{"id":166745,"date":"2025-06-08T04:50:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T04:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/166745\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T04:50:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T04:50:31","slug":"get-ready-its-the-77th-edinburgh-taxi-outing-this-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/166745\/","title":{"rendered":"Get ready &#8211; it&#8217;s the 77th Edinburgh Taxi Outing this Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        On Tuesday the\u00a077th Edinburgh Taxi Outing will fill the streets with joy and laughter \u2013 and a few damp passers by.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The outing is organised and funded by taxi drivers and offers a day out for children who have additional needs, life-limiting conditions and terminal illnesses.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>The taxis are decorated with balloons or created as floats. Taxis assemble at the car park at Edinburgh Zoo where judging takes place and the Rt Hon Lord Provost of Edinburgh hands out the prizes. There are categories for best float taxi, best balloon taxi, best fancy dressed driver and best fancy dressed child.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Keith Bell Secretary\u00a0Edinburgh Taxi Trade Children\u2019s Outing Committee explained: \u201cWe then leave Edinburgh Zoo Car Park at 10am heading under Police escort through the city and along the coast to Archerfield Walled Garden (between Gullane and Dirleton, East Lothian) with a stop outside Luca\u2019s in Musselburgh to refill the water tanks and to eat as much ice cream as possible.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce we reach Archerfield it\u2019s a fun-filled afternoon before heading home about 4pm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The route is <\/p>\n<p>Edinburgh Zoo 10:00<br \/>Costorphine Rd 10:05<br \/>Roseburn 10:10<br \/>Haymarket 10:15<br \/>Princes St 10:20<br \/>Mound<br \/>High Street 1025<br \/>Canongate 10:35  <br \/>Abbeyhill 10:40<br \/>London Rd 10:43<br \/>Portobello Rd 10:46<br \/>Portobello High St 10:50<br \/>Joppa 10:55<br \/>Musselbugh  a11:10\u00a0 d11:40<br \/>then the coast road through<\/p>\n<p>Prestonpans 11.50<\/p>\n<p>Cockenzie 12.00<br \/>Port Seton 12.10<br \/>Aberlady 12.25<br \/>Gullane 12.35<br \/>Dirleton 12.45<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TER-Edinburgh-Taxi-Kids-day-out-A9A0655920240611.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-548197\"  \/>\u00a9 2024 Martin McAdam<img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TER-Edinburgh-Taxi-Kids-day-out-A9A0656220240611.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-548199\"  \/>\u00a9 2024 Martin McAdam<img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TER-Edinburgh-Taxi-Kids-day-out-A9A0660620240611.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-548209\"  \/>\u00a9 2024 Martin McAdam<a href=\"https:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/2025\/06\/get-ready-its-the-77th-edinburgh-taxi-outing-this-tuesday\/?print=pdf\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1749358230_51_pdf.png\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"View PDF\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/2025\/06\/get-ready-its-the-77th-edinburgh-taxi-outing-this-tuesday\/?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1749358230_456_print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"m-a-box-avatar-url\" href=\"https:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/author\/phyllis-stephen\/\" target=\"_blank\" 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