Paradise Wildlife Park
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On arrival it firstly appears as a kids park however the animal enclosures and shows are catered for all ages! All the show talks are very informative and very enjoyable, the animals are very entertaining and you can personally feed some of the animals too! Overall a great day out takes up 3 hours to do the whole park!
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Great day trip - lots to see but all within easy walking distance and very suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs.
Book online for great discount.
Book online for great discount.
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We visit Paradise Wildlife Park regularly anyway but my family bought my husband and me a Red Panda Experience for my birthday. We were greeted with coffee and biscuits and a free T shirt and then Connor, the very helpful small mammal keeper, took us to prepare some fruit to feed the Pandas. We saw the area where food is prepared for various animals and then carried the fruit into the Panda enclosure. It was such a wonderful experience feeding them! We were really close up with them. We were advised not to try to stroke them but we were able to feed them pieces of fruit by hand. Later we held branches of bamboo (grown in the zoo) for them to nibble. They were really gentle and so CUTE!! Best birthday present ever!!!
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We took a two-year old to this park for a birthday treat. I was rather doubtful about going but am very pleased that I did. The cages aren't as large as those at Whipsnade, but, despite that, the animals seemed comfortable and happy. It was also quite clear that they were all well cared for. We all enjoyed the visit, from the two-year old up to those in their seventies and I think that all of us would be happy to go again.
Apart from the animals, the park has a reasonable restaurant and a good play area suitable for children from toddlers upwards.
Apart from the animals, the park has a reasonable restaurant and a good play area suitable for children from toddlers upwards.
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Had a family day out at paradise wildlife park on 02/08/15.
It was easy to get there. Sat nav took us straight down to the main entrance.
Staff were friendly and helpful.
Plenty of play areas for children under 11. My daughter enjoyed herself very much in the bouncy castles, swings and slides.
Was a bit disappointed about the big cats territory. The three lionesses and the lion were all out basking in the sun, but we could not see any tiger. We spotted a snow leopard lying high up. We saw a cheetah which was moving around in his area. Could not see the jaguar as his territory was dense with vegetation.
On the other hand we had a lot of funs seeing the camel, reindeers, lamas, Emus, gibbons, poneys, Sheeps, goats and the red panda.
The bird paradise was also good.
There are plenty areas for picnic as well.
In general we had a good day out.
I definitely recommend it to family with small children.
It was easy to get there. Sat nav took us straight down to the main entrance.
Staff were friendly and helpful.
Plenty of play areas for children under 11. My daughter enjoyed herself very much in the bouncy castles, swings and slides.
Was a bit disappointed about the big cats territory. The three lionesses and the lion were all out basking in the sun, but we could not see any tiger. We spotted a snow leopard lying high up. We saw a cheetah which was moving around in his area. Could not see the jaguar as his territory was dense with vegetation.
On the other hand we had a lot of funs seeing the camel, reindeers, lamas, Emus, gibbons, poneys, Sheeps, goats and the red panda.
The bird paradise was also good.
There are plenty areas for picnic as well.
In general we had a good day out.
I definitely recommend it to family with small children.
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Visited yesterday with family. What a brilliant day. There was so much to do especially for young children. Our grandchildren are aged between 7 to 4 and they absolutely loved it. As well as the animal park, there were at least 3-4 good play areas that had bouncy castles. There was no extra cost for these like a lot of other parks. Very good value for money and would definately come again.
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Recently visited with my 2 children and they had a great day we stayed for 7hours ! And they would have stayed longer had we not had to be somewhere else . So much for the children to see and do and even during school holidays it's so big that it doesn't feel overcrowded . The only reason why I've not given it a 5 rating is , that feeding animals is so expensive when you only pay £35 for a family entrance to pay another £125 per person to feed big cats seems ridiculous
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Visited for the second time in ten years to give our youngest grandaughter a good day out.
Found the attractions as good as before with better displays and more play areas which we left till last. She had a busy, informative and entertaining day.Our only criticisms there could be more attendants to answer queries and better signage generally especially getting away to the M25/A10
Otherwise very good.
Stanpos
Found the attractions as good as before with better displays and more play areas which we left till last. She had a busy, informative and entertaining day.Our only criticisms there could be more attendants to answer queries and better signage generally especially getting away to the M25/A10
Otherwise very good.
Stanpos
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What a fantastic place this is! Lots to do for all ages especially the younger ones with loads of things to do. The wildlife was a great sight, a vast collection from tigers and lions to red pandas and tapirs they also looked content and relaxed. Theirs also a woodland walk which takes you away from it all,a track that skirts round the woods amongst the deers and foxes. If you come with children and take your time you could easily spend the entire day here. A Really entertaining and excellent attraction.
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Great - Well Worth the Trip!
Great zoo. Fantastic animals, well cared for and in good conditions. A truly world class collection of big cats (tigers, white lions, leopards, jaguar etc). Much less crowded than London zoo and a very pleasant morning or afternoon out!
Great zoo. Fantastic animals, well cared for and in good conditions. A truly world class collection of big cats (tigers, white lions, leopards, jaguar etc). Much less crowded than London zoo and a very pleasant morning or afternoon out!
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My boyfriend bought me a feed the lion experience. When we got there, they gave me the choice to switch and feed a tiger instead if I wanted. I ended up choosing the white male tiger and he was such a lovely animal. It was one of the best experiences I have ever had. The keeper who goes with you has a really big bucket of meat so plenty of time to feed the tiger and found out lots of interesting information.
We spent the rest of the afternoon looking around the park and had a great time. Would definitely recommend this to anyone who loves animals!
We spent the rest of the afternoon looking around the park and had a great time. Would definitely recommend this to anyone who loves animals!
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The whole day was exciting from start to finish. Lots of animal shows and talks to entertain. Also, several feeding times to watch including ours! Hot dogs at Sizzling Sam's were very good.
An all round great value for money day out! We had a lovely time!
An all round great value for money day out! We had a lovely time!
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Me wife bought me this as a christmas gift. Although it rained all day we had an enjoyable day with one of the Big Cat keepers who took the group around the cat sanctuary/enclosures. He was very knowledgeable and let us have as much time at each enclousre as possible. The tea was in a room overlooking the Tiger enclosure and they were very obliging in coming out and "showing off" for us all. Once Tea was over we had the rest of the day to ourselves until the park closed. Glad I had a rain cover formy camera as got some really good photos.
The park itself is very compact and is family orientated so children very welcome. Amenities very good and everywhere was clean. Worth another visit
The park itself is very compact and is family orientated so children very welcome. Amenities very good and everywhere was clean. Worth another visit
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What a great place! Visited with my partner and friend and we are all at the senior citizen end of the age range, however, we thoroughly enjoyed our day here.
Had a voucher for entry so not too expensive, but would have been happy to pay full price as it was such a nice place.
There is so much to see and loads for children to do.
A lot of the animals were have a morning nap when we got there, but most came out when the sun warmed the day up. They all looked to be in lovely condition and their ares were all very well kept and clean. You can feed some of the animals and one of the goats decided to help himself and took the bag as well!
There were various talks and events throughout the day. Particularly enjoyed cheetah talk and amazing what the two keepers who went into the cage had trained the cheetah to do, making it much easier to ensure it is in good health.
The meerkats were delightful, as meerkats are.
Facilities are good and spotlessly clean.
Only bought a cup of tea, but the food seemed to be reasonably priced.
A really good day out, particularly now the school holidays are upon us.
Had a voucher for entry so not too expensive, but would have been happy to pay full price as it was such a nice place.
There is so much to see and loads for children to do.
A lot of the animals were have a morning nap when we got there, but most came out when the sun warmed the day up. They all looked to be in lovely condition and their ares were all very well kept and clean. You can feed some of the animals and one of the goats decided to help himself and took the bag as well!
There were various talks and events throughout the day. Particularly enjoyed cheetah talk and amazing what the two keepers who went into the cage had trained the cheetah to do, making it much easier to ensure it is in good health.
The meerkats were delightful, as meerkats are.
Facilities are good and spotlessly clean.
Only bought a cup of tea, but the food seemed to be reasonably priced.
A really good day out, particularly now the school holidays are upon us.
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I had such a great time, I went in 2012 to meet the meerkats and what an experience that was. The guy that took us behinde the scenes was very knowledgeable and was a happy chappy he also took load of pictures of us. Thank you. As for the park I could have spent all day and night there lovely place to go with kids or friends and family and also as a couple. Thank you paradise park.
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We had an experience day at this place feeding the lemurs on a one to one, this was an excellent experience but that's all I can say about this place, very few animals to be found
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i did a photo afternoon was really great loved the staff that helped marion and tony. we even went into the enclosures of a couple of the animals
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I was extremely lucky to shadow the Monkey Keeper, Steve G who was an absolute delight. It was an amazing experience to feed the lemurs and squirrel monkeys who were unbelievably cute. However it was the incredible Steve that made it so special - he was full of fascinating information and was able to describe in detail all the personality traits of the monkeys and lemurs. Thank you very much Steve!!!!!!! Peter Bradley
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Had a voucher for tea with the tigers . This gives you entry to the park and the guided tour of big cats and afternoon tea.I took my sister and we had such a lovely day. The zoo isn't too big so it's easy to get around. The animals were all out and we managed to get so many amazing photos and videos .
The tour of the big cats was really interesting and the guy doing the tour ( I didn't catch his name !) was so passionate and knowledgable about his job . We had the tea In the tree tops cafe with the tigers in perfect view behind the window .
The toilet facilities were spotless and the park clean and well maintained .
Would definitely recommend .
The tour of the big cats was really interesting and the guy doing the tour ( I didn't catch his name !) was so passionate and knowledgable about his job . We had the tea In the tree tops cafe with the tigers in perfect view behind the window .
The toilet facilities were spotless and the park clean and well maintained .
Would definitely recommend .
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This place is fantastic- so much better than Colchester zoo which is totally overrated- no hills- can get up real close to animals and the prices are reasonable aswell- loads of places for the children to play- a truly fantastic day out :)
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wow this is the 2nd time we,ve been here and have to say the zoo and the staff are amazing, feeding the red pandas was beyond great but the rest of the zoo is also enough to make me want to go again and again, would recommend it in a heartbeat
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Great place the kids loved it lots of animals and lots of play things all over the park. perfect day out
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I received one of their "Tickle a Tapir" experiences for my birthday and went along with my Mum and brother.
It was an utterly brilliant experience - the zookeeper who did the tapir experience was incredibly knowledgable and passionate about tapirs, and really helped make the day. Teddy the Tapir was an absolute star as well :)
The rest of the zoo was brilliant. It was quite a rainy day but there were lots of covered areas. When I compare the zoo to others, like London or Colchester Zoos, Paradise is so much greener, lush and also intimate - the zoo doesn't appear to stretch on for miles, each exhibit and animal is framed wonderfully and you are able to really appreciate them. They also have lots of raised walkways so you get really amazing perspectives on different exhibits, and really pays off with the tiger, white lion and wolf enclosures.
They also have red pandas. I mean, what more needs to be said?
It was an utterly brilliant experience - the zookeeper who did the tapir experience was incredibly knowledgable and passionate about tapirs, and really helped make the day. Teddy the Tapir was an absolute star as well :)
The rest of the zoo was brilliant. It was quite a rainy day but there were lots of covered areas. When I compare the zoo to others, like London or Colchester Zoos, Paradise is so much greener, lush and also intimate - the zoo doesn't appear to stretch on for miles, each exhibit and animal is framed wonderfully and you are able to really appreciate them. They also have lots of raised walkways so you get really amazing perspectives on different exhibits, and really pays off with the tiger, white lion and wolf enclosures.
They also have red pandas. I mean, what more needs to be said?
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I found a deal on Virgin experiences for breakfast with the big cats for 2 people. We arrived at 8.30 and got a guided tour of the big cats and enclosures before the park was open to the public. This was great as we got some great shots of the beautiful white tiger before the public arrived and the tour guide was very knowledgeable and clearly loved the zoo and the animals. We also got some great facts which weren't included in the other talks throughout the day so would recommend the early tour!
Then, we were taken to the treetop café for a continental breakfast and the café overlooked the tigers enclosure. Due to several levels for the tigers to sit on, we got some fantastic shots and views of the tigers without disturbing them, much better than I've found in any other zoo! The breakfast consisted of crumpets, toast (with jam, etc), cheeses and meats, various lovely pastries, yoghurts, tea, coffee and various juices. It was very nice and perfect to set you up for a morning at the park.
The animals are very well looked after and you can't help but feel the pride the keepers have in the animals and their conditions. As well as big cats, there are monkeys, otters, penguins, meerkats, wolves, birds, red pandas, reptiles and even bats! The park itself takes about half a day to see in full, but if you have little'uns, there is a big play area and picnic area which would mean you could probably spend longer there. Food is available but we took a picnic. There were several school trips but we didn't mind as we'd had a tour before the place opened, so if you're going as a couple, I'd recommend getting there early.
All in all we had a great time and I'd recommend the park and the breakfast with the big cats!
Then, we were taken to the treetop café for a continental breakfast and the café overlooked the tigers enclosure. Due to several levels for the tigers to sit on, we got some fantastic shots and views of the tigers without disturbing them, much better than I've found in any other zoo! The breakfast consisted of crumpets, toast (with jam, etc), cheeses and meats, various lovely pastries, yoghurts, tea, coffee and various juices. It was very nice and perfect to set you up for a morning at the park.
The animals are very well looked after and you can't help but feel the pride the keepers have in the animals and their conditions. As well as big cats, there are monkeys, otters, penguins, meerkats, wolves, birds, red pandas, reptiles and even bats! The park itself takes about half a day to see in full, but if you have little'uns, there is a big play area and picnic area which would mean you could probably spend longer there. Food is available but we took a picnic. There were several school trips but we didn't mind as we'd had a tour before the place opened, so if you're going as a couple, I'd recommend getting there early.
All in all we had a great time and I'd recommend the park and the breakfast with the big cats!
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Amazing experience worth going with family don't miss the shows
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