We have free passes to go to Edinburgh Zoo so thought we'd stop to see the pregnant Panda whilst in town. Overall it's OK-ish if you like caged animals, but it's on a very big hill which isn't great for push chairs (I guess walking for kids wouldn't be either). We saw a Panda's bottom for about 5 minutes and then we were shuffled on so the next group of slack jawed tourist could stare at one of the most lifeless animals in the world. Then we went to the cafe (or one of the cafes - the one at the top of the hill) and the staff treated us like they were doing us a favour by serving them. Believe me, Edinburgh is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and the Zoo should not be on the agenda of anyone who goes there!

We have just spent 3-days in Edinburgh. We visited the Castle, the Royal Yacht, Camera Obscura and the Zoo.

Edinburgh was easily the least enjoyable place we went to and offered extremely poor value for money. Admission was £37 for 2 adults and one child. The site slopes uphill quite steeply in places and isn't much fun to wander around, as you only want to haul yourself up the hill once. Once you get to the top the "Hilltop Safari" is non-existant, just empty fields. To top things off all the kiosks were shut bar the main one by the penguins.

Many of the other enclosures were also empty, though the tigers, leopards and penguins were good. There is also building work going on.

Toilet facilities poor - just two by the entrance. There are some other toilets further up - but the gents were closed.

Staff were good doing the talks, but generally not many staff about.

Overall the place seemed to be shambolically run and trading on past reviews. It is definitely not worth the money asked.