Guidebook for Victoria
Food Scene
The Urban Cup Cafe
3690 Shelbourne StGreat breakfast, locals all eat there
5th St. Bar & Grill
1028 Hillside AveGood menu, always busy, reasonable
1550's Pub Style Restaurant
1550 Cedar Hill Cross RdReasonable, huge menu
McRae's Restaurant Ltd
1652 McRae AvePub style restaurant, great for dinner or breakfast
Sightseeing
Iconic Victoria attraction, beautiful gardens, concerts and fireworks on Saturday nights in the summer
254 locals recommend
Butchart Gardens
Iconic Victoria attraction, beautiful gardens, concerts and fireworks on Saturday nights in the summer
Arts & Culture
Best museum we have ever seen (well, except for the Natural History Museum in London). Lots of interesting things to see for adults and kids.
534 locals recommend
Royal BC Museum
675 Belleville StBest museum we have ever seen (well, except for the Natural History Museum in London). Lots of interesting things to see for adults and kids.
Parks & Nature
You can drive to the top of the mountain up Churchill Drive off Cedar Hill Road or you can park at one of the access lots and have a lovely level walk or challenging hike.
180 locals recommend
Mount Douglas Park
4500 Cedar Hill RoadYou can drive to the top of the mountain up Churchill Drive off Cedar Hill Road or you can park at one of the access lots and have a lovely level walk or challenging hike.
Everything Else
Great chip trail for a walk, golf course for the golfers (of course!), recreation centre with gym...all minutes from the house
33 locals recommend
Cedar Hill Golf Course
1400 Derby RdGreat chip trail for a walk, golf course for the golfers (of course!), recreation centre with gym...all minutes from the house
Essentials
Shelbourne Street
Shelbourne StreetGroceries, laundry, gas, restaurants, etc.
Love Squeaky's. They even have a service where you can drop off your laundry and pick it up washed, dried and folded!
Squeaky's Laundromat
3601 Shelbourne StLove Squeaky's. They even have a service where you can drop off your laundry and pick it up washed, dried and folded!
Shopping
Lots of major stores, large liquor store, drug store, Thrifty Foods for groceries, Canadian Tire for hardware and most everything else
78 locals recommend
Hillside Shopping Centre
1644 Hillside AveLots of major stores, large liquor store, drug store, Thrifty Foods for groceries, Canadian Tire for hardware and most everything else
Mayfair Shopping Centre
3147 Douglas StLots of clothing stores