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Summer CAT

Summer CAT is based out of Edinburgh Zoo’s Wildlife Garden where children spend all day outside getting mucky and getting hands on with conservation!

Summer CAT

About Summer CAT

30th Jun 2025 to 25th Jul 2025
9am - 3.30pm Monday to Friday
Edinburgh Zoo
134 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh West EH12 6TS
£225 per week
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They will take part in a range of activities including planting, building, animal surveying, games, campfires and much more. We also take advantage of being set in a zoo and visit some of our amazing animals!

The programme is for children entering school years P4–P7 after the summer and runs from Monday to Friday, 9am to 3:30pm. Early drop off is available for free from 8:30am and After-School Club is available to book for £35 for the week – this runs until 5:30pm and you can collect earlier if preferred.

When you book on to one of the four available weeks in July, the date on your ticket will correspond with the Monday and means you are booked in for the full week!

30 June – 4 July
7 July – 11 July
14 July – 18 July
21 July – 25 July
The link to book will be published here on 1 March 2025 at 12pm noon.

Image credit: RZSS

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