Attraction

Edinburgh Butterfly & Insect World

United Kingdom
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Ticket PriceAdults: £7.50 Children (3 – 15 years old): £5.50 Children (Under 3 years old): FREE
Opening HoursSummer: 9.30am until 5.30pm Winter: 10am until 5pm
Visit DurationAround 2 hours or more
Suitable ForAdults, Seniors, Young adults, Families, Children

Overview

A must-visit attraction when in Edinburgh with family is the Edinburgh Butterfly & Insect World; home to the longest running indoor butterfly house in the world with hundreds of beautiful and colorful free flying butterflies, all thriving in an indoor tropical rainforest. The exotic rainforest also features tropical plants, ponds and waterfalls and a variety of creepy crawlies like scorpions, snakes, ants, tarantulas and lizards. While here visitors can also experience a butterfly talk and fish and quail feedings. They will also be able to touch and hold a variety of animals, allowing them to get over their fears and phobias.

Prayer Facilities

Muslim visitors to the Edinburgh Butterfly & Insect World will not be able to locate prayer facilities within its premises. They can however visit one of the many mosques and Islamic Centers in the city, such as the Edinburgh Central Mosque, the Blackhall Mosque and the Annandale Street Mosque. Muslims visiting the attraction can therefore ask staff to guide them to the nearest prayer facility when needed.

Halal Food

It is unsure if visitors to the Edinburgh Butterfly & Insect World will be able to find eateries at the attraction. Those looking to get a bite to eat can therefore ask to be guided to a Halal restaurant nearby. Finding Halal food in the city of Edinburgh will not prove to be a problem due to its sizeable Muslim population.

Must See

  • Glowing Scorpion Display
  • The butterfly talk and the animal feeding sessions

Location

Dobbies Garden World, Melville Nursery, Lasswade, Edinburgh, Midlothian EH18 1AZ, United Kingdom
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Prayer Times

United Kingdom

3 Nov 2026
Fajr
05:16
Sunrise
07:23
Zuhr
11:56
Asr (Shafii)
14:00
Maghrib
16:28
Isha
18:28
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