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Oak Bay Village

Oak Bay is an older suburb east of downtown Victoria. Its splash of Tudor-style buildings, boutiques, restaurants and the Penny Farthing Pub, lend the town center some "Olde England" charm and make it a pleasant place to stroll around or browse through shops.

Address: Oak Bay Ave, between Yale and Monterey
Getting there: the #2 bus travels frequently between downtown Victoria and Oak Bay, the #8 is more infrequent and connects Oak Bay with suburban Victoria and Saanich
Website: oakbaytourism.com (opens in a new tab)

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Victoria (British Columbia), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Bon Sushi
Small neighbourhood restaurant with eat in or take out. Authentic, no-frills, just good Japanese food.
Mon-Wed 11AM-8:30PM, Thu-Sat 11AM-9PM, Sun 5PM-8:30PM$10-20
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The Penny Farthing
Feels like your typical British village pub, and the type of people you meet here are as charming as the pub itself. Large menu with flatbread pizzas, sandwiches, burgers, cheese and meat boards, and a number of entrees including some traditional British favourites like bangers & mash, fish & chips and shepherd's pie.
Tue-Sat 11AM-midnight, Sun Mon 11AM-11PMStarters $6-13, mains $14-30
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Willows Beach Park
The most popular hangout place in Oak Bay. The water is fairly shallow and the beach provides nice views of Discovery Island and Mt Baker (on clear days). There's also a small playground, picnic tables, lots of grass and a concession stand/tea room.
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Abkhazi Gardens
Love affairs make great stories, and this one resulted in a great garden. Prince and Princess Abkhazi along with designer John Wade came together and created a garden that took over 40 years to come together on a beautiful property overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Olympic Mountains. There's also a teahouse that does afternoon tea and light lunches.
Apr-Sep: daily 11AM-5PM; Oct-Mar: Wed-Sun 11AM-5PMBy donation, $10 suggested