Tattoo shops in East Kilbride
East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire has 7 tattoo shops on the map. All 7 are mapped as tattoo studios proper, and each one is worth a portfolio browse before you commit — style varies more between shops than towns. Walk-ins are worth asking about, but the good custom work everywhere books weeks out.
This guide covers every tattoo shop we could verify in and around East Kilbride (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Classy Chicks & Tatoos and Anvil Tattoo, plus Art by Zaz. If a studio's missing from East Kilbride's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The East Kilbride tattoo lineup
7 in East Kilbride, plus 59 more around East Kilbride below:
Classy Chicks & Tatoos
Tattoo studio7.4 km from East Kilbride
Classy Chicks & Tatoos — Tattoo studio.
Anvil Tattoo
Tattoo studio7.6 km from East Kilbride
Anvil Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Art by Zaz
Tattoo studio7.6 km from East Kilbride
Art by Zaz is Tattoo studio.
Sun and Moon Tattoos Glasgow
Tattoo studio7.7 km from East Kilbride
Sun and Moon Tattoos Glasgow — Tattoo studio, found on 1041 Cathcart Road in Glasgow. Also worth knowing about Sun and Moon Tattoos Glasgow: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:30-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1041 Cathcart Road, Glasgow, G42 9XJ
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:30-18:00
Phone: +44 7730 099554
Rebellion Of Angels Tattoo
Tattoo studio7.8 km from East Kilbride
Rebellion Of Angels Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 1018 Cathcart Road, Glasgow. Rebellion Of Angels Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
1018 Cathcart Road, Glasgow, G42 9XL
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00
Phone: +44 141 649 4777
eagles dare
Tattoo studio8.6 km from East Kilbride
eagles dare — Tattoo studio.
Jagged Edge Tattoo & Piercing Studio
Tattoo studio9.0 km from East Kilbride
Jagged Edge Tattoo & Piercing Studio is Tattoo studio on 324 Victoria Road, Glasgow. Jagged Edge Tattoo & Piercing Studio also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:30-17:00.
324 Victoria Road, Glasgow, G42 7RP
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:30-17:00
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in East Kilbride
3 of the 7 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — tattoo studios often work by appointment, so posted hours can be more of a guideline than a promise.
The East Kilbride tattoo shop tour
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Classy Chicks & Tatoos, Anvil Tattoo, Art by Zaz, Sun and Moon Tattoos Glasgow on 1041 Cathcart Road, Rebellion Of Angels Tattoo on 1018 Cathcart Road, eagles dare, and Jagged Edge Tattoo & Piercing Studio on 324 Victoria Road. That's 7 stops on the East Kilbride tattoo shop tour.
Tattoo tips for East Kilbride
First tattoo or fiftieth — the rules don't change in East Kilbride:
- Ask about touch-ups at Classy Chicks & Tatoos. Most reputable shops offer free or cheap touch-ups within the first year. Ask about the policy up front.
- Check the sterilisation setup at Anvil Tattoo. Single-use needles, sealed ink caps, gloves changed constantly. A good studio is happy to show you; a bad one gets defensive.
- Don't pick the scabs. Healing tattoos itch and flake. Picking pulls ink out with the scab and leaves patchy spots.
- Plan around your calendar. Don't get tattooed right before a beach holiday or a marathon. Give it two quiet weeks.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around East Kilbride — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new tattoo shop in East Kilbride can take a while to appear. The 7 above are only as current as the community map. A tattoo shop that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
We don't rate studios or artists, and we never list prices — those are between you and the shop. What we list is the where and the how-to-find, from places real mappers have verified.
If you run one of the 7 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Worth the trip: more tattoo shops around East Kilbride
59 more within about 40 km of East Kilbride — here are the 15 nearest:
Dark Crow Tattoo
Tattoo studio10.4 km from East Kilbride
Dark Crow Tattoo — Tattoo studio on 212 London Road.
212 London Road
Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio10.5 km from East Kilbride
Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio on 28A Bain Street.
28A Bain Street
Believer Tattoo
Tattoo studio10.7 km from East Kilbride
Believer Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 16 Saltmarket, Glasgow.
16 Saltmarket, Glasgow
Hepcat Tattoos
Tattoo studio10.7 km from East Kilbride
Hepcat Tattoos is Tattoo studio on 51 Parnie Street.
51 Parnie Street
Terry's Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio10.8 km from East Kilbride
Terry's Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio.
Rock’n’Roll Tattoo and Piercing
Tattoo studio10.8 km from East Kilbride
Rock’n’Roll Tattoo and Piercing is Tattoo studio on 25 Gallowgate, Glasgow. Rock’n’Roll Tattoo and Piercing also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
25 Gallowgate, Glasgow, G1 5AA
Nirvana
Tattoo studio10.8 km from East Kilbride
Nirvana — Tattoo studio.
Modern Tattoo
Tattoo studio10.9 km from East Kilbride
Modern Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 154 Sword Street, Glasgow.
154 Sword Street, Glasgow, G31 1SE
Electric Artz Tattoo
Tattoo studio10.9 km from East Kilbride
Electric Artz Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 504 Duke Street in Glasgow. Also worth knowing about Electric Artz Tattoo: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
504 Duke Street, Glasgow, G31 1QG
Phone: +44 141 556 4455
Deadman tatoos
Tattoo studio11.0 km from East Kilbride
Deadman tatoos — Tattoo studio.
Black Cobra Tatoo
Tattoo studio11.0 km from East Kilbride
Black Cobra Tatoo — Tattoo studio.
Blancolo
Tattoo studio11.1 km from East Kilbride
Blancolo is Tattoo studio.
Mortez
Tattoo studio11.3 km from East Kilbride
Mortez — Tattoo studio, found on 116-118 George Street in Glasgow.
116-118 George Street, Glasgow, G1 1RF
Cosmic Fox Tattoo Company
Tattoo studio11.5 km from East Kilbride
Cosmic Fox Tattoo Company is Tattoo studio on 646 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow. Cosmic Fox Tattoo Company also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 11:00-17:00, Sa 11:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
646 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow, G31 3BU
Hours: Tu-Fr 11:00-17:00, Sa 11:00-16:00
Phone: +44 141 550 3831
Custom Inc
Tattoo studio12.0 km from East Kilbride
Custom Inc — Tattoo studio.
Tattoo shop listings for East Kilbride: 7 in East Kilbride and 59 more nearby mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.