My friend and I went for the sloth experience. From entrance to exit, the park is fantastic. The staff are all happy, enthusiastic and knowledgeable. The animals are kept and cared for exceptionally well.
The experience itself was fantastic, feeding the sloths was great with the added bonus of meeting an armadillo who absolutely made my day, fascinating creatures.
The park also offers a lot of children's play areas which seemed to be very popular with little ones.
A really great day out for animal lovers and families alike

A great experience, fantastic food and the staff could not do enough for us.
Do it if you can.
The whole park is awesome

We attended the zoo in December, so whilst it was fortunately dry, it was quiet and very cold, so there was little atmosphere as staff outnumber guests by quite a bit, and although you could see they were working hard building new areas for next year there was still a lot to enjoy.
The walkway over and through the big cat area was really cool and we enjoyed watching the otter feed and the red panda feed.
What really made the day special for us was that we had paid to feed the sloths. We went into the enclosure with a friendly and informative member of staff and had great fun feeding the lovely sloths whilst an armadillo tried to climb our legs, it was a wonderful experience we will remember for a long time

There is so much to do and see in this park that a day out doesn't really do it justice. The animals are interesting for both the adults and children. The dinosaur section comprises of several moving mechanical creatures which are quite lifelike. My grandchildren enjoyed the softplay, the train and the sand pit (complete with dinosaur 'bones') too. The café is okay but not fantastic and seems expensive, which is why I've dropped a star rating, but apart from that, it's a fantastic day out and I would thoroughly recommend it.

We visited Paradise Wildlife Park as part of our honeymoon trip around the UK. Red Panda's are my favourite animal and I was so excited for our day at the park! We participated in the Red Panda Encounter and it was the highlight of my trip. The keeper was so knowledgable and we learnt so much! We were shown some backstage food prep areas and then had our encounter. The pandas were amazing and they were never made to do anything. The entire experience was on their terms which is how it should be. Afterwards, we walked around the park and enjoyed the other animals and dino exhibit which was fun to see being from Orlando, FL. These dinos were on par with the animatronics in Universal and Disney. Excellent time!

I purchased this at a charity night. We heard about the tigers/snow leopards/ cheetahs etc and then had afternoon tea overlooking the tigers. relaxing and enjoyable.

Visited this attraction with our 10 and 13 year old girls.We were pleasantly surprised by the large array of different creatures on show.We were all thoroughly entertained for a good 3 hours.The big cats are a real draw and the aviary displays are also rather good.Facilities are kept in a clean condition.Perhaps a bit dated compared to the largest zoos but still provided good simple enjoyment.

I had high expectations about this park having read the reviews but we were pretty disappointed. Went on a chilly Sunday in November and it was pretty lacklustre and tired. The dinosaur trail was nicely done and the animal enclosures ok but it’s not a patch on London zoo or whipsnade. The restaurant is pretty awful too. A tired old canteen which desperately needs some modernisation and just fried stuff with chips offered for kids - save for a cold lunch bag with sandwich and very cheap reformed ham. We ordered two jacket potatoes and they were small and bland with no butter even and a sad looking salad. Would not recommend eating here!!
Other than that, just ok. Lots of food places and kiosks closed and play areas for kids run down and in need of some serious modernisation. Wouldn’t return though when there are so much better parks nearby.

Amazing to get so close to these beautiful creatures, and to see and hear how they are well cared for. Fascinating to watch. Friendly and informative keeper.

Also loved feeding the alpacas (with the £1 a bag food) & getting a couple of good selfies with them, & watching the little monkeys being all excited at feeding time & watching the leopards (?!) watch the car’s going past.

Enjoyed the animal show, so good to see the park supporting Apopo herorats & using their clever little rats to help raise money.

Thank you, hope to come back soon.

We went as a family (2 adults and 2 under 2’s) to the park having been recommended by a number of friends.

Plus points:

-Great dinosaur display, well laid out and a great size display

-All the animals - the park is laid out into zones enabling you to easily see the various animals. The big cat section also has a viewing deck which helps when the cats are hiding.

- Open outback - such a great idea allowing closer interaction with the wallabies and emu’s. the kids loved it

- Being able to feed the animals was a lot of fun - but the bags as the kids loved it.

- Food quality wasn’t bad, much better than most parks of this type.

- A good number of outdoor play areas for children of all ages.

Negatives:

- Not a lot of space in the restaurant, whilst the weather was bad lots of people and buggies came in for food. Poorly laid out with very little space between tables of 4 meaning people got frustrated and staff struggled to clear the tables.

- staff attitudes not the best, whilst the weather wasn’t great nobody smiled or said hi (apart from the Dino gift shop)

- Only one baby change in the restaurant, the que got long for a while.

Summary

A great day out, good interactive areas, not just the dinosaurs and animals but also the play parks.

You could easily spend 4/5 hours there and not do everything, so a great place to spend a day for all ages.

Bring a pack lunch or eat in the outdoor areas.

We have visited Paradise Park on several occasions with our grandchildren and always enjoyed it, especially since the fantastic Dinosaur attraction.
But I am just adding this review to sing the praises of the main restaurant staff for their helpful,friendly manner and politeness.Okay,the place was packed and we had to queue for a while however I hope this gets through to them as on a busy day with young children it REALLY does make a difference.Well done!

This is our third visit and it's still as great a day as ever. Having a cup of tea and a slice of cake overlooking the tiger enclosure is an awesome experience in itself. The animals are well looked after and the enclosures are lovely, with good viewing points. It's definitely worth buying a couple of bags of food and feeding the alpacas/goats/sheep. Food is very expensive and we waited ages - would suggest bringing a packed-lunch. Great to see three jaguar family members on show and living together. Plenty to do for the kids if they lose interest in the animals. Whole park is easily accessible for wheelchairs. You would definitely have a great day here if you enjoy animals.

Visited in peak summer so many animals were sheltering from the sun! Understandable and some animals closed off due to heat stress I think. Must be a hard time all round. Otherwise they have a big play area for children, the water splash area was nice, but absolutely crowded out even in the last 30mins. Some parents don't care leaving rubbish and used nappies around, but generally in good condition. Food areas reasonable, both price and quality. Car park free. The dinosaur trail was worth doing, especially for boys, lots of moving dinosaurs. Overall it kept two young boys and us entertained for the day. May go back if we can get a deal as you can easily fill the whole day. A cooler period and we may see more.

More aimed at younger children. Still my 12 year old enjoyed the day there. Only one eatery open and had to queue for over 30 minutes for lunch. The food was very nice and not overly expensive. Free pumpkin 🎃 carvings, which the children loved doing. Fabulous dinosaur walk with sound effects.
Friendly staff. Plenty of parking over the road. Definitely worth a trip

Loved being here, convenient as we were at the Marriott and reached early and kids enjoyed all day long. Very informative, will be back in spring again.

We visited on a sunday and early morning if was quiet so we got to go round all the enclosures steadily. Their is alot for kids to do and some really cool slides and play areas. It is a fun filled day out for the family,
Only issue is a little pricey and have to pay for most activities

Great day out with the grandkids. The dinosaur walk was extremely good and everyone loved it. Felt that was better really than the animals as a lot of the areas were shut off and obviously run down. Lots of small exhibits which were ok. Have been before and felt it was better then. Still worth a visit and hopefully it will be better next year.

As a family, we decide to take our 18 month old a zoo for the first time.
Very easy to find and plenty of parking.

The park in itself was lovely. Split into two, keeping the animal bit separate from dinosaur bit
Plenty of things to do to keep the kids entertained (I personally loved feeding the pigs and sheep, but I'm a big kid myself)
The animals were really close to you and not a huge distance away from you and very easy to spot

Yes there were a few animals that weren't there or didn't show themselves but what people need to remember is that maintenance needs to happen to improve their habitat to make it more comfortable for them but also as the sign said "vetenary care" to obviously help with their health
Yes it is disappointing you can't see some of these amazing creatures but that's a zoo for you
The dinosaur trail was really cool, was really good to walk around and even learn a bit about them

The downside to the park was that there wasn't many baby changing facilities around or anywhere where you could heat up a bottle so I would advise to take a hot water flask and something to heat it up in (however there was someone really kind that showed us to a helpdesk and they allowed us to use their facilities which was very much appreciated)

The major downside to the park was the food.
Do not eat the food at Safari Sam's Diner.
Not only do you queue for about half an hour but the price for a meal is extortionate
£7 for a burger (which was undercooked and cold in the middle and disgusting. Not even I would eat it and I eat anything), chips (which were really bland) and drink, which to be fair was a decent cuppa
£1.20 for a slice of cheese is an utter con
The kids menu choice was really good (My daughter loves Turkey dinosaurs which was a menu choice) however you can only get juice as a drink rather than having a choice from the menu (even though my wife had a kids meal, it was a limited choice for a drink) and they also forgot the cheese in the burger she ordered.

The girl who served us forgot 3 things which we had to remind her about or more than one occasion

The staff in the diner were completely unhelpful apart from one who offered to help us carry some stuff over for us.

I would recommend taking a picnic however, you're not allowed to eat them in the cafe or diner, so if it's raining, you're a bit screwed.
The feed for the animals looked a lot more appetizing than the food was

Great day out but take your own food, it's not worth it
Would 100% return to the park but 110% avoiding the food

This attraction is geared especially for families and sub-teenage children, The number and variety of animals are small, with the monkeys and lemurs in rather small cages, a few camels, and Meercats in little colonies, but the emphasis is on big cats. The four white Lions are magnificent, and so too the Tigers. Compared with Regent's Park or Whipsnade, this zoo is tiny. There are no Elephants or Giraffes or Rhinos or Hippos or herds of Wildebeest, but there ARE slides and toy excavators and suchlike which delight the children.
Best of all, however, is the half of the area devoted to a Dinosaur Park. This wooded area has a winding path (or a little train) taking you past magnificent lifelike and life-sized, realistic models of a score of dinosaurs which grab, sway, wave, chomp. blink and roar realistically as you pass by. My comanion and I agreed that Paradise Park is worth visiting for this alone, the rest being a nice bonus.
The restaurant food was basic, and probably geared more to the kids than any discerning adults. It had a long queue, even at 11.50. The little tearoom overlooking the Tiger enclosure, however, served excellent sandwiches and cakes, and we had a lovely afternoon tea.

The price seems a little steep, but having done the rounds of many attractions in the UK. I would say it's generally to be expected these day. We booked online and saved a little bit of money - every little helps.
The dinosaur trail was a big hit and everyone was blown away by the animatronics. great stuff.
the staff that we interacted with were all very pleasant and helpful.
Generally it was a great day out and kept the grandkids (4 and 12) entertained every minute we were there (about 6 hours)

My son and I both enjoyed the animals and the dinosaur park. The crazy golf was also a big hit. On the whole a good day out with some minor disappointments.
1. No white tiger due to " maintenance" or some such. My son and I were both looking forward to seeing it.
2. The snow leopard which we were also looking forward to seeing was complete hidden away. I appreciate the animals need a natural habitat but this does need to be balanced with the fact that people come to zoos to see them.
3. Same situation for the ocelot. My son is a big cat fanatic so to have 3 unusual and interesting ones either not there or hidden away was a disappointment. We returned to the enclosure twice to look for the snow leopard but no dice.
4 The cafe was expensive and the queue for the tills pretty long.

The attraction itself is good though but they do need to look at a few things.

I have visited here twice, once I shadowed a big cat keeper and then the general zoo keepers, anyone who has friends who love animals, get on their website for great experience

Second review on here for paradise, visited a year ago and came back as we now get half price tickets because we have annual passes for a local zoo that offers this.

Most of my other review remains the same as not much has changed, except the new dinosaur exhibition is amazing! We have a dinosaur park near us with static models, but this blows it out of the water, and is included with park admission too! I think we almost spent as much time in here as we did the rest of the park, the models are amazing and are sensor activated so they move when you get nearby. Plenty of photo opportunities indeed! The only thing we didn't do was the Dino train as that cost extra (understandable but kinda upset it wasn't included).

As for the rest of the zoo, I don't think much was different from a year ago aside from some new additions like the red panda that replaced one who unfortunately passed away. We were hoping the nocturnal house would be built but it wasn't, so maybe a visit will be in order next year.

Standout exhibits would be the white lions, who you can see without bars/glass (love this type of exhibit as opposed to ones where it is hard to see) and in fact most of the big cat viewing which is from a series of elevated walkways.

We visited the Paradise Wildlife Park whilst staying in nearby Harlow.

The Dinosaur Park was amazing with loads of real size robotic dinosaurs and a nice little train. This in itself is well worth a visit!

There were lot's of animals both inside and outside. The talks throughout the day, based around feeding the animals were very informative. The highlights for me was the Red Pandas and Otters. Nice to see that this was all about conservation and a lot of good work going on for animal charities.

The food outlets were typical of similar places, as we went during the week out of high season not all of them were open, however the main cafe was. There was plenty of choice but the food wasn't particularly cheap but was good quality.

There were also lots of play areas, swings etc. for children.

All in all a lovely day out, great for kids and adults alike.

Amazing so glad we came. I used to have a family membership but since my grandchildren were getting older they haven’t always wanted to come. Today I came with 4 of my grandchildren ranging from 8-13 and we have really enjoyed it. The dinosaur park was a real hit with all of us. Well done to whoever came up with that idea. Worth every penny