Visit East Kilbride Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in East Kilbride

  

East Kilbride Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about East Kilbride

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East Kilbride landmarks

The James Hamilton Heritage Park is a park primarily containing a 16-acre (6.5 ha) manmade loch with watersports facilities and surrounding nature sanctuary. It is overlooked by Mains Castle, a privately owned tower house and former seat of the Lordship of Kilbride. St Bride’s Church, Category A listed building by modernist architects Gillespie, Kidd and Coia, was built 1957–1964.

Dollan Aqua Centre

Dollan Baths leisure complex (opened 1968) has category A listed status. The Aqua Centre re-opened on 28 May 2011 after a major refurbishment costing £6.5 million.

Long Calderwood Farm

Formerly Hunter House Museum, the building was bought by the neighbouring Calderwood Baptist Church. It is now used for meetings, groups and functions, as well as housing exhibits.

St Brides’s Church

St Bride’s Church is one of the buildings in East Kilbride. It was designed by Gillespie, Kidd and Coia and built between 1957 and 1964.

Langlands Moss

The reserve is owned by South Lanarkshire Council and maintained by The Friends of Langlands Moss L.N.R. A boardwalk allowed visitors to walk over the reserve while observing the wildlife which lives on the Moss prior to its destruction in 2016.

East Kilbride geography / climate

East Kilbride forms part of the Greater Glasgow conurbation. The urban area is not directly connected to any other, being designed from the outset to serve as a self-contained town with some commute requirements to Glasgow. The nearest Glasgow district of Castlemilk is about 3 miles (4.8 km) to the north-west.

You can visit East Kilbride places with Walkfo East Kilbride to hear history at East Kilbride’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo East Kilbride has 37 places to visit in our interactive East Kilbride map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout East Kilbride, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at East Kilbride places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to East Kilbride & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit East Kilbride Places Map
37 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo East Kilbride tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in East Kilbride

  

Best East Kilbride places to visit

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East Kilbride has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied East Kilbride’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo East Kilbride’s information audio spots:

East Kilbride East Kilbride is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland. It was designated Scotland’s first new town on 6 May 1947. The area lies on a raised plateau to the south of the Cathkin Braes, about 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Glasgow. The old village still exists and is integrated into the town to the north of its town centre.

Dollan Baths Dollan Aqua Centre (previously known as Dollan Baths) is a 20th-century category A listed building in East Kilbride, Scotland.

East Kilbride Shopping Centre EK, East Kilbride is Scotland’s biggest undercover shopping centre. It was previously known as East Kilbide Shopping Centre. It is the largest undercover shopping mall in Scotland.

St Bride’s Church, East Kilbride St Bride’s Roman Catholic Church is located in East Kilbride in Scotland. It was designed by the architects Gillespie, Kidd and Coia and built between 1957 and 1964.

St Leonards, East Kilbride St Leonards is an area of the Scottish new town East Kilbride, in South Lanarkshire. The majority of the area’s streets are named after Glens, Islands, Rivers and Lochs from Scotland.

Hunter House Museum Hunter House Museum was a museum in Calderwood, East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It was located in the town of Calderwood.

Calderwood Glen Platform railway station Calderwood Glen Platform was a public and an excursion platform on the Blantyre and East Kilbride Branch of the Caledonian Railway. Opened in 1907 and closed in 1939 due to war time shortages.

Calderglen Country Park Calderglen is a country park in the town of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is situated along the eastern edge of the town and is its principle greenspace and recreation area. The park comprises the gorge portions of the once much more extensive Calderwood and Torrance Estates. Several miles of nature trails run through the park.

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