Camperdown is loved by visitors of all ages. You don't need to be young to have a great day out here - just young at heart!
Located within the beautiful Camperdown Country Park, the centre is home to over 50 species of animals, birds and reptiles, many of which are threatened or endangered in the wild. Highlights include gibbons, snowy owls, ring-tailed lemurs, macaques, marmosets and European brown bears.
Don't miss the fabulous Bear Broch Visitor Centre - a custom-made replica of an ancient Scottish stone dwelling, the only building type likely to have existed when bears last roamed wild in Scotland. Visitors can watch the bears at play in their splash pool through the Broch's large viewing window. The Broch also houses artefacts and objects relating to the history of the animal.
Getting here by Road:-
15 minutes' drive from Dundee city centre, off the A923, located within Camperdown Country Park.
Follow the brown tourist signs for Camperdown Country Park from the Kingsway (A90). (See car directions from TIC, travelling from Dundee City Centre).
Public Transport:-
From the nearest information centre:- 15 minutes' drive from TIC. Head west along Riverside Drive, past Tesco and Dundee Airport, following signs for the A90. At the Swallow roundabout, take the third exit onto Kingsway West. 'Beefeater Gourdie Croft' is on your left-handside, followed by a BP Service Station. Continue past these, and take the slip-road, and follow the brown signs for Camperdown Country Park (A923). At the top of the sliproad, turn left. When you reach a small roundabout turn left (1st exit). You will see the entrance to Camperdown Country Park. Enter the Park, follow the road until you reach signs pointing to Camperdown Wildlife Centre.
Or by Bus - take the 3, 4 or 4b (Travel Dundee), or 57 (Stagecoach Strathtay) bus from Dundee City Centre to Camperdown Park, Coupar Angus Road.