Cumberland Forest Suite Guidebook
Food scene
Great Local Ice Cream made with locally sourced ingredients. Delicious and cool venue. Closed Monday and Tuesday
18 locals recommend
Love's Ice Cream
2750 Dunsmuir AveGreat Local Ice Cream made with locally sourced ingredients. Delicious and cool venue. Closed Monday and Tuesday
Biblio Taco
2724 Dunsmuir AveGreat tacos, burritos or burrito bowls. Either eat in or take out
Good beer and a nice patio, right in the heart of the village of Cumberland. Closed Monday.
83 locals recommend
Cumberland Brewing Co.
2732 Dunsmuir AveGood beer and a nice patio, right in the heart of the village of Cumberland. Closed Monday.
Waverley Hotel
2692 Dunsmuir AveGreat music most weekends in the village. Good food.
Doughnuts are the specialty :)
Great stuffed croissants for picnics.
27 locals recommend
Cumberland Village Bakery
2747 Dunsmuir AveDoughnuts are the specialty :)
Great stuffed croissants for picnics.
Pizza in the village. Order to take out as they get busy, or eat in. Nice patio.
45 locals recommend
Riders Pizza
2738 Dunsmuir AvePizza in the village. Order to take out as they get busy, or eat in. Nice patio.
Beautiful location. Restaurant overlooking the ocean.
Full spa.
Nice grounds and gardens
55 locals recommend
Kingfisher Oceanside Resort and Spa
4330 Island Hwy SBeautiful location. Restaurant overlooking the ocean.
Full spa.
Nice grounds and gardens
This is a great restaurant in Comox. Really good food and a spectacular location in the grounds of Filberg Park. Both under cover and al fresco dining. Highly recommended for special occasions.
Filberg Summer Kitchen
61A Filberg RoadThis is a great restaurant in Comox. Really good food and a spectacular location in the grounds of Filberg Park. Both under cover and al fresco dining. Highly recommended for special occasions.
Great Ethiopian food in the heart of Cumberland. Often with live music playing in the Community Urban Bazaar (CUB) space. Membership in the CUB ($5) means you can buy a beer to go with your delicious Ethiopian dinner.
Tameet Food Truck
Great Ethiopian food in the heart of Cumberland. Often with live music playing in the Community Urban Bazaar (CUB) space. Membership in the CUB ($5) means you can buy a beer to go with your delicious Ethiopian dinner.
Community Urban Bazaar. Great space with an Ethiopian food truck open every night except Thursday and Saturday.
Monday nights they have three food trucks, music and a bar. You have to buy membership ($5) to buy a drink. Fun monday night place in the heart of the village.
3274 Third St
Community Urban Bazaar. Great space with an Ethiopian food truck open every night except Thursday and Saturday.
Monday nights they have three food trucks, music and a bar. You have to buy membership ($5) to buy a drink. Fun monday night place in the heart of the village.
Great place for brunch or lunch. Outdoor seating.
They also carry ready meals in a freezer that you can purchase and take home.
12 locals recommend
4 Quarters Restaurant
2744 Dunsmuir AveGreat place for brunch or lunch. Outdoor seating.
They also carry ready meals in a freezer that you can purchase and take home.
Sightseeing
Kitty Coleman Woodland Gardens
6183 Whitaker RdGorgeous semi wild gardens, about a half hour drive from Cumberland
Summer activities include mountain bike trails and zip lines and chair ride lift to the top for the view.
Winter activities include skiing, nordic skiing.
133 locals recommend
Mount Washington Alpine Resort
1 Strathcona PkwySummer activities include mountain bike trails and zip lines and chair ride lift to the top for the view.
Winter activities include skiing, nordic skiing.
About an hours drive from Cumberland to Elk Falls. There is a suspension bridge over the Falls.
21 locals recommend
Elk Falls Provincial Park
British Columbia 28About an hours drive from Cumberland to Elk Falls. There is a suspension bridge over the Falls.
Quadra Island can be visited on a day trip. It is about an hours drive and a ten minute ferry over to the island. Rebecca Spit is a spectacular park, with an easy walk to the end of the spit. Takes about an hour and a half there and back. Good views of the coast mountains and if you're lucky you might see seals or even whales.
Leave lots of time to catch the ferry in summer time as the ferry can get quite busy.
19 locals recommend
Rebecca Spit Marine Provincial Park
1426 Heriot Bay RdQuadra Island can be visited on a day trip. It is about an hours drive and a ten minute ferry over to the island. Rebecca Spit is a spectacular park, with an easy walk to the end of the spit. Takes about an hour and a half there and back. Good views of the coast mountains and if you're lucky you might see seals or even whales.
Leave lots of time to catch the ferry in summer time as the ferry can get quite busy.
Beautiful hiking and mountain biking trails.. Use an app such as Trailforks or AllTrails to find your way.
This forest was slated to be logged and has been purchased by the community. Over the last 20 years the community has purchased over 500 acres of forest and placed it under conservation covenants for ecological preservation and stewardship.
These trails are in a wild area, be aware of where you are. Leave no trace.
33 locals recommend
Cumberland Community Forest
Beautiful hiking and mountain biking trails.. Use an app such as Trailforks or AllTrails to find your way.
This forest was slated to be logged and has been purchased by the community. Over the last 20 years the community has purchased over 500 acres of forest and placed it under conservation covenants for ecological preservation and stewardship.
These trails are in a wild area, be aware of where you are. Leave no trace.
This is a "must visit". Learn all about the history of Cumberland as a coal mining town.
Learn about the Cumberland ChinaTown, once the largest China Town north of San Francisco.
Learn all about Ginger Goodwin, labour activist who fought for better working conditions for the miners and was shot at the end of Comox Lake.
There is also a coal mine you can go into.
32 locals recommend
Cumberland Museum & Archives
2680 Dunsmuir AveThis is a "must visit". Learn all about the history of Cumberland as a coal mining town.
Learn about the Cumberland ChinaTown, once the largest China Town north of San Francisco.
Learn all about Ginger Goodwin, labour activist who fought for better working conditions for the miners and was shot at the end of Comox Lake.
There is also a coal mine you can go into.
Great outdoor farmers market every Saturday during the summer. Wide range of locally grown and produced food in a friendly and welcoming spot. Veg, meat, fish, cheese, baked goods, jams, plants and vegetable starts. 9am till 1pm
15 locals recommend
Comox Valley Farmers' Market
4839 Headquarters RoadGreat outdoor farmers market every Saturday during the summer. Wide range of locally grown and produced food in a friendly and welcoming spot. Veg, meat, fish, cheese, baked goods, jams, plants and vegetable starts. 9am till 1pm
Cumberland Forest Suite is located next to Black Bear Herb Garden. This is a working medicinal herb garden and has a great many medicinal plants growing. I'm happy to show guests round the garden if you are interested.
Black Bear Herbs
2748 Keswick AvenueCumberland Forest Suite is located next to Black Bear Herb Garden. This is a working medicinal herb garden and has a great many medicinal plants growing. I'm happy to show guests round the garden if you are interested.
Comox Lake is a beautiful glacier fed lake.
It is a popular place to swim and hike in summer.
Paddle boards can be rented at the Lake campground. There is rock climbing on the bluffs at the Lake.
Climbing instruction available through Island Alpine Guides.
Comox Lake Park Society offers summer camps, programs and guided walks, talks, movie nights and live music all summer long.
https://cumberlandlakepark.ca/programs/#friday-night-music
49 locals recommend
Comox Lake
Comox Lake is a beautiful glacier fed lake.
It is a popular place to swim and hike in summer.
Paddle boards can be rented at the Lake campground. There is rock climbing on the bluffs at the Lake.
Climbing instruction available through Island Alpine Guides.
Comox Lake Park Society offers summer camps, programs and guided walks, talks, movie nights and live music all summer long.
https://cumberlandlakepark.ca/programs/#friday-night-music
Beautiful gardens on the ocean. Old trees, lots of shade, with open meadow on the ocean. Great picnic spot.
Historic house belonging to the Filbergs, usually not open to the public.
28 locals recommend
Filberg Park
61 Filberg RdBeautiful gardens on the ocean. Old trees, lots of shade, with open meadow on the ocean. Great picnic spot.
Historic house belonging to the Filbergs, usually not open to the public.
Place of Worship
Weird Church is an inclusive and welcoming Church led by the lovely Reverend Ingrid.
Sunday service at 4pm
The Church is at the corner of 1st and Penrith, it has a red roof.
This was the original miners Church, and supported the miners during the historic strike of 1912.
Weird Church
2688 Penrith AvenueWeird Church is an inclusive and welcoming Church led by the lovely Reverend Ingrid.
Sunday service at 4pm
The Church is at the corner of 1st and Penrith, it has a red roof.
This was the original miners Church, and supported the miners during the historic strike of 1912.
City advice
Don't miss
Sunday Morning Farmers Market Cumberland Village Square
Sunday mornings. Local produce. Summer only
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Friday night music at Comox Lake
Comox Lake Wilderness Society puts on live music every Friday evening from 7 pm - 8:30 pm. Family friendly event on the beach. Free.
https://cumberlandlakepark.ca/programs/#friday-night-music
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Thursday night Live Music in Cumberland Village Square
Thursday nights from around 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Sit on the grass, or take a chair and enjoy great music. Free. Family event. Look online for events by Elevate the Arts summer concert series
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Monday Night Foodie Fun Food Trucks in Cumberland
Food Trucks in the heart of the village at the CUB space. 3274 Third St. Monday nights.