The Laurels is a development of 3 bedroom semi detached and detached, and 4 and 5 bedroom detached new homes in the thriving town of East Kilbride, just 8 miles from Glasgow. There's an incredible variety of sports and entertainment facilities in the area, plus wonderful surrounding countryside for your days off. Excellent road and rail links put you within easy reach of Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Located just 8 miles from the heart of Glasgow, East Kilbride is a thriving town where old and new sit happily side by side. There’s East Kilbride Village for instance where traditional shops and speciality stores mingle with restaurants and pubs – while the town centre itself is about to benefit from a multi-million pound redevelopment to create a shopping and leisure environment.
There are sports and entertainment facilities galore including an exciting Arts Centre and clubs that cater for a huge range of activities, from pipe bands to ten pin bowling. East Kilbride Shopping Centre has a huge selection of shops/eateries and an indoor ice rink.
SHOPSThere is a wide range of local amenities available in the area, with the East Kilbride Shopping Centre, Princes Square Shopping Centre, Kingsgate Retail Park, Greenhills and Morrisons Supermarket all nearby.Shops Distance (in miles)
East Kilbride Shopping Centre 1.55
East Kilbride Shopping Centre
SCHOOLSThere are a wide range of schools in the area, including:Schools Distance (in miles)
Crosshouse Primary School 1.8
TRANSPORTEast Kilbride is just a short distance from the 3 main motorways M77 / M74 / M8 providing quick connections to other areas in Scotland. East Kilbride train station is on one of the major routes and East Kilbride town Centre operates a great bus service to many surrounding areas. Glasgow Airport is just 21 miles from East Kilbride.
There are good local bus routes serving the development and East Kilbride is convenient for travel to Glasgow and the whole of the central belt. The town has good railway links with Glasgow, and both Glasgow and Prestwick airports are a 45 minute drive away.Transport Distance (in miles)
Glasgow International Airport() 21.93
HEALTHThere are several doctors, dentists and opticians all close by to the development. Hairmyers hospital is the local hospital for the area.
LEISUREEast Kilbride is home to several big name gyms as well as an indoor ice rink, multi-screen cinema complex and the Dolan Centre swimming baths (closed for refurbishment, opening Winter 2010). The Time Capsule (in Coatbride) is close by which features a high activity swim area with plenty of slides / ice skating and fun parks for younger children.