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Eaglesham
Village in East Renfrewshire, Scotland

Eaglesham

Eaglesham is a village in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, situated about 10 miles (16 km) south of Glasgow, 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Newton Mearns and south of Clarkston, and 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of East Kilbride.

Plan a trip to Eaglesham→From Ingliston, Edinburgh
Get in

Getting to Eaglesham

Drive from Glasgow on the M77, then take the A726 and then take the third exit at the Belle Craig roundabout onto Glasgow Road.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    The Orry

    A 15-acre park running the length of Eaglesham which once had the mill in the middle but now has walking paths.

  2. 02
    Picketlaw

    Nice reservoir that you can walk around and see the farms, and views over the hills to the south of Eaglesham.

  3. 03
    Whitelee

    The wind farm has mountain bike trails and a visitor centre.

  4. 04
    Polnoon Castle
Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Eaglesham

    The heritage trail takes you around the whole village and there are 12 history signs to see as well as seeing the churches and historic buildings.

  2. 02
    Jackton Distillery

    Tue-Sat 1PM & 3PM 90-minute tours, shop Mon-Sat 10AM-5PM.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    The Swan Inn

    A great Sunday roast at the Swan and proper beer on tap, has a beer garden.

  2. 02
    Wishing Well Tea Room

    63 Montgomery Street G76 0AU, wishingwelltearoom@gmail.com.

  3. 03
    Villaggio

    4 Glasgow Road G76 0JQ, info@villaggiopizzaglasgow.com.

How locals move

Getting around Eaglesham the local way

  • Go nextAyr has the birthplace of Robert Burns in Alloway, and Ardrossan has ferries to the charming Isle of Arran.

From Wikivoyage: East Kilbride, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Rosser1954 (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.