Farms & animals in Edinburgh

BobCat Alpacas

Edinburgh · ages 0-11

Lead an alpaca on a proper walk, then get stuck in with hand feeding back at the farm.

Booking required

Bridgend Farmhouse Cafe

Edinburgh

A community café and outdoor play space with woodland crafts, bug hunts and a proper cooked menu.

Blue badge parkingFood on siteVegetarian options

Cairnie Fruit Farm & Mega Maze

Cupar · ages 3+

Pick your own strawberries, get lost in a six-acre maize maze, and let the kids loose in the Funyard.

Accessible toiletAllergy awareBirthday partiesBlue badge parking+12 more

Craigies Little Farmers

Queensferry · ages 1+

Goats, Highland coos and Shetland ponies to feed, plus a play barn for when the drizzle sets in.

Allergy awareBirthday partiesBooking requiredCafé+5 more

Edinburgh Zoo

Edinburgh

Over 2,500 animals across a hillside site, with keeper talks daily and a lot of walking between enclosures.

Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBlue badge parkingBooking required+11 more

Five Sisters Zoo

West Lothian · ages 3+

Scotland's only cheetah, rescued brown bears and a reptile house with over 160 species to work through.

Birthday partiesGift shopGroup bookingsIndoor play+4 more

Lauriston Farm

Edinburgh

A working city farm where kids can join a tour, help in the garden, or just tramp about the fields for free.

CaféOutdoor playToiletsParking

Muiravonside Country Park

Whitecross

Free country park with a flying fox, farm-themed play tower, animals to spot and a river trail to walk.

Accessible toiletBaby changeCaféDog friendly+4 more

Swanston Farm

Edinburgh

A working farm near Edinburgh where school groups meet hens, goats and Highland Cows on guided tours and outdoor learning days.

Dog friendlyFood on siteWheelchair accessible

Woodbank Farm

Windygates

Pick your own strawberries straight from the fields at a farm shop near Windygates, open late May to mid September.