Great day out park keepers are great all the tigers and wild cats in great conditioned
we add a great day out

Didn't realise you could do reviews for this sort of place otherwise I'd have done it ages ago. My husband and I have been 3 times now and have another trip booked for July.

This is a really nice place to go, it's a small park but lots to see and do even for just 2 adults. For me personally the animal experiences are the best. So far I've done the tarantula and reptiles one, met the meerkats and just recently fed the white lions which was amazing. I'm feeding the lemurs in the next one and am looking to see what else I fancy doing. The keepers who take you for the experiences and really friendly and knowledgeable and love to tell you all about the animals and answer all your questions too.

They've been and are still doing a lot of work on the park so obviously putting a lot of funds into it which is nice to see. So if you want a nice day out and get up close to some of you favourite animals then this is the place to go.

Arrive early so you get a full day's entertainment. Plan your visit so you get all the displays and feeding times.

Visited Paradise Wildlife Park as I had a Tiger Tea experiance voucher brought for me for christmas. I booked the experiance for my 2nd year wedding anniversary, and what a wonderful day we had. We got to the park about 10am and didn't leave until after 5pm! The animals look so happy, the park is well laid out, large and has information everywhere. The Tiger Tea experiance is wonderful, the guided tour of the big cats was amazing. Ian, the guy who took us around the big cats was clear, informative, funny and had real passion for the animals. The food was buffet style overlooking the bigcat tiger enclosure. Really worth doing this if you have an intrest in big cats...and if your havent, it doesnt matter. There are pleanty of things to see and do at this wonderful park. All Staff we met were friendly too. We would highly recommend this as a day out!

We visited Paradise Wildlife Park as part of their 'Tea with the Tigers' experience. We were able to look around the park before our experience started. Although the attractions/rides for young children were closed as it was term time, I was impressed at the variety and amount that there were. The park was also very clean. We then met up with our guide, Aaron, who gave us a welcome briefing and then took us to see the 'big' and not so big cats. Aaron obviously had a very good knowledge of both the animals at the park and the subject of animal conservation in relation to 'big cats'. Aaron showed a genuine passion for 'his' animals, and displayed a good sense of humour which made his talk all the more interesting. There was about 20 people on our experience and quite a few commented upon how well the animals looked. It was apparent from their coats and their behaviour that these animals were well looked after. It's fair to say that the enclosures are not huge but the cats were given enough variety to prevent boredom, and they certainly didn't look bored. After our very informative guided tour we were then taken to the Treetops cafe to have our tea. This cafe overlooks the tiger enclosure and provides a good view of the whole compound. The tea itself consisted of sandwiches, cakes and cream scones which were all very acceptable. All in all, this was a very enjoyable experience due to Aaron's knowledge and sense of humour.

This zoo is a small piece of animal paradaise just excellent

It is a very clean zoo
Excellent viewing windows and viewing bridges/platforms above animal cages
Loads of facilities for children from slides to paddling pool
You can buy food (salad) to feed camels, goats, rabbits, llarmas and zebras
you can see lots of different type of animals that you dont normally see at a zoo eg red pandas, racoons, white lions, etc
Ramps for disabled people
Many experiences you can purchase (roughly £100 each) from feeding racoons to feeding white lions

Only two disappointing things. Zoo is quite small so done in a few hours. Also the food outlets/restaurants are not to a high standard food wise. I did try to eat a burger but took a nibble and could not eat the rest so I would advise in taking a picnic along when you visit the zoo.

I would highly recommend though to anyone to go along to this zoo.

If your a fan of big cats this is the place for you, there are so many of them, leapoards, cheetahs, lions, tigers etc They are alert and playing and the cheetahs seemed to enjoy posing for the camera!
There are many other different animals, also love the meerkats- v funny!
We went last year in the spring but the weather wasnt great, but we still had a great day, would def go again.
There is also a soft play for the children, which is a nice extra.

Great day out for the kids
Excellent value for money

What a fantastic zoo/wildlife park so much to see take park in and do as a family ,lots of show's throughout the day all timed with your entrance leaflet Really good travel as myself and family dnt drive we get the train from london liverpool street -broxbourne st in hertforshire tickets to park included with your train fare and when you arrive at broxbourne station you ask the ticket attendant to call the park who will then send there free mini bus to collect you and when you ay is oer and you have had to much fun it takes you back to the train station. you can see a lovley bird of pray display see all the feeding of the animals go on the mini train for family through the jungle to see all the dinosaurs,food is great they have a mini fun fair all included in your admission ticket.

The lion platform is really great to see the lions playing. you can buy bags of food to feed the rabbits and the guinea pigs and the zebra's. there are lots of tiolets and baby changing area's is very suitable for the whole family and any age's

This place is very expensive so watch out. They have improved a lot but some of the animal enclosures are stll quite small. Must look into one of their animal experiences.

Went with my wife and in-laws. My brother-in-law and I had a Meerkat experience. 30 minutes feeding the Meerkats and letting them climb all over us-wonderful experience. The rest of the Park was very good, you got close up to many of the animals. The staff, especially Miles who supervised the Meerkat experience, were exceptional. Park was moderately busy, imagine it would be heaving during the school holidays. A thoroughly enjoyable day out.

We decided to take a friend and her husband on the Monkey Tour at Paradise Park for her 60th birthday. We bought the Tour via Buyagift and had to contact Paradise Park directly to arrange the day out.
Melissa at the venue could not have been more helpful, and although we bought the gift before Christmas we did not go until March 2nd. Melissa provided a full list of dates available and at least we chose a dry day even though it was cold!
Getting to the venue and parking is very easy and we had a look around the Park before assembling in a comfortable room where tea, coffee & biscuits were available until our Tour Guide, Glen, arrived.
We then had a full two hour tour of the monkeys and learned a lot from Glen who is very knowledgeable and obviously loves his job with the animals, all who he knows by name!
At the end of the tour we were allowed to go in and feed the Lemurs which really pleased our friend. We were then escorted to a nice restaurant where sandwiches, cakes, tea & coffee was laid on and in ample supply!
All in all a superb experience from start to finish. All the staff at Paradise Park are very friendly & helpful and we would recommend a visit to everyone.

Great little find with Tigers and lions. Good for seeing them close up.

The park itself is quite compact which is good for small children or the less mobile.
The enclosures all looked clean and well maintained but there is no doubt that they are small. That means a real close look at the animals - we were within inches of a Lion for example and its not all behind glass - it was amazing to see him close by. However I felt quite upset to see how small the enclosures are. No roaming about or running for these chaps. I would say this attraction is aimed more towards giving visitors a good time rather than the animals the best possible quality of life.
The other down side is having to pay extra to ride on the train/ play some of the kids games / mini golf etc. The ticket price is costly enough so I felt that was unfair. We used Tesco vouchers but not sure I would go back that soon if we had paid full price. If you stay a whole day it will be because you walk round and round the same things. Its probably suited better for a few hours with younger toddlers / children.

Our second visit to Paradise Wildlife Park in 12 months reveals that this modest, but well run and planned zoo, was in our view a good day out. The park is not far from Potters Bar in Herts, more or less at the top on the M25, is easy to find and has plenty of parking. It also has reasonable disabled access an facilities.

Most of the animals are well presented with the big cats, Lions, White Lions and Tigers, the star attractions and beautiful creatures they are too. A long "jungle" walkway with both steps and a slope for the disabled, prams etc, rises up above the big cat enclosures to afford skyline views. There is also a rather feeble tree house cafe at one end off the walkway, that affords great views of the tigers, but otherwise offers the customer a really poor and expensive experience.

The park also presents some very exciteable limars, penguins, camels, lamas, cats, meercats, otters and all creatures great and small. However the presentation is a bit variable. There is also great emphasis on kids and there is plenty for them to do, once they have become bored with the animals. One side of the park is devoted to the little devils which is probably a good idea, as it gives the animals and other visitors a more peaceful environment.

Also of note the park does seem to have some clever safety features. A traffic light controls cars and a gate prevents exit from the kids park until the cars are halted. The only real downside at Paradise park is that off season most of the refreshment and snack outlets were closed, we also arrived very late, but stll got charged the full price. I think the park has loads to offer, but could improve its catering and commercials and thus make more money in the process.

Excellent day out with lots for the whole family. Clearly a lot of investment continues at this park and it shows - well presented animals with good opportunities to interact with everything from rabbits to camels to reindeer to zebras as well as watching (from a safe distance!) the big cats.

Do not be put off by the name! The zoo is situated in the middle of Broxbourne Woods and is an excellent day out. It is clean. The staff are friendly and the whole place is well run. The animals are in excellent condition and there are lots of animals to look at (e.g. lions, tigers, camels, monkeys, reptiles, snow leopard and lots more). There are several 'play areas' too. Things like a helter skelter were free. I think there was a train too. There are several places to eat but I only went in the snow leopard cafe for a coffee and thought the sandwiches at £4.95 a bit on the expensive side but there are plenty of picnic tables if you want to bring your own. Don't know how much the food in the other cafes cost. Only disappointment was we didn't see the snow leopard as he was in quarantine quarters - we just saw his eyes shining in the dark hut!

Great place to take little ones, Zoo, activities, kids enjoyed it

Our grandchildren loved it smallish but full of animals you can even feed the big cats

I was bought the experience as a birthday present and had a thoroughly good time. The close proximity to most of the animals is quite unusual but the animals appeared to be well looked after.
I got to hand feed lemurs from within their enclosure. There was no pressure on them to feed from us as there was already food for them elsewhere in their enclosure. They seemed to want interaction with us.
There is lots for children to do.

If you like the cat family they have a great choice good zoo very compact great for under 8 year olds

Paradise Wildlife Zoo is a lovely medium size zoo just to the north of London. Enclosures are of a good size and are well designed with raised vieiwng areas making it easier to see the animals.

There is lots for children to do and presentatations from zoo keepers throughout the day. This is an excellent venue in Broxbourne, with the town and its river a good compliment.

What is even better is that if you do not drive there is a free minibus that picks you up and drops you back to Broxbourne station. Broxbourne is only 30 minutes or so from Liverpool Street.

Whether an adult or a child I would highly recommend a day out here.

Took our 2 1/2 year old grandson there on Saturday ( bit cold ) but despite that we had a lovely time. He enjoyed all the rides and attractions, and what we found was good, was he was able to see into all the enclosures either by going up on the viewing points, or just looking on the ground as everything was eye level for him. He was able to feed the meercats and thought that was great fun. It is a nice clean park, and they are currently working on the adventure playground. We would definately go back, when it's warmer as it really is a nice day out. One thing I was very impressed with was they have a special play area for specail children.
TIP - Take lots of pound coins as it cost us £6.00 before we had got into the zoo enclosure on rides !!!!

This is an amazing wildlife park. The kids abolutley love it and we will be going back again this year.

We (me, husband & 12 yr old daughter) went to Paradise Park for a special celebration and, through Virgin Experiences, booked to 'Meet The Meerkats'.
This was a fabulous experience - you can choose 11.30 am or 3.30 pm. We chose pm as it was supposed to be a 90 minute journey (most of it on the M25) so we didn't want any pressure if stuck in traffic. Good move as M25 was closed from Junc 23 - 25 and we had to find another route.
We made it by 11.30am and enjoyed looking around the zoo before & after lunch. I noted that it looked like a particularly good place children aged 3 - 7yrs old as there was loads of play areas for that sort of age group.
The zoo area was lovely with good vantage points for most of the exhibits - especially as they had wooden walk ways up high which gave great views of the tigers, lions and leopards.
The highlight of our day, however, was our special treat of meeting the meekats. Us, plus another party of 3, gathered at the Discovery Centre at the allotted time. We were intially disappointed that there were to be so many of us but, as we walked through the zoo, we discovered that we were splitting into two groups, so we would be on our own after all.
The very pleasant young keeper took us to a private area away from the public which suited my daughter much better than being on view due to her shyness. We went into an enclosure with 5 of the cutest meerkats and our keeper gave us a bowl of their favourite food.
The meerkats were friendly, curious, inquizitive and lively often wanting to actually jump into the bowl of food! They were not in the least bit threatening and were actually very gentle creatures. They climbed all over us, sat on our shoulders/heads and generally played with us for a full half an hour. It was such fun. Our keeper was taking photos on our camera throughout so we have some great visual memories. We were also each given a certificate and a Paradise Park T-shirt as momentoes.
We would highly recommend the meerkat experience which can be bought direct from Paradise Park or through Virgin Experiences or Buy-a-Gift (the 2 latter companies often have deals such as 2 for 1). There is also a Lemur experience or you can feed the big cats!
It was a great day!