Plan Your Visit to Edinburgh Zoo
We are open every day of the year, including Christmas Day, from 9am until:
| 6.00pm | April - Sept. |
| 5.00pm | Oct. & March |
| 4.30pm | Nov. - Feb. |
How you can help
The natural world needs our help...and we need yours! Please consider making a donation to support our conservation, education and research work, both within our parks and across the world.
Shops, Restaurants and Facilities
Shopping at Edinburgh Zoo
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Edinburgh Zoo Gift Shop There's something for everyone cufflinks for dad, jewellery for mum, plenty of great new high quality toys and games for the kids as well as a great selection of books and of course soft toys! Find out more... |
Eating at Edinburgh Zoo
| The Zoo has three cafés and several kiosks offering a wide range of hot and cold food, snacks and drinks - whatever you fancy, there’s something to suit all tastes, offering excellent value and service as part of a great day out for the family. | |
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Jungle Food Court The new Jungle Food Court is now open. Visitors can choose from a delicious range of burgers, fish and chips and pizza. As well as a separate coffee bar serving a variety of freshly baked goods, sandwiches, and ice-cream. Find out more... |
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Grasslands Restaurant A deli counter boasts a coffee bar, a variety of freshly baked treats, delicious salads, paninis and sandwiches. A hot food counter offers stone-baked pizzas, hot carvery baguettes, a deli selection, home-made soup and hot dishes of the day. Find out more... |
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Penguin Coffee Shop The Penguin Café is perfect for a quick re-fulling. Offering a range of speciality coffees and freshly baked cakes to eat in or take away. Find out more... |
| Kiosks - (weather dependant) Feeling a bit peckish, but don’t need a full meal? Then look out for our special kiosks dotted around the Zoo. Many of the kiosks also sell batteries, and plastic rain ponchos. All of our kiosks are open subject to weather conditions and visitor numbers. Find out more... |
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Other Facilities at Edinburgh Zoo
| Picnic Areas Whatever the weather it is fun to eat outdoors, and we’ve provided lots of benches and picnic areas to allow you to do just that! Find out more... |
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| Play Areas There are several play areas around the Zoo, designed to allow children to have fun in a safe environment! Find out more... |
Mansion House
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The Mansion House is located in the centre of the Zoo and is currently available for Weddings, private functions, meetings and conferences. For more information please visit our private functions, weddings and conferneces page |
Please note the Mansion House is currently closed to the public. However it will remain open for private functions, weddings and conferences.
We apologise for any disappointment or inconvenience caused.