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Hatley Park Gardens (Royal Roads University)
Nature & Parks · Colwood · Free
The formal Italian, Japanese and Rose gardens of a 565-acre Edwardian estate built for James Dunsmuir, now a National Historic Site and the Royal Roads University campus, overlooking Esquimalt Lagoon. The castle exterior and gardens carry the visit; tours add the castle's first floor.
Place type
Nature & Parks
Area
Colwood
Price
Free — Hatley Park's official Visit page states: 'Enjoy free access to the formal gardens. The gardens are open every day from 10 a.m. to dusk.' Access is through the garden booth beside Hatley Castle; the castle interior is accessible only on guided tours, whose price is not published on the page read.
Address
2005 Sooke Road, Victoria, BC V9B 5Y2
Hours
Gardens open every day, 10am–dusk
Allow
1–2 hrs
Source of record: Hatley Park / Royal Roads University (official site) (official page) · Last reviewed 2026-11-03.
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