Bank Holiday Weekend celebrating Frankie and Derek
Enjoy a wild day out this Bank Holiday weekend as Paradise Park Wildlife Sanctuary in Hayle celebrates its lovely flamingo chick ‘Frankie’ along with six-year-old ‘Derek’ who was hand-reared in 2019 by Keeper Becky.
A special quiz has been produced for the weekend, and claim your exclusive badge featuring Derek and Frankie.
Paradise Park is home to over 1,200 birds including stunning parrots, hornbills, penguins, flamingos and owls to name a few, plus, rare red pandas, cute otters, red squirrels and tiny harvest mice. On the Fun Farm meet mini donkeys, pygmy goats, sheep and guinea pigs – all adorable family favourites.
Daily events include Otter and Penguin feeding, the fantastic ‘Eagles of Paradise Display’, the Lorikeet Feeding Experience, have a cockatoo fly to your hand, energetic fun for all the family in the huge indoor JungleBarn play centre and so much more. For full details of all the daily events please see below.
The Park is an award-winning attraction and a leader in conservation and home to Operation Chough and the World Parrot Trust. A wonderful and worthwhile day out.
For best value, buy a Return Ticket for £6.75 on your first visit which can be used from 10am on any day we are open, and you can then keep buying more valid for visits up to 27th March 2026. More details HERE.
Location: Hayle, just off the A30. Please use postcode TR27 4HY for your SAT NAV.
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DAILY EVENTS (weather permitting)
- Otter Feeding Time: 10:30am and 4:30pm- Watch the adorable otter family, including mum Pippin and dad Katarni, along with their teenage pups, during feeding times.
- Penguin Feeding Time: 11:00am and 4pm – Listen to the knowledgeable Keepers as they share insights about penguins and tell you about the characters in the colony. Watch these endearing birds being fed in their pool located in the Walled Garden.
- The fantastic Eagles of Paradise Display is at 11:30am. Watch birds of prey like Dakota the Bald Eagle and Tangee the vulture fly free near the Fun Farm, plus a amazing up-close photo opportunity at the end of the display.
- Purchase some nectar at the 2pm Lorikeet Feeding Experience and join in the fun feeding these lively, mischievous, colourful parrots in the walk-through Rainbow Aviary. Have your camera ready!
- At 3pm enjoy the fascinating ‘Free Flying Bird Show’ including Amazon parrots, choughs and others, flying free on the stage and across the picnic lawn.
- The impressive Scarlet Macaw Spectacle is at the end of the 3pm show. You will be moved by the sight of these stunningly beautiful parrots flying out of their aviary and soaring into the sky. Another great photo opportunity.
- Have a cockatoo fly to your hand!
A unique and fun way for the staff and birds to fundraise for Paradise Park’s conservation projects. You have the opportunity to go up on the main stage at the end of the 3pm ‘Free Flying Bird Show’ to give a £1 or £2 donation. Roseate Cockatoos Billy, Rizzo or Rio will be ready to fly to your hand, collect the coin, fly back to the presenter and place it into the collection tin. Great fun and a very popular experience, all for a good cause. - Enjoy the huge indoor JungleBarn play centre, fabulous fun whatever the weather! With giant slides, suspended rope bridge, fireman’s pole, spinning discs, multi-level soft play with lots of climbing and sliding, challenging soft play and a toddlers’ zone. Great fun for all age.
- Wildlife, nature and the environment are at the heart of our Wildlife Hero Quiz. Pick up your quiz booklet, navigate the map to find the answers and claim an exclusive ‘Wildlife Hero’ badge. Great educational fun for all the family!
- Animal lovers will adore the Fun Farm. You can purchase a small bag of food for 65p on entry (limited supply) to feed the adorable little Pygmy goats and Ouessant sheep. This interactive experience allows visitors to get up close and personal with these charming animals, making it a memorable part of your visit. And don’t miss the guinea pigs in Pets Corner.
- Plus, ‘Paradise Island’ outdoor playground with climbing towers, a slide into the ‘river’, and the chance to ride a rocking dolphin.
- On good weather days Zebedee, the Jungle Express Train will be out for a spin! Board the train near the picnic lawn and set off through the gardens of Glanmor House on a small route of two circuits around the house grounds (not the whole Park). Includes the top section of Parrot Jungle, a trip through a tunnel with Twinkly lights leading to behind the scenes at the back of the house. There is a small extra charge, and train times can be checked upon arrival.
- Otter Pool Cafe. A range of light lunches, cakes and cream teas are available in the Otter Pool Café with plenty of picnic tables and benches throughout the Park. Plus, a snack bar inside the JungleBarn Play Centre with great tasting hot dogs and cheeseburgers, or snack on hot crunchy crisps and treat yourself to a hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows, plus free WIFI.
