East Kilbride in general

East Kilbride is a large town in Scotland, situated about 8 miles to the south of Glasgow. ~HISTORY~ It was Scotland's first "new town", designated as such back in 1948. Before then it was a small village with an economy mostly fuelled by dairy farming and tourism. Much of the "Old Village" remains today, and the new town grew around areas described by the planners as "neighbourhoods". The original neighbourhoods within the town were Calderwood, East Mains, West Mains, the Westwood and the Murray. The idea behind these neighbourhoods was to have planned housing no more than a 10 minute walk to local ...  Read the complete review

East Kilbride is one of those towns that you either love or hate. You hate it because it's full of roundabouts; or you love it because you've somehow been brainwashed. The former view is a little rash, and I intend to provide a balanced opinion of this newest of towns. East Kilbride is a new town, built to the south east of Glasgow. It is, without doubt, the most successful of the new towns, and its population is approximately 100,000. It is accessed by the A725, A726 and A749 roads, or by rail, for which it has two stations. As a tourist destination, let me sum up the attractions of EK, as I have come to affectionately know it: ...  Read the complete review