Guidebook for Nanaimo

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Guidebook for Nanaimo

Entertainment & Activities

Only licensed and registered floating pub in Canada. Also the only pub on the island to grab some eats, music trivia and live music.
86 locals recommend
Dinghy Dock Pub
8 Pirates Ln
86 locals recommend
Only licensed and registered floating pub in Canada. Also the only pub on the island to grab some eats, music trivia and live music.
Provincial park famous for coal mining and sandstone quarry back in the 1800s. Now a beautiful nature reserve accessible by ferry or walking across from Protection Island at low tide
90 locals recommend
Newcastle Island
90 locals recommend
Provincial park famous for coal mining and sandstone quarry back in the 1800s. Now a beautiful nature reserve accessible by ferry or walking across from Protection Island at low tide

Essentials

The grocery store within walking distance to the Protection Island ferry.
67 locals recommend
Thrifty Foods
114 Purvis Ln
67 locals recommend
The grocery store within walking distance to the Protection Island ferry.

Everything Else

If you need any thing for the house, chances are London Drugs has it.
London Drugs
650 Terminal Ave
If you need any thing for the house, chances are London Drugs has it.
If you do fly into Nanaimo via sea plane this is your port of call. Easy access to Nanaimo and Vancouver for only $80 each way.
6 locals recommend
Harbour Air
6 locals recommend
If you do fly into Nanaimo via sea plane this is your port of call. Easy access to Nanaimo and Vancouver for only $80 each way.
The Departure Bay terminal sits just down the road from the Protection Island ferry and services the mainland via Horseshoe Bay.
24 locals recommend
BC Ferries Departure Bay Terminal
680 Trans-Canada Hwy
24 locals recommend
The Departure Bay terminal sits just down the road from the Protection Island ferry and services the mainland via Horseshoe Bay.
The other BC Ferries terminal that services Nanaimo is Duke Point. It's these ferries that you will see silently gliding past the front yard of our home.
16 locals recommend
Duke Point Ferry Terminal station
400 Duke Point Hwy
16 locals recommend
The other BC Ferries terminal that services Nanaimo is Duke Point. It's these ferries that you will see silently gliding past the front yard of our home.
Lots of interesting shops, heritage buildings and coffee stops. Lots to see, do and eat.
7 locals recommend
Commercial Street
Commercial Street
7 locals recommend
Lots of interesting shops, heritage buildings and coffee stops. Lots to see, do and eat.

Arts & Culture

Live theatre venue where any of the big acts play on their way through Nanaimo
56 locals recommend
Port Theatre
125 Front St
56 locals recommend
Live theatre venue where any of the big acts play on their way through Nanaimo

Food Scene

Fantastic Mexican food right on the docks of the Nanaimo Harbour. Perfect for a margarita while you wait for the Protection Island ferry.
37 locals recommend
Penny's Palapa Restaurant
10 Wharf St
37 locals recommend
Fantastic Mexican food right on the docks of the Nanaimo Harbour. Perfect for a margarita while you wait for the Protection Island ferry.
A nice place to grab a coffee while you wait for the Protection Island ferry.
9 locals recommend
Javawocky Coffee House
90 Front St
9 locals recommend
A nice place to grab a coffee while you wait for the Protection Island ferry.
Good coffee and nutritious food. Also available are world famous Nanaimo Bars
15 locals recommend
Bocca Café
427 Fitzwilliam St
15 locals recommend
Good coffee and nutritious food. Also available are world famous Nanaimo Bars