Since 1851Farms & makers · Sooke
Woodside Farm
Known for being Western Canada’s oldest continuously operated farm
Since 1851
Since 1855Food & drink · Six Mile
Six Mile Pub & Eatery
Known for being British Columbia’s oldest pub, and pasta and bread made on site
Since 1889Community · Metchosin village
Metchosin Community Hall
Known for a barrel-vaulted wood ceiling and an annual Christmas craft fair
Since 1894Food & drink · Sooke
17 Mile Pub
Known for an 1894 roadhouse, a wood fire and Irish coffee
Since 1912
Community · Shirley
Sheringham Point Lighthouse
Known for a 1912 concrete tower built after the wreck of the SS Valencia
Since 1930
Shops · Metchosin village
Metchosin Country Store
Known for opening at 6:30am and stocking both Galloping Goose sausage and propane
Since 1950Food & drink · Westhills
Glenwood Meats
Known for full service butchery with Island and Fraser Valley poultry and AAA beef from BC and Alberta
Since 1969
Shops · Downtown Langford
Cloth Castle
Known for quilting cottons and a bargain floor that starts at $9.99 a metre
Since 1974Food & drink · Royal Bay
Royal Bay Bakery
Known for organic-flour baking, a 6am open and solar panels on the roof
Since 1976
Services · Sooke
Sooke Veterinary Hospital
Known for being Sooke’s first veterinary hospital
Since 1983Arts & culture · Highlands
Caleb Pike Heritage Park
Known for an 1883 log homestead that doubles as the Highlands’ music hall and fairground
Since 1984
Services · Metchosin
Richard's Landscaping & Excavating
Known for four decades of driveways, rockeries and culverts on rural lots
Since 1984
Kids & families · Sooke
Sooke Family Resource Society
Known for starting as young mothers meeting around a kitchen table in 1984
Since 1987
Shops · Downtown Langford
Alloy Music
Known for used and vintage gear, instrument repairs and speaker re-coning
Since 1987
Food & drink · Metchosin village
My-Chosen Café
Known for a weekday happy hour with poutine and beef dip
Since 1989
Outdoors · Downtown Langford
Goldstream Bicycles
Known for test rides on the bike path out back and a lifetime service package
Since 1989Food & drink · Millstream
Loghouse Pub
Known for Taco Thursday, a log beam dining room and a daily happy hour
Since 1994
Farms & makers · Metchosin
Galloping Goose Sausage Co.
Known for boerewors, droewors and biltong made to a family South African recipe
Since 1994Kids & families · Colwood
Westshore Dance Studios
Known for three decades of Westshore recitals, from parent-and-tot to senior classes
Since 1997Arts & culture · Sooke
Sooke Philharmonic
Known for Handel’s Messiah at the Sooke Community Hall every December
Since 1998Food & drink · Downtown Langford
Lighthouse Cake Company
Known for cakes and a full pastry case behind a pink storefront
More lists
A day out · 5 stopsA Sunday in Metchosin
Five stops within a few minutes of the village, all open on a Sunday. Start at the café and end in the lavender.
A day out · 6 stopsWest to Jordan River
Sooke Road and West Coast Road in one day, east to west. Leave early: the cafés out past Sooke close mid-afternoon.
A day out · 7 stopsStation Avenue on foot
Records, tarot, games, books, guitars and fabric, all within a few blocks of downtown Langford.
