1Since 1894Food & drink · Sooke
17 Mile Pub
Known for an 1894 roadhouse, a wood fire and Irish coffee
Start at the 1894 roadhouse on Gillespie Road. Come back for the wood fire on the drive home.
Sooke Road and West Coast Road in one day, east to west. Leave early: the cafés out past Sooke close mid-afternoon.
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1Since 1894Food & drink · Sooke
Known for an 1894 roadhouse, a wood fire and Irish coffee
Start at the 1894 roadhouse on Gillespie Road. Come back for the wood fire on the drive home.
2Arts & culture · Sooke
Known for Moss Cottage, one of the oldest buildings still standing in Sooke
Admission by donation, and the grounds are open in daylight even when the doors are shut.
3Since 1851Farms & makers · Sooke
Known for being Western Canada’s oldest continuously operated farm
Farmed since 1851. The farm store is open every day from 9 until sunset.
4Since 2013Food & drink · Shirley
Known for baking through the day and a patio built by its regulars
Baking all day, no reservations. The kitchen closes at 2 and it's shut Tuesdays.
Community · Shirley
Known for a 1912 concrete tower built after the wreck of the SS Valencia
Walk Jennie's Trail from the end of Sheringham Point Road to the 1912 light.
Food & drink · Jordan River
Known for soups, sandwiches and Always Cold merch
The end of the road. Kitchen closes at 3:30, closed Wednesday and Thursday.