty of green space, I’d even go so far as to suggest a picnic blanket.

The park animals are on another level to any other park I have been to. I am trying to think of a comparison but I can’t. Definitely worth a visit and defiantly worth the price. We travelled over an hour and a half and we were not disappointed. It’s not just a zoo or a safari, or a play area, it’s all of that and more actually. One snag, the tigers were settling into their new habitat and so they were not seen, not a great issue as my son states he wants to come back ‘tomorrow’ ha! We went around the dinosaurs twice as my son found his confidence, he is young.

Would have been nice to have had a peep into the discovery centre - it was shut for obvious reasons I am sure.

Would have been nice to know feeding times of the animals - I hadn’t asked and they were not given to me either.

If I’d fix anything I’d say you must invest in new toilets, it would make the park. Having said this, you can sanitise your hands everywhere around the park, which is fabulous, considering the current climate we face.

Amazing day had by the both of us, we shall return - Amazing staff. Thanks everyone.
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Well organised at this difficult time..
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