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Village in East Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Eaglesham is a village in East Renfrewshire in Scotland. It is between Glasgow and East Kilbride and is seen as very affluent and is connected to Waterfoot which is a hamlet with very expensive houses. Eaglesham is a conservation village and the whole lower part of the town is traditional houses and is all category A listed.
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A 15-acre park running the length of Eaglesham which once had the mill in the middle but now has walking paths.
Nice reservoir that you can walk around and see the farms, and views over the hills to the south of Eaglesham. You can fish here if you are in the Anglers Club.
The wind farm has mountain bike trails and a visitor centre. It is the largest on shore wind farm in the UK and is just outside of the village, and has a covenanters memorial.
Only a few stones remain of this 14th century castle, but you can see the motte (mound) that it was built on.
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.
The Eaglesham Fair is every two years. It brings the community together with a parade joined by the local primary schools and clubs. It will be back on 6 June 2026 after a very successful event in 2024.
Local Eaglesham artist William Gemmell carved these historic statues based on the life and works of Robert Burns. Burns, his lover Highland Mary, and local Eaglesham figures such as Blacksmith and Strongman William Hall are represented. They can be seen in the Carswell Centre and have been restored very nicely thanks to National Lottery Funding.
The distiller was founded in 2020, producing whisky, gin and vodka. The whisky distillery has become a real hidden gem since they opened up to the public and the tour comes highly recommended. It is on a farm road nearby, watch out as the Hayhill road is a single track and there are no street lights after dark. Self-catering accommodation on site.
A great Sunday roast at the Swan and proper beer on tap, has a beer garden.
This is a very cosy tea room that does a nice lunch and home made cakes.
Great pizza, mainly take away but has some seats
A nice bar to go to to see the sport on the tele. The pub quiz is good too.
This is a functional hotel but has a bar and does food too.
A wool and yarn shop that does knitting classes
Drive from Glasgow on the M77, then take the A726 and then take the third exit at the Belle Craig roundabout onto Glasgow Road.
Read in the guideThe village is only small and you can walk around easily though you will need to drive to get to things outside the village like the wind farm.
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