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Treetop Challenge

at Dalkeith

Big Thrills Near Edinburgh

Cross, swing and zip your way through tree-to-tree challenges in Dalkeith Country Park — our signature high ropes experience.

Treetop Challenge Locations 33 Locations
Treetop Challenge Price from £36.95
Treetop Challenge Age age 10
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Soar across the River Esk and climb sky-high platforms as you take on our boldest adventure at Dalkeith Country Park. This continuous belay course will have you navigating your way across wobbly bridges and soaring through the canopy on 11 exhilarating zip lines, including seven alpine zips. Make your way across four sections packed with 29 challenging obstacles that will test your agility and nerve.

What to Expect
29 challenging obstacles
Fun ziplines
Continuous belay

Treetop Challenge Overview

Safety System

Continuous Belay

Recommended Age

10+

Min Height

1.4m

Max Weight

130kg

Duration

1.5-2 hours

Highest Platform

14m

Longest Zip

105m

Supervision Ratios
Continuous Belay Sites

Adults must supervise children under the age of 16

Under 13 years old
Under 13 years old

One adult (18+) can supervise 4 children aged 12 and under and must participate in the activity.

13 - 15 years old
13 - 15 years old

One adult (18+) can supervise 8 children aged 13-15 years old from the course or on the ground.

Adults (18+) cannot simultaneously supervise children participating in Treetop Challenge and other high ropes activities such as Treetop Adventure and Treetop Adventure Plus.

Dalkeith Reviews

Great day out. Challenging at times but nothing too strenuous. The staff were very friendly, helpful and made sure that we were all safe. None of us went full blown ape, just the acceptable level of ape, sub orangutan.
Great day out. Challenging at times but nothing too strenuous. The staff were very friendly, helpful and made sure that we were all safe. None of us went full blown ape, just the acceptable level of ape, sub orangutan.
First of all a massive shout out to the amazing staff you have here. Every single person we interacted with on our visit was fantastic. So friendly, attentive and overall great. Amazing to get this level of customer service. Thank you. Secondly this place is amazing. Me and my family and friends had such an amazing hour or so here. Everything was brilliant. We will definitely be back. My 6 and 9 year old loved their experience and the adults did too.
First of all a massive shout out to the amazing staff you have here. Every single person we interacted with on our visit was fantastic. So friendly, attentive and overall great. Amazing to get this level of customer service. Thank you. Secondly this place is amazing. Me and my family and friends had such an amazing hour or so here. Everything was brilliant. We will definitely be back. My 6 and 9 year old loved their experience and the adults did too.
Really good fun as ever. Staff are all patient, friendly, and set kids' minds at ease. We were behind a slow family, so they let us skip ahead to a free course (on treetop adventure plus), and even though we'd used our hour on the first three courses, they let us onto the 4th. We had a go on the Fort Douglas adventure playground too, and it was tremendous - loads to do!
Really good fun as ever. Staff are all patient, friendly, and set kids' minds at ease. We were behind a slow family, so they let us skip ahead to a free course (on treetop adventure plus), and even though we'd used our hour on the first three courses, they let us onto the 4th. We had a go on the Fort Douglas adventure playground too, and it was tremendous - loads to do!
Go Ape reviews received via Google, and post-adventure customer feedback.

Plan Your Visit

Corporate Events

Dogs Allowed

Play Area

School Trips

Food & Drink

Walking Routes

Picnic Area

See the full guide for directions, facilities, and what to bring.

Plan Your Visit
Make A Day Of It
Things To Do In Dalkeith
A family walk through the forest together

Explore the park

Enjoy the wildlife on waymarked walking and cycling trails.

Children explore the fort themed play area on the Hylands Estate

Try the play area

Pre-book the Fort Douglas adventure play area for climbing, sliding fun.

A candle on a bamboo mat with a flower resting nearby

Shop, eat and relax

Discover the historic Restoration Yard, including wellness classes at the Wellbeing Lab. Make sure to reserve a spot at The Kitchen!

Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes, well-behaved dogs are welcome on site. Please note that dogs are not able to join you on the course and need a spectator to look after them.

Yes, there is a shop, restaurant and cafe on site in the Restoration Yard.

Yes we do, you can find accessible toilets that also have baby-changing facilities at the Restoration Yard, about a 5-minute walk from our cabin.

Yes the cabin and areas to view the course are accessible for wheelchairs and pushchairs. There is also picnic bench seating. If you have any specific accessibility requirements please contact us ahead of your visit so we can help. You can also find more information on the park's website.

Yes, turn left after the parking kiosk up the short steep hill. You can find more information on the park's website.

We have space for small items at the cabin, but storage is not secure, so belongings are left at your own risk. We recommend bringing as little as possible and any bags to be left in your vehicle if you arrive by car.

The toilets are just behind our cabin.

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