East Kilbride

East Kilbride is a town in the Central Belt of Scotland.

Get in

East Kilbride is connected to Glasgow city centre by road and rail. Three main roads connect East Kilbride with surrounding suburbs and the city, one being the A727 (formerly A726) leading west to Busby and on to Clarkston Toll. Another route being the A749 which runs north into Rutherglen. Recently, the addition of the Glasgow Southern Orbital road links the west of the town directly with Newton Mearns and the M77. This road has taken over the designation A726. East Kilbride bus station, at the shopping centre, was recently rebuilt and provides modern facilities. East Kilbride railway station is situated in the Village. Trains depart to Glasgow Central railway station every half hour, with a journey time of 27 minutes. The town is also served by Hairmyres railway station in Hairmyres.

East Kilbride's primary bus operator is First Glasgow which provides regular services to the city centre, Busby, Clarkston, Castlemilk, Rutherglen, Blantyre, Hamilton, Motherwell and to many other destinations across Greater Glasgow. Stagecoach West Scotland provide a half-hourly to hourly service to Ayr.

Similar to other New Towns, the road network within the area is populated by many roundabouts; East Kilbride has been referred to as "Polo Mint City" after the round, mint sweet.

Get around

See

🌍 National Museum of Rural Life, Wester Kittochside farm. (updated Dec 2016)
🌍 Hunter House Museum, Calderwood. (updated Dec 2016)
🌍 Calderglen Country Park. (updated Feb 2017)
James Hamilton Heritage Park. (updated Feb 2017)

Do

🌍 Dollan Baths. A 50m swimming pool. The building was designed by Alexander Buchanan Campbell and opened in 1968. It is a category A listed building. (updated Jan 2017)
Carmunnock Highland Games are held in late May on King George V football ground in Carmunnock, two miles north of East Kilbride. The next event is Sun 26 May 2019.

Buy

🌍 East Kilbride Shopping Centre (EK). Scotland's biggest undercover shopping centre (updated Apr 2017)

Eat

🌍 Auld Raes Scottish Bistro, 5 St Bryde St, ☎ +44 1355 458070. (updated Apr 2017)

Drink

Hudsons (town centre).

Sleep

East Kilbride contains over 400 beds, and over 250 couches, making it a hot spot for sleeping.

🌍 Holiday Inn Glasgow - East Kilbride, Stewartfield Way, ☎ +44 1355 236300. (updated Dec 2016)
🌍 The Torrance Hotel, 135 Main St, ☎ +44 1355 225241. (updated Dec 2016)
🌍 Crossbasket Castle, Stoneymeadow Rd, ☎ +44 1698 829461. (updated Dec 2016)

Go next

gollark: I'd like big, cool, plasma death ray fusion.

gollark: Containing radium for a healthy green glow.

gollark: <@372304663707385857> Please make nuclear pancakes.

gollark: Oh, and why fluorine/lithium/beryllium fuels?

gollark: Ah.

This article is issued from Wikivoyage. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.