Handsworth
Worth seeing in and around Handsworth
5 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.
- 01Capilano 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.
1.4 km · suspension bridge in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia - 02Capilano Lake
Capilano Lake is a manmade lake located in the District of North Vancouver and West Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada.
2.7 km · lake in British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia - 03Cleveland Dam
The Cleveland Dam is a 91-metre-high concrete dam at the head of the Capilano River in Upper Capilano, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada that holds back Capilano Lake, also known as Capilano reservoir. Part of the Capilano River Regional Park, it stores a portion of the Lower Mainland's drinking water.
800 m · dam in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia - 04Park 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.
4 km · shopping mall in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia - 05Capilano River Regional Park
Capilano River Regional Park is located in the District of North Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of twenty-three regional parks operated by the Metro Vancouver.
700 m · Regional park in British Columbia, Canada · Wikipedia
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Getting to Handsworth
- Airports
- Vancouver (YVR), 19 km · Victoria (YYJ), 82 km · Seattle–Tacoma (SEA), 220 km
- Victoria → Handsworth104 km · quickest by road, 5h 26m · C$21–28
- Kelowna → Handsworth267 km · quickest by air, 4h 44m · C$140–220
- Calgary → Handsworth669 km · quickest by air, 5h 1m · C$180–280
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No local-transport research exists yet for Handsworth
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Handsworth. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inSee Vancouver for a listing of options to reach the Vancouver area by plane, by ferry, by intercity bus, and by intercity rail.
- Get aroundDeparting from Waterfront Station downtown and Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver, the passenger only ferry ride takes 12 minutes to cross the harbour and the big windows at the front and back provide great views of the North Shore mountains and the downtown Vancouver skyline.
- Go nextIf you're not ready to return to Vancouver yet, the North Vancouver offers several options for day trips and moving on.
- Go nextGet on the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to the Sunshine Coast or Nanaimo.
From Wikivoyage: North Vancouver, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Handsworth
Handsworth is 12 km from Vancouver, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- British Propertieshuman settlement in British Columbia, Canada2.2 km