English Bay Beach
English Bay is an open bay northwest of the Burrard Peninsula in British Columbia, Canada, extending from the headland between Siwash Rock and Prospect Point on Vancouver's Downtown peninsula in the northeast, to the northwestern tip of Point Grey in the southwest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Xicotencatl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Beach
- Description: bay in British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “English Bay” and “English Bay, Vancouver”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include A-maze-ing Laughter and Inukshuk.
A-maze-ing Laughter
Work of art
Photo: Cameron Norman, CC BY 2.0.
A-maze-ing Laughter is a 2009 bronze sculpture by Yue Minjun, located in Morton Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A-maze-ing Laughter is situated 190 metres northeast of English Bay Beach.
Inukshuk
Work of art
Photo: Christina Chan, CC BY 2.0.
Inukshuk is an outdoor inuksuk by Alvin Kanak, installed at Vancouver's English Bay, in British Columbia. It stands 6 metres tall and weighs approximately 31,500 kilograms. Inukshuk is situated 240 metres south of English Bay Beach.
Sylvia Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sylvia Hotel is a historic Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada landmark. Located at 1154 Gilford Street on English Bay near Stanley Park. Constructed in 1912, the Sylvia was designed as an apartment building by Mr. Sylvia Hotel is situated 270 metres northeast of English Bay Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West End and Davie Village.
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.
Davie Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Jeff Hitchcock, CC BY 2.0.
Davie Village is a neighbourhood in the West End of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is the home of the city's LGBT subculture, and, as such, is often considered a gay village, or gaybourhood.
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.
English Bay Beach
- Categories: bay and landform
- Location: Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.28646° or 49° 17′ 11″ northLongitude
-123.14385° or 123° 8′ 38″ westOpen location code
84XR7VP4+HFOpenStreetMap ID
way 86340299OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachWikidata ID
Q1342795
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“English Bay Beach” goes by many names.
- Basque: “English Bay (Vancouver)”
- Basque: “English Bay”
- Catalan: “English Bay”
- Cebuano: “English Bay”
- Chinese: “英吉利海峡”
- Chinese: “英吉利灣”
- Chinese: “英吉烈灣”
- Czech: “English Bay”
- French: “baie des Anglais”
- French: “Baie des Anglais”
- French: “English Bay”
- German: “English Bay”
- Italian: “Baia degli Inglesi”
- Italian: “English Bay”
- Japanese: “イングリッシュベイ”
- Japanese: “イングリッシュ湾”
- Korean: “잉글리시 베이”
- Persian: “انگلیش بی، ونکوور”
- Slovak: “English Bay”
- Spanish: “Bahia inglesa (vancouver)”
- Spanish: “Bahia Inglesa (Vancouver)”
- Spanish: “Bahía inglesa (vancouver)”
- Spanish: “Bahía Inglesa (Vancouver)”
- Spanish: “Bahía Inglesa”
- Spanish: “English Bay”
- Swedish: “English Bay”
Places with the Same Name
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Waterslide and Morton Park.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Cactus Club Cafe and English Bay bath house.
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