Guidebook for Nanaimo

Jenn & Mark
Guidebook for Nanaimo

Arts & Culture

If you do or don't have kids this is a great leisure park with a playground. There is a evening market with local vendors every Thursday during the Summer. Plus the park hosts many other attractions.
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Maffeo Sutton Park
100 Comox Road
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If you do or don't have kids this is a great leisure park with a playground. There is a evening market with local vendors every Thursday during the Summer. Plus the park hosts many other attractions.
Woah! This is the ultimate Flying ride you will ever see in your life! Completely real feeling. It's alike to riding outside an airplane and you feel the wind, smell the smells, feel the mist......wow
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FlyOver Canada
999 Canada Place
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Woah! This is the ultimate Flying ride you will ever see in your life! Completely real feeling. It's alike to riding outside an airplane and you feel the wind, smell the smells, feel the mist......wow
Not just a museum but also an Imax movie too. Check out some of the amazing artifact and then enjoy an Imax!
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I-Royal BC Museum
675 Belleville St
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Not just a museum but also an Imax movie too. Check out some of the amazing artifact and then enjoy an Imax!
Go see a movie while in town.
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Landmark Cinemas 8 Avalon Nanaimo
6631 Island Hwy N
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Go see a movie while in town.
Go see a movie while in town.
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Cineplex Entertainment
4750 Rutherford Rd
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Go see a movie while in town.
Yoga for the Yogi in you. Located right downtown. About 5 mins away from our place.
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OmTown Yoga
43 Commercial St
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Yoga for the Yogi in you. Located right downtown. About 5 mins away from our place.
Very old lighthouse that's now a museum.
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Bastion
98 Front Street
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Very old lighthouse that's now a museum.
Every year the museum adds new exhibits and themes to the gallery.
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Nanaimo Museum
100 Museum Way
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Every year the museum adds new exhibits and themes to the gallery.
Tubes and tunnels. lots of fun for the little ones!
Jumping Jiminy's Playground & Cafe
Island Highway North
Tubes and tunnels. lots of fun for the little ones!
Nanaimo Athletic Club
1451 Bowen Rd
Workin Out
Bungee Jumping
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WildPlay Nanaimo
35 Nanaimo River Rd
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Bungee Jumping

Entertainment & Activities

This park is likely the most beautiful place I like to spend my time. The beach goes out for miles when the tide is out. Soft sand, sand dollars, sand sculpting, and warm water to walk out forever in.
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Rathtrevor Beach Path
Rathtrevor Beach Path
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This park is likely the most beautiful place I like to spend my time. The beach goes out for miles when the tide is out. Soft sand, sand dollars, sand sculpting, and warm water to walk out forever in.
You can get some great shots of yourself and family with neat and unique butterflies.
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Butterfly World Coombs
1080 Winchester Rd
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You can get some great shots of yourself and family with neat and unique butterflies.
All in one place to play :)
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Paradise Mini Golf and Fun Park
375 Island Hwy W
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All in one place to play :)
Great beach for the kids complete with water park and playground. Kayaks are available for rent along with other water toys. Washrooms and seasonal cafeteria on site.
Transfer Beach Boulevard
Transfer Beach Boulevard
Great beach for the kids complete with water park and playground. Kayaks are available for rent along with other water toys. Washrooms and seasonal cafeteria on site.
Beach, Picnic tables, Playground, convenience stores, restaurants. Watch the B.C. Ferries come and go through the channel.
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Departure Bay Centennial Park
1413 Wingrove St
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Beach, Picnic tables, Playground, convenience stores, restaurants. Watch the B.C. Ferries come and go through the channel.
This gym offer free time where anyone can go and make use of the gymnastics fun stuff :) Kids love it
Flipside Gymnastics
1911 Wilfert Rd
This gym offer free time where anyone can go and make use of the gymnastics fun stuff :) Kids love it
This gym offers free time where anyone can go and make use of all the fun gymnastics stuff. They have foam pits to crash and diving into from the trampoline.
Nanaimo Gymnastics School
1975 Bollinger Rd
This gym offers free time where anyone can go and make use of all the fun gymnastics stuff. They have foam pits to crash and diving into from the trampoline.
Indoor Rock Climbing!!
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Romper Room Indoor Rock Climbing Centre
4385 Boban Dr
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Indoor Rock Climbing!!
Public Pool. *The less busy one in town*. If you like quiet pools go to this one! Be sure to check on swim time scheduling. Offers a cafeteria, gym, and social center.
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Beban Park Recreation Centre
2300 Bowen Rd
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Public Pool. *The less busy one in town*. If you like quiet pools go to this one! Be sure to check on swim time scheduling. Offers a cafeteria, gym, and social center.
The more busy loud pool in town. *not my personal fave*. Offers child minding, cafeteria and gym. Skating rink is right across road.
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Nanaimo Aquatic Centre
741 Third Street
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The more busy loud pool in town. *not my personal fave*. Offers child minding, cafeteria and gym. Skating rink is right across road.
Lovely park right in the heart of downtown. playground on upper area of park, tennis courts, frisbey golf, lawn bowling, scheduled activities, picnic areas, indoor and outdoor space rentals.
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i-Bowen Park
500 Bowen Rd
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Lovely park right in the heart of downtown. playground on upper area of park, tennis courts, frisbey golf, lawn bowling, scheduled activities, picnic areas, indoor and outdoor space rentals.
Go and get your squash on. The center offers rentals to anyone who wishes to play.
Nanaimo Squash Club
256 Wallace St
Go and get your squash on. The center offers rentals to anyone who wishes to play.
Pack a lunch and lots of water. Go down to the Maffeo Sutton Park and embark the mini foot passenger ferry to spend a day and hike Newcastle Island. The kids will enjoy the boat ride. Ride back free.
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Newcastle Island
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Pack a lunch and lots of water. Go down to the Maffeo Sutton Park and embark the mini foot passenger ferry to spend a day and hike Newcastle Island. The kids will enjoy the boat ride. Ride back free.

Food Scene

Yes Hello! I like food! Do you like food? Check out the Lighthouse for a great lunch or dinner out on the water while watching the Seaplanes taking off.
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Lighthouse Bistro and Pub
50 Anchor Way
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Yes Hello! I like food! Do you like food? Check out the Lighthouse for a great lunch or dinner out on the water while watching the Seaplanes taking off.
If you have to visit a Planet Hollywood for every one in range worldwide then here's the one in Vancouver for you. Eat your hearts out.
Planet Hollywood
If you have to visit a Planet Hollywood for every one in range worldwide then here's the one in Vancouver for you. Eat your hearts out.
They are everywhere. Goood coffee. Awesome Iced Coffee.
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Tim Hortons
6631 Island Hwy N
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They are everywhere. Goood coffee. Awesome Iced Coffee.
They are everywhere. Can't miss them. Who can go without coffee? Caramel Machiato's rock! I'm sure i spelled machiato wrong.
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Starbucks
3200 Island Hwy N
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They are everywhere. Can't miss them. Who can go without coffee? Caramel Machiato's rock! I'm sure i spelled machiato wrong.
Pizza DELIVERY!
Domino's
530 Fifth St
Pizza DELIVERY!
$5 subs!
Subway
4750 Rutherford Rd
$5 subs!
Fried Chicken DELIVERY!
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Gabriel's Cafe
39 Commercial Street
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Fried Chicken DELIVERY!
Pizza DELIVERY!
Panago Pizza
6560 N Island Hwy
Pizza DELIVERY!
White Spot South Nanaimo
130 Terminal Ave
Dine In

Sightseeing

Explore all the inlets of the island by Kayak.
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Sealegs Kayaking Adventures
200 Captain Tristan de koninck Way
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Explore all the inlets of the island by Kayak.
Be sure to beat the tide! You want to go early enough to travel across to see the old house huts. Otherwise bring your swim shorts because you will have to swim your way across. Neat historic point.
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Pipers Lagoon Park
3600 Place Rd
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Be sure to beat the tide! You want to go early enough to travel across to see the old house huts. Otherwise bring your swim shorts because you will have to swim your way across. Neat historic point.

Drinks & Nightlife

This Pub used to be the old Train Station until it was burned down. The remaining foundation was tastefully refashioned into a Pub Restaurant.
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Harbour City Transportation Ltd.
150 Skinner St
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This Pub used to be the old Train Station until it was burned down. The remaining foundation was tastefully refashioned into a Pub Restaurant.
At the end of our block there is a Pub and Restaurant.
Harewood Arms Pub Is Closed
508 Eighth St
At the end of our block there is a Pub and Restaurant.

Shopping

Our Local shopping mall. All the stores you need under one roof. Yes whatever it is you want it's probably there unless you need groceries ?!
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Woodgrove Centre
6631 Island Hwy
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Our Local shopping mall. All the stores you need under one roof. Yes whatever it is you want it's probably there unless you need groceries ?!
The map shows a Dollarama on other side of town but there's actually one right downtown close to our place. My mom works there. Maybe you can pick which one she is ;)
Dollarama
3715 Keele St
The map shows a Dollarama on other side of town but there's actually one right downtown close to our place. My mom works there. Maybe you can pick which one she is ;)

Essentials

Closest grocery store to our place. About a 10 minute walk or 3 minute drive.
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Quality Foods Harewood
867 Bruce Ave
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Closest grocery store to our place. About a 10 minute walk or 3 minute drive.
Very close to our place. For all you necessities, medications, postal services, western union.
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Shoppers Drug Mart
3200 Island Hwy N
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Very close to our place. For all you necessities, medications, postal services, western union.
Right on the spot downtown. Great clean foods grocery store. Lots of other great stores in the Port Place Plaza. Liquor store, London Drugs Mart, Dollarama, Walk In Clinic, Restaurants etc..
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Thrifty Foods
114 Purvis Ln
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Right on the spot downtown. Great clean foods grocery store. Lots of other great stores in the Port Place Plaza. Liquor store, London Drugs Mart, Dollarama, Walk In Clinic, Restaurants etc..