QUEEN ELIZABETH PARK

Description

Essentials about Queen Elizabeth Park in brief

If you like English landscape gardens, you should make your way to Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver. The 52-hectare park is located in the South Cambie district and is certainly one of the most beautiful green spaces in the city. It’s no wonder that on many days you can see wedding couples taking photos here. The main attraction of the park is the huge greenhouse of Bloedel Floral Conservatory. In addition, the park also has an arboretum, a golf course, several tennis courts and a few other attractions.

The history of Queen Elizabeth Park

A special feature of the park is that here is the highest point in the city, 152 meters high. The tropical greenhouse of the Bloedel Floral Conservatory was built on it in 1969. Queen Elizabeth Park itself is already a few years older. At the beginning of the 20th century, a quarry was located here, from which material for road construction was extracted. In 1930, the Tulip Society of British Columbia made the proposal to turn the quarry into a park. A few years later, the site was sold to the Municipal Park Authority, which dedicated it to Queen Elizabeth, who visited Canada with her husband, King George VI, in 1939. With financial support from the Canadian Paper Industry Association, city employees transformed the site into an English landscape garden.

The attractions in Queen Elizabeth Park

In addition to the Bloedel Floral Conservatory, the Queen Elizabeth Park grounds include an arboretum with native and exotic trees, a golf course, a disc golf course and tennis courts. And if you like to dine with a view, be sure to visit the Seasons in the Park restaurant. From the restaurant’s elevated location, you can enjoy a gorgeous view of Downtown Vancouver and the mountains surrounding the city.