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Edinburgh Zoo
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United Kingdom 104 spp. present
Edinburgh Zoo (Scottish Gaelic: Sù Dhùn Èideann), formerly the Scottish National Zoological Park, is an 82-acre (33 ha) non-profit zoological park in the Corstorphine area of Edinburgh, Scotland. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
55.943° N 3.270° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
104
speciesOpened
1913
Size
Large
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 10:00–16:00Mar · 10:00–17:00Apr–Sep · 10:00–18:00Oct · 10:00–17:00Nov–Dec · 10:00–16:00
Getting there
- Address
- 134 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh EH12 6TS
- Phone
- +44 131 334 9171
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
LC
Gentoo Penguin
Pygoscelis papua
Before you go
Where is Edinburgh Zoo?
United Kingdom
Edinburgh Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom, at 134 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh EH12 6TS. Its coordinates are 55.943° N, 3.270° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Cairngorms National Park, about 130 km away.
What animals can you see at Edinburgh Zoo?
104 species
Citizen-science photos record 104 species at Edinburgh Zoo, including Gentoo Penguin, King Penguin, Koala, Slender-tailed Meerkat and Great White Pelican. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Edinburgh Zoo in the wild?
Koala: Flinders Chase
Some of the animals photographed at Edinburgh Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Koala (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Flinders Chase), Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park) and Great White Pelican (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Lake Nakuru National Park).
Does Edinburgh Zoo charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Edinburgh Zoo lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Edinburgh Zoo open?
Every day · 10:00–16:00
According to its open map listing, Edinburgh Zoo is open Every day · 10:00–16:00; Mar · 10:00–17:00; Apr–Sep · 10:00–18:00; Oct · 10:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Edinburgh Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1913, 31 ha
Edinburgh Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom, opened in 1913 and covers about 31 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 104 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website