Thrift stores in East Kilbride
If you like the hunt, East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire is worth a wander: 30 second-hand and charity shops are mapped here. 29 of them are charity shops and 1 are independent second-hand stores, so East Kilbride gives you both flavours of thrifting in one trip.
This guide covers every thrift store 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 Barnardo's and Barnardo's, plus British Heart Foundation — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop'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 thrift lineup
30 in East Kilbride, plus 168 more around East Kilbride below:
Barnardo's
Charity shop2.7 km from East Kilbride
Barnardo's is a charity shop. Barnardo's also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Barnardo's
Charity shop2.7 km from East Kilbride
Barnardo's — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Barnardo's: it has a website with more detail.
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop3.2 km from East Kilbride
British Heart Foundation is a charity shop.
Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland
Charity shop4.5 km from East Kilbride
Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland is a charity shop on Busby Road, Glasgow.
Busby Road, Glasgow, G76 7AT
Barnardo's
Charity shop4.5 km from East Kilbride
Barnardo's — a charity shop.
Shelter
Charity shop4.5 km from East Kilbride
Shelter is a charity shop. Shelter also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Debra
Charity shop4.5 km from East Kilbride
Debra — a charity shop.
Cancer Research UK
Charity shop4.5 km from East Kilbride
Cancer Research UK is a charity shop on Busby Road, Glasgow.
Busby Road, Glasgow, G76 7XJ
Oxfam
Charity shop4.5 km from East Kilbride
Oxfam is a charity shop on 14-15 The Toll. Oxfam also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
14-15 The Toll, G76 7BG
The Hospice Shop
Charity shop4.5 km from East Kilbride
The Hospice Shop is a charity shop.
Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland
Charity shop6.4 km from East Kilbride
Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland is a charity shop on 172-174 Fenwick Road, Giffnock.
172-174 Fenwick Road, Giffnock
Salvation Army
Charity shop7.4 km from East Kilbride
Salvation Army is a charity shop. Salvation Army also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
The Hospice Shop
Charity shop7.6 km from East Kilbride
The Hospice Shop — a charity shop.
PDSA
Charity shop7.6 km from East Kilbride
PDSA — a charity shop.
R:Evolve Clothing
Second-hand store7.6 km from East Kilbride
R:Evolve Clothing — an independent second-hand store.
The Hospice Shop
Charity shop7.6 km from East Kilbride
The Hospice Shop is a charity shop.
Barnardo's
Charity shop7.6 km from East Kilbride
Barnardo's is a charity shop.
Barnardo's
Charity shop7.9 km from East Kilbride
Barnardo's is a charity shop on 3 Greenlaw Place, Newton Mearns. Barnardo's also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
3 Greenlaw Place, Newton Mearns, G77 6NP
Phone: +44 141 639 2718
Shelter
Charity shop8.5 km from East Kilbride
Shelter — a charity shop.
Cancer Research UK
Charity shop8.5 km from East Kilbride
Cancer Research UK — a charity shop.
Cats Protection
Charity shop8.5 km from East Kilbride
Cats Protection is a charity shop.
Barnardo's
Charity shop8.6 km from East Kilbride
Barnardo's — a charity shop.
Human Relief Foundation
Charity shop8.7 km from East Kilbride
Human Relief Foundation is a charity shop.
Oxfam
Charity shop8.8 km from East Kilbride
Oxfam is a charity shop.
The Hospice Shop
Charity shop8.9 km from East Kilbride
The Hospice Shop is a charity shop.
Marie Curie
Charity shop8.9 km from East KilbrideRun by Marie Curie
Run by Marie Curie, Marie Curie is a charity shop, found on 353 Victoria Road in Glasgow.
353 Victoria Road, Glasgow, G42 8YW
Sarwar foundation
Charity shop9.0 km from East Kilbride
Sarwar foundation — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Sarwar foundation: the map lists its hours as PH,Mo-Su 09:00-17:00.
Hours: PH,Mo-Su 09:00-17:00
Humane Relief Society
Charity shop9.0 km from East Kilbride
Humane Relief Society is a charity shop.
St Andrew's Hospice
Charity shop9.2 km from East Kilbride
St Andrew's Hospice — a charity shop.
Cancer Research UK
Charity shop9.3 km from East Kilbride
Cancer Research UK is a charity shop on Crown Street Retail Park, Glasgow. Cancer Research UK also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Crown Street Retail Park, Glasgow, G5 0DP
Phone: +441412125046
What the map tells us about thrifting in East Kilbride
1 of the 30 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for East Kilbride — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to East Kilbride; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
5 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.
Thrift shops cluster a little: 2 of them sit on Busby Road, so you can string those into one walk and hit the rest by car.
The East Kilbride thrift circuit
The efficient East Kilbride thrifting route strings these together: Barnardo's, Barnardo's, British Heart Foundation, Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland on Busby Road, Barnardo's, Shelter, Debra, and Cancer Research UK on Busby Road — 30 shops, one logical loop, no backtracking. 22 more are listed below.
Thrifting tips for East Kilbride
Regulars learn these fast; visitors to East Kilbride can skip the learning curve:
- Visit at opening time at Barnardo's. Serious pickers arrive at opening. You don't have to be one of them, but the first hour has the best pick of the day's restock.
- Measure the car, not just the room at Barnardo's. That bookshelf fits the wall but not the hatchback. Know your cargo space before you fall in love.
- Bring a tape measure. The perfect sideboard is useless if it won't fit through your door. Tape measure in the bag, every trip.
- Seasonal items go cheapest off-season. Winter coats in April, fans in October. Buy the season ahead and pay half.
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 for a thrifting run. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new shop in East Kilbride can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 30, or a shop we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
Prices at East Kilbride's thrift stores are set by each shop and change constantly, so we don't list them. As a rough rule, charity shops are the cheapest, independents sit in the middle, and anything labelled vintage costs more everywhere — East Kilbride included.
Worth the trip: more thrift stores around East Kilbride
168 more within about 40 km of East Kilbride — here are the 15 nearest:
The Salvation Army
Charity shop10.3 km from East Kilbride
The Salvation Army is a charity shop. The Salvation Army also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Sense Scotland
Charity shop10.3 km from East Kilbride
Sense Scotland is a charity shop.
More That Fibro
Charity shop10.5 km from East Kilbride
More That Fibro is a charity shop.
Barnardo's
Charity shop10.7 km from East Kilbride
Barnardo's is a charity shop.
Treasure Bunker
Second-hand store10.8 km from East Kilbride
Treasure Bunker is an independent second-hand store. Treasure Bunker also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo,Su off; Tu-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-17:00.
Hours: Mo,Su off; Tu-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-17:00
Chapter One by Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
Charity shop10.8 km from East Kilbride
Chapter One by Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland is a charity shop.
Shelter
Charity shop10.8 km from East Kilbride
Shelter — a charity shop, found on 37-43 Stockwell Street in Glasgow. Also worth knowing about Shelter: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
37-43 Stockwell Street, Glasgow, G1 4RZ
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 10:00-16:00
Phone: +44 14 1548 6792
The Salvation Army
Charity shop10.8 km from East Kilbride
The Salvation Army — a charity shop.
British Heart Foundation
Charity shop10.9 km from East Kilbride
British Heart Foundation is a charity shop. British Heart Foundation also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00
The Bargain Box
Second-hand store10.9 km from East Kilbride
The Bargain Box — an independent second-hand store on Paisley road. Also worth knowing about The Bargain Box: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Paisley road
Phone: +44 7830 718692
Barnardo's
Charity shop10.9 km from East Kilbride
Barnardo's is a charity shop on 340A Duke Street, Glasgow.
340A Duke Street, Glasgow, G31 1QZ
The Bethany Shop
Charity shop10.9 km from East Kilbride
The Bethany Shop is a charity shop on 356 Duke Street, Glasgow.
356 Duke Street, Glasgow, G31 1RB
East End Kids
Charity shop10.9 km from East Kilbride
East End Kids — a charity shop, found on 358 Duke Street in Glasgow.
358 Duke Street, Glasgow, G31 1RB
The Hospice Shop
Charity shop10.9 km from East Kilbride
The Hospice Shop — a charity shop, found on 368 Duke Street in Glasgow.
368 Duke Street, Glasgow, G31 1RE
The Salvation Army
Charity shop10.9 km from East Kilbride
The Salvation Army is a charity shop on 374-376 Duke Street, Glasgow.
374-376 Duke Street, Glasgow, G31 1RE
Thrift store listings for East Kilbride: 30 in East Kilbride and 168 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.