📌 Corstorphine, City of Edinburgh
★★★★★
Edinburgh Zoo is one of Scotland’s big-league attractions, sprawling across the south side of Corstorphine Hill in the capital’s western suburbs. The zoo’s former star species – giant pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang – departed for China in 2023 but there’s plenty else to see given the city location, from lions, tigers, giraffes and seemingly countless apes to Europe’s biggest outdoor penguin pool – all joined up by a surprisingly steep path network. Take advantage of the scheduled animal talks and feeding slots to get full value for money.
🌍 Location
📌 Corstorphine Road (A8), Corstorphine, 4 mi west of Edinburgh Waverley station
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NT 209729
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.942428,-3.268804
🚌 Bus stops at zoo entrance | 🚋 Saughton (1 mi)
🚗 Car park (charge) – some free street parking nearby
📝 Key info
⌚ Daily
🎫 £26.80 adult / £17.20 child – discount for online booking
