Edinburgh Zoo, Edinburgh

Advantages: lots of wide open space and beautiful animals!
Disadvantages: THE PRICES!

...of animals on view at Edinburgh zoo. Depending on where you choose to start you will either find yourself as I do heading up the hills to the top past the rhinos and larger animals on your way to where the zebras enclosure is or you will find yourself starting at the reptile sheds which I tend to leave till on the way out. You may find it useful to plan your day around special event times such as the feeding of the lions or the penguin parade to ...
...then the bus service within Edinburgh is probably the best way especially during the zoo`s busy periods as parking can become difficult. If you are driving to the zoo from north of Edinburgh you simply want to head for the by pass after the bridge and follow the signs, coming from south of Edinburgh you will probably enter through Leith or granton, in this case you want to head north on the city by pass towards the bridge until the zoo is sign posted. ... Read review

Advantages: 127 different types of animal, lots of events, friendly staff.
Disadvantages: Built on a steep bank, animals don't have a lot of space.

...based upon my experience visiting Edinburgh zoo for the day on 31.8.05 along with my husband, son (aged 7) and neice (aged 9). This was to be the first time both of the children had visited a large zoo, and it was 13 years since I had last been to Edinburgh zoo. About Edinburgh Zoo *********************** Edinburgh zoo is owned by the Royal Zoological Society Of Scotland, which is a registered charity. It was built in 1913 upon a 85 acre site purchased ...
...How To Get There ******************** Edinburgh zoo is situated on Corstorphine Road. *By Public Transport* We travelled by train. The city of Edinburgh itself has two large train stations Waverley and Haymarket to which there are many services run to and from. If you are planning to travel by train you would be well advised to book several days in advance in order to take advantage of the cheaper advance ticket deals available. The train stations, ... Read review

Advantages: Reasonable prices, Well designed enclosures, Emphasis on education and conservation
Disadvantages: The car park, The cafe

...to me to learn that Edinburgh Zoo is the second most popular paid for tourist attraction, not just in Edinburgh, but in the whole of Scotland, with a massive 650,000 visitors a year. (First place, incidentally, goes to my initial answer, the castle). I had a vague awareness that Edinburgh had a zoo, but it wasn't until very recently that a free day, sunny weather and the desire to "do something" coincided and inspired me to want to make the five ...
...is well signposted from the Edinburgh by-pass by large brown signs. Once off the bypass you only have to drive a couple of miles down the A8 before reaching the zoo itself, so you don't actually need to do much city driving at all. The A8 forms part of the Edinburgh-Glasgow route, so expect it to be pretty well clogged with traffic whenever you go (although to be honest I found this to be no bad thing, as it allowed me to proceed slowly and keep ... Read review

Advantages: lots to see and do
Disadvantages: It's not pleasant when it's wet

Edinburgh Zoo is situated in West Edinburgh, on Corstorphine Road. It is easily accessible as you pass it on the way from the Airport on your way to the town centre and if you are in the town centre you can get a bus directly there! The buses which would take you there from Princes Street in the centre of the city are 12, 26, 31 which are lothian buses and an 86 is a first bus. *B*A*C*K*G*R*O*U*N*D Edinburgh Zoo opened in 1913, in leafy hillside ...
...as you couldn't move, but the girls had seen most of the animals that they wanted to see! If you are in Edinburgh and get a lovely day, then pop along to the zoo. It's open every day and I still learn new things every time I go! ... Read review

Advantages: fills half a day for the family
Disadvantages: can get busy, can spend a lot of cash

...an Easter '04 visit to Edinburgh Zoo A word of advice, maybe obvious, but check that your sibling (s) actually do like animals. Mine is into anything mechanical and scary ie trucks and dinosaurs and past evidence was not reassuring - the only thing that excited him was making comparisons of the size of pile of poos in each of the animals enclosures When we arrived on Easter Sunday, the queues were so long we decided to do something else and go ...
...course lined by most of edinburgh when we went. How they were not petrified I dont know, I would be. Presumably they take in in their stride :-) and are rewarded copiously with fish We had still not seen everything, but had really had enough. I mentioned earlier that my little boy is none to bothered about animals. At every enclosure after about 30 seconds, unless the animal was stratching something personal, beating the sh*t out of its companion ... Read review

Advantages: There when you need one, Covers big area, Nice staff, Price
Disadvantages: May need to stand

...control via the onboard radio system should they need to get the police or of course get an ambulance. LRT will prosecute anyone that verbally or physically assaults there staff. **Services/Routes** With over 85 different bus routes that you can take you are guaranteed that LRT will take you to your destination. They cover all major attraction in Edinburgh including Edinburgh castle, Butterfly farm (Dalkeith), Edinburgh Zoo, Holyrood Palace, The new Scottish parliament and many more attractions that Edinburgh has to offer. Now in addition to the attractions of the capital LRT can also deliver you to 1 of Edinburgh's 15 hospitals and yes that is taking every hospital in to account. Here to study then don't worry LRT will deliver you direct to any one of the 19 colleges/campus. There is not one place of interest within... Read review

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Advantages: Low price and good location
Disadvantages: Don't expect comfort

...is in an excellent location in the centre of Edinburgh. The marathon was starting in Princes Street which is the main street in the centre of Edinburgh so ideally I wanted to be as close to this as possible. The Travelodge is 1/2 a mile from Princes Street so about a ten minute walk which suited me perfectly. Other places of note in Edinburgh include the Royal Mile which is only 100 yards from the hotel, Edinburgh Castle 1 mile away and Edinburgh Zoo which is 5 miles from the Travelodge Central. *****PRICE***** For two nights stay in a double room in the Edinburgh Central Travelodge the price was going to be £110 room only. I noticed that the double room didn't include a bath, which I reckoned was going to be necessary for after the marathon, so I phoned and upgraded the room to a family room which brought the price up to £130 for the two... Read review

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Advantages: Exceptional Customer Service, Location, Free Parking, You can use your Tesco Vouchers
Disadvantages: Slightly Pricey compared to Travel Lodges etc

...Background We recently spent two nights staying at the Marriott Hotel in Edinburgh. We had booked through the Tesco Clubcard Deals scheme and intended to use the hotel as a base for visiting Edinburgh Zoo and Deep Sea World. Location The hotel is located on the western edge of Edinburgh, on Glasgow Road, a mere two miles from the airport, and only 4 miles from Edinburgh city centre. It has ample free on-site parking and is just off the A8. It is also only 5 minutes walk from the Gyle Shopping Centre. The bus-stops outside the hotel are frequented by a number of buses bound for both the city centre and the airport. We took short of an hour to drive from our home in Glasgow to the hotel (and found it without SatNav or bickering - result!) First Impressions It's a modern looking... Read review

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