Things To See And Do

Sidney By The Sea

Sidney By The Sea offers activities for everyone to enjoy both on land and on Sea.

Stroll into Sidney, walk along the waterfront walkway, Sidney’s terrain is flat and well suited for walking or ask for one of our free bicycles and cycle the galloping goose trail. Kayak rentals are available on site and sailboat rentals at Cooper Yachts are only one block away. There is great golfing and fishing within 10 minutes of our waterfront location here on the Saanich Peninsula.

Butchart Gardens, is only a 15 minute drive from Sidney. Visit the Sidney Museum & Archives, take a ‘Walk Through Time’ while checking out the monthly exhibits. Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre, just one block away, is home to an aquarium and marine education centre focused on the amazing ecosystem of the Salish Sea.

From your private Ocean View room or Suite you can view the boats sailing by or watch a whale watching tour departing from our dock.

The Sidney Spit ferry leaves on the hour right in front of our property. The 15 minute ride to Sidney Island is the beginning of an outing that offers 10 miles of beach and hiking , there is even an old bomb shelter to be discovered (seasonal).

The Mary Winspear Centre, at the top of Beacon Avenue, hosts a wide variety of plays and musical performances as well as community events and local trade shows. For a full list of community events and things to do around Sidney and on the Saanich Peninsula check out the events calendar on this web site.

Sidney by the Sea is a pedestrian friendly, relaxing boutique town, close to Victoria BC just a 20 minute drive along the freeway.

When it’s time to unwind, Beacon Landing Restaurant & Lounge offers you the choice to dine in or out on the deck only feet from the water.

Sidney is Canada’s only Book Town. Borrow a book from our library sit on your deck and relax.

If you are a Vancouver Island local, consider a staycation in Sidney at the Sidney Waterfront Inn & Suites.

Relax, Enjoy and Rejuvenate we have lots to offer.