Victoria Neighbourhoods - Gordon Head and Arbutus

People living in Gordon Head and Arbutus areas of Greater Victoria are very lucky to live in the best of all possible worlds. Beautiful homes and manicured lawns exist side by side with the jaw-dropping natural beauty of wooded areas, hills, beaches and forests. Combine that with excellent restaurants, centres for knowledge and the arts, wonderful entertainment, an ecological reserve, top-quality recreational opportunities, and an array of services make Gordon Head and Arbutus enviable places to put down roots.

There is a cornucopia of things to explore and discover in the Gordon Head and Arbutus areas. Mt. Douglas Park is a local treasure with well-used trails through pristine thickets of trees and local fauna and flora. Arbutus Cove is an idyllic open and naturalistic area with trails to the cove and sandy beaches. Families play at Lambrick Park, a large area with tennis and basketball courts. Budding scientists regularly visit the Ten Mile Point Ecological Reserve.

One of Canada’s top-rated schools, the University of Victoria sits serenely on a verdant and immaculate acreage in Gordon Head. As well as programs for every kind of student, UVic boasts a new world-class sports complex; both a law library and an extensive academic one;  theatres for movies, plays and performances; and an astrophysical observatory. On campus art galleries include the Audain Gallery and The Maltwood Museum and Gallery. The iconic UVic bookstore has a large collection of newly published books by local authors and an eclectic array of gifts.

University Heights Shopping Centre offers many speciality shops and a wide variety of services. For instance, Picture Perfect Gallery will take your favourite photos and digitally print them, frame them, or mount them on pressed wood. Three different fitness facilities will keep your body buffed and trim. Make your escape from reality at Landmark Cinemas.

Exquisite dining experiences are around every corner. Indulge your taste buds at the Thai Lemongrass Restaurant or Little Thai Place. Recreation Centres pepper Gordon Head: Gordon Head Recreation Centre with a leisure and river pools; UVic’ s public facility; and Henderson Recreation Centre. There are plenty of schools in the Gordon Head and Arbutus areas: Gordon Head Middle School, Hillcrest Elementary, Campus View Elementary School, Arbutus Middle School, Mount Douglas Secondary, Marie Montessori Academy, Reynolds Secondary School, and Lambrick Park Secondary.

Maybe it is time to be one of the 'lucky' ones?
PS: I just recently sold this townhouse in Gordon Head!