Had a wonderful time from start to finish, best of all were the big cats, white tigers normal tigers white lions snow leopard ocelot cheaters leopards, plus monkies reptiles farm yard animals, camels zebra and lots lots more. £17 entry fee is pretty good, plenty of drink vending machines dotted about the park. Plenty to see and do from very young to old alike. Restaurants reasonable priced and food very good. Plenty of photo opportunities too. A must see and do for a great day out.

This as to be one of the best zoo's for seeing the Lions and Tigers. Looked well looked after.
We only went as a couple so I would say you could do it in approx. 3 hours. We went on a red letter day so arrived at 10am and afternoon tea was 2.30m. Afternoon tea was a drink and biscuits to start and then a tour of the park and the zoo keeper telling you all about the Lions/Tigers. Afternoon tea was in the tree house café with plenty on sandwich's ( not finger sandwich's like you would think for afternoon tea) and 2 sorts of cakes and of course scones with cream and jam, Tea/coffee, all 3 sorts of juices. Finished approx. 4pm We have a ready lovely day and something different.

I've only recently started consistently leaving TripAdvisor reviews and when I saw Paradise on here I was reminded of my trip several years ago. It was a few years ago now (it will only let me put my visit as far back as Aug '14) but I have not forgotten it as I thoroughly enjoyed it and have wanted to return ever since (which I would have done if I didn't live at the other end of the country!) The main thing I remember about the park is the huge selection of big cats, and how close you seem to be able to get to them. It's quite a small collection but big enough to spend a good part of the day wandering round and of course there are other animals to see too. When we visited it was near Christmas time and they put on a carol concert inside a marquee within the zoo which was lovely! They even brought in some small animals into the tent to pet! (Wallaby etc).
We were lucky to visit when a couple were on a cheetah experience day so got to watch them hand feed them.
It's not a big fancy mainstream polished 'city zoo', just a nice modest collection in a secluded area with friendly staff. WILL visit again- we are visiting its sister park Wildlife Heritage Foundation later this year, can't wait!

Arrived early to enjoy a full day at the park as we had pre booked 'Feeding the big cats' experience! What a day, started off as a general look to see where all animals were located but ny husband was mostly interested in the big cats! I found I could feed the farmyard animals, rather funny with the goats even trying to get the paper bag the food was in, food brought at £1 per bag but even tge bigger kids enjoyed it!! Then onto the lions, just standing & watching, beautiful. We could also see white tigers, jaguars, siberian tigers as well as cheetahs being trained for when the vet visits etc. Other animals included red pandas, otters, penguins, meerkats & Bird show.
I have to say that feeding the whit lions was an amazing experience, the young lady who took us for this was very knowledgeable, pleasant & polite...a credit to the parks team :) We were able to take photos, ask questions & generally stand in awe of these creatures!
At 5pm we were lucky enough to be in the cafe at the tigers feeding time, what a treat. Perfect end to the day.

Thank you, we'll be back

Sarah & Paul

I took my two son's and they had a lovely fun time.
The actual animal part was smaller than I imagined but was nice, and the dino trail is just posters.
They have a lovely play area. They have little shows and competitions going on in the picnic area and free turn on the bouncy castle.
We will definately visit again

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.

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.

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 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.

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 ❤️

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

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.

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.

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

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.