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Edinburgh Zoo

Edinburgh Zoo is a zoo in Edinburgh. Nearby, Edinburgh Castle (4.4 km) heads a list of 168 within 15 km. 20 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Photo: Edinburgh Zoo, billfromesm (CC BY 2.0)

Where

In Edinburgh

inside the locality

How well known

Top 3%

#219 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Zoo in Edinburgh

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#219 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (20 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Edinburgh

Edinburgh Zoo is inside Edinburgh’s locality, with 59 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons in Edinburgh

June to August are the warmest in Edinburgh, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C.

Jan7° / 1°69 mm

Feb8° / 2°55 mm

Mar10° / 3°49 mm

Apr12° / 4°45 mm

May15° / 7°52 mm

Jun18° / 10°69 mm

Jul20° / 11°73 mm

Aug19° / 11°75 mm

Sep17° / 9°57 mm

Oct13° / 7°79 mm

Nov10° / 4°68 mm

Dec7° / 1°70 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Edinburgh, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Edinburgh. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Edinburgh’s full climate →

About

Edinburgh Zoo

Zoo in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

In Edinburgh, inside the town’s locality.

Type: Zoo
Wikipedias: Covered in 20 languages
Town: in Edinburgh
Official site: edinburghzoo.org.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Address and hours

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Orange shows Edinburgh Zoo; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Edinburgh Zoo

The 8 towns are led in size by Edinburgh, with 493,794 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · It’s in town

Edinburgh

493,794 people · 150 places to visit

2 · 8.5 km west of it

Kirkliston

5,607 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 9 km northwest of it

South Queensferry

10,214 people · 17 places to visit

4 · 10 km southeast of it

Loanhead

7,007 people · 16 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Edinburgh Zoo is	People	Places to visit
Edinburgh	It’s in town	493,794	150
Kirkliston	8.5 km west of it	5,607	10
South Queensferry	9 km northwest of it	10,214	17
Loanhead	10 km southeast of it	7,007	16
Danderhall	11 km east of it	3,389	21
Winchburgh	12 km west of it	4,290	13
Penicuik	12 km south of it	16,431	5
East Calder	13 km southwest of it	7,249	9

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

More near Edinburgh Zoo

There are 168 within 15 km, 3 art galleries, a castle and a historic house among them.

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle4.4 km away 2

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery4.7 km away · 661K visitors a year (2021)3

Historic housePalace of Holyroodhouse6.2 km away 4

Art galleryScottish National Gallery of Modern Art2.8 km away · 458K visitors a year (2015)5

MuseumNational Museum of Scotland5.1 km away 6

CathedralSt Giles' Cathedral5 km away 7

Art galleryScottish National Portrait Gallery4.9 km away · 313K visitors a year (2015)8

GardenRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh4.5 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Edinburgh Zoo in questions

Where is Edinburgh Zoo?

Edinburgh Zoo is in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, inside the town’s locality.

What is Edinburgh Zoo?

Zoo in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Edinburgh Zoo?

June to August are the warmest months in Edinburgh, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Edinburgh Zoo?

Within 15 km: Edinburgh Castle (4.4 km), National Gallery (4.7 km), Palace of Holyroodhouse (6.2 km) and Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (2.8 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Edinburgh Zoo: billfromesm, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Edinburgh Castle: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Palace of Holyroodhouse: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art: Grousebeater2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Museum of Scotland: Maccoinnich~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Giles' Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Scottish National Portrait Gallery: Original uploader was Maccoinnich at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: Steve nova at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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