Paradise Wildlife Park
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Used to go here as a kid many moons ago and decided to have a family day out there seeing as it's expanded lots and improved over the years.
Great day out and fairly priced. Has a good range of animals and even some that you're unlikely to see at bigger mainstream zoos.
Plenty to do for the kids including a soft play zone, outdoor park and train ride then the animals and a few shows/talks about them which is good.
Great day out and fairly priced. Has a good range of animals and even some that you're unlikely to see at bigger mainstream zoos.
Plenty to do for the kids including a soft play zone, outdoor park and train ride then the animals and a few shows/talks about them which is good.
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This was the first time we've been to Paradise Park since our children were young. It's changed quite a lot although the overall park is how I remember it. It is quite expensive for a family I would think. Particularly if they start charging for parking which was signposted outside although hasn't started yet. Obviously there are loads of animals to see. Mostly asleep when we were there. Typical zoo experience I find. There are outlets selling food which wasn't too bad. There are also picnic areas so you can take your own food to save a bit of money. The site is well set out so you can make your way round and find all the different animals without too much bother. All in all a good day out.
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The price may be a lot more than I was used to as a young lad. (Quite a few years ago) but still worth it. It is definitely a better park for the price. Plenty of activities for the young and old. And plenty of parking with an overflow the other side of the road. Great fun day out for the kids and even more so for us adults. I still enjoy going with my other half.
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My husband & I had bought an experience to feed the Red Pandas. Even though we both love animals we'd somehow never visited this park before. What a shame! We've been missing out. Our daughter is grown up now but the facilities for small kids looked awesome. Slides, firetrucks, amusements.
More importantly the animals & their welfare appeared to be top notch. They've really put thought into viewing platforms & accessibility whilst keeping happy animals. That is always of utmost importance to us. Watching Misha the wolf being groomed by her keeper & loving every second of it spoke volumes.
The staff were extremely welcoming & knowledgeable. When it came time to feed the red pandas they weren't interested in coming down out the trees. Now we were imagining we'd be told, 'Tough, that's the way the dice rolls.' Obviously we'd never expect the animals to be forced into anything. However we were told to come back in an hour. If the red pandas didn't come down then we'd try again & if that failed we could meet the meerkats instead. We were so impressed with their determination to give us a good experience. As it happens one of the red pandas came down for feeding on our second visit. It was a wonderful experience I'll never forget and I managed to get some awesome close up photos. We also learnt a huge amount about red pandas.
For the record we visited on a school day. I imagine this place gets swarmed with children during the holidays so plan accordingly. You can't blame the park for being popular & busy.
More importantly the animals & their welfare appeared to be top notch. They've really put thought into viewing platforms & accessibility whilst keeping happy animals. That is always of utmost importance to us. Watching Misha the wolf being groomed by her keeper & loving every second of it spoke volumes.
The staff were extremely welcoming & knowledgeable. When it came time to feed the red pandas they weren't interested in coming down out the trees. Now we were imagining we'd be told, 'Tough, that's the way the dice rolls.' Obviously we'd never expect the animals to be forced into anything. However we were told to come back in an hour. If the red pandas didn't come down then we'd try again & if that failed we could meet the meerkats instead. We were so impressed with their determination to give us a good experience. As it happens one of the red pandas came down for feeding on our second visit. It was a wonderful experience I'll never forget and I managed to get some awesome close up photos. We also learnt a huge amount about red pandas.
For the record we visited on a school day. I imagine this place gets swarmed with children during the holidays so plan accordingly. You can't blame the park for being popular & busy.
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We visited on a quiet, rainy Monday but the day was great!! There's were some great animals to see and because it was raining we were the only people who turned up to the bird show so a lovely keeper called Claire gave us our own personal bird show!! It was fantastic and really made my other half's day!!
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We have just been to Paradise Wildlife Park.
It was our first ever visit and we will definitely be coming back.
Everything was so much fun.
My children are 3 and 7 and they loved the adventure playgrounds and slides.
We also thought the animals were great especially the monkeys who were so funny.
I'm sure they were showing off to us!
We took our own food so can't comment on the restaurant but from what I saw it looked nice.
The gift shop was lovely too and we can't wait to go back!
It was our first ever visit and we will definitely be coming back.
Everything was so much fun.
My children are 3 and 7 and they loved the adventure playgrounds and slides.
We also thought the animals were great especially the monkeys who were so funny.
I'm sure they were showing off to us!
We took our own food so can't comment on the restaurant but from what I saw it looked nice.
The gift shop was lovely too and we can't wait to go back!
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It's located just outside London so it's a perfect day out if you want to enjoy some quality time. Me and my girlfriend was there during sunny August and it was lovely.
There is a decent collection of animals there, especially the big cats. The white lion pride is a must watch as they are so rare and so beautiful. And you can see snow leopards, tigers and other big cats there as well. Apart from the animals there are few good restaurant out there to have a decent meal while you enjoy the nature.
It cost us around £30 for tickets for both of us and it was totally worth it.
Ideal day out for a couple, family outing, kids day out, photographers, or anyone looking for a getaway from busy life.
There is a decent collection of animals there, especially the big cats. The white lion pride is a must watch as they are so rare and so beautiful. And you can see snow leopards, tigers and other big cats there as well. Apart from the animals there are few good restaurant out there to have a decent meal while you enjoy the nature.
It cost us around £30 for tickets for both of us and it was totally worth it.
Ideal day out for a couple, family outing, kids day out, photographers, or anyone looking for a getaway from busy life.
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Johanna and I attended a Breakfast with the Big Cats experience. I was better than we expected, in particular the breakfast buffet which was excellent with wide choice of cold meats, cheese and cereals. The talk from the keeper was informative and he clearly loved the big cats, although at times he did start to loose the interest as he went on a bit too long. The big cats all look well carted for and the importance of the breading programs was explained well. The remainder of the Park only has a limited range of animals but it was clearly popular.
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What an amazing day!! We did the white lion feeding experience and wow, what an experience it was!! The lions were brill, the instructor was excellent, so thorough on all information whilst being friendly. We even got a little bit of extra time with him and the lions where the park was so quiet. We saw him again at the wolves, and the tigers and he was still superb. You've such an array of animals that aren't you're typical zoo animal, it was fascinating, loved every minute. All staff were friendly and chatty, lovely atmosphere. Would come here again easily, worth the 2.5 hour drive 👍
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Best zoo ever
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Fantastic!
We went to the Big Cats Breakfast yesterday and just had a brilliant morning. ALL the staff at the Park are helpful, professional, hard-working and fun. Particular thanks to Ian (Tour Guide), the 2 ladies that looked after us at the Meet & Greet and the 2 ladies at the breakfast. Tour was excellent, love the animals and the breakfast at the end of the tour. Food was really inviting, fresh and tasty. And great location to get to from where we live. We'll definitely go again on another day. And a couple of our friends with children have also visited and loved it.
We went to the Big Cats Breakfast yesterday and just had a brilliant morning. ALL the staff at the Park are helpful, professional, hard-working and fun. Particular thanks to Ian (Tour Guide), the 2 ladies that looked after us at the Meet & Greet and the 2 ladies at the breakfast. Tour was excellent, love the animals and the breakfast at the end of the tour. Food was really inviting, fresh and tasty. And great location to get to from where we live. We'll definitely go again on another day. And a couple of our friends with children have also visited and loved it.
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Went for a special speedway luncheon in a lovely marguee and enjoyed the food, a top class buffet by any standard. The Speedway Museum is very good too. But the animals and the play areas are the main attraction. On a lovely sunny day lots of people enjoying themselves, and the owners invest - a newish car parking area was evidence on arrival. Recommend this as a day out, the speedway element is a small but welcome bonus.
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A nice day out.
Loads of animals.
The missus wanted to see predators - theyve got lions, tigers, leopards and more!
I wanted to feed the sheep and goats at the farm!
We ended the day with a round of mini golf - loadsa fun!
Although she beat me...😒
We would definitely recommend it especially for families with young children.
Loads of animals.
The missus wanted to see predators - theyve got lions, tigers, leopards and more!
I wanted to feed the sheep and goats at the farm!
We ended the day with a round of mini golf - loadsa fun!
Although she beat me...😒
We would definitely recommend it especially for families with young children.
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Wow....... I brought this experience for my wife and went along as the second person, boy am I glad I did.
We were greeted with a warm smile at the Discovery centre and were given a hot drink and biscuits as a starter.
We were led by a keeper called Joe to the meerkats enclosure, this was a private affair withn only the two of us and Joe.
We were led into the enclosure and sat down on a rock and a tree trunk, almose immediately the Meerkats were upon us, what a joy!
The Meerkats were so friendly and so agile, I think this is one of the best experiences I have ever had with any animails.
Dont hesitate, if you like Meerkats, spend your money here as you will not be dissapointed with your time in with the Meerkats, they are lovely!
The Meerkats are inquisitive so expect them to go through your pockets, down your top if they think they can see something and to scratch away at your pockets if they cant get in them, yes all of this happened to us in the 30 minutes we were with them!
Once your experience is finished, you are then free to explore the rest of the zoo
We were greeted with a warm smile at the Discovery centre and were given a hot drink and biscuits as a starter.
We were led by a keeper called Joe to the meerkats enclosure, this was a private affair withn only the two of us and Joe.
We were led into the enclosure and sat down on a rock and a tree trunk, almose immediately the Meerkats were upon us, what a joy!
The Meerkats were so friendly and so agile, I think this is one of the best experiences I have ever had with any animails.
Dont hesitate, if you like Meerkats, spend your money here as you will not be dissapointed with your time in with the Meerkats, they are lovely!
The Meerkats are inquisitive so expect them to go through your pockets, down your top if they think they can see something and to scratch away at your pockets if they cant get in them, yes all of this happened to us in the 30 minutes we were with them!
Once your experience is finished, you are then free to explore the rest of the zoo
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We stayed over at the zoo and fed the tigers on the morning, the keeper took us for a tour around all the big cats and was very informative. The tiger feed was a special experience - felt priviliged to be so close to such a big animal. The champagne breakfast was brill, there was just us two in the cafe with plenty of choice. The park its self was great plenty to do, would highly recommend the experience and the park to anyone!
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The park was clean and the staff were very helpful. We had a mix of ages and one disabled person, the zoo was perfect for everyone. Great value for money. Will be going back this year.
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Plenty to see and do, very clean and well laid out. Glass panels on mostly all of the animals so small children can see too. Fantastic zoo! Food in Sam's was delicious and served very quickly. Plenty of places to sit for a picnic too. Kids throughly enjoyed themselves as did the adults. Will be recommending and visiting again very soon.
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A gift from our eldest Son and his partner, we went to meet and feed the wolves. The experience begins before the park officially opens so it is an early start. On arrival we went to the Discovery centre, where we were given coffee and biscuits. We met Pia our guide for the experience, who gave us information on the wolves and what we would be doing. She obviously loves her wolves and is very knowledgeable. We visited two enclosures housing two and one respectively. This is one awesome experience being so close to a top predator and feeding them by hand. It was quite astonishing to find the food was taken in a very gentle manner. Some they ate straight away and some they took to cache for later. The wolves are very comfortable with Pia, which in turn meant that they were very comfortable with us. This was a morning that we will never forget. After feeding we returned to the Discovery centre, more coffee and biscuits and a good long conversation about the wolves and the care they receive, and while we prefer to see our wildlife wild, it is good to know that those in captivity have people like Pia looking after them. We spent the rest of the day looking around the rest of the park which was very busy with plenty of children having a great time looking at the animals and enjoying the different facilities on offer to them. Even if you cannot take an experience, the park is still a great day out for all age groups.
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Such a wonderful wildlife park!
The animals are amazing.... and clearly loved and cared for.
The viewing areas have been built to maximise viewing for lots of people.
All the staff are friendly and helpful.
Lots for kids to do and you can easily spend a whole day there.
The animals are amazing.... and clearly loved and cared for.
The viewing areas have been built to maximise viewing for lots of people.
All the staff are friendly and helpful.
Lots for kids to do and you can easily spend a whole day there.
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We went on a Friday around midday. Spent about 4 enjoyable hours there. Even caught the sun on our faces. It was a fabulous time.
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Perfect place for kids lots of play areas and extra activities (soft play, sand pit, splash area) zoo part isn't very big but very nice. Definitely worth of visit.
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we spend lovely dey during term time so it was really quiet. My 2 year old loved all play areas and soft play. We brought a picnic with us where there were many outside places to have our lunch but I could see there were plenty of cafes we could have bought food at if we wished .The viewing areas allowed clear photo opportunities for all the animals, and there were lovely walking areas to get away from the busier areas. Definately worth a visit
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My husband, 2 year old daughter and I came on a lovely summers day during term time so it was really quiet.
The animals were all beautiful and appeared happy and well cared for.
We brought a picnic with us where there were many outside places to have our lunch but I could see there were plenty of cafes we could have bought food at if we wished.
My 2 year old was in her element, they are very well catered to young children. There are lots of parks and play areas that she could get stuck in to, she loved the little train too. The best part for her was the paddling pool so if it is a sunny day don't forget their swimming costumes.
Absolutely fantastic and we will certainly be returning.
The animals were all beautiful and appeared happy and well cared for.
We brought a picnic with us where there were many outside places to have our lunch but I could see there were plenty of cafes we could have bought food at if we wished.
My 2 year old was in her element, they are very well catered to young children. There are lots of parks and play areas that she could get stuck in to, she loved the little train too. The best part for her was the paddling pool so if it is a sunny day don't forget their swimming costumes.
Absolutely fantastic and we will certainly be returning.
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My partner and I always visit the zoo whenever we go away, and I have to say, Paradise is by far the best I've ever visited.
The keepers who were walking around the park were happy to tell us more about the animals, and there were even some you were allowed to feed (the reindeer being my personal favourite) The viewing areas allowed clear photo opportunities for all the animals, and there were lovely walking areas to get away from the busier areas.
We don't have children, but there are plenty of additional activities for kids (just make sure you bring your wallet as there were a few games you would have to pay extra for) and there's even a small paddling pool type space for the kids to cool off on a hot day.
The keepers who were walking around the park were happy to tell us more about the animals, and there were even some you were allowed to feed (the reindeer being my personal favourite) The viewing areas allowed clear photo opportunities for all the animals, and there were lovely walking areas to get away from the busier areas.
We don't have children, but there are plenty of additional activities for kids (just make sure you bring your wallet as there were a few games you would have to pay extra for) and there's even a small paddling pool type space for the kids to cool off on a hot day.
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I adopted my fiancée a penguin via Red Letter Days for xmas and as part of the offer we got free tickets to the Wildlife Park. I will be honest we were probably the oldest people there but it was great. His name is on display on the adoption board which he loved! But it was great to feel like a kid again and see all of the animal....lions, camels, tigers etc! Definately worth a visit however we went in December so it was very cold!
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