Raining again
Places to wait it out in the Village and nearby, with or without kids.
Shops Oak Bay Village
Ivy's Bookshop
About 20,000 books in 1,000 square feet, and staff who will tell you which ones to read.
Community & nonprofit Oak Bay Village
Greater Victoria Public Library, Oak Bay Branch
A wooden cottage playhouse in the children's area.
Community & nonprofit Cadboro Bay Road
Oak Bay Recreation Centre
The rope swing comes out over the main pool during Everyone Welcome swims.
Food & drink Oak Bay Village
Ottavio Italian Bakery & Delicatessen
More than 100 cheeses, and staff will give you a taste before you commit.
More lists
Every place in Oak Bay
10New to Oak Bay? Start here
The first week, sorted: the decal, the library card, the pool and the people who will drive your neighbour to the doctor.
16Places with a past
A yacht club whose first clubhouse sank three times, a golf club older than Oak Bay and a pub that came back with its own beer mugs. Oldest first.
4Take it to Willows Beach
Estevan Village is a block from the sand. Pick something up and eat it there.
5Bring the dog
Places where the dog is welcome, plus one for after the beach.
7Free in Oak Bay
Bowling, sculpture, archives and a painting party on a creek path. None of it costs anything.
9Open by 7
Coffee, groceries, a swim or a physio slot before work. Opening times come from each place's own hours.
12Still open after 9
For the forgotten dinner-party bottle and the late pad thai. Closing times come from each place's own hours.