Guidebook for Victoria

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Guidebook for Victoria

Shopping

Nice shops,lovely tea room, great ice cream, miniature golf, VQA wine store
40 locals recommend
Mattick's Farm
5325 Cordova Bay Rd
40 locals recommend
Nice shops,lovely tea room, great ice cream, miniature golf, VQA wine store
Banks, stores, most direct route to downtown area.
Shelbourne Street
Shelbourne Street
Banks, stores, most direct route to downtown area.
Great selection.
9 locals recommend
Hillside Liquor Plus
3201 Shelbourne St
9 locals recommend
Great selection.
Newly renovated Mall, if you like malls.
Hillside Dental Centre
15-1644 Hillside Ave
Newly renovated Mall, if you like malls.
Oak Bay Village. Victoria Institution. Great shops, restaurants, pub. "Very Oak Bay", formerly referred to as "behind the tweed curtain".
16 locals recommend
Oak Bay Avenue
Oak Bay Avenue
16 locals recommend
Oak Bay Village. Victoria Institution. Great shops, restaurants, pub. "Very Oak Bay", formerly referred to as "behind the tweed curtain".

Everything Else

My personal favorite! Sandy beach, 1/2 dog friendly, gyro park play area for children, local grocery store, pub and shops in the village. Great Thai restaurant!
12 locals recommend
Cadboro Bay
12 locals recommend
My personal favorite! Sandy beach, 1/2 dog friendly, gyro park play area for children, local grocery store, pub and shops in the village. Great Thai restaurant!
Golfing
33 locals recommend
Cordova Bay Golf Course
5333 Cordova Bay Rd
33 locals recommend
Golfing
Entrance to beautiful quiet beach, not busy. Local secret.
Parker Avenue
Parker Avenue
Entrance to beautiful quiet beach, not busy. Local secret.
Popular recreation centre
14 locals recommend
Cedar Hill Recreation Centre
3220 Cedar Hill Rd
14 locals recommend
Popular recreation centre
Great golf course, nice walking trail.
33 locals recommend
Cedar Hill Golf Course
1400 Derby Rd
33 locals recommend
Great golf course, nice walking trail.
Always lots going on there.
78 locals recommend
University of Victoria
3800 Finnerty Road
78 locals recommend
Always lots going on there.
Great pool and gym.
22 locals recommend
Oak Bay Recreation Centre
1975 Bee St
22 locals recommend
Great pool and gym.
Most popular beach to relax on. Home of the "Oak Bay Tea Party". Lovely walk to Cattle Point. Quaint Kiwanis tea room.
170 locals recommend
Willows Beach
Esplanade
170 locals recommend
Most popular beach to relax on. Home of the "Oak Bay Tea Party". Lovely walk to Cattle Point. Quaint Kiwanis tea room.
Small shops. Nice to look around. Home of Galley Fish and Chips.
Estevan Avenue
Estevan Avenue
Small shops. Nice to look around. Home of Galley Fish and Chips.
Home of the Famous Barbs Fish and Chips. Good buskers, great ice cream. Resident seals to feed.
255 locals recommend
Fisherman's Wharf Park
12 Erie St
255 locals recommend
Home of the Famous Barbs Fish and Chips. Good buskers, great ice cream. Resident seals to feed.
Great way to spend an afternoon.
111 locals recommend
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
1040 Moss St
111 locals recommend
Great way to spend an afternoon.
Great trail for waking and cycling.
49 locals recommend
Galloping Goose Trail
Galloping Goose Trail
49 locals recommend
Great trail for waking and cycling.
Beautiful nature walk.
Swan Lake Loop
Swan Lake Loop
Beautiful nature walk.
Lovely gardens to stroll through.
19 locals recommend
The Gardens at HCP
505 Quayle Rd
19 locals recommend
Lovely gardens to stroll through.
Beautiful Gardens and Tearoom.
56 locals recommend
The Teahouse at Abkhazi Garden
1964 Fairfield Rd
56 locals recommend
Beautiful Gardens and Tearoom.

Sightseeing

Viewpoint of city, groomed walking trails, great for longer hikes, beach and playground. Picnic sites. Good walk from my house.
180 locals recommend
Mount Douglas Park
4500 Cedar Hill Road
180 locals recommend
Viewpoint of city, groomed walking trails, great for longer hikes, beach and playground. Picnic sites. Good walk from my house.
Worth seeing, maybe take a tour.
218 locals recommend
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
501 Belleville St
218 locals recommend
Worth seeing, maybe take a tour.
Previous home to the Dunsmuir Family.
234 locals recommend
Craigdarroch Castle
1050 Joan Crescent
234 locals recommend
Previous home to the Dunsmuir Family.
A must see!
534 locals recommend
Royal BC Museum
675 Belleville St
534 locals recommend
A must see!

Food Scene

Located on the Gorge Waterway. Great brunch. Fabulous outdoor patio. Watch dragon boating and outrigger paddling. Great walk around waterway. Can take water taxi to downtown.
89 locals recommend
Glo Restaurant + Lounge
2940 Jutland Rd
89 locals recommend
Located on the Gorge Waterway. Great brunch. Fabulous outdoor patio. Watch dragon boating and outrigger paddling. Great walk around waterway. Can take water taxi to downtown.
Good service. Great food. Eat in or take out. No delivery.
29 locals recommend
Thai Lemongrass Restaurant
3838 Cadboro Bay Rd
29 locals recommend
Good service. Great food. Eat in or take out. No delivery.
Great food, especially delicious salads and of course amazing bake goods.
32 locals recommend
Pure Vanilla Bakery & Cafe
2590 Cadboro Bay Rd
32 locals recommend
Great food, especially delicious salads and of course amazing bake goods.
Great to walk through. High tea is expensive but noteworthy.
194 locals recommend
Hotel Fairmont Empress
721 Government St
194 locals recommend
Great to walk through. High tea is expensive but noteworthy.
Good food, great views.
36 locals recommend
Marina Restaurant
1327 Beach Dr
36 locals recommend
Good food, great views.
Casual cafe. Good food. Walk along the breakwater.
62 locals recommend
Breakwater Cafe . Bistro . Bar
199 Dallas Rd
62 locals recommend
Casual cafe. Good food. Walk along the breakwater.
Good food. Fabulous view. Nice walk on Cordova Bay Beach.
61 locals recommend
The Beach House Restaurant
5109 Cordova Bay Rd
61 locals recommend
Good food. Fabulous view. Nice walk on Cordova Bay Beach.
Local favourite! Great food. Especially pleasant in the summer months when the bistro is open. Hang out in the bistro garden with a pitcher of sangria.
37 locals recommend
Roost Farm Winery and Bakery
9100 E Saanich Rd
37 locals recommend
Local favourite! Great food. Especially pleasant in the summer months when the bistro is open. Hang out in the bistro garden with a pitcher of sangria.

Entertainment & Activities

Henderson Recreation Centre, 3 par golf course.
Henderson Road
Henderson Road
Henderson Recreation Centre, 3 par golf course.

Arts & Culture

Great entertainment.
56 locals recommend
IMAX
675 Belleville St
56 locals recommend
Great entertainment.

Drinks & Nightlife

2 for 1 fish & chips on Mondays. Great pub food. Nice pub atmosphere. Super place to have a pint after strolling the ave, .
53 locals recommend
Penny Farthing Public House
2228 Oak Bay Ave
53 locals recommend
2 for 1 fish & chips on Mondays. Great pub food. Nice pub atmosphere. Super place to have a pint after strolling the ave, .