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Oak Bay Twilight. Photo by Benjamin Madison See Victoria in Wikipedia. View a Virtual Tour of Victoria's Inner Harbour. Cadboro Bay, Ten Mile Point and Queenswood
Cadboro Bay, an English-style seaside village community and bay, is located in the Municipality of Saanich and north of the Municipality of Oak Bay. Cadboro Bay is a neighbourhood nestled between the University of Victoria, to the west and the Uplands to the south. Ten Mile Point lies to the east and Queenswood, with its multi-million dollar secluded homes, to the north. Cadboro Bay gets its name from the first Hudsons Bay Company. sailing vessel brought to the BC coast, the Cadboro, which was the first vessel to anchor in the bay. At the foot of Sinclair Road is the sandy Cadboro Bay Beach Public Park with a concrete octopus, fish, tugboat and a replica of the sea monster, supposedly seen in the waters of the bay. Broadmead and Cordova Bay
The village of Cordova Bay is a family area, with a mixture of newer and older homes, and a small village-type strip along scenic Cordova Bay. With its long sandy beach, and located east of Elk & Beaver Lakes and north of Broadmead, this quaint community is on the northern edge of the City of Victoria. Broadmead Village Centre is the commercial shopping core for residents of Cordova Bay, Royal Oak and Broadmead. The area was originally developed by the famous Guinness family, who also developed the British Properties in West Vancouver. Broadmead's Rithet's Bog (virtual tour) is the home to a wide variety of birds and butterflies and has a delightful walking trail of 2.8 km. You can view the History of Rithet's Bog. Cedar Hill, Mount Douglas and Mt. Tolmie
Cedar Hill area, generally speaking, is bounded to the north by McKenzie Avenue, to the west by Quadra and Cook Streets, to the south by North Dairy Road, and to the east by Shelbourne Street. Cedar Hill is a mix of older and newer residential subdivisions, with a commercial area located along Shelbourne Street to the east. It is dominated by the 18 hole Cedar Hill Municipal Golf Course, which is surrounded by a 3.5 km walking trail. Other parks and recreation facilities include Braefoot Park and the Cedar Hill Recreation Centre. There are two elementary schools and a junior high school in the area. Mt. Douglas is a prominent, 260 m (850 ft.) hill in the municipality of Saanich. It is named for the second governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island, Sir James Douglas, and is known locally as "Mount Doug." The hill and the surrounding area are protected by a 450 acre municipal park. Its trails, mature second growth forest and striking vistas of the city make the area a popular destination. Mount Tolmie park offers views of Victoria and the surrounding areas. A walk up Mt. Tolmie will give you the best 360-degree panoramic view of Victoria. On clear days you'll also see the Cascade and Olympic Mountains as well as the Gulf and San Juan Islands. Gordon Head
A comfortable, middle class neighbourhood, Gordon Head has recently undergone a slow conversion process of single family occupancy homes to shared rental homes to meet the demands of the local student population. There has also recently been some very upscale housing developed at Gordon Point, the tip of Gordon Head, close to the north waterfront.
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