Ambleside, West Vancouver
Ambleside is an oceanside village and neighbourhood in British Columbia, Canada, on the North Shore of the Burrard Inlet, within the municipality of West Vancouver that occupies the southeastern corner of the community, neighboured by Dundarave to the West, Park Royal to the East, and the British Properties to the North.
Ambleside is an oceanside village and neighbourhood in British Columbia, Canada, on the North Shore of the Burrard Inlet, within the municipality of West Vancouver that occupies the southeastern corner of the community, neighboured by Dundarave to the West, Park Royal to the East, and the British Properties to the North. Ambleside covers the area from 19th Street to 13th Street, and from Fulton Avenue down to the waterfront. Marine Drive forms the centre of the community's commercial core, with two streets leading off from it.
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Worth seeing in and around Ambleside, West Vancouver
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Stanley Park
Stanley Park is a 405-hectare public park in British Columbia, Canada, that makes up the northwestern half of Vancouver's Downtown peninsula, surrounded by waters of Burrard Inlet and English Bay The park borders the neighbourhoods of West End and Coal Harbour to its southeast, and is connected to the North Shore via the Lions Gate Bridge. The historic lighthouse on Brockton Point marks the park's easternmost point.
3.4 km · park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia - 02Lions Gate Bridge
The Lions Gate Bridge, opened in 1938 and officially known as the First Narrows Bridge, is a suspension bridge that crosses the first narrows of Burrard Inlet and connects the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, to the North Shore municipalities of the District of North Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, and West Vancouver. The term "Lions Gate" refers to the Lions, a pair of mountain peaks north of Vancouver.
2 km · suspension bridge in Vancouver, Canada · Wikipedia - 03Capilano Suspension Bridge
The Capilano Suspension Bridge is a simple suspension bridge crossing the Capilano River in Upper Capilano, British Columbia, Canada, in the District of North Vancouver. The current bridge is 140 metres long and 70 metres above the river.
3.6 km · suspension bridge in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia - 04Vancouver Aquarium
The Vancouver Aquarium is a public aquarium located in Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In addition to being a major tourist attraction for Vancouver, the aquarium is a centre for marine research, ocean literacy education, climate activism, conservation and marine animal rehabilitation.
3.6 km · public aquarium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia - 05Second Beach
Second Beach is located at Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia. The beach features a pool, which was first completed in 1932.
3.8 km · beach in British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia - 06Third Beach
Third Beach is located at Ferguson Point in Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia.
2.8 km · beach in Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia - 07Seawall
The seawall in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is a stone wall that was constructed around the perimeter of Stanley Park to prevent erosion of the park's foreshore and is the world's longest uninterrupted waterfront path. Colloquially, the term also denotes the pedestrian, bicycle, and rollerblading pathway on the seawall, one which has been extended far outside the boundaries of Stanley Park and which has become one of the most-used features of the park by both locals and tourists.
1.8 km · stone wall constructed around Stanley Park · Wikipedia - 08Park Royal Shopping Centre
Park Royal Shopping Centre, also known as simply Park Royal, opened in 1950, is a shopping mall located in West Vancouver and X̱wemelch'stn, British Columbia, Canada. Park Royal was Canada's first covered shopping mall.
1.5 km · shopping mall in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia - 09Girl in a Wetsuit
Girl in a Wetsuit is a life-size 1972 bronze sculpture by Elek Imredy of a woman in a wetsuit, located on a rock in the water along the north side of Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
3.6 km · sculpture by Elek Imredy · Wikipedia - 10Robert Burns Memorial, Stanley Park
The Robert Burns Memorial is an outdoor memorial and statue of Scottish poet Robert Burns, located in Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
3.8 km · outdoor memorial and statue in BC, Canada · Wikipedia
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Getting to Ambleside, West Vancouver
- Airports
- Vancouver (YVR), 15 km · Victoria (YYJ), 78 km · Seattle–Tacoma (SEA), 218 km
- Victoria → Ambleside, West Vancouver100 km · quickest by road, 5h 20m · C$21–28
- Kelowna → Ambleside, West Vancouver271 km · quickest by air, 4h 34m · C$140–210
- Calgary → Ambleside, West Vancouver267 km · quickest by road, 4h 20m · C$36–48
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- Get inDestinations served by this terminal, all using ferries that carry vehicles and foot passengers: Bowen Island (Snug Cove) ferry terminal (20 minute crossing), operating every 1.25 to 2 hours.
- Get inNanaimo (Departure Bay) ferry terminal on Vancouver Island (1 hour 40 minute crossing), operating slightly less frequently than every 2 hours.
- Get inSunshine Coast (Langdale) ferry terminal (40 minute crossing) near Gibsons, operating slightly less frequently than every 2 hours.
- Get inReservations Reservations can be completed on BC Ferries' website or by phone.
- Get inReservations are a generally good idea, as ferries can fill up.
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Next door to Ambleside, West Vancouver
Ambleside, West Vancouver is 9 km from Vancouver, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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