SHEL Cottage - PARKSVILLE GUEST Guide Book

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SHEL Cottage - PARKSVILLE GUEST Guide Book

Spa

Voted number 1 Spa in Canada. Enjoy the world-famous grotto.
18 locals recommend
Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort & Conference Centre
1155 Resort Dr
18 locals recommend
Voted number 1 Spa in Canada. Enjoy the world-famous grotto.

Food/Pub

Our recommendations for places to eat!
Great British food and atmosphere. Enjoy a meal or just a simple pint in the beer garden overlooking Rathtrevor beach.
32 locals recommend
Black Goose Inn
1051 Resort Dr
32 locals recommend
Great British food and atmosphere. Enjoy a meal or just a simple pint in the beer garden overlooking Rathtrevor beach.
Best Caesers in town...
Extreme Eatery
Best Caesers in town...
Excellent happy hour pricing
8 locals recommend
Cedars Restaurant & Lounge
1155 Resort Dr
8 locals recommend
Excellent happy hour pricing

Sightseeing

An absolute favourite where you can see goats on a roof. fabulous food market, antique stores, and so much more. Well worth visiting.
27 locals recommend
Coombs Country Farm
2062 Alberni Highway
27 locals recommend
An absolute favourite where you can see goats on a roof. fabulous food market, antique stores, and so much more. Well worth visiting.
If you miss the city and are craving some good shopping visit Woodgrove centre.
96 locals recommend
Woodgrove Centre
6631 Island Hwy
96 locals recommend
If you miss the city and are craving some good shopping visit Woodgrove centre.
A family favourite of ours. Just a 5-minute walk from SHEL cottage. 2 mini-golf courses, bumper cars, ice-cream, mini doughnuts.
37 locals recommend
Riptide Lagoon Adventure Golf
1000 Resort Dr
37 locals recommend
A family favourite of ours. Just a 5-minute walk from SHEL cottage. 2 mini-golf courses, bumper cars, ice-cream, mini doughnuts.
Kilometers of lake and riverfront to explore. Canoe and SUP rentals, forest trails, and a day-use picnicking area.
Horne Lake Regional Park
Horne Lake Caves Road
Kilometers of lake and riverfront to explore. Canoe and SUP rentals, forest trails, and a day-use picnicking area.
Beautiful spot, best playground for kids and teens. Look out for sand sculptures.
94 locals recommend
Parksville Community Park and Skate Park
193 Beachside Dr
94 locals recommend
Beautiful spot, best playground for kids and teens. Look out for sand sculptures.
Another very fun couple and family day out!
52 locals recommend
Paradise Mini Golf and Fun Park
375 Island Hwy W
52 locals recommend
Another very fun couple and family day out!
Beautiful beach, many tide pools, and an abundance of ocean life. Great for families and everyone.
165 locals recommend
Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park
1240 Rath Rd
165 locals recommend
Beautiful beach, many tide pools, and an abundance of ocean life. Great for families and everyone.
You'll feel like you are in Hawaii, bring an inflatable to float and spend the day in this serene spot.
Taylor River
You'll feel like you are in Hawaii, bring an inflatable to float and spend the day in this serene spot.
This is an excellent short hike for the family or couple and a great place to spend some downtime.
Top Bridge, Parksville, BC V9P 2A8, Canada
This is an excellent short hike for the family or couple and a great place to spend some downtime.
Well worth a day trip... one of the prettiest lakes in BC
Cameron Lake, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Well worth a day trip... one of the prettiest lakes in BC

Activity

Winter sports at Mount Washington, great for skiers. Only an hours drive away.
113 locals recommend
Mount Washington
Mount Washington Road
113 locals recommend
Winter sports at Mount Washington, great for skiers. Only an hours drive away.
Beauty at its finest
49 locals recommend
Milner Gardens & Woodland
2179 W Island Hwy W
49 locals recommend
Beauty at its finest
21 locals recommend
Morningstar Golf Club
525 Lowrys Rd
21 locals recommend
great day out with anyone... excellent cheese samplings
52 locals recommend
Little Qualicum Cheeseworks
403 Lowrys Rd
52 locals recommend
great day out with anyone... excellent cheese samplings
An awesome short hike and great sites!
140 locals recommend
Englishman River Falls Provincial Park
2245 Errington Road
140 locals recommend
An awesome short hike and great sites!

Neighbourhoods

Coombs is just a 15 minute drive from the resort and a great place to spend sightseeing and enjoying local eats
27 locals recommend
Coombs Country Farm
2062 Alberni Highway
27 locals recommend
Coombs is just a 15 minute drive from the resort and a great place to spend sightseeing and enjoying local eats

City advice

Getting around

LOCATION / PARKING - SHEL cottage

SHEL cottage is located oceanside at: 1135 Resort Drive, on the grounds of Ocean Trails Resort. We are unit number 8. Parking stall 8 is designated for our guests. Visitor parking is first-come, first-serve.
Customs and culture

SHEL cottage is "privately" rented.

SHEL cottage is rented privately, therefore we ask our guests not to disturb the resort office with any communications related to the SHEL cottage. We live locally and are always available as your first point of contact. Thank you kindly for respecting this rule. Lee can be reached directly on 778-676-8400
What to pack

Pack for FUN

To make sure you thoroughly enjoy the resort activities, don't forget your sports equipment, including tennis racquets and balls, pickle-ball racquets and balls, basketball, and volleyball. Barbeques are allowed - we have provided our guests with a complimentary BBQ and gas tank. Paddleboards, kayaks, bikes, scooters, buckets and shovels would be a blast. Don't forget: -beach towels -bathroom toiletries -roasting sticks if planning a campfire at Rathtrevor beach. -anything else to make sure you leave with special memories.