Ambleside

Ambleside is an oceanside village and neighbourhood in British Columbia, Canada, on the North Shore of the Burrard Inlet, within the municipality of West Vancouver that occupies the southeastern corner of the community, neighboured by Dundarave to the West, Park Royal to the East, and the British Properties to the North.

Photo: ALICIA GTZ 8A, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Suburb with 12,000 residents
Description: village in British Columbia, Canada
Also known as: “Ambleside, West Vancouver”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stanley Park and Lions Gate Bridge.

Stanley Park

Park

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Stanley Park is a 405-hectare public park in British Columbia, Canada, that makes up the northwestern half of Vancouver's Downtown peninsula, surrounded by waters of Burrard Inlet and English Bay The park borders the neighbourhoods of West End and… Stanley Park is situated 3½ km southeast of Ambleside.

Lions Gate Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Bobanny, Public domain.

The Lions Gate Bridge, opened in 1938 and officially known as the First Narrows Bridge, is a suspension bridge that crosses the first narrows of Burrard Inlet and connects the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, to the North Shore municipalities of the District of North Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, and West Vancouver.

Park Royal Shopping Centre

Shopping center

Park Royal Shopping Centre, also known as simply Park Royal, opened in 1950, is a shopping mall located in West Vancouver and X̱wemelch'stn, British Columbia, Canada.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Vancouver and Coal Harbour.

West Vancouver

Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.

West Vancouver is a suburban area of Vancouver's North Shore in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It has a few good parks, excellent hikes and some of the most expensive property in Canada.

Coal Harbour

Neighborhood

Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 1.0.

Coal Harbour is a section of Burrard Inlet lying between Vancouver's Downtown Peninsula and the Brockton Point of Stanley Park. It has also now become the name of the neighbourhood adjacent to its southern shoreline. Coal Harbour is situated 5 km southeast of Ambleside.

West End

Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The West End of Vancouver is one of the most popular places to hang out in the city. Located on the western half of the downtown peninsula, the compact, mostly residential area is surrounded by a string of beaches and the beloved Stanley Park, and bustling with tonnes of shops and eateries on its main streets.

Ambleside

Category: locality
Location: Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude

49.32794° or 49° 19′ 41″ north

Longitude

-123.16099° or 123° 9′ 40″ west

Population

12,000

Elevation

52 metres (171 feet)

Open location code

84XR8RHQ+5J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1110125191

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

13512410

Wikidata ID

Q4741533

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