The park has its plus sides and also its downsides. I tend to prefer to write a review by looking at the downsides followed by the positives so if you do not read to the end please by no means think that there are only negatives to visiting this attraction.

On arrival, I was dissapointed to discover that you had to pay £3 to park in the carpark. This was dissapointing as the only real way to get to the country based site is by car. I would prefer to pay a little more for entry to cover parking costs as parking is an essential part of the visit. Cost wise little is included in the entry fee. There is plenty to do in the park but each activity costs a few pounds here and there, the only thing a ticket really entitles you to is to look at the animals. On that basis despite the lower cost than some other animal parks or zoos, it offers less value for money in my opinion.

In terms of animals, there are most of the animals you would expect in a zoo except elephants and Giraffes, however there are fibre glass models of giraffes, elephants and a gorilla which provides a great photo opportunity.

It is the zoo's collection of Big Cats which stand out above other animal parks with, Tigers, white tigers, lions, cheetahs, snow leopards and a Jaguar. This makes the Big Cats this zoo's forte in my opinion.

Another good feature to the park is the picnic area which is only just inside the park near the car park, meaning that you can pop back to the car easily to grab your picnic gear.

All in all a nice day but did not see much that stood out enough to warrant a return visit.

I visited paradise wild when I stayed at the marriott hotel. I was surprised at how well the animals looked and they were not in small spaces like other zoo s I have been to. The snacks ain't that bad and the lay out of the zoo is great there wasn't an animal or reptile I we didn't see. We had a great afternoon and will defo give it another visit

Excellent day. Very knowledgeable staff and a good breakfast in the glass fronted cafe looking over the Tiger enclosure.

Not keen on animals kept in captivity but believe they do a lot of good breeding programmes animals hopefully release some into the wild animals looked quite relaxed and well cared for good variety of animals for children to walk around and see. Paddling pool area for hot days.train for ride round park.Soft play provided sandwiches and ice cream crisps drinks teas and coffees for parents.

We visited the wildlife park as a spur of moment day out. Reading mixed reviews I was pleasantly surprised. Car park £3 was well organised with plenty of spaces. We were provided with map but everything was easy to find. The animals seemed happy & well cared for, some of the cages seemed a bit small & areas were old & tatty, but it was nice to see brand new buildings being built for the Penguins due to open soon. There was plenty to do with a mini train ride & tractor ride & a show to watch on the main stage. Dissapointingly we missed some of the animal shows as the times printed on the leaflet were different from the actual times of the shows. Plenty to do for the 5 year old with us, including outdoor & indoor play, also outdoor lagoon with slide (sadly I didn't think the weather was going to be sunny so didn't take swim stuff). Also surprised that tucked away in corner was the speedway museum - bit random but worth popping in to see trophy so & bikes etc. Overall good value for money.

Quite a lot for the kids to do

Shadowing the big cat keeper for the day.words cannot express how truly amazing it was.We arrived to be welcomed by a kind receptionist. "Steve" who is the keeper was friendly he had so much wonderful knowledge to share with us.It was lovely to see the love trust and companionship both he and the big cats shared,bringing us and including us ,into their world so we could feel part or their relationship. Being able to get up close to the big cats. Even cleaning out the caged was brilliant .It was a wonderful experience to get up close to the beautiful big cats.Preparing the food and hand feeding the cats was an experience , you are not able to get on Safari.Steve taught us how to hand feed, the big cats are so gentle when you feed them.Truly an amazing day. Thank you Steve for your kindness and an amazing day. It will be a lifetime memory.

well, we arrived extremely early in the morning and the staff kindly allowed us to sit in the kids adventure play ground and have use of the toliets.

They even were going to open up the cafe abit earlier for us so that we could have refreshments.

Lovely day out, hope to visit again soon. Thankyou to the staff for all your help and consideration

It was a great day with amazing cats and wolves around. Our guide was awesome and so passionate about everything. The animals look happy and they have a very good life. Amazing park and they do some good work for animals too.

Good visit to park, location excellent and enjoyable day for the family.

Plenty of seating dotted around the park and excellent activities for young children.

The only downside is despite paying entrance fee, most things required an additional cost. The Penguins could not be seen due to refurb.

Overall a good, fun and enjoyable day.

Perfect for young children.

Took a 2 year old and she loved it. It was a shame the weather wasn't better, but that's not the parks fault. The food is not that good

An amazing day out with my 2 children 1 that has autism and uses a wheelchair easy access to everything and friendly staff

Was ok breakfast was ok the cat talk was good he knows his cat and were they come from and wot they eat but after there was not much to do ......yes great for kids as they can run around. But for us there was not much even gift shop was not much...but ok

Park is easy to get round and well laid out.The higher walkways are a great way to see the animals. Reasonably well maintained.

Firstly great zoo, esp when you can walk on ramps around the enclosures to get a better look at the animals.
The playground ride are mostly aimed for young kids, under 10yrs so if you have a teens they will have very little to ride. theres a small splash area, again for little kids.

It is also a slightly smaller zoo in size and esp when you consider the overall cost for 2 adults and 2 kids was over £60 so seems a bit more expensive.

This has got to be one of my favourite places. It has everything you need in one space. It's the kind of place you can go in summer or a mild winters day and still enjoy every part of it. Unlike most zoos once you enter most things are free. There is loads of things to do. Inside play if it's wet. A park and nature trail can be enjoyed by all the family. If you live in London I recommend the annual pass. I have 15 grandchildren and had passes for most of them. This enabled me to take at least 7 of them on my own and know they would not only be safe but enjoy every second. They even do decent coffee. The manager in the coffee shop is amazing

A wonderful wildlife park that has the welfare of the animals at its heart. Many families and school children enjoying the attractions which enhanced the visit. I will definitely be bringing my own family.

Paradise Park has evolved a lot over last five years. Good collection of animals specially canines from all over the world.
If going with young children should go early parts of the morning as there is less crowd. Value for money..

I went with grandchildren 10 and 8 years old. Plenty to do and they thoroughly enjoyed the day. Animals look well cared for and you can get up close to view them properly. Plenty of other activities for children i.e. softplay, playground etc. Cafes and picnic areas. Take plenty of £1 coins for extra activities and well worth it!

Only gripe is having to pay for car parking but I soon got over it.

What an amazing day!!

Bought big cat feeding for my partners 21st birthday present and it completely exceeded our expectations.

We started our day with lunch in the tiger tree tops cafe. Slightly over priced but was nice enough food, good selection and lovely to sit and eat whilst watching the tigers lounge about. Staff were friendly enough.

After lunch we had a quick walk round and went across to the discovery centre ready for big cat lunch time.

We were expecting to be taken through, feed a cat then left too it. We couldn't have been more wrong.

We were welcomed into the discovery centre by a very friendly lady (sorry can't remember her name) and sat down. She returned very quickly and put a dvd on for us explaining the history of the park and offered a drink ( good selection) and even given a plate of biscuits!
The lady came back over again for a chat, very friendly but she was clearly aware this was our day and didn't want to stay too long, she left us again to fill out necessary forms and then introduced us to our zoo keeper who whisked us off to feed the cats.

I think the zoo keepers name was Shirley or Sharon, ( I will call her S) she was amazing!
So passionate, so friendly and immediately put us at ease. Obviously we were counting fingers before she came!

S was so knowledgeable about he park and its history, and clearly lived and breathed her work. We were taken on a tour of the behind the scenes areas; the animal kitchen, the meat fridge (an eye opener) and the meat prep room. In the prep room the procedure was explained and we were made to feel 110% comfortable and confident before continuing.

My partner was then given the meat to carry and we were taken to the white tiger. I want to make it clear at this point we weren't hurried along at all, we thoroughly enjoyed every single part of the experience, S genuinely wanted to make it an experience to remember and wanted to make my partner feel like he was doing now every part of the process, she was really lovely.

The experience was bought for my partner only but I was still allowed to go into the enclosure to take pictures, and S kept checking with me to make sure I was getting photos for him and really made me feel included in the experience.

The feeding was incredible! S explained about the breed, how they live in the wild, how they eat, the Tigers temperament, his personality it really was fantastic. TIP: don't wear white, you will get tiger dribble on you! :) which is gross and amazing at the same time!

After the feeding had finished S couldn't thank me enough for buying the experience, she explained how the money from these experiences help the animals, the park and the projects they have around the world. It made it even more worth while.

We were given a tee shirt and a certificate, which was lovely and S gave us tips on what to see next and when other cats were being fed.

I can't thank paradise wildlife park enough for such a fantastic day! It's been almost a week since we visited and my partner is still telling everyone he sees about his tiger feeding! He is still smiling ear to ear!
Coming from a very customer service driven background I honestly believe it was the staff who made the day so special so a HUGE thank you!!

We will be visiting again.

Thank you from Trevor and Emma.

My husband and I visited here today. Nice range of animals just very confusing when walking around as no set route to follow. Sadly some of the enclosures were closed for refurbishment. Very disappointed with £3 car parking charge as most zoos are free parking. Although the lions and tigers were very close up and the high bridge lookouts were great for getting a closer look. Park was very clean and tidy. Toilets were clean. Loads for children to do.

Paying £32 for 2 adults we do think it was slightly expensive for the size of the park but no more so than any other attraction in the area. You can also get good deals with voucher websites and newspaper offers, we just happened to miss out on these!

Start of the day we thought we would be disappointed as hardly any of the animals were out to look at but as the day went on they woke up and we got to see everything. Loved the woodland walk area. So peaceful and a nice change from all the rowdy school groups!

Miniature golf was excellent. Simple but loads of fun and only £2 each!

Loads of space for picnics but also lots of kiosks to buy food (probably expensive like most attractions). Although ice cream prices were very reasonable.

Would be a great day out for kids with animal food available (£1), demonstrations and talks and big play areas including sand pit, paddling pool, bouncy castles, slides and a traditional playground area.

Didn't end up going in the speedway museum as we forgot about it but did see it on the way in.

Overall we had a great day the staff were friendly and the sun was shining!

The zoo is well laid out so you get to see lots of animals but the downside is the enclosures are quite small so it doesn't seem so nice for the animals.
It's a very child friendly place and definitely geared more for young families.
Ample parking and eating areas with a large play area for kids.
A great place to take children.

My wife and I received the Walk on the Wildside VIP tour for Christmas 2015. Being honest we were not sure what to expect what we got was an amazing experience.
The Park is small and in contrast to other zoos that we have experienced they have not jammed too many animals into their enclosures. And there enclosures, although small are excellently put together giving the animals plenty of activities to do, as well as places to strut, hide and snore! The enclosures also use vertical space to add to the amount of area the animals have. All the animals appeared calm and at ease even with the numerous school groups screaming around.
The whole site is amazingly disabled friendly where even the ramp to the Big Cat is long and gentle, easy for carers pushing wheelchairs. In fact throughout the entire park I only found two areas of concern for wheelchairs, the entrance to the Tiger house and the entrance to the bat house, both have a slight step up that can turn the front wheels.
As for the Walk on the Wildside experience, being able to get up close to a barn owl and several smaller reptiles and animals is so awesome. Ellie, our guide was incredible throughout, she knew her stuff and certainly opened my eyes to the issues of reptile pet ownership.
Food is no more expensive than a large MacDonalds meal however the drinks are very expensive which was a big issue as the sun was beating down.