Been here lots of times with the children they love it . It's not to big so the kids aren't always moaning about the walking . There a cafe there but can be pricy and the entry fee can be expensive but if you go on line there are plenty of deals for a discount on the entry fees . My little ones loved feeding the reindeer but you can only feed them at certain parts of the year . It's great day out for all the family and you'll all have fun .

I was lucky enough to be given a "shadow a zoo keeper " experience and so me and my old man arrived at Paradise Wildlife Park at 8.30 am unsure of what the day would involve. We were met with hot chocolate and biscuits and our complementary T- shirts and went to help clean the Llamas pen. Amy and James were incredibly knowledgable about all the animals they look after , Camel , Raindeer and Llama .we swept and hosed the pen down ready for the public to arrive at 9.30. You get two breaks in the day ( an hour for lunch ) the burger was delicious and the meal is included in the price of the experience . There is a bar too ! Next we were off to the Reptiles with Yianna and Glen and again the knowledge and expertise shone through. I have always been scared of Spiders and asked if I could hold one. A huge hairy Tranantula was gently placed in my hand and my fear vanished. Tom took over and showed us the Birds where we were able to put on a glove and have an Eagle Owl fly to us and receive a half a mouse in reward. Break for lovely lunch . Connor met us next to see and feed the small mammals we fed Red Pandas ( they look a it like a cross between a fox and a large cat ) Limas ,Agooti ,friendly trained Rats ,Otters and all this while standing in the animals enclosure my to the envy of the other members of the public visiting ! Johnny took us to see the Primates and answered all our questions even the daft ones and even took us round the back so we could spot a baby Gibbon who was hiding .As if this wasn't enough we finished off with "tick a Tapir " something to definatly tell the Grandkids . All the members of staff we met were so very friendly, intelligent , passionate about the place and most of all the animals. We finished our day at 4.30 and stayed to watch the white Tiger being fed. The park closed at 6 pm and we were sad to leave . If I have missed anyone out I'm sorry YOU WERE ALL AMAZING thank you so much for a truly remarkable experience . I would recommend it to anyone.

For the money it's great free parking great animals to see and you need 4 hours max to see everything and have a bite to eat...our little one loved it.and you are very close to the animals so you can get some great pics.

I must admit it's really 3* for me, but I've gone for 4 in recognition of the fact that it's not really aimed at someone like me (a single adult). It's very much somewhere to take young kids to. I myself went because a Groupon caught my eye. It only really offered a few pounds off, but I thought it was an opportunity to get out of London and see a different area. There are a few good animals like the white lions, white tigers and red pandas, but it's quite a small zoo with not many animals really and quite a few of them seemed to be hiding anyway. An hour was enough for me. I must admit there are quite a few talks and feeds, which I didn't bother with and can't, therefore, comment on. I found the food to be rather rubbish. I'm surprised other reviewers have said it's good. Maybe I just didn't know where to go. Looking online, the Tiger Treetops Café caught my attention, but when I went to check it out, I found virtually nothing available, certainly no hot food anyway. I landed up having a rather sad hot dog, which had to last me the day in the end. There're a lot of picnic tables about though, so bringing your food does seem a better option. Tickets are only a few pounds cheaper than London Zoo, which seems ridiculous to me, and there're lots of things you have to pay extra for. There is a minibus that runs to and from the station every half hour for £3 return. If you don't have a car, this is really the only transport there is. I asked at information about walking in the woods nearby, but they didn't seem to know anything about it and even advised me not to try as walking along the road to get there was dangerous. It seemed like quite a strange "information point". In the end, I just worked it out myself and had a very nice afternoon in both Broxbourne and Wormley Wood. If you want to do it, there're closer car parks you can move your car to or it's just a short walk up the road before you can get onto a path. I'm conscious of my rather negative review. I myself didn't think the place was anything special, but if you have young kids, there are plenty of play areas (more than animals) for them to enjoy, but for me, the woods were much more interesting.

Spent half a day at Paradise Wildlife Park and totally enjoyed myself. The animals was great to look at. The animals looked happy and healthy. The enclosure's was clean.
Good lay out. Easy to walk around. Plenty of walk ways around the top of the big cat cages to over look them.
Toilet facilities was clean. The souvenir shop was a good size and good lay out and seemed very resemble priced.
Never went into the café so I cannot comment on that. Loads of picnic areas to sit and eat.
Lot's of things for the kids to do crazy golf and fun sand. (but at an extra cost) plus loads coin rides for the kids.
Will go again. Got a good deal with groupon

A great place to visit and take the family, good parking and good food to be had on site.
The best thing for me was the tiger enclosure.

Spent half a day at Paradise Wildlife Park and totally enjoyed myself. The animals was great to look at. The animals looked happy and healthy. The enclosure's was clean.
Good lay out. Easy to walk around. Plenty of walk ways around the top of the big cat cages to over look them.
Toilet facilities was clean. The souvenir shop was a good size and good lay out and seemed very resemble priced.
Never went into the café so I cannot comment on that. Loads of picnic areas to sit and eat.
Lot's of things for the kids to do crazy golf and fun sand. (but at an extra cost) plus loads coin rides for the kids.
Will go again. Got a good deal with groupon

I have been taking my kids to PWP for years. The oldest is now well into his teens and I have lovely pictures of him when he was 3 or 4 enjoying himself there. The place has changed over years and grown and is now a real full day out for the whole family. The animals are beautiful and you can get really close to them. The petting area is always a winner and the rest of the facilities grey fun. It's an excellent day out and with younger kids somewhere I will be visiting for many years to come.

I don't like Zoo's and PWP has not changed my mind. That aside the Grandkids had a great day and perhaps seeing the animals up close will help them form their own opinions, hence the rating. The park was well laid out and supervised so you felt they could run around safely. Several play areas with bouncy castles and slides.You had to pay £1 for the train and racing cars, why not include tokens for these in the price. The splash area was clean and gave the children the chance to cool down on a hot day. Can't comment on the food as from past experience we now take our own. There was plenty of picnic areas. Despite several well managed school parties the site was not crowded and we could take our time. If your children want to see a cross section of animals up close and enjoy the extra onsite amusements this is worth a visit. Plenty of free parking.

I have visited many Wildlife parks, Zoo's in the UK but none as frequently as Paradise, I have probably been 6 times now in the last 3 years.

I am a very keen photographer so love the tree top walks around the top.

There are regular offers available and a wide variety of animals and a huge play area near the entrance, easily plenty to do for an entire day.

I highly recommend a visit or 6... Enjoy

What a fantastic experience Jonny was really knowledgeable. My 9 year old throughly enjoyed her morning. We enjoyed it so much we are already choosing our next experience. Thank you for an truly memorable time ❤️

Plenty to do as well as seeing the animals. They also have bouncy castles/slides, helter skelter, indoor soft play, play park and large paddling pool. Plenty of picnic benches. As it was a hot day the animals didn't move around much and some were so hidden couldn't see them at all. Lots of talks about the animals. I think it is quite expensive to buy tickets on the day but often cheaper on groupon/Amazon or exchange your tesco vouchers. Was worried it would be chock-a-block as a hot Saturday, and even though car parks looked full, it wasn't too busy inside. A fun day for younger kids only as can't imagine teenagers enjoying it as nothing extra for them.

Easily doable in 3h. Big cats area was the best. Red panda and meerkat were very cute. Rest all standard. Appalling safari.

Recently had a trip back to Broxbourne, now living in Suffolk,one of my favourite places was always PWP so had a day there with friends its even better now loved it,so interesting listening to the keepers talks, so caring & dedicated, so much to see& well kept, had lovely lunch up near the tigers & lovely lady called Karen was full of information about the history of the park, so thank you for the loveliest of days thoroughly recommend x

A great day out for all the family.
Lots of animals to see, and plenty of rides for the little ones.
Take swimming gear as there's a lagoon.
You can spend a good few hours here, lots to see and do.

Look out for offers ..

The park itself was nice. The biggest cats were hiding away so we did not see much of those.
We were extremely disappointed with the food providers especially Safari Sam's Diner. Would not recommend eating there! Our Monday lunch was awful, including the service, restaurant and toilet cleanliness. On Monday(not even a weekend or bank holiday) they did not have meals that we chose to have(jacket potato and certain sandwiches).After standing in the queue for at least 15mins we had to decide promptly at the counter what to have and the staff looked unhappy that we were deciding on what to have instead of unavailable items. The serving lady was ignorant and she was talking to her colleagues in a very loud manner in front of all customers(everyone was listening!). We were too confused to see if she was actually talking to us or others...The prices are very high and if you purchase chips or salad- you have to pay for mayonnaise and ketchup separately. We asked for extra milk for a tea and we were asked to pay for it, too! The food was poor quality. We are bringing the picnic next time and joyfully avoiding that place!

Had a great time with my family (wife and two kids, 18months and 3 years) as well as friends (four adults and four kids, from under 1 to 4) even though the weather was not quite what we had hoped for! Plenty of interesting sights, sounds and things to play on/with for the kids and also good facilities for the adults to relax and enjoy the place as well. Would visit again for sure, especially if we can take advantage of advance purchase tickets, cheaper and faster access in the morning. We took food and bought drinks, worked well but there also seemed a few ok places to eat and not completely over the top prices.

Been going here since it started when my children were you young, then with grandchildren, and now with friends. Each time I have a full day of entertainment used to take picnics but this time we ate in tiger tree top cafe. Lovely meal while watching the tigers. The young lady serving us, Karen, kept us amused with stories about the park, and to,d us many stories of the Tigers what a lovely lady, so polite and entertaining. Those bits of information were so interesting and actually made our visit so much more enjoyable. There is much there for children, you will have a job to get them home. Thought I might be a bit bored with no children this time- but not so. It still warrants a FULL day there

We had a wonderful day at the park on 19th June, a great variety of animals, all very clean and well cared for. So much for children to do and see, glad to see the train is still running. Used to take my Daughter here when she was small, I was so impressed with all the wonderful improvements at the zoo since the 70s when it was so small, well done for all the hard work that has made such a difference.
We had lunch at the Tiger treetops restaurant overlooking the tigers, amazing view of them. The service in there was first class, a lady called Karen served us, such a friendly person, nothing was too much trouble for her and she took time to tell us all about the tigers too. We shall definitely return for another visit and great day out. Thank you x

Had a fantastic day here and thought it was great!
A little bit tacky maybe, but great for the kids - lots to see and do. Playground is fab for the little ones.
I did feel a bit sorry for the animals, all being in quite small enclosures. Particularly the lions and tigers. Its certainly a lot less animal wellbeing focused than London Zoo ZSL. This place is definitely just a money making enterprise.

The weekend bus driver from Broxbourne station was really friendly and helpful. Couldn't have been nicer.

There's plenty to do here. Took our Grandson and his friend for a treat and they absolutely loved it. Out of all the animals they saw, the big cats were the favourites. They also loved the play areas - especially the Formula 1 cars and the Pirate Ship. One criticism would be the over crowded restaurant. Maybe they should find room for an additional restaurant to sell hot food? Also the food very limited. Lots of chips with everything. More pasta dishes would go down well but that's only a minor point. We could have brought a picnic. Found the staff to be very friendly and helpful.

Great place to visit, (19. 06.15) the animals are well looked after, the staff are very knowledgeable, thanks to the 2 guys, the one that looked after the white lions and the other the guinea pigs, good chatting to you both. The gibbons will keep you entertain for ages.
Beautiful gardens and picnic areas, plenty of places around to eat and drink.

Plenty to do for the kids reasonably priced place to eat and drink plenty of picnic tables
grandchildren loved it.

I've been here several times, and it seems to improve every time I visit. This time, I came on a photogy experience afternoon with the lovely Maggie and Tony. The great thing about this is that you're able to go in with some of the animals (under the strict supervision of the keepers of course), so are able to get much better photos. It was lovely being in with the ring-tailed lemurs and wallabies, and being able to photograph some of the reptiles at close quarters. But the main event was being able to get close to Baikal the beautiful white tiger. Being inches away from him, just the other side of the fence was absolutely thrilling, and you can't help but fall in love with him.

I spent all day here, and they have great photographic opportunities with the Amur Tigers, Cheetah and White Lions anyway because fo the high walkways they have. I really enjoy going to this place and just wish I lived closer!

The keepers here are all very friendly and helpful. There was a wonderful Big Cat talk by big cat keeper Tony - very interesting and informative, and even though I've been to a few talks I still learnt something new. You can tell how much the keepers love their animals.

Great website by the way - the videos in the Animals > Big Cat Territory are well worth looking at - some of them are hilarious!

Although I particulaarly love the big cats, of which they have a great selection, they also have some wonderful small mammals too. The red pandas are always a joy, especially the cubs. The short-clawed Asian otters are so cute. One of them was showing his or her dexterity, playing with a stone, and it was hilarious and mesmerising at the same time. Wonderful place, and I can highly recommend it.

great place to visit any time of the year rain or shine friendly staff place to eat and drink family run plenty for children and adult's to see and do