Fort Douglas Adventure Park

What it’s like

Turreted treehouses, zip wires and a bike track outdoors, built for climbers and pedallers aged 1 to 12.

This is an outdoor climb-and-zip park, so the whole visit lives or dies on the weather forecast rather than a wet-weather backup plan. The big draw is the network of turreted treehouses linked by rope bridges and tunnels, with mini zip lines and giant slides for the ones brave enough to queue for them. There's a bike track too, with push bikes and little four-wheel tractors for anyone 1.2m and under, which is as much fun to watch as it is to ride.

Under-fives get their own toddler play area away from the bigger kids' zip wires and climbing walls, so a one-year-old and a ten-year-old can both find something that fits. Off-peak it's £8 for a 2 to 4 year old and £9.50 for 5 to 12s, but that 5 to 12 price jumps to £12.50 in peak times, which stings if you're bringing more than one child. Booking two days ahead saves you £1 a ticket too, and given they say day tickets aren't always available on the spot, it's not really optional if you want to be sure of a slot.

Food on site is the Coffee Cabin, open weekends and peak times for hot drinks, snacks and ice cream, so don't expect a full lunch there midweek out of season. Restoration Yard is a short walk away if you want a proper sit-down meal instead. Parking is £4 a car by card, and dogs aren't allowed in, so leave the family dog at home if you were planning to bring it along.

Every child needs an adult with them, adult-only groups aren't allowed in, so this isn't somewhere to drop the kids and wander off for a coffee alone. Parties are already open for 2026 bookings if you're thinking that far ahead.

Facilities

Need to know

Best for

1 to 12, with a separate toddler area for the under-fives

Booking

Save £1 per ticket by booking 2 days in advance

Parking

£4 per car, pay by card on arrival

Food

Coffee Cabin on site open weekends and peak times (hot drinks, snacks, cakes, ice cream)

Dogs

Not allowed inside Fort Douglas

Getting there by bus or train

Lothian Bus number 3 to Dalkeith High Street (5-10 minute walk)

Parties

Fort Douglas 2026 kids' party bookings are officially open

• Book two days ahead to save £1 per ticket, day tickets on arrival aren't guaranteed
• The Coffee Cabin only opens weekends and peak times, not every weekday
• It's entirely outdoors, so check the weather before you set off
• Bike track tractors and push bikes are limited to children 1.2m and under
• You can get there on Lothian Bus number 3 to Dalkeith High Street, about a 5 to 10 minute walk from there

Plan your visit

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