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Five Sisters Zoo

Gavieside, West Calder EH55 8PT, Scotland
01506 872924
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Ranked #1 of 1 attractions in West Calder
4.0 of 5 stars 40 Reviews
Type: Zoos
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Lindsay1989
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
1 review
“small but brillient zoo”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 February 2012 NEW

this is a fab wee place. It is well worth the extra money to feed the limas, they even take the food out of your hand and you can stroke them :) More

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TartanTeddyBear
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Senior Contributor
23 reviews
22 helpful votes
“Zookeeper for the day”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 February 2012 NEW

Have been before and enjoyed the visit as it is more compact and family friendly than many of it's larger contemporaries. We had noticed the zookeeper for the day offer which my daughter was keen to do. We organised it for her 12th birthday recently and booked it via the phone. The staff were very helpful in giving advice (U16... More

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Lesley Coupar, Public Relations Manager at Five Sisters Zoo, responded to this review
20 February 2012

Thanks for your comments about your visit to the Zoo - we are delighted that your daughter enjoyed her time as a Zoo Keeper, it's a real hands on experience that we try to give, so glad that we made her day. More

ElsieRose
Polmont, Falkirk
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews
9 helpful votes
“A pleasant afternoon”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 February 2012 NEW

We have just returned from a visit with our 16 month old daughter. We had a lovely time and you can get really close to the animals in a way you sometimes can't in larger zoos. There was a good variety of things to see and the meerekats were a particular favourite. It is not too big so our little... More

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Lesley Coupar, Public Relations Manager at Five Sisters Zoo, responded to this review
19 February 2012

Thank you for your comments and delighted to know that you enjoyed your visit. We are hoping to announce the arrival date for the bears soon, so hope to see back at the Zoo later this year. Don't forget that the play area has a special rate of £2 unlimited play from Monday to Friday outwith holidays. More

herinedinburgh
edinburgh
2 reviews
“Amazing, small, friendly, get close and personal with the animals. Best zoo I've ever been to.”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 February 2012 NEW

I have been to this zoo so many times I have lost count, with my partner and friends with children. Everyone I have gone with loves it as much as I do. You see more animals/birds at this zoo than any of the other major zoos. It's small and getting bigger and has such a wide variety of animals, birds... More

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Lesley Coupar, Public Relations Manager at Five Sisters Zoo, responded to this review
17 February 2012

Thank you so much for your comments - delighted that you enjoy your visits to the Zoo and thank you so much for your support. Will pass these comments to our staff. More

dorsob
1 review
1 helpful vote
“fun family friendly, really good day out.”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 February 2012
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I went to the zoo today with my son. The staff were really friendly, and the animals were amazing. We loved it, cant wait for the summer, a bit cold but we were wrapped up toasty And we got a lovely bowl of homemade soup at the soft play.really good value for money and heard they have rescued three old... More

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Lesley Coupar, Public Relations Manager at Five Sisters Zoo, responded to this review
17 February 2012

Thank you for your comments and delighted that you enjoyed your visit despite the cold weather! We are hopefully going to announce the arrival date soon for the bears, look forward to welcoming you back soon hopefully and thanks so much for your support. More

kenny w
Lanark, United Kingdom
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5 reviews
“zoo visit”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 January 2012

went with grandson and was surprised to see the amount of various animals they stocked however it did look a bit run down More

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Lesley Coupar, Public Relations Manager at Five Sisters Zoo, responded to this review
19 February 2012

Thank you for your comments and we are glad you enjoyed your visit to the Zoo - we do appreciate that the Zoo needs a good tidy up...the bear enclosure is nearly complete and we will be turning our attention to the Zoo and tidying everything up very soon. Hope to see you back in the better weather. More

littleev
Edinburgh
2 reviews
“Five Sisters Zoo”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 January 2012

Although you can get up close to the animals which is good, part of the areas were a bit run down and looked like they needed a good tidy up. More

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Lesley Coupar, Public Relations Manager at Five Sisters Zoo, responded to this review
17 February 2012

Thanks for your comments about the Zoo - glad you enjoyed seeing the animals and we appreciate your comments about bits being run down. We have been concentrating our efforts over the winter to raise the £80,000 to rescue the circus bears and build their enclosure but now have a schedule in place for painting/tidying up the Zoo. We hope... More

RhiannonMur
Livingston, Scotland, United Kingdom
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews
“Great day our for the kids”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 January 2012

A small zoo park with a great selection of animals. The kids had a great time and they especially loved the meerkats, the snakes and lizards in the reptile house and the parrot that says hello. The zoo was laid out really well with clear signs and info about the animals. There was a tearoom but we did not go... More

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Lesley Coupar, Public Relations Manager at Five Sisters Zoo, responded to this review
17 February 2012

Thanks for your comments about the Zoo - we are really pleased that you enjoyed your visit and we hope to announce an arrival date soon for the bears! We take your point about the play area being included, by not includng it we were simply hoping to allow a degree of flexibility for those not wishing to there. More

johnkfenwick
Larkhall, United Kingdom
Senior Contributor
28 reviews
11 helpful votes
“Never again”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 January 2012

Visited once as a treat for grandson and wish I hadn't bothered. Not much to see really and he was more impressed with the soft play area adjacent to the zoo. More

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Lesley Coupar, Public Relations Manager at Five Sisters Zoo, responded to this review
17 February 2012

We are sorry that you didn't enjoy your visit and didn't think that there was much to see. People are welcome to just visit the play areas and not the Zoo. More

noahsgran2158
West Calder, United Kingdom
1 review
“fabulous value worth a visit”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 December 2011

My daughter ,husband and I took my grandson to see Santa. What a lovely surprise, Santas beard was bushy and REAL his outfit was perfectand he had little helpers. Santa was lovely and kind.The grotto was lovely too.It was £5to see Santa this included a present and using the ticket to get into the zoo free .It was valid for... More

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Lesley Coupar, Public Relations Manager at Five Sisters Zoo, responded to this review
17 February 2012

Thank you for your comments, delighted you like Santa as much as we do! He will be back before we know it! More

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