Guidebook for Victoria
Arts & Culture
Great movies not usually seen in mainstream theatres. 25 minute walk from my house, to the top of the hill and through UVIC campus.
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Cinecenta
3800 Finnerty RdGreat movies not usually seen in mainstream theatres. 25 minute walk from my house, to the top of the hill and through UVIC campus.
9 hole pitch and putt - great for your short game! Go between 4-5pm and pay half price ($4.50).
Henderson Recreation Centre
2291 Cedar Hill Cross Rd9 hole pitch and putt - great for your short game! Go between 4-5pm and pay half price ($4.50).
Nice walk on a chip trail surrounding the golf course.
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Cedar Hill Golf Course Chip Trail Loop
Cedar Hill Golf Course Chip Trail LoopNice walk on a chip trail surrounding the golf course.
This is the former showpiece home of a founding business magnate whose family had lasting influence on Vancouver Island. It's a wonderful museum with guided audio tours and very well informed volunteers. Small, as museums go, but worth a couple of hours.
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I-Craigdarroch Castle
1050 Joan CrescentThis is the former showpiece home of a founding business magnate whose family had lasting influence on Vancouver Island. It's a wonderful museum with guided audio tours and very well informed volunteers. Small, as museums go, but worth a couple of hours.
Shopping
Save-On Foods, bank, liquor store, movie theatre, some shops.
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University Heights Shopping Ctr
3980 Shelbourne StSave-On Foods, bank, liquor store, movie theatre, some shops.
Tuscany Village Holdings Ltd
1620 McKenzie AveThrifty's Foods, liquor store, mailbox, shops, restaurant.
Grocery store, bakery, bank, liquor store, coffee shop, stores.
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Shelbourne Plaza - Fairway Market
3651 Shelbourne StGrocery store, bakery, bank, liquor store, coffee shop, stores.
Sightseeing
Drive to the top for a great view. Or better, park at the bottom for a great workout walking up the road to the top.
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Ipharki yaseMount Douglas
4500 Cedar Hill RoadDrive to the top for a great view. Or better, park at the bottom for a great workout walking up the road to the top.
Nice trails. Great 360 degree view from the top.
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Mount Tolmie Hospital
3690 3690 Richmond Rd.Nice trails. Great 360 degree view from the top.
This is a fantastic bicycling trail that goes all the way west to Sooke and joins up with the Lochside Trail which takes you north to Sydney. Rent a bicycle for the day!
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Galloping Goose Trail
Galloping Goose TrailThis is a fantastic bicycling trail that goes all the way west to Sooke and joins up with the Lochside Trail which takes you north to Sydney. Rent a bicycle for the day!
Entertainment & Activities
A very nice, open, slightly hilly 18 hole course operated by the municipality.
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Cedar Hill Golf Course
1400 Derby RdA very nice, open, slightly hilly 18 hole course operated by the municipality.
A nighttime walking tour of ghostly and haunted spots in historic downtown Victoria, this is a fun thing to do. Go for drinks at one of the many pubs and restaurants on Government Street.
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Ghostly Walks
A nighttime walking tour of ghostly and haunted spots in historic downtown Victoria, this is a fun thing to do. Go for drinks at one of the many pubs and restaurants on Government Street.
Food Scene
It's at the top of a very tall hotel, the Chateau Victoria, and has a 360 degree view of Victoria. The restaurant is very nice and they have a jazz bar with live musicians in a very intimate setting. Cocktails are good. If cocktails are your thing, Clive's in the same hotel is fabulous.
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Vista 18 Westcoast Grill & Wine Bar
740 Burdett AveIt's at the top of a very tall hotel, the Chateau Victoria, and has a 360 degree view of Victoria. The restaurant is very nice and they have a jazz bar with live musicians in a very intimate setting. Cocktails are good. If cocktails are your thing, Clive's in the same hotel is fabulous.
One of my favourite restaurants in Victoria. Bistro style. Nice bar to sit at. Good selection of beverages. Great food! Doesn't take reservations.
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Brasserie L'Ecole
1715 Government StOne of my favourite restaurants in Victoria. Bistro style. Nice bar to sit at. Good selection of beverages. Great food! Doesn't take reservations.
Parks & Nature
This place is great for taking a long walk around the shores of the lake, through evergreen forests. You can swim here, too.
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Thetis Lake
This place is great for taking a long walk around the shores of the lake, through evergreen forests. You can swim here, too.
Avatar Grove is home to one of the oldest old growth cedar trees left on the west coast, saved, amazingly, from the era of ruthless logging. It's a bit of a drive to get there, but if you have a car it's worth it. Take good shoes.
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Avatar Grove
Avatar Grove is home to one of the oldest old growth cedar trees left on the west coast, saved, amazingly, from the era of ruthless logging. It's a bit of a drive to get there, but if you have a car it's worth it. Take good shoes.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great live jazz. OK food. Cheap drinks. Great, live jazz.
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Hermann's Jazz Club
753 View StGreat live jazz. OK food. Cheap drinks. Great, live jazz.