Paradise Wildlife Park
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Went with hubby using a voucher bought for me as a Christmas present.
We were lucky with the weather nice sunny day which helps of course. Got to the park around 11:30am and went to see some of the animals of which there is plenty. They have overhead walk ways so you can look into the enclosures to, as some of the tigers and cheetahs enclosures have lots of bushes and you wouldn't necessarily see them from the ground.
At 12:45 we joined the others on our tour of the gardens within the park. Head gardener Gordon was our guide. He was a really nice chap full of information on not only the plants but why they planted them some specifically for food for the animals and the history of the park itself. The tour lasted around 2.5 hours then we went for our afternoon tea in the tree top tea room where we sat and looked out over the tiger enclosure.
After this we had another stroll around the park looking at animals we didn't get a chance to see before and went on the woodland walk.
There is plenty for the children there to, a paddling pool, bouncy slide, they put on shows for them and also a genuine train and fire engine for them to play on.
All in all a lovely day in very pleasant surroundings. We would go again.
We were lucky with the weather nice sunny day which helps of course. Got to the park around 11:30am and went to see some of the animals of which there is plenty. They have overhead walk ways so you can look into the enclosures to, as some of the tigers and cheetahs enclosures have lots of bushes and you wouldn't necessarily see them from the ground.
At 12:45 we joined the others on our tour of the gardens within the park. Head gardener Gordon was our guide. He was a really nice chap full of information on not only the plants but why they planted them some specifically for food for the animals and the history of the park itself. The tour lasted around 2.5 hours then we went for our afternoon tea in the tree top tea room where we sat and looked out over the tiger enclosure.
After this we had another stroll around the park looking at animals we didn't get a chance to see before and went on the woodland walk.
There is plenty for the children there to, a paddling pool, bouncy slide, they put on shows for them and also a genuine train and fire engine for them to play on.
All in all a lovely day in very pleasant surroundings. We would go again.
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The Wildlife Park itself (animals) is great good views of the animals and they all look happy and well looked after. However £60 for a family ticket is a lot considering that it's quite small. Also the play areas are covered in kids rides machines that cost a £1 each, there is one everywhere you turn (probably 40 at a guess) two I put money into and that did not work. Also you have to pay for parking separately £3. Why? The park is semi rural and you have almost no choice but to drive, just another excuse to take more money off you.
I imagine that it is expensive to run a park like this but I'd like to feel that the real earner is not kids machines and parking.
I imagine that it is expensive to run a park like this but I'd like to feel that the real earner is not kids machines and parking.
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This is a great place to spend a day. There a lots of animals to see including some rare ones, such as the a White Lion. The location is very convenient and easy to get to and there are plenty of facilities on site. There are also lots of activities for kids too outside of seeing the animals.
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We went on a Sunday very easy to find well sign posted staff even guide you to the parking spaces. My 3 1/2 year old niece never got bored once, there is an abundance of real wild life on show inc cheetah and spectacular white tigers, zebra that come upto the fence and are inches from you. Also the park have shows to educate on the farm animals which you can feed and touch, also otters and the really up close meerkats which were so funny to watch it's like the visitors hypnotise them then they fall over on their backs, amazing value to watch not to mention the snakes insects bats and array of birds, we watched a display too. You can also pay to sit in and feed some of the various animals which was pricey but for a special occasion would be worth a return visit.We did the face painting for £5 and my niece picked her own design !! We all loved the day and makes a cheaper and more fun visit than other zoos. There are many swings parks and fun things to do and kids could eat and drink also near the bouncy castles area as well. We enjoyed it as much as the kids.
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A very well kept animal park. Lots of large and small creatures to enjoy, including lions, camel, tigers, leopards, cheetahs, zebras, meerkats, reptiles, birds etc. A great play park with slides, swings and adventure equipment. Train ride, soft play, paddling pool and lots more. Beware that there are lots of school trips!
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Lovely zoo to visit. Great too see most of the big cats. White tigers and Lions were amazing.
Good play areas for the kids for rest times for the adults.
Good play areas for the kids for rest times for the adults.
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For my wife's Birthday I booked a " Tickle a Tapir" experience at Paradise Park Wildlife Park.
We arrived at about 12.00 for a 2.00pm experience, the entry to the park was inclusive.
The first impression was of a well run venue, well paved car park short walk across road to the Park.
If you arrived early you would be able to get in the inside car park.
Note: there is a very reasonable £3 fee for car parking.
Inside the Park we were very impressed with the multiple play areas for young children and the large clean paddling pool.
The whole park was well kept and clean with plenty of staff around to give help or directions.
At 2.00pm we went to the discovery centre and the Tapir keeper took us to their enclosure, there was just the 2 of us and the keeper.
We were able to tickle and stroke these lovely animals.
The experience lasted a full half an hour during which the keeper told us all about Tapirs, very enjoyable.
We then walked round the park to view the other animals seeing the White Lions, Tigers etc all were very active as it was near feed time.
We couldn't fault the Park in any way and really had a very nice time.
Young children would have a fantastic time with tractor rides and a short train ride to go on as well.
There are plenty of picnic tables and seats to sit on which is very important if you are getting on a bit, there is also an undercover picnic are if it should rain and good toilet and catering facilities
We would highly recommend Paradise Park.
We arrived at about 12.00 for a 2.00pm experience, the entry to the park was inclusive.
The first impression was of a well run venue, well paved car park short walk across road to the Park.
If you arrived early you would be able to get in the inside car park.
Note: there is a very reasonable £3 fee for car parking.
Inside the Park we were very impressed with the multiple play areas for young children and the large clean paddling pool.
The whole park was well kept and clean with plenty of staff around to give help or directions.
At 2.00pm we went to the discovery centre and the Tapir keeper took us to their enclosure, there was just the 2 of us and the keeper.
We were able to tickle and stroke these lovely animals.
The experience lasted a full half an hour during which the keeper told us all about Tapirs, very enjoyable.
We then walked round the park to view the other animals seeing the White Lions, Tigers etc all were very active as it was near feed time.
We couldn't fault the Park in any way and really had a very nice time.
Young children would have a fantastic time with tractor rides and a short train ride to go on as well.
There are plenty of picnic tables and seats to sit on which is very important if you are getting on a bit, there is also an undercover picnic are if it should rain and good toilet and catering facilities
We would highly recommend Paradise Park.
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Nice small zoo with a variety of animals. Visited on a Virgin Experience day ticket meet the meerkats and this was a fantastic experience. The keeper takes the two of you to a small meerkat enclosure at feed time out of public view and you have the chance to feed and pet the meerkats! If you're lucky one may stand sentry on your shoulders, brilliant experience and all round good day
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Lovely place to visit if you have kids.
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Brought this experience for my wife had a absolutely excellent day a good breakfast 5star tour guide very knowledgable would not change a thing all the animals from the rats to the Tigers were so well looked after cages and enclosers so clean there wasn't one piece off litter in the grounds off this place the staff do a fantastic job throughly recommend this experience to anybody
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Unique species of animals.... Great playing space for children... Love it
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I have three words. Excellent! Awesome! Worth it!
So much better than the London Zoo. This park is for the beautiful animals, for kids, for adults and even for the nature. Will take a whole day with kids. Lots to play, learn and see.
Even the drive to get there is nice. The gift shop and food are so reasonably priced.
It is filled with fun stuff. Don't forget to Support by visiting this Zoo. They get none from the government. It is a shame.
Brilliant day out. Thank you Paradise Park for making it so!
So much better than the London Zoo. This park is for the beautiful animals, for kids, for adults and even for the nature. Will take a whole day with kids. Lots to play, learn and see.
Even the drive to get there is nice. The gift shop and food are so reasonably priced.
It is filled with fun stuff. Don't forget to Support by visiting this Zoo. They get none from the government. It is a shame.
Brilliant day out. Thank you Paradise Park for making it so!
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Nice day out with my grandson, some parts of the park could do with a bit of a freshen up as it looks a bit run down . Quite expensive to get in and a lot of things have an extra cost attached to them , bit plenty of picnic area and places to sit it was all in all a good fun day
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We brought a feed the white lion experience for my dad and grandad as an xmas present. From the moment we arrived nothing was too much trouble, the park was beautifully clean, tidy and easy for my grandad to get around on his scooter.Both my grandad and dad had an amazing time feeding the lions, their keeper Shirley was so knowledgable and clearly very passionate about her work. Would definitely recommend it.
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My husband got me for my 50th Birthday the experience to feed the Meerkats. Got to the park when it opened had a walk around then went to the meeting place where the keeper came to fetch us and i went in sat on a rock and the dad and his 2 daughters came to me one of the them sat in the bowl on my knee feeding out of it.
when all the food went they just wanted stroking and rolling on there back to have there tummy stroked, the time went so quick and the keeper was very friendly and told us all about them and the park .
This was one of my things to do on my bucket list and it was amazing they are so cute.
The rest of the park is clean, well maintained , all the animals seem happy and lot of the places for the lions, tigers etc have viewing places up steps so you can look down on the animals not like at the zoos .
when all the food went they just wanted stroking and rolling on there back to have there tummy stroked, the time went so quick and the keeper was very friendly and told us all about them and the park .
This was one of my things to do on my bucket list and it was amazing they are so cute.
The rest of the park is clean, well maintained , all the animals seem happy and lot of the places for the lions, tigers etc have viewing places up steps so you can look down on the animals not like at the zoos .
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Visited numerous times but was stunned they now charge for parking.
We are parking in your car park and paying the best part of £50 to enter the park. There's nothing else around there so its like people are using it for something else
Must be the only place to do this. Just feels like they are trying to rinse the maximum amount of cash out of you. Cynical.
Park is good. Lets you get closer to animals than most zoos. Just don't like the parking charge which will now make me think twice before going back.
We are parking in your car park and paying the best part of £50 to enter the park. There's nothing else around there so its like people are using it for something else
Must be the only place to do this. Just feels like they are trying to rinse the maximum amount of cash out of you. Cynical.
Park is good. Lets you get closer to animals than most zoos. Just don't like the parking charge which will now make me think twice before going back.
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For a smallish theme park there is lots to do and see. Food is pretty good and staff friendly.
There is a good selection of animals to view.
The only irritating thing was that you still have to pay for quite a lot of stuff in the park even though you have paid a large entrance fee.
There is a good selection of animals to view.
The only irritating thing was that you still have to pay for quite a lot of stuff in the park even though you have paid a large entrance fee.
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Wow PWP has changed a lot since I last visited. Went with a nursery trip 3-4 year olds. The children absolutely loved it. We visited all the animals but the rides were a must for all the children. They also loved the park area. We took a trip on the train, shame it's not a little bit longer. We took a packed lunch and there were plenty of picnic tables. The food did look good though and maybe next time we will eat there.
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Had a fantastic day at PWP. I went because I had a 'Meet the Meerkats' experience voucher. That was amazing! I got to go in the meerkats enclosure and they jumped on me and rolled over for strokes! They're so affectionate, it's adorable. All the animals have large enclosures and lots of space to move around which I like to see at a zoo. The staff were really good, they had a lot of knowledge about the animals. We attended the otter feeding session which was great fun to watch and one of the talks on bugs. They have a lovely cafe right next to the Tigers, so you can eat lunch and see them close up. It's a huge park and there's so much to see and do! The only disappointment was that for some reason we couldn't see the Penguins, their enclosure was fenced off. And penguins are one my favourite animals. But that only means we will have to go again and hopefully see them next time! Overall, it was a brilliant day and I would 100% visit again.
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Great tigers!
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This place is fantastic, The afternoon tea was fabulous plus the tour about the Tigers was really enjoyable the tour guide took her time no rush and full of knowledge.
The apartment we stayed at was clean and had a home feeling to it. Loved the idea of the rooms being named and furnished to each of the animals.
We upgrade to VIP so had breakfast with the Tigers which was fantastic, the service for breakfast was lovely all fresh produce and set out to a high standard.
After breakfast we had a tour guide called Aaron who took us on a tour for a hour. Absolutely a lovely gentleman and again full of knowledge.
Paradise wildlife park is clean, staff are friendly always polite and doing a fabulous job for conservation.
Well done and keep up the good work
The apartment we stayed at was clean and had a home feeling to it. Loved the idea of the rooms being named and furnished to each of the animals.
We upgrade to VIP so had breakfast with the Tigers which was fantastic, the service for breakfast was lovely all fresh produce and set out to a high standard.
After breakfast we had a tour guide called Aaron who took us on a tour for a hour. Absolutely a lovely gentleman and again full of knowledge.
Paradise wildlife park is clean, staff are friendly always polite and doing a fabulous job for conservation.
Well done and keep up the good work
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Compact zoo with amusements and eateries. Enjoyed the bird flying demonstration. Most of the enclosures are far too small for the animals and birds, which needs to be addressed. The snow leopard was pacing up and down in a very small area. Other people have commented on this but there hasn't been a reply from the management.
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me and my family had a lovely trip around the zoo we managed get round with a baby in a buggy very easily and the staff great and friendly and the animals are amazing can't wait to come back
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My partner had bought me a 'Shadow a Monkey Keeper' experience for my birthday and today I used the voucher and what can I say it was fantastic.
We had a tour around the primates and the keeper that showed us round was very passionate about the Monkeys and had an amazing wealth of knowledge and answered any questions that I had. I then went to the Squirrel Monkey enclosure and was able to hand feed them and then put some food and an enrichment activity in their house.
Then it was off for the highlight of the tour going into the lemur enclosure and feeding them, you are able to get up close and personal with them and watch how they interact with each other.
I would highly recommend the park it has great view points as you walk around for the perfect shot and it is very well thought out.
We had a tour around the primates and the keeper that showed us round was very passionate about the Monkeys and had an amazing wealth of knowledge and answered any questions that I had. I then went to the Squirrel Monkey enclosure and was able to hand feed them and then put some food and an enrichment activity in their house.
Then it was off for the highlight of the tour going into the lemur enclosure and feeding them, you are able to get up close and personal with them and watch how they interact with each other.
I would highly recommend the park it has great view points as you walk around for the perfect shot and it is very well thought out.
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had a great time here,i dont usually like zoos,but this place is a bit above the average.they have some lovley animals and loads for children to do.
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