Location & Lifestyle
Steps from Oak Bay Village. Moments to the Sea.
Oak Bay Village – At Your Door
Morning arrives gently on Oak Bay Avenue: lights warming behind brick, the first hiss of steam, neighbours pausing mid-stroll to trade a few words. From Village Landing, you join that rhythm the moment you step outside. This is elegant townhome living beside the village – coffee you don’t rush, bread chosen by hand, galleries and dining within an easy walk. The neighbourhood isn’t an outing; it’s part of your day.
Morning Rituals, Light-Footed
Begin with a first pour at Discovery Coffee – steam lifting, crema settling—or an unhurried chat at Good Earth Coffeehouse. A few doors along, Ottavio Italian Bakery & Café completes the morning: warm loaves, almond-sweet pastries, and a sunlit table for a simple, civilized pause while the avenue finds its easy pace.
Provisions by Hand
Red Barn Market – local, well-loved, and closest to home – sets the tone for everyday shopping with a true sense of place. When the list asks for more, Save-On-Foods and Fairway Market are close at hand. Think herbs with garden brightness, cheeses wrapped with care, seasonal fruit for the same day – then a leafy walk back that returns the rare luxury of time.
Along the Shore
Willows Beach is the coastline at its most generous – a wide crescent of sand strewn with sculptural driftwood, a boardwalk that traces the water’s edge from end to end, and a horizon that shifts with the light. On clear days, Mt. Baker lifts beyond the Strait, a quiet reminder of how grand this place truly is. It never feels routine; you go because it astonishes, every time.
Beside the sand, a broad green invites lingering – coffee on a bench, a chapter of a book, children exploring the tideline. Whether it’s a bright morning or a silver evening, the walk becomes less a route than a moment you carry home.
Garry Oaks at Golden Hour
As afternoon leans toward evening, Uplands Park and Cattle Point gather the light. Garry oaks pattern the meadows with dapple and shade, their branches sketching elegant silhouettes against a widening sky. Along the rock, tide pools hold miniature theatres – shells, sea stars, and quiet movement in clear water. Then the west turns luminous; colour lingers over the Strait, and the walk becomes a slow, unhurried drift toward sunset.
Marina Afternoons & Oceaside Fairways
At Oak Bay Marina, slender sailboat masts sketch the sky and the harbour moves in a quieter cadence – the soft ring of rigging, gulls on the breakwater, a coffee taken with the water close at hand. It’s an easy hour that feels beautifully unhurried.
Weekends drift naturally to the Victoria Golf Club, where oceanside fairways trace the edge of the coastline and deliver some of the most memorable sea views anywhere in the region.
For a touch of occasion, the award-winning Oak Bay Beach Hotel – nearby by car – offers mineral pools set above the open water and sunset dining that seems to hold the light a little longer.
Evenings on the Avenue
As windows glow and conversations gather on the sidewalks, Oak Bay Avenue settles into a handsome evening tempo. Vis-à-Vis carries an easy bistro cadence – an aperitif that lingers into supper, linen and low light done just right.
A few doors along, Penny Farthing Public House offers the welcome of a familiar room and a well-poured drink.
Sometimes there’s a sweet finish – a scoop on the stroll home – and then it’s only a few steps back to your door. Here, choosing dinner is as simple as choosing a direction.
Homes Designed for This Way of Living
Boutique in scale and independent in spirit, the townhomes at Village Landing offer private entries, refined finishes, and landscaping composed with intention. The architecture is quietly refined – balanced proportions, enduring materials, and detailing that feels naturally at home in Oak Bay. Low-maintenance ease keeps travel simple and busy weeks orderly, so the walk often wins by choice.
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