Paradise Wildlife Park

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Went to the park with my partner, daughter and her friend. Found it a great day out even though the girls are too old for the kids amusements. Animals seem very well cared for and happy which is a big thing for me. Best bits for us were the otters who were hilarious, the meerkats and monkeys. Would love to see the owls coming out of there cages though I hope they not left in there all the time. The staff were helpful and informative and guy doing the presentations was good.
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Lovely day out yet again here. There is loads to entertain the kids. Although it's disappointing for the price you pay to get in that you are then expected to pay for a ride on the train and crazy golf.

Nice undercover picnic area. Soft play and bouncy castle, slides, sand pit as well as animals. Kids loved it.

I was disappointed to see that as from 1st May they are going to start charging £3 to park, what a joke!!! That may put me off visiting again.
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Loads to see and do and learn here. Kids and adults will love the animals, some impressive ones too - the camel, lions, emu, white tiger, and anaconda were amazing. Fun to watch the monkeys playing. Lots of chances to see animals being fed. And some great play equipment for the kids. Food and drink prices are a bit steep though, so take a picnic etc.
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I took my brother and his two children here aged 4 and 2. For us all to go (4 adults and 2 children), I had worked out that it would cost us £90. I felt this was really expensive. Luckily we had some tesco boost vouchers to use. I would advise anyone to try and use them as it will really bring down the cost. The children and adults loved the wildlife section. You can get really up close to all the animals. The tigers were amazing. The woodland walk is a little underwhelming but I think they are doing some improvements. Hopefully if we return in the future there will be more there. The playground/childrens park is great. The children could spend hours there. The restaurant was also expensive but we were expecting that. We all got a kids meal (adults including) and it was honestly plenty for adults for lunch time. I will visit again but really feel the price is a major turn off.
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I love this zoo and have been a few times! It's quite small but there is sooo much to see there - more than most zoos I've been too. Love that they have the 5 big cats and it's quite open and you're not restricted by cages and Windows and you really feel like you're getting up close and personal with the animals... Best zoo for taking photos!! It's very reasonably priced and worth every penny! Food is reasonably priced, lots of entertainment for the kiddies and really easy to get to. I travel from east London and it's easier to get there than it is to get to London zoo!! You can catch the PWP bus from outside the station which takes you straight to the zoo for £1pp, and catch the bus outside to take you back to the station when you've finally had enough.

Staff really friendly including the bus drivers. Animals look healthy and well cared for and overall can't recommend this place enough whether you're going with the family or just going alone to take photos as I have done in the past ;)

I also love the animal experience days they do, although I've never done it myself but maybe one day...!
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Myself and my fiancé visited Paradise Wildlife Park last weekend and took part in the Meet the Meerkats experience. The experience was well worth the money and the keeper who took us around was very informative. I would definitely recommend to people of all ages.
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My partner and I went to the Park for a Red Panda's experience. We had a done a number of other experiences at the park but we knew little about this species.

We were shown to the Discovery Centre and waited to be taken to the animals.

This was a magical experience, the pandas are like little red teddy bears, but not for stroking, and so gentle when you you hand feed them.

After feeding the panda's we collected our certificate and t shirts (for children) and use d our free tour of the park.

We saw the new arrivals, baby penguins and new snow leopard.

We enjoyed this so much we have booked a breakfast with the snow leopards

Great place, lovely experiences and great animals

Highly recommended
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We went with 3 boys under 9. The youngest 18 months. All found something to do and see. The park is well laid out and suitable for any weather. A good selection of wild cats and lovely to see a Snow Leopard.
Perhaps some of the enclosures could be a little larger as some of the animals appeared a little stressed but that could be due to something the visitor was not aware of in their situation. They all looked well fed and cared for.
There was plenty for all ages to play on from the usual bouncy castles and soft play to the sand pit and Lego and ride on toys.
The food was reasonably priced but there was no fruit option at all. A pity. Small pots of fresh fruit are great for small kids.
There was a dance entertainment lively and very enthusiastic. Must keep them fit!
Parking was easy and good gate security.
We all enjoyed our day and would go again.
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What a nice place to visit. Took my 8 year old Granddaughter & we had a lovely day. She thoroughly enjoyed all of it. Good information where the animals were. The staff were extremely knowledgeable & spoke so enthusiastically about the particular animals they were with. The park was clean & the restaurant was good value for money & also clean as were the facilities,really child friendly as well. All the attractions from the play areas, walkways, picnic areas, staff, talks the whole park was lovely. Well done , keep it up we will be back for sure :)
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Really great day out loved the white tigers and lions. Has so much to offer zoo, soft play, paddling pool, park shows and more. Entry was reasonable prices, lots of free things to do inside. Plenty of entertainment.
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Wife bought me afternoon tea with the Tigers for a Christmas present,
All day access to the park and we had a tour guide called Miles, he was absolutely great, he answered all our questions and the food was also very good, a very enjoyable day,
Please pass this on to Miles.
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Affordable for students! Good selection of animals and a nice environment, would be nice to have more animals like elephants and rhinos and bigger/nicer enclosures but for the cost it's great!
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Can be pricey but found online discount codes which worked out better.
Easy to find and lots of parking.
Nice array of animals but sad to see a couple of them had recently passed away (posters informed guests).
Not a very big park and animals could use some more space but overall the kids enjoyed it. Good play areas and we did the Easter trail which was fun.
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Felt the need to just say what a great place to go with family just a fantastic day out with my young family this place does not rip you off gives you full value for the money spend
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Took 2 teenage boys. The park is definitely well geared towards younger children but surprisingly our 2 teenage boys found plenty to entertain themselves!
Plenty to see and do. Animals pretty quiet today but it was quite cool.
Food good. I had a jacket potato and baked beans.
Had a full and really lovely day.
Tip: eat early as it gets very busy in the cafes.
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Loved this place my son had a blast. Such a lovely clean friendly place with so much to do! So much activities for the youngsters. Never get bored here!
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I was lucky enough to have a Red Panda Experience brought for my birthday and was so happy with the day and our keeper Jonny.

Both of the pandas were as expected beautiful creatures to meet and feed. Was nice to learn lots more about them, their history, habitat and the zoo in general.

From the meet and greet (ladies you were both lovely and got the day started in the perfect way) through the experience to finishing with the lorikeet feed this is a day that can be enjoyed by adults and families equally well
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Really enjoyable trip to this park with family including young children.
There is so much to do:
Wildlife park with lots of different animals small and large
Lots of play areas- none too busy
Sand pit area and small trikes for children
Lots of other activities although be aware that many are chargeable at £1 a person. There is plenty to do without paying extra but obviously if the little ones see things they want to go on it.
Very clean park, with friendly staff,
Lots of animal talks and some dance shows
Lots of food outlets, we had a kids meal of chips and nuggets which was £5 including a drink. However a Tuna sandwich was £5.70 so I would advise bringing a packed lunch!

We also got a discount voucher giving us 20% off the gate price. It's not cheap to visit but you can make a full day of it.
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Granny and Grandpa sponsored the day out, taking Mum and Dad to a place we've been before (with other grandchildren) but this particular branch of the family had yet to visit. Result? Ideal!! Four or five hours of continuous fun for little ones and, for grown-ups, not bad either. Lions! Tigers! Cheetahs! Penguins! Tortoises! Lemurs!... the list goes on. Not many of each, of course - this isn't Whipsnade! But it is compact which means the kids don't get tired walking miles! Food seemed faily-priced; you are 'out' after all, but a picnic would work well.
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I'd really like to add how incredible our trip was to the Paradise Wildlife Park. My family and I were travelling back to Norwich from a trip in London and decided to stop off for a break at this Wildlife Park and we were pleasantly surprised. Hopefully without offending anyone, we have been to Wildlife Park's on smaller scales and been thoroughly disappointed with the park due to the size, pricing and array of animals etc. However, all members of my party said that this Park, considering the scale/size that we have been to (& we have visited our fair share due to my love for photographing animals!) was one of the best.

This park allowed the best 'viewing' of the animals that I had ever seen. All of the animals were visible and seemed to be 'putting on a show for us'. Animals such as the Red Panda's and Otters, which are common animals to see in zoo's but aren't often spotted, however, EVERYTIME I walked past the Otters or Red Pandas they seemed to be out and about entertaining the customers. The surprising array of Big Cats was truly pleasing (especially for a park of this size).
All of the animals have spacious areas which is difficult to achieve for parks of this size but you have really managed to accommodate the animals needs well. All animals seemed to be happy and looked well.

All staff were informative and friendly. A true credit to the Zoo!
We will definitely be back and would recommend to anyone.
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A fantastic little zoo, great value for money & extremely well kept attraction.
Animals well within view and Iv yet to fail to spot any! Plenty for children to do other than the animals with play park & soft play.
Very reasonably priced.
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Booked a feed the lemurs experience for my mum as a birthday present, obviously at a fair bit more than the cost of standard entry (which i must say was really good value for money for the rest of us, compared to other wildlife parks/zoo's and if you look around online a few sites offer small discounts off standard entry tickets if you book through them before you go!) but it was definitely worth it! Staff were very friendly on arrival at the discovery centre with complimentary hot drinks offered whilst we waited for the keeper. The experience included a look behind the scenes at the food preparation and then a very up close encounter with the lemurs, they seem very comfortable being fed by a guest and were sitting on her shoulders and knee, making for an exciting and magical experience! All the family could watch and take photo's from outside the enclosure. The keeper was great, very knowledgeable about the park's history and the lemurs. There are loads of different animals to chose an experience with and we would definitely consider another one in the future for another special occasion!

The rest of the day was great, being able to look around the rest of the park at our leisure, with loads of talks, feeds and shows going on throughout the day. The park isn't the biggest, which i feel is reflected in the size of some animal enclosures, but still has a great range of animals particularly the different big cats. Even with its smaller size you can still spend all day there! Especially if you have young children, as there are loads of additional things to do like mini golf and a huge adventure play area. Pathways seemed wheelchair and buggy friendly, there are viewing platforms around many of the enclosures and there is also a small Tractor-Trailer ride around a bit of the park.

This was our third visit over a quite a few years and it definitely does keep growing and improving! Got a bit of a feel for the parks work in breeding and conservation and hopefully this gets bigger and better too.
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We found the Paradise Wildlife Park a couple of years ago via a wildlife photography experience and thought it would be great for small children. With a two year old granddaughter it was time to revisit.
It's relatively straightforward to get there and there's plenty of free parking though I believe that's about to change. The admission isn't too bad as these places go and once you're inside there's plenty to do. There aren't masses of animals but a good selection and they all seem happy and well kept. The big cats are particularly impressive and don't seem to hide away in corners. There are meet the animal shows and feeding time talks by the young but knowledgeable keepers and opportunities to feed the tamer inmates.
Various well equipped play areas and inflatables keep the youngsters entertained plus a train ride for an extra £1 per person. Although the food isn't cheap, it's good quality and we enjoyed some very nice paninis in the coffee shop overlooking the tigers. The gardens are well kept and there are plenty of places to have a picnic.
As previously mentioned, the park also offers various experiences such as keeper for a day and getting up close with cameras.
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Our family had an enjoyable time here however it is not a whole day attraction. The children enjoyed feeding the animals especially the deer and liked looking at the beautiful big cats. The food was very overpriced and the quality fairly low, there are also other things for the kids to do but they incur an extra charge so after the hefty price to get in I would say this is not great value for money.
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Fantastic day out , incredible experience to be up close to those animals. Even if your not there to feed them them and all the other animals are so close to the cage. Well worth the money , looking at doing other experiences here. All the people who worked there are very pleasant people 😀😀
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